STOKE 2 - 3 FOREST - Sat Mar 05, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Mar 05, 1904 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Stoke
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Victoria Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 3-2 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1903-04
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 2,624
- League Week:
- 26 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 14
12 - Opp Before/After:
- 15
15
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Derby County (League Tier 1)
- Stoke:
- Oct 01, 1904
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 378 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 378 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 477 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 1135 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 122 years, 6 months, 14 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LDDWLL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Shearman
Sid Sugden
Alf Spouncer
STOKE
Manager: Horace Austerberry
Prior form: DLDLLD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Arthur Leonard
Arthur Leonard
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 23 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 29 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | M | 22 | Walter Dudley | |
| 4 | D | 25 | Bob Innes | |
| 5 | M | 24 | John Crawford | |
| 6 | F | 30 | George Henderson | |
| 7 | M | 21 | Tom Davies | |
| 8 | M | 24 | Billy Shearman  | |
| 9 | M | 23 | Sid Sugden | |
| 10 | F | 28 | Harold Griffiths | |
| 11 | F | 26 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Horace Viner |
| 2 | D | Sam Meredith |
| 3 | D | Albert Hartshorne |
| 4 | D | George Baddeley |
| 5 | D | Tom Holford |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Bradley |
| 7 | M | Frank 'Tinker' Whitehouse |
| 8 | M | Arthur Leonard |
| 9 | M | Sam Higginson |
| 10 | F | Alf Smith |
| 11 | F | Lloyd Davies |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Small Heath | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Stoke | 2-3 | Nottingham Forest |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
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 | The Wednesday | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 37 | LWWDWW | Safe | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 33 | WDLWLW | Safe | ||
| 3 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 33 | DDWWWD | Safe | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 32 | DLDWLL | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 31 | WLWWDD | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 31 | LWWDWL | |||
| 7 | Everton | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 30 | WLWLDW | |||
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 35 | -13 | 29 | DDLDWW | |||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 25 | DDWDLW | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -4 | 24 | WLDLLD | |||
| 11 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 24 | DWLWDD | |||
| 12 | Notts County | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -26 | 22 | LDLLLL | |||
| 13 | Derby County | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 21 | LDLDDD | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | -2 | 21 | LDDWLL | |||
| 15 | Stoke | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -2 | 19 | DLDLLD | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -18 | 19 | LDDLWD | |||
| 17 | Liverpool | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -16 | 18 | WDLDWD | |||
| 18 | Small Heath | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -17 | 17 | WDDWDL | |||
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 | The Wednesday | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 37 | LWWDWW | Safe | ||
| 2 | Aston Villa | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 33 | WDLWLW | Safe | ||
| 3 | Manchester City | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 33 | DDWWWD | Safe | ||
| 4 | Sheffield United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 32 | DLDWLL | |||
| 5 | Sunderland | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 31 | LWWDDL | 1-2 | ||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 31 | LWWDWL | |||
| 1 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 36 | -12 | 31 | DLDWWW | 2-1 | |
 1 | 8 | Everton | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 30 | WLWLDW | ||
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 25 | DDWDLW | |||
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -4 | 24 | WLDLLD | |||
| 11 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 24 | DWLWDD | |||
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | -1 | 23 | DDWLLW | 3-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Notts County | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -26 | 22 | LDLLLL | ||
| 1 | 14 | Derby County | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 21 | LDLDDD | ||
| 15 | Stoke | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -3 | 19 | LDLLDL | 2-3 | ||
| 2 | 16 | Small Heath | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -16 | 19 | DDWDLW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -19 | 19 | DDLWDL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 18 | Liverpool | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 33 | -16 | 18 | WDLDWD | ||