WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Dec 24, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 24, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- West Bromwich Albion
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Stoney Lane
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-2 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Albion Till We Die (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
15- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (League Tier 1)
- West Bromwich Albion:
- Apr 22, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 199 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 199 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 275 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 904 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 127 years, 8 months, 22 days ago
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Manager: Frank Heaven
Prior form: LDWLWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
John Nock
John Nock
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 22 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | D |  Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 23 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 31 | John McPherson | 200th appearance |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bob Norris | |
| 7 | M | 20 | James Suddick | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Chas Richards | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 21 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Joe Reader |
| 2 | D | George Cave |
| 3 | D | Billy Williams |
| 4 | D | Tom Perry |
| 5 | D | Abraham Jones |
| 6 | M | Harry Hadley |
| 7 | M | Billy Bassett |
| 8 | M | Archibald McKenzie |
| 9 | M | Archibald Dunn |
| 10 | F | William Richards |
| 11 | F | John Nock  |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 | Liverpool |
| Bury | 5-2 | Stoke |
| Everton | 4-0 | Burnley |
| Notts County | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | 2-3 | Newcastle United |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-1 | Sheffield United |
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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 25 | WWWWDW | |||
| 2 | Burnley | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | LDWWWW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 22 | LWLWWL | |||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 20 | DLWLDW | |||
| 5 | Notts County | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | DWLLWD | |||
| 6 | Bury | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | WWWWLW | |||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 18 | WLLDWD | |||
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | LDWLWD | |||
| 9 | Liverpool | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 16 | WLWWLD | |||
| 10 | Sunderland | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 16 | WLWLLL | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 16 | WLWLWD | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 15 | LLWWDL | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 15 | LWDWLD | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 15 | WWLLLD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 14 | WLLLWD | |||
| 16 | The Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -9 | 14 | WLDLLD | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -6 | 11 | LWLWLD | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 10 | WLDLLL | |||
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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | WWWDWL | 0-1 | ||
 1 | 2 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | WLWWLW | 4-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Burnley | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 23 | DWWWWL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 4 | Notts County | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | WLLWDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Bury | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 21 | WWWLWW | 5-2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sheffield United | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 20 | LWLDWL | 1-4 | |
| 1 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 18 | DWLWDW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 8 | Liverpool | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 18 | LWWLDW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 18 | LLDWDL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 17 | LWWDLW | 4-1 | |
| 1 | 11 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 16 | LWLLLL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 12 | Derby County | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 16 | WLWLWD | ||
| 13 | Preston North End | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -8 | 15 | LWDWLD | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -11 | 15 | WLLLDL | 2-5 | ||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 14 | LLLWDL | 0-2 | ||
| 16 | The Wednesday | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18 | -9 | 14 | WLDLLD | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 13 | WLWLDW | 3-2 | ||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 10 | WLDLLL | |||