The City Ground

BOLTON WANDERERS 0 - 2 FOREST - Sat Dec 10, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 10, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Burnden Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1898-99
Referee:: J Rollins
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 16 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 16 15
Opp Before/After:: 18 18

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Derby County (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Apr 08, 1899

GAME COUNT:
League:: 197 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 197 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 273 (of 5824)
Total:: 902 (of 7629)
Played:: 127 years, 8 months, 20 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LDWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris - Grenville Morris first goal
James Suddick

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: John Somerville
Prior form: LLWLDL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Dan Allsop
2	D	22	James Iremonger
3	M	23	Willie Wragg
4	M	23	Frank Forman
5	M	31	John McPherson
6	M	23	Bob Norris
7	F	22	Len Benbow
8	M	20	James Suddick
9	F	23	Chas Richards
10	F	21	Grenville Morris
11	F	23	Arthur Capes

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	John Sutcliffe
2	D	John Somerville
3	D	Bob Davies
4	D	William Davies
5	D	Bob Brown
6	M	Archie Freebairn
7	M	Henry Chorlton
8	M	Ronald Bolton
9	M	Sandy Gilligan
10	F	Bob Jack
11	F	Tom Miller

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 10, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers	4-2	Newcastle United
Bolton Wanderers	0-2	Nottingham Forest
Derby County	1-0	Liverpool
Everton	2-0	Stoke
Notts County	4-1	Bury
Sunderland	0-1	Burnley
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Preston North End

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Aston Villa	13	10	2	1	35	12	7	1	0	25	7	3	1	1	10	5	23	22	WWWWWW
	2	Everton	16	8	4	4	23	17	6	0	2	12	5	2	4	2	11	12	6	20	WLLWLW
	3	Burnley	15	7	5	3	26	18	6	2	1	20	9	1	3	2	6	9	8	19	WWLDWW
	4	Sheffield United	17	4	10	3	22	24	2	7	0	12	10	2	3	3	10	14	-2	18	LDLWLD
	5	Bury	14	7	3	4	20	17	4	2	1	13	7	3	1	3	7	10	3	17	LWWWWW
	6	Notts County	14	5	6	3	22	18	3	3	1	17	12	2	3	2	5	6	4	16	LWDWLL
	7	Sunderland	14	7	2	5	22	20	6	1	0	12	1	1	1	5	10	19	2	16	WLWLWL
	8	Liverpool	14	7	1	6	19	17	5	1	1	12	5	2	0	5	7	12	2	15	WLWLWW
	9	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	26	24	4	1	1	16	8	2	2	5	10	16	2	15	LLWLLD
	10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	6	2	7	20	21	3	2	2	8	7	3	0	5	12	14	-1	14	LWLLWW
	11	Preston North End	18	4	6	8	24	30	4	2	1	12	7	0	4	7	12	23	-6	14	LLLWDW
	12	Stoke	16	5	4	7	22	28	5	2	2	15	11	0	2	5	7	17	-6	14	WLWWLL
	13	West Bromwich Albion	15	5	3	7	20	20	5	1	2	14	4	0	2	5	6	16	0	13	LWLDWL
	14	Derby County	15	3	7	5	25	32	3	3	1	16	12	0	4	4	9	20	-7	13	DLWLWL
	15	The Wednesday	15	5	3	7	16	25	5	2	1	16	9	0	1	6	0	16	-9	13	LWLDLL
	16	Nottingham Forest	15	3	5	7	14	21	2	3	3	7	9	1	2	4	7	12	-7	11	LDWLLL
	17	Newcastle United	15	3	4	8	20	24	3	1	3	15	10	0	3	5	5	14	-4	10	LWLWLW
	18	Bolton Wanderers	14	3	4	7	16	24	2	3	1	10	7	1	1	6	6	17	-8	10	LLWLDL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Aston Villa	14	10	3	1	36	13	7	2	0	26	8	3	1	1	10	5	23	23	WWWWWD		1-1
	2	Everton	17	9	4	4	25	17	7	0	2	14	5	2	4	2	11	12	8	22	LLWLWW		2-0
	3	Burnley	16	8	5	3	27	18	6	2	1	20	9	2	3	2	7	9	9	21	WLDWWW		1-0
2	4	Notts County	15	6	6	3	26	19	4	3	1	21	13	2	3	2	5	6	7	18	WDWLLW		4-1
1	5	Sheffield United	17	4	10	3	22	24	2	7	0	12	10	2	3	3	10	14	-2	18	LDLWLD
3	6	Blackburn Rovers	16	7	3	6	30	26	5	1	1	20	10	2	2	5	10	16	4	17	LWLLDW		4-2
2	7	Bury	15	7	3	5	21	21	4	2	1	13	7	3	1	4	8	14	0	17	WWWWWL		1-4
1	8	Sunderland	15	7	2	6	22	21	6	1	1	12	2	1	1	5	10	19	1	16	LWLWLL		0-1
4	9	West Bromwich Albion	16	6	3	7	22	20	6	1	2	16	4	0	2	5	6	16	2	15	WLDWLW		2-0
2	10	Liverpool	15	7	1	7	19	18	5	1	1	12	5	2	0	6	7	13	1	15	LWLWWL		0-1
1	11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	6	3	7	21	22	3	2	2	8	7	3	1	5	13	15	-1	15	WLLWWD		1-1
2	12	Derby County	16	4	7	5	26	32	4	3	1	17	12	0	4	4	9	20	-6	15	LWLWLW		1-0
2	13	Preston North End	19	4	6	9	24	32	4	2	1	12	7	0	4	8	12	25	-8	14	LLWDWL		0-2
2	14	Stoke	17	5	4	8	22	30	5	2	2	15	11	0	2	6	7	19	-8	14	LWWLLL		0-2
1	15	Nottingham Forest	16	4	5	7	16	21	2	3	3	7	9	2	2	4	9	12	-5	13	DWLLLW		2-0
1	16	The Wednesday	15	5	3	7	16	25	5	2	1	16	9	0	1	6	0	16	-9	13	LWLDLL
	17	Newcastle United	16	3	4	9	22	28	3	1	3	15	10	0	3	6	7	18	-6	10	WLWLWL		2-4
	18	Bolton Wanderers	15	3	4	8	16	26	2	3	2	10	9	1	1	6	6	17	-10	10	LWLDLL		0-2