WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3 - 2 FOREST - Sat Sep 26, 1903 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 26, 1903 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Molineux
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 1)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers:
- Jan 23, 1904
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 357 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 357 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 453 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1111 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 122 years, 10 months, 30 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: WDDL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Sid Sugden (1')
Grenville Morris (63')
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Manager: Jack Addenbrooke
Prior form: LWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Wooldridge (30')
Billy Wooldridge (45')
Ted Pheasant (61') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 29 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | 27 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | F | 29 | George Henderson | |
| 5 | D | 24 | Fred Warren | |
| 6 | M | 23 | John Crawford | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Tom Davies | Debut |
| 8 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 9 | M | 22 | Sid Sugden  (1') | |
| 10 | F | 26 |  Grenville Morris (63') | |
| 11 | F | 26 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tom Baddeley |
| 2 | D | Jackery Jones |
| 3 | D | Dick Betteley |
| 4 | D | Jack Whitehouse |
| 5 | D | Ted Pheasant |
| 6 | M | Billy Annis |
| 7 | M | Albert Baynham |
| 8 | M | Adam Haywood |
| 9 | M | Billy Wooldridge |
| 10 | F | Harry Preston |
| 11 | F | Jack Miller |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Everton |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | The Wednesday |
| Bury | 3-1 | Sunderland |
| Liverpool | 1-3 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Small Heath |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Stoke |
| Notts County | 0-3 | Manchester City |
| Sheffield United | 3-2 | Derby County |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |
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 | Sunderland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | WWWW | |||
| 2 | The Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | WWWD | |||
| 3 | Manchester City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 4 | Everton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 5 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | DWWL | |||
| 7 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | WDDL | |||
| 9 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 4 | DLWD | |||
| 10 | Notts County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 | LLWW | |||
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDLW | |||
| 12 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 | LDDD | |||
| 13 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | WLLL | |||
| 14 | Small Heath | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LLDLD | |||
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LLD | |||
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | LLLD | |||
| 18 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | LLL | |||
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) | |
 2 | 1 | Manchester City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | WWWW | 3-0 | |
| 2 | The Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | WWWDD | 0-0 | ||
 2 | 3 | Sunderland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | WWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Sheffield United | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | WWWW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 5 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | DWWLW | 1-0 | |
| 2 | 6 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | WWLWL | 1-3 | |
| 2 | 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 6 | DLWDW | 3-1 | |
| 4 | 8 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 5 | LDDDW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WWLLL | 2-3 | |
| 2 | 10 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 | WDDLL | 2-3 | |
| 4 | 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 4 | LWLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 | LDLWD | 0-0 | |
| 3 | 13 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 4 | LLWWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LLDW | 3-1 | |
| 2 | 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LLLDW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 16 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | WLLLL | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 17 | Small Heath | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 2 | LLDLDL | 1-3 | |
| 18 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 0 | LLLL | 1-3 | ||