FOREST 1 - 0 STOKE - Sat Sep 23, 1899 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 23, 1899 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1899-00
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- League Week:
- 4 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 12
8 - Opp Before/After:
- 5
9
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sunderland (League Tier 1)
- Stoke:
- Jan 20, 1900
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 219 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 219 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 298 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 938 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 126 years, 10 months, 28 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Len Benbow - Len Benbow last goal
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 28 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 26 | Edward Peers | |
| 3 | D | 23 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 24 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 32 |  John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 24 | Bob Norris | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 8 | F | 23 | Len Benbow  | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Rabbie Beveridge | |
| 10 | F | 24 | Arthur Capes | 100th appearance |
| 11 | F | 22 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tom Wilkes |
| 2 | D | Jack Robertson |
| 3 | D | Jack Eccles |
| 4 | D | Teddy Parsons |
| 5 | D | Alf Wood |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Bradley |
| 7 | M | Freddie Johnson |
| 8 | M | Jack Kennedy |
| 9 | M | Sam Higginson |
| 10 | F | Willie Maxwell |
| 11 | F | George Tooth |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Burnley | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Liverpool | 1-2 | Everton |
| Manchester City | 5-1 | Notts County |
| Newcastle United | 2-0 | Derby County |
| Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Stoke |
| Preston North End | 0-1 | Sunderland |
| Sheffield United | 4-0 | Bury |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | Glossop 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 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | DWW | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | WDWL | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 7 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | LWW | |||
| 8 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | WDD | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | LDDW | |||
| 10 | Glossop North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 11 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3 | WDL | |||
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | WLL | |||
| 14 | Preston North End | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 15 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 16 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 17 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 18 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | LLL | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | WWWW | 4-0 | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | WWLWW | 3-1 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Newcastle United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | DWWW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | LWWW | 5-1 | |
| 2 | 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | LWWW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | LDDWW | 4-0 | |
| 4 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | DWWL | 0-2 | |
| 4 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | WDLW | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 9 | Stoke | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | WDWLL | 0-1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 | WDDL | 1-5 | |
| 1 | 11 | Glossop North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -9 | 4 | WLLWL | 0-4 | |
| 3 | 12 | Burnley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 | LDLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 | WDLL | 0-4 | |
| 1 | 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 | WLLL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | LLLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 16 | Preston North End | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | LWLL | 0-1 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 | LLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 18 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -8 | 0 | LLLL | 0-2 | ||