The City Ground

FOREST 4 - 0 BURNLEY - Sat Apr 28, 1900 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 28, 1900 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Burnley
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 4-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, Tuesday, May 15th, 1900
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1899-00
Referee:: Fred Kirkham
Attendance:: 3,000
League Week:: 34 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 10 8
Opp Before/After:: 16 16

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Newcastle United (League Tier 1)
Burnley:: Sep 15, 1906

GAME COUNT:
League:: 249 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 249 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 334 (of 5828)
Total:: 977 (of 7633)
Played:: 126 years, 4 months, 13 days ago

Review
It transpired that the Burnley goalkeeper Hillman attempted to bribe John McPherson to allow Burnley to win this match. This was their last match of the season and Burnley needed 2 points to secure safety, with Preston (3 points behind them) having a game in hand. Burnley lost 4-0 and Preston won their last two games of the season to relegate Burnley. Hillman was subsequently suspended for the whole of the following season.

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

Goal Scorers
John Calvey (30')
Alf Spouncer (40')
Grenville Morris (67')
John Calvey (75')

BURNLEY
Manager:
Prior form: LLWLLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	19	Harry Linacre
2	D	27	Edward Peers
3	D	24	James Iremonger
4	M	24	George Robinson
5	M	33	John McPherson
6	M	25	Bob Norris
7	F	26	Fred Forman
8	F	24	John Calvey (30') (75')
9	F	23	Grenville Morris (67')
10	F	25	Arthur Capes
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer (40')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	19	Harry Linacre	5		7	1
2	D	27	Edward Peers	37		7	1
3	D	24	James Iremonger	118		7	1
4	M	24	George Robinson	16		7	1
5	M	33	John McPherson	248	26	12	3
6	M	25	Bob Norris	67	1	7	1
7	F	26	Fred Forman	108	25	7	1
8	F	24	John Calvey (30') (75')	35	16	7	1
9	F	23	Grenville Morris (67')	54	20	7	1
10	F	25	Arthur Capes	129	31	7	1
11	F	22	Alf Spouncer (40')	71	8	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jack Hillman
2	D	Thomas Woolfall
3	D	Tom McLintock
4	D	Bill Jenkinson
5	D	Joe Taylor
6	M	Archie Livingstone
7	M	Tommy Morrison
8	M	Jimmy Davidson
9	M	Billy Bowes
10	F	Edgar Chadwick
11	F	Walter 'Junior' Place

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 28, 1900)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Notts County
Derby County	3-0	Bury
Everton	4-0	Manchester City
Glossop North End	1-2	Liverpool
Nottingham Forest	4-0	Burnley
Preston North End	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland	1-2	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	34	22	6	6	77	35	12	4	1	45	18	10	2	5	32	17	42	50	WWWWDW	Champions
2	Sheffield United	34	18	12	4	63	33	11	5	1	40	11	7	7	3	23	22	30	48	LWDDWL	Safe
3	Sunderland	33	19	3	11	49	33	12	2	2	26	7	7	1	9	23	26	16	41	WWLWWW	Safe
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	33	15	9	9	48	35	8	4	5	28	16	7	5	4	20	19	13	39	LLWLLW	Safe
5	Manchester City	33	13	8	12	50	40	10	3	4	33	15	3	5	8	17	25	10	34	WWDLWW	Safe
6	Newcastle United	33	12	10	11	51	42	10	5	2	34	15	2	5	9	17	27	9	34	LWDDDD	Safe
7	Derby County	33	13	8	12	42	43	10	2	4	29	15	3	6	8	13	28	-1	34	DWWWLL	Safe
8	Stoke	34	13	8	13	37	45	9	5	3	24	15	4	3	10	13	30	-8	34	WLWDWD	Safe
9	Bury	33	13	6	14	40	41	12	2	3	29	14	1	4	11	11	27	-1	32	WLLLLW	Safe
10	Nottingham Forest	33	12	8	13	52	55	11	3	2	38	16	1	5	11	14	39	-3	32	LLDLLL	Safe
11	Liverpool	33	13	5	15	47	44	9	4	4	31	19	4	1	11	16	25	3	31	LWLWWW	Safe
12	Everton	33	12	7	14	43	49	10	1	5	26	15	2	6	9	17	34	-6	31	LDLWWD	Safe
13	West Bromwich Albion	34	11	8	15	43	51	8	6	3	27	11	3	2	12	16	40	-8	30	WLDWLD	Safe
14	Notts County	33	9	11	13	46	58	5	7	5	29	22	4	4	8	17	36	-12	29	DLWDDD	Safe
15	Blackburn Rovers	32	12	4	16	47	59	11	2	3	36	22	1	2	13	11	37	-12	28	LWDWLL
16	Burnley	33	11	5	17	34	50	10	2	5	28	17	1	3	12	6	33	-16	27	LLWLLW
17	Preston North End	32	10	4	18	34	48	7	3	5	24	20	3	1	13	10	28	-14	24	WLLLLW
18	Glossop North End	33	4	10	19	30	72	4	6	6	18	20	0	4	13	12	52	-42	18	LLLDLD	Relegated

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	34	22	6	6	77	35	12	4	1	45	18	10	2	5	32	17	42	50	WWWWDW	Champions
	2	Sheffield United	34	18	12	4	63	33	11	5	1	40	11	7	7	3	23	22	30	48	LWDDWL	Safe
	3	Sunderland	34	19	3	12	50	35	12	2	3	27	9	7	1	9	23	26	15	41	WLWWWL	Safe	1-2
	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	15	9	10	48	37	8	4	5	28	16	7	5	5	20	21	11	39	LWLLWL	Safe	0-2
1	5	Newcastle United	34	13	10	11	53	43	10	5	2	34	15	3	5	9	19	28	10	36	WDDDDW	Safe	2-1
1	6	Derby County	34	14	8	12	45	43	11	2	4	32	15	3	6	8	13	28	2	36	WWWLLW	Safe	3-0
2	7	Manchester City	34	13	8	13	50	44	10	3	4	33	15	3	5	9	17	29	6	34	WDLWWL	Safe	0-4
2	8	Nottingham Forest	34	13	8	13	56	55	12	3	2	42	16	1	5	11	14	39	1	34	LDLLLW	Safe	4-0
1	9	Stoke	34	13	8	13	37	45	9	5	3	24	15	4	3	10	13	30	-8	34	WLWDWD	Safe
1	10	Liverpool	34	14	5	15	49	45	9	4	4	31	19	5	1	11	18	26	4	33	WLWWWW	Safe	2-1
1	11	Everton	34	13	7	14	47	49	11	1	5	30	15	2	6	9	17	34	-2	33	DLWWDW	Safe	4-0
3	12	Bury	34	13	6	15	40	44	12	2	3	29	14	1	4	12	11	30	-4	32	LLLLWL	Safe	0-3
	13	West Bromwich Albion	34	11	8	15	43	51	8	6	3	27	11	3	2	12	16	40	-8	30	WLDWLD	Safe
1	14	Blackburn Rovers	33	13	4	16	49	59	12	2	3	38	22	1	2	13	11	37	-10	30	WDWLLW	Safe	2-0
1	15	Notts County	34	9	11	14	46	60	5	7	5	29	22	4	4	9	17	38	-14	29	LWDDDL	Safe	0-2
	16	Burnley	34	11	5	18	34	54	10	2	5	28	17	1	3	13	6	37	-20	27	LWLLWL		0-4
	17	Preston North End	33	11	4	18	36	48	8	3	5	26	20	3	1	13	10	28	-12	26	LLLLWW		2-0
	18	Glossop North End	34	4	10	20	31	74	4	6	7	19	22	0	4	13	12	52	-43	18	LLDLDL	Relegated	1-2