STOKE 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Feb 14, 1903 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Feb 14, 1903 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1902-03
- Referee:
- CC Fallowfield
- Attendance:
- 6,000
- League Week:
- 26 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
7 - Opp Before/After:
- 5 5
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (FA Cup)
- League:
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Stoke:
- Feb 21, 1903
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 344 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 344 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 438 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1088 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 123 years, 6 months, 11 days ago
STOKE
Manager: Horace Austerberry
Prior form: LWLWWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Sam Higginson
Mart Watkins
Arthur Capes
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 22 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 25 | John White | Last game |
| 3 | D | 26 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | M | 27 | George Robinson | Last game |
| 5 | D | 24 | Fred Warren | |
| 6 | F | 29 |  George Henderson | |
| 7 | F | 23 | Alf Turner | Debut |
| 8 | M | 22 | Ross Fielding | |
| 9 | F | Sam Timmins  | ||
| 10 | F | 25 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Dick Roose |
| 2 | D | Charlie Burgess |
| 3 | D | Andy Clark |
| 4 | D | George Baddeley |
| 5 | D | Sam Ashworth |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Bradley |
| 7 | M | Frank 'Tinker' Whitehouse |
| 8 | M | Sam Higginson |
| 9 | M | Mart Watkins |
| 10 | F | Arthur Capes |
| 11 | F | George Harris |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Derby County | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Everton | 0-1 | Aston Villa |
| Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Newcastle United |
| Notts County | 1-2 | Liverpool |
| Stoke | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Sunderland | 3-1 | Bury |
| The Wednesday | 1-1 | Grimsby Town |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3-3 | Sheffield 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 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 33 | WWWWLD | |||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 25 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 31 | WWLWLW | |||
| 3 | Sunderland | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 29 | DWWDWW | |||
| 4 | Derby County | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 28 | LWLLLW | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 27 | LWLWWD | |||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 27 | DLWDLL | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 27 | DWLWWD | |||
| 8 | Notts County | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 27 | LLWLLD | |||
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -3 | 25 | LLWLWD | |||
| 10 | Bury | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 24 | WWLLLL | |||
| 11 | Everton | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 24 | DWLWWW | |||
| 12 | Aston Villa | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 23 | LLWWWL | |||
| 13 | Liverpool | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 22 | WLLLLL | |||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 29 | -10 | 19 | WDLLWD | |||
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -12 | 19 | WLWLWL | |||
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 29 | -18 | 19 | WWLWLD | |||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -17 | 15 | WLWLLD | |||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 44 | -37 | 9 | LLLWWW | |||
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 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 34 | WWWLDD | 3-3 | ||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 32 | WLWLWD | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | Sunderland | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 31 | WWDWWW | 3-1 | ||
| 4 | Derby County | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 30 | WLLLWW | 1-0 | ||
| 5 | Stoke | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 29 | WLWWDW | 3-2 | ||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 28 | LWDLLD | 3-3 | ||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 27 | WLWWDL | 2-3 | ||
| 8 | Notts County | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 27 | LWLLDL | 1-2 | ||
 3 | 9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 25 | LWWWLW | 1-0 | |
 1 | 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -6 | 25 | LWLWDL | 1-4 | |
| 2 | 11 | Liverpool | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 24 | LLLLLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 12 | Bury | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 24 | WLLLLL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 13 | Everton | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 3 | 24 | WLWWWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -11 | 21 | LWLWLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 15 | Newcastle United | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 30 | -11 | 19 | DLLWDL | 0-1 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 51 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 30 | -19 | 19 | WLWLDL | 0-1 | ||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -17 | 16 | LWLLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 44 | -34 | 11 | LLWWWW | 4-1 | ||