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BOLTON WANDERERS 4 - 2 FOREST - Tue Jan 01, 1901 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Tue Jan 01, 1901 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bolton Wanderers
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Burnden Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1900-01
Referee:: J Fox
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 21 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 1 1
Opp Before/After:: 18 15

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sheffield United (League Tier 1)
Bolton Wanderers:: Nov 23, 1901

GAME COUNT:
League:: 270 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 270 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 355 (of 5829)
Total:: 999 (of 7634)
Played:: 125 years, 8 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John McPherson (7') - John McPherson last goal
Alf Spouncer (20')

BOLTON WANDERERS
Manager: John Somerville
Prior form: WLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bob Brown (45')
Jimmy Hanson (47')
Archie Freebairn (60')
Laurie Bell (88')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	20	Harry Linacre
2	D		George McDiarmid
3	D	24	James Iremonger
4	M	25	George Robinson
5	M	33	John McPherson (7')
6	M	25	Bob Norris
7	F	27	Fred Forman
8	F	26	Patrick Murray
9	F	25	John Calvey
10	F	23	Grenville Morris
11	F	23	Alf Spouncer (20')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	20	Harry Linacre	26		3	1
2	D		George McDiarmid	2		3	1
3	D	24	James Iremonger	139		3	1
4	M	25	George Robinson	36		3	1
5	M	33	John McPherson (7')	254	26	10	4
6	M	25	Bob Norris	86	3	3	1
7	F	27	Fred Forman	128	31	3	1
8	F	26	Patrick Murray	2		24	6
9	F	25	John Calvey	54	24	3	1
10	F	23	Grenville Morris	75	31	3	1
11	F	23	Alf Spouncer (20')	92	13	3	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Wilfred Waller
2	D	William Brown
3	D	Thomas Woolfall
4	D	Bob Brown
5	D	Thomas McAteer
6	M	Archie Freebairn
7	M	Laurie Bell
8	M	Jimmy Hanson
9	M	James McKie
10	F	John Picken
11	F	William Tracey

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Tue Jan 01, 1901)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	3-1	Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers	4-2	Nottingham Forest
Bury	3-0	Everton
Liverpool	3-1	Stoke
Sunderland	2-1	Derby County
The Wednesday	2-0	Wolverhampton Wanderers

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	Nottingham Forest	20	11	5	4	35	14	8	3	1	23	7	3	2	3	12	7	21	27	WLDWLL
2	Aston Villa	22	9	7	6	39	28	7	3	2	28	12	2	4	4	11	16	11	25	WLWDWD
3	Newcastle United	18	9	6	3	24	17	6	2	0	13	5	3	4	3	11	12	7	24	DDLWLW
4	Bury	19	9	5	5	34	19	7	2	1	22	5	2	3	4	12	14	15	23	DWLWDD
5	Notts County	21	10	3	8	29	31	7	1	1	19	9	3	2	7	10	22	-2	23	LWWWWD
6	Sunderland	18	7	8	3	26	15	5	3	1	17	5	2	5	2	9	10	11	22	LWWDDD
7	Liverpool	19	9	4	6	36	27	6	1	2	21	8	3	3	4	15	19	9	22	LWWDDL
8	Sheffield United	20	9	4	7	25	30	6	3	2	15	12	3	1	5	10	18	-5	22	WWLWDD
9	Everton	19	8	4	7	28	20	5	4	1	20	9	3	0	6	8	11	8	20	WLLLDW
10	Manchester City	20	8	4	8	29	35	7	2	1	19	10	1	2	7	10	25	-6	20	LLWDDL
11	Derby County	20	8	3	9	38	29	6	1	2	30	14	2	2	7	8	15	9	19	WLLDDW
12	The Wednesday	18	6	6	6	27	24	6	1	1	19	10	0	5	5	8	14	3	18	DLLWDW
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19	5	8	6	30	37	3	7	0	17	12	2	1	6	13	25	-7	18	DLDLDW
14	Blackburn Rovers	19	4	7	8	21	32	3	4	2	12	10	1	3	6	9	22	-11	15	WLLDDW
15	Stoke	20	5	4	11	24	31	5	2	5	17	11	0	2	6	7	20	-7	14	LLWLWD
16	West Bromwich Albion	20	4	6	10	21	38	4	3	5	18	19	0	3	5	3	19	-17	14	WLWLLL
17	Preston North End	21	5	3	13	25	46	3	1	5	13	16	2	2	8	12	30	-21	13	DWWWLL
18	Bolton Wanderers	19	5	3	11	17	35	4	2	1	7	4	1	1	10	10	31	-18	13	WLWLLL

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	Nottingham Forest	21	11	5	5	37	18	8	3	1	23	7	3	2	4	14	11	19	27	LDWLLL		2-4
2	2	Bury	20	10	5	5	37	19	8	2	1	25	5	2	3	4	12	14	18	25	WLWDDW		3-0
1	3	Aston Villa	22	9	7	6	39	28	7	3	2	28	12	2	4	4	11	16	11	25	WLWDWD
2	4	Sunderland	19	8	8	3	28	16	6	3	1	19	6	2	5	2	9	10	12	24	WWDDDW		2-1
2	5	Newcastle United	18	9	6	3	24	17	6	2	0	13	5	3	4	3	11	12	7	24	DDLWLW
1	6	Liverpool	20	10	4	6	39	28	7	1	2	24	9	3	3	4	15	19	11	24	WWDDLW		3-1
2	7	Notts County	21	10	3	8	29	31	7	1	1	19	9	3	2	7	10	22	-2	23	LWWWWD
	8	Sheffield United	20	9	4	7	25	30	6	3	2	15	12	3	1	5	10	18	-5	22	WWLWDD
	9	Everton	20	8	4	8	28	23	5	4	1	20	9	3	0	7	8	14	5	20	LLLDWL		0-3
2	10	The Wednesday	19	7	6	6	29	24	7	1	1	21	10	0	5	5	8	14	5	20	LLWDWW		2-0
1	11	Manchester City	20	8	4	8	29	35	7	2	1	19	10	1	2	7	10	25	-6	20	LLWDDL
1	12	Derby County	21	8	3	10	39	31	6	1	2	30	14	2	2	8	9	17	8	19	LLDDWL		1-2
	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	5	8	7	30	39	3	7	0	17	12	2	1	7	13	27	-9	18	LDLDWL		0-2
	14	Blackburn Rovers	20	5	7	8	24	33	4	4	2	15	11	1	3	6	9	22	-9	17	LLDDWW		3-1
3	15	Bolton Wanderers	20	6	3	11	21	37	5	2	1	11	6	1	1	10	10	31	-16	15	LWLLLW		4-2
1	16	Stoke	21	5	4	12	25	34	5	2	5	17	11	0	2	7	8	23	-9	14	LWLWDL		1-3
1	17	West Bromwich Albion	20	4	6	10	21	38	4	3	5	18	19	0	3	5	3	19	-17	14	WLWLLL
1	18	Preston North End	22	5	3	14	26	49	3	1	5	13	16	2	2	9	13	33	-23	13	WWWLLL		1-3