FOREST 2 - 0 MANCHESTER CITY - Wed Dec 27, 1899 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Wed Dec 27, 1899 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Manchester City
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- StatCity.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
10- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Preston North End (League Tier 1)
- Manchester City:
- Apr 09, 1900
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 233 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 233 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 312 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 954 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 126 years, 7 months, 25 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LWDWDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris
Arthur Capes
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 | 26 | Fred Forman | |
| 8 | F | 24 | John Calvey | |
| 9 | F | 22 | Rabbie Beveridge | |
| 10 | F | 22 |  Grenville Morris  | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Arthur Capes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Charlie Williams |
| 2 | D | Dick Ray |
| 3 | D | Di Jones |
| 4 | D | Bobby Moffatt |
| 5 | D | Buxton Smith |
| 6 | M | Billy Holmes |
| 7 | M | Jim Tonge |
| 8 | M | Jimmy Ross |
| 9 | M | Billy Gillespie |
| 10 | F | William S Smith |
| 11 | F | George Dougal |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Manchester City |
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 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 33 | WDWDDW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 27 | DWWDLW | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 22 | LWLDWL | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 | DWWWLW | |||
| 5 | Bury | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 21 | WWWLDW | |||
| 6 | Stoke | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 21 | WLDLLW | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 19 | LWDWDL | |||
| 8 | Derby County | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | LLLDWW | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 17 | LLWDDD | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 16 | WLWDLL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 16 | WLLWWD | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 15 | DWDLDL | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 14 | LWLDDL | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 13 | DLLLWW | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 12 | DLWLWL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -8 | 12 | LWLWWL | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 10 | LDLLDW | |||
| 18 | Glossop North End | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -21 | 10 | DLDWLL | |||
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 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 33 | WDWDDW | |||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 27 | DWWDLW | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 22 | LWLDWL | |||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 | DWWWLW | |||
| 5 | Bury | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 21 | WWWLDW | |||
 1 | 6 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 21 | WDWDLW | 2-0 | |
 1 | 7 | Stoke | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -1 | 21 | WLDLLW | ||
| 8 | Derby County | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | LLLDWW | |||
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 17 | LLWDDD | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 16 | LWDLLL | 0-2 | ||
| 11 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 16 | WLLWWD | |||
| 12 | Newcastle United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 15 | DWDLDL | |||
| 13 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 14 | LWLDDL | |||
| 14 | Notts County | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 13 | DLLLWW | |||
| 15 | Liverpool | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 12 | DLWLWL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -8 | 12 | LWLWWL | |||
| 17 | Preston North End | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 10 | LDLLDW | |||
| 18 | Glossop North End | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -21 | 10 | DLDWLL | |||