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ASTON VILLA 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 15, 1900 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 15, 1900 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1900-01
Referee:: J Adams
Attendance:: 2,000
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 5 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Feb 23, 1901

GAME COUNT:
League:: 265 (of 5045)
League Tier 1:: 265 (of 2297)
Competitive:: 350 (of 5768)
Total:: 994 (of 7557)
Played:: 124 years, 6 months, 29 days ago

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

Goals
Fred Forman (87')

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LLDDWL (Old to recent)

Goals
Jack Devey (20')
Jack Devey (40')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	Harry Linacre
2	D	27	Edward Peers
3	D	24	James Iremonger
4	M	25	George Robinson
5	M	25	Frank Forman
6	M	33	John McPherson
7	F	27	Fred Forman (87')
8	F	25	Arthur Capes
9	F	25	John Calvey
10	F	23	Grenville Morris
11	F	23	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy George
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Howard Spencer
4	D	Albert Wilkes
5	D	Tommy Bowman
6	M	Jimmy Crabtree
7	M	Charlie Athersmith
8	M	Steve Smith
9	M	Jack Devey
10	F	George Johnson
11	F	Billy Garraty

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 15, 1900)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Everton
Liverpool	1-0	Bury
Newcastle United	2-1	Manchester City
Notts County	1-0	West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield United	1-0	The Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2-2	Blackburn Rovers

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Nottingham Forest	15	10	4	1	30	9	7	2	0	19	5	3	2	1	11	4	3.33333	24	WWWWDW
	2	Newcastle United	15	7	6	2	20	14	5	2	0	11	4	2	4	2	9	10	1.42857	20	WWDDDL
	3	Bury	15	8	3	4	29	14	6	1	1	20	4	2	2	3	9	10	2.07143	19	LWLWDW
	4	Sunderland	15	7	5	3	23	12	5	2	1	16	4	2	3	2	7	8	1.91667	19	LWWLWW
	5	Aston Villa	18	7	5	6	32	25	5	3	2	23	11	2	2	4	9	14	1.28000	19	LLDDWL
	6	Liverpool	15	8	2	5	34	24	5	0	2	20	8	3	2	3	14	16	1.41667	18	LWLDLW
	7	Everton	14	7	3	4	20	12	4	3	0	13	4	3	0	4	7	8	1.66667	17	DWWDLW
	8	Manchester City	15	7	2	6	23	26	6	1	1	16	8	1	1	5	7	18	.88462	16	DWWWLL
	9	Notts County	17	7	2	8	25	30	5	1	1	17	9	2	1	7	8	21	.83333	16	LLLWLW
	10	Sheffield United	15	7	2	6	19	25	4	2	2	11	10	3	0	4	8	15	.76000	16	WWLDWW
	11	Derby County	16	7	1	8	32	24	5	0	2	25	11	2	1	6	7	13	1.33333	15	WLWWWL
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	6	5	25	30	3	5	0	14	9	1	1	5	11	21	.83333	14	WLWLDL
	13	West Bromwich Albion	17	4	6	7	20	34	4	3	3	17	16	0	3	4	3	18	.58824	14	WDLWLW
	14	The Wednesday	14	4	5	5	20	20	4	1	1	13	8	0	4	4	7	12	1.00000	13	WDWDDL
	15	Bolton Wanderers	15	4	3	8	14	25	3	2	1	6	4	1	1	7	8	21	.56000	11	DLLLWL
	16	Blackburn Rovers	16	3	5	8	14	27	2	3	2	7	7	1	2	6	7	20	.51852	11	DLLWLL
	17	Preston North End	17	3	3	11	19	35	2	1	5	9	14	1	2	6	10	21	.54286	9	LLLLDW
	18	Stoke City	16	3	3	10	14	27	3	1	5	9	11	0	2	5	5	16	.51852	9	DLWLLL

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Nottingham Forest	16	10	4	2	31	11	7	2	0	19	5	3	2	2	12	6	2.81818	24	WWWDWL		1-2
	2	Newcastle United	16	8	6	2	22	15	6	2	0	13	5	2	4	2	9	10	1.46667	22	WDDDLW		2-1
2	3	Aston Villa	19	8	5	6	34	26	6	3	2	25	12	2	2	4	9	14	1.30769	21	LDDWLW		2-1
2	4	Liverpool	16	9	2	5	35	24	6	0	2	21	8	3	2	3	14	16	1.45833	20	WLDLWW		1-0
2	5	Bury	16	8	3	5	29	15	6	1	1	20	4	2	2	4	9	11	1.93333	19	WLWDWL		0-1
2	6	Sunderland	15	7	5	3	23	12	5	2	1	16	4	2	3	2	7	8	1.91667	19	LWWLWW
2	7	Notts County	18	8	2	8	26	30	6	1	1	18	9	2	1	7	8	21	.86667	18	LLWLWW		1-0
2	8	Sheffield United	16	8	2	6	20	25	5	2	2	12	10	3	0	4	8	15	.80000	18	WLDWWW		1-0
2	9	Everton	15	7	3	5	20	13	4	3	0	13	4	3	0	5	7	9	1.53846	17	WWDLWL		0-1
2	10	Manchester City	16	7	2	7	24	28	6	1	1	16	8	1	1	6	8	20	.85714	16	WWWLLL		1-2
	11	Derby County	16	7	1	8	32	24	5	0	2	25	11	2	1	6	7	13	1.33333	15	WLWWWL
	12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	4	7	5	27	32	3	6	0	16	11	1	1	5	11	21	.84375	15	LWLDLD		2-2
	13	West Bromwich Albion	18	4	6	8	20	35	4	3	3	17	16	0	3	5	3	19	.57143	14	DLWLWL		0-1
	14	The Wednesday	15	4	5	6	20	21	4	1	1	13	8	0	4	5	7	13	.95238	13	DWDDLL		0-1
	15	Bolton Wanderers	16	5	3	8	15	25	4	2	1	7	4	1	1	7	8	21	.60000	13	LLLWLW		1-0
	16	Blackburn Rovers	17	3	6	8	16	29	2	3	2	7	7	1	3	6	9	22	.55172	12	LLWLLD		2-2
	17	Preston North End	17	3	3	11	19	35	2	1	5	9	14	1	2	6	10	21	.54286	9	LLLLDW
	18	Stoke City	16	3	3	10	14	27	3	1	5	9	11	0	2	5	5	16	.51852	9	DLWLLL