The City Ground

FOREST 3 - 7 ASTON VILLA - Sat Dec 19, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 19, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-7 LOST
: Half-time: 2-3

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

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:: F Bye
Attendance:: 8,000
League Week:: 17 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 9 9
Opp Before/After:: 5 4

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Notts County (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Apr 16, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 369 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 369 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 465 (of 5829)
Total:: 1123 (of 7634)
Played:: 122 years, 8 months, 25 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (7')
Grenville Morris (34')
Billy Shearman (51')

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

Goal Scorers
Tommy Niblo (17')
Tommy Niblo (20')
Joe Bache (27')
Albert Hall (47')
Joe Bache (50')
Tommy Niblo (70')
Joe Bache (78')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre
2	D	29	Charles Craig
3	D	27	James Iremonger
4	F		Sam Timmins
5	D	25	Fred Warren
6	M	28	Bob Norris
7	M	21	Tom Davies
8	F	28	John Calvey
9	M	24	Billy Shearman (51')
10	F	26	Grenville Morris (7') (34')
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre	132		7	1
2	D	29	Charles Craig	51	1	7	1
3	D	27	James Iremonger	246	2	7	1
4	F		Sam Timmins	68	4	7	1
5	D	25	Fred Warren	17	2	7	1
6	M	28	Bob Norris	136	4	7	1
7	M	21	Tom Davies	12	1	7	1
8	F	28	John Calvey	144	55	7	1
9	M	24	Billy Shearman (51')	10	5	7	1
10	F	26	Grenville Morris (7') (34')	174	78	7	1
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer	186	33	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy George
2	D	Howard Spencer
3	D	Freddie Miles
4	D	Alf Wood
5	D	Joe Pearson
6	M	Alex Leake
7	M	Arthur Lockett
8	M	Billy Brawn
9	M	Albert Hall
10	F	Joe Bache
11	F	Tommy Niblo

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 19, 1903)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Middlesbrough
Bury	2-2	Liverpool
Everton	0-1	Derby County
Nottingham Forest	3-7	Aston Villa
Small Heath	0-3	Manchester City
Stoke	5-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland	2-1	Sheffield United
The Wednesday	1-1	Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion	0-0	Notts 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	Sheffield United	15	10	3	2	33	21	5	2	1	21	12	5	1	1	12	9	12	23	LWWDDD
2	Manchester City	15	10	2	3	30	19	6	1	1	18	9	4	1	2	12	10	11	22	WWWDDW
3	The Wednesday	15	8	5	2	19	11	5	1	0	10	3	3	4	2	9	8	8	21	DWLWDD
4	Everton	16	8	3	5	30	20	6	0	2	19	8	2	3	3	11	12	10	19	LLDWDW
5	Aston Villa	16	8	3	5	31	24	7	0	1	22	7	1	3	4	9	17	7	19	WWLWDL
6	Newcastle United	16	9	1	6	26	24	7	1	1	17	7	2	0	5	9	17	2	19	LWLWLW
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	9	1	5	22	26	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	5	10	20	-4	19	WLWWDW
8	Sunderland	16	8	2	6	31	26	6	1	1	21	6	2	1	5	10	20	5	18	WWWLDL
9	Nottingham Forest	16	6	4	6	31	26	3	1	3	10	9	3	3	3	21	17	5	16	WLWWDL
10	Blackburn Rovers	16	6	3	7	23	24	4	2	1	13	5	2	1	6	10	19	-1	15	WLWDWW
11	Middlesbrough	14	6	2	6	27	21	6	0	2	21	8	0	2	4	6	13	6	14	LWLWLW
12	Stoke	16	6	1	9	35	29	6	0	3	31	15	0	1	6	4	14	6	13	WLLWLL
13	Notts County	16	6	1	9	19	34	5	1	3	14	15	1	0	6	5	19	-15	13	WLDLLW
14	Bury	16	2	7	7	22	29	2	3	2	11	11	0	4	5	11	18	-7	11	LDLLDL
15	West Bromwich Albion	16	3	5	8	14	26	1	5	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	-12	11	LWDLLD
16	Derby County	15	3	3	9	25	32	3	2	3	20	18	0	1	6	5	14	-7	9	DLLLWD
17	Liverpool	15	4	1	10	23	33	3	1	3	11	12	1	0	7	12	21	-10	9	LWLWLL
18	Small Heath	16	3	3	10	16	32	2	3	3	10	12	1	0	7	6	20	-16	9	DLLLLW

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	1	Manchester City	16	11	2	3	33	19	6	1	1	18	9	5	1	2	15	10	14	24	WWDDWW		3-0
1	2	Sheffield United	16	10	3	3	34	23	5	2	1	21	12	5	1	2	13	11	11	23	WWDDDL		1-2
	3	The Wednesday	16	8	6	2	20	12	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	2	9	8	8	22	WLWDDD		1-1
1	4	Aston Villa	17	9	3	5	38	27	7	0	1	22	7	2	3	4	16	20	11	21	WLWDLW		7-3
3	5	Sunderland	17	9	2	6	33	27	7	1	1	23	7	2	1	5	10	20	6	20	WWLDLW		2-1
	6	Newcastle United	17	9	2	6	27	25	7	1	1	17	7	2	1	5	10	18	2	20	WLWLWD		1-1
3	7	Everton	17	8	3	6	30	21	6	0	3	19	9	2	3	3	11	12	9	19	LDWDWL		0-1
1	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	9	1	6	23	31	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	-8	19	LWWDWL		1-5
	9	Nottingham Forest	17	6	4	7	34	33	3	1	4	13	16	3	3	3	21	17	1	16	LWWDLL		3-7
	10	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	4	7	24	25	4	3	1	14	6	2	1	6	10	19	-1	16	LWDWWD		1-1
1	11	Stoke	17	7	1	9	40	30	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	6	4	14	10	15	LLWLLW		5-1
1	12	Middlesbrough	15	6	3	6	28	22	6	0	2	21	8	0	3	4	7	14	6	15	WLWLWD		1-1
	13	Notts County	17	6	2	9	19	34	5	1	3	14	15	1	1	6	5	19	-15	14	LDLLWD		0-0
	14	Bury	17	2	8	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	4	5	11	18	-7	12	DLLDLD		2-2
	15	West Bromwich Albion	17	3	6	8	14	26	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	-12	12	WDLLDD		0-0
	16	Derby County	16	4	3	9	26	32	3	2	3	20	18	1	1	6	6	14	-6	11	LLLWDW		1-0
	17	Liverpool	16	4	2	10	25	35	3	1	3	11	12	1	1	7	14	23	-10	10	WLWLLD		2-2
	18	Small Heath	17	3	3	11	16	35	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	7	6	20	-19	9	LLLLWL		0-3