FOREST 3 - 0 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Sep 28, 1901 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 28, 1901 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-0 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Jan 01, 1902
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 289 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 289 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 377 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 1024 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 124 years, 11 months, 13 days ago
Review
Blackburn played with 10 men after Ball went off with a foot injury on 20 minutes
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LWLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Fred Forman
Grenville Morris
Alf Spouncer
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 21 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | M | 26 | Frank Forman | |
| 3 | D | 25 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 26 | George Robinson | |
| 5 | F | 27 |  George Henderson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 7 | F | 27 | Fred Forman  | |
| 8 | F | 27 | Patrick Murray | |
| 9 | F | 26 | John Calvey | |
| 10 | F | 24 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 24 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Walter Whittaker |
| 2 | D | Bob Crompton |
| 3 | D | Allen Hardy |
| 4 | D | Bob Haworth |
| 5 | D | Sammy McClure |
| 6 | M | William Ball |
| 7 | M | Arnie Whittaker |
| 8 | M | Peter Somers |
| 9 | M | Jack Dewhurst |
| 10 | F | Willie Bryant |
| 11 | F | Fred Blackburn |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Everton |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Notts County |
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Bury |
| Liverpool | 3-1 | Small Heath |
| Newcastle United | 0-1 | Sunderland |
| Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Stoke |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Derby County |
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 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | WWDD | |||
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | WLWW | |||
| 3 | Small Heath | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | DWLW | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | WWLD | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | DWD | |||
| 7 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | DDW | |||
| 9 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLW | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | DWDLL | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 4 | LLWWL | |||
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | WDLD | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 | LWLW | |||
| 14 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | DLDD | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LWLD | |||
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | DLWL | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 0 | LLLL | |||
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 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | WWDDD | 1-1 | ||
 3 | 2 | Sunderland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | WWLDW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | WLWWD | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | DWLWD | 0-0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | LLWWD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 6 | Small Heath | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | DWWLL | 1-3 | |
| 7 | 7 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DLDDW | 3-1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | LWLDW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 9 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | DWDLLD | 1-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 5 | LLWWLD | 1-1 | |
| 5 | 11 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 5 | DLWLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 12 | Stoke | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LWLWD | 1-1 | |
| 7 | 13 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | DWDL | 0-1 | |
| 5 | 14 | The Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | WLW | ||
| 7 | 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 | DDWL | 0-3 | |
| 4 | 16 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 | WDLDL | 0-2 | |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 3 | LWLD | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 0 | LLLL | |||