BLACKBURN ROVERS 3 - 3 FOREST - Sat Dec 31, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Dec 31, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Ewood Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-3 DRAWN
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1898-99
- Referee:
- R Horrocks
- Attendance:
- 1,000
- League Week:
- 20 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 15
15 - Opp Before/After:
- 9
10
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Oct 21, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 201 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 201 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 277 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 906 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 127 years, 7 months, 21 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LLWDLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (5')
Frank Forman (12') (Pen)
Grenville Morris (25')
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Joseph Warmlsey
Prior form: LDWDLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Ben Hulse (1')
Daniel Hurst
Tom Booth
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  (12') | |
| 5 | M | 31 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 23 | Bob Norris | |
| 7 | F | 19 | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 8 | F | 23 | Arthur Capes | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Len Benbow | |
| 10 | F | 21 |  Grenville Morris (5') (25') | |
| 11 | F | 21 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | James Carter |
| 2 | D | Tom Brandon |
| 3 | D | Bob Crompton |
| 4 | D | Tom Booth |
| 5 | D | Geordie Anderson |
| 6 | M | Bob Haworth |
| 7 | M | Tommy Briercliffe |
| 8 | M | Ben Hulse |
| 9 | M | Thomas Jackson |
| 10 | F | John Moreland |
| 11 | F | Daniel Hurst |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 3-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| Bury | 0-0 | Derby County |
| Everton | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| Notts County | 2-2 | Burnley |
| Stoke | 3-0 | Aston Villa |
| Sunderland | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| The Wednesday | 0-3 | Liverpool |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Newcastle 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 27 | WWDWLW | |||
| 2 | Burnley | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 25 | WWWWLW | |||
| 3 | Everton | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | WLWWLW | |||
| 4 | Notts County | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | LLWDWD | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 22 | WLDWLW | |||
| 6 | Liverpool | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 21 | WLDWWD | |||
| 7 | Bury | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 21 | WWLWWL | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 19 | WWDLWW | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 18 | LDWDLL | |||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -1 | 18 | LWDWLL | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 17 | LWLWDD | |||
| 12 | Preston North End | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -6 | 17 | WDWLDW | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -10 | 17 | LLLDLW | |||
| 14 | Sunderland | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -2 | 16 | LWLLLL | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 14 | LLWDLL | |||
| 16 | The Wednesday | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -10 | 14 | LDLLDL | |||
| 17 | Newcastle United | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 13 | LWLDWL | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 11 | LDLLLD | |||
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 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 27 | WDWLWL | 0-3 | ||
 1 | 2 | Everton | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 26 | LWWLWW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 26 | WWWLWD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | Notts County | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | LWDWDD | 2-2 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 23 | LDWWDW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 6 | Bury | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 22 | WLWWLD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 22 | LDWLWL | 0-1 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 20 | WDLWWD | 0-0 | ||
| 1 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 20 | WDWLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 19 | DWDLLD | 3-3 | |
| 2 | 11 | Stoke | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 19 | LLDLWW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Sunderland | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 18 | WLLLLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 13 | Derby County | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 18 | WLWDDD | 0-0 | |
| 2 | 14 | Preston North End | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 17 | DWLDWL | 0-1 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 15 | LWDLLD | 3-3 | ||
| 1 | 16 | Newcastle United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 14 | WLDWLD | 0-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | The Wednesday | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | -13 | 14 | DLLDLL | 0-3 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 11 | DLLLDL | 0-1 | ||