The City Ground

MIDDLESBROUGH 1 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 26, 1903 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 26, 1903 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Middlesbrough
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ayresome Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-1 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1903-04
Referee:: T Armitt
Attendance:: 14,000
League Week:: 19 of 34
Pos Before/After:: 10 11
Opp Before/After:: 12 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Middlesbrough:: Apr 23, 1904

GAME COUNT:
League:: 371 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 371 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 467 (of 5824)
Total:: 1125 (of 7629)
Played:: 122 years, 8 months, 2 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (35')

MIDDLESBROUGH
Manager: Jack Robson
Prior form: WLWLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Robert Atherton (60')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	23	Harry Linacre
2	D	29	Charles Craig
3	D	20	Albert Jones
4	F		Sam Timmins
5	D	25	Fred Warren
6	M	28	Bob Norris
7	M	21	Tom Davies
8	M		Ernest Wright
9	F	28	John Calvey
10	F	26	Grenville Morris (35')
11	F	26	Alf Spouncer

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Tim Williamson
2	D	John Hogg
3	D	Joe Blackett
4	D	Sam Aitken
5	D	Abraham Jones
6	M	Andy Davidson
7	M	Eddie Gettins
8	M	Robert Atherton
9	M	Sandy Brown
10	F	Joe Cassidy
11	F	Len Goodson

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 26, 1903)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-1	The Wednesday
Derby County	5-0	Stoke
Liverpool	1-2	Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City	1-3	Everton
Middlesbrough	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	1-3	Sunderland
Notts County	2-0	Small Heath
Sheffield United	4-0	West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0-0	Bury

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	Manchester City	16	11	2	3	33	19	6	1	1	18	9	5	1	2	15	10	14	24	WWDDWW
	2	Sheffield United	17	10	4	3	36	25	5	3	1	23	14	5	1	2	13	11	11	24	WDDDLD
	3	The Wednesday	16	8	6	2	20	12	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	2	9	8	8	22	WLWDDD
	4	Aston Villa	17	9	3	5	38	27	7	0	1	22	7	2	3	4	16	20	11	21	WLWDLW
	5	Newcastle United	18	9	3	6	29	27	7	1	1	17	7	2	2	5	12	20	2	21	LWLWDD
	6	Sunderland	17	9	2	6	33	27	7	1	1	23	7	2	1	5	10	20	6	20	WWLDLW
	7	Everton	17	8	3	6	30	21	6	0	3	19	9	2	3	3	11	12	9	19	LDWDWL
	8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	16	9	1	6	23	31	6	1	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	-8	19	LWWDWL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	4	7	26	25	5	3	1	16	6	2	1	6	10	19	1	18	WDWWDW
	10	Nottingham Forest	18	6	4	8	34	34	3	1	5	13	17	3	3	3	21	17	0	16	WWDLLL
	11	Notts County	18	7	2	9	20	34	5	1	3	14	15	2	1	6	6	19	-14	16	DLLWDW
	12	Middlesbrough	15	6	3	6	28	22	6	0	2	21	8	0	3	4	7	14	6	15	WLWLWD
	13	Stoke	18	7	1	10	40	32	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	7	4	16	8	15	LWLLWL
	14	Derby County	17	5	3	9	28	32	4	2	3	22	18	1	1	6	6	14	-4	13	LLWDWW
	15	Bury	17	2	8	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	4	5	11	18	-7	12	DLLDLD
	16	West Bromwich Albion	17	3	6	8	14	26	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	6	8	19	-12	12	WDLLDD
	17	Liverpool	17	4	2	11	25	37	3	1	3	11	12	1	1	8	14	25	-12	10	LWLLDL
	18	Small Heath	17	3	3	11	16	35	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	7	6	20	-19	9	LLLLWL

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	Sheffield United	18	11	4	3	40	25	6	3	1	27	14	5	1	2	13	11	15	26	DDDLDW		4-0
1	2	Manchester City	17	11	2	4	34	22	6	1	2	19	12	5	1	2	15	10	12	24	WDDWWL		1-3
1	3	Aston Villa	18	10	3	5	40	28	8	0	1	24	8	2	3	4	16	20	12	23	LWDLWW		2-1
1	4	The Wednesday	17	8	6	3	21	14	5	2	0	11	4	3	4	3	10	10	7	22	LWDDDL		1-2
1	5	Sunderland	18	10	2	6	36	28	7	1	1	23	7	3	1	5	13	21	8	22	WLDLWW		3-1
1	6	Everton	18	9	3	6	33	22	6	0	3	19	9	3	3	3	14	13	11	21	DWDWLW		3-1
2	7	Newcastle United	19	9	3	7	30	30	7	1	2	18	10	2	2	5	12	20	0	21	WLWDDL		1-3
1	8	Blackburn Rovers	19	8	4	7	28	26	5	3	1	16	6	3	1	6	12	20	2	20	DWWDWW		2-1
1	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	9	2	6	23	31	6	2	0	12	6	3	0	6	11	25	-8	20	WWDWLD		0-0
1	10	Notts County	19	8	2	9	22	34	6	1	3	16	15	2	1	6	6	19	-12	18	LLWDWW		2-0
1	11	Nottingham Forest	19	6	5	8	35	35	3	1	5	13	17	3	4	3	22	18	0	17	WDLLLD		1-1
	12	Middlesbrough	16	6	4	6	29	23	6	1	2	22	9	0	3	4	7	14	6	16	LWLWDD		1-1
	13	Stoke	19	7	1	11	40	37	7	0	3	36	16	0	1	8	4	21	3	15	WLLWLL		0-5
	14	Derby County	18	6	3	9	33	32	5	2	3	27	18	1	1	6	6	14	1	15	LWDWWW		5-0
	15	Bury	18	2	9	7	24	31	2	4	2	13	13	0	5	5	11	18	-7	13	LLDLDD		0-0
	16	West Bromwich Albion	18	3	6	9	14	30	1	6	2	6	7	2	0	7	8	23	-16	12	DLLDDL		0-4
	17	Liverpool	18	4	2	12	26	39	3	1	4	12	14	1	1	8	14	25	-13	10	WLLDLL		1-2
	18	Small Heath	18	3	3	12	16	37	2	3	4	10	15	1	0	8	6	22	-21	9	LLLWLL		0-2