FOREST 5 - 2 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Sep 24, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Sep 24, 1904 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Blackburn Rovers
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 5-2 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Stoke City (League Tier 1)
- Blackburn Rovers:
- Jan 21, 1905
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 390 (of 5083)
- League Tier 1:
- 390 (of 2335)
- Competitive:
- 489 (of 5824)
- Total:
- 1152 (of 7629)
- Played:
- 121 years, 11 months, 1 day ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LWL (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Shearman
Billy Shearman
Billy Shearman
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris
BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Robert Middleton
Prior form: WWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Adam Bowman
Billy Bradshaw
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Harry Linacre | |
| 2 | D | 30 |  Charles Craig | |
| 3 | D | 28 | James Iremonger | |
| 4 | D | 26 | John Barnsdale | |
| 5 | M | 29 | Peter Robertson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 7 | M | 22 | Tom Davies | |
| 8 | M | 25 | Billy Shearman  | |
| 9 | F | 27 | Tom Niblo | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Alf Spouncer | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Willie McIver |
| 2 | D | Bob Crompton |
| 3 | D | Jock Cameron |
| 4 | D | Sam Wolstenholme |
| 5 | D | Jack Birchall |
| 6 | M | Billy Bradshaw |
| 7 | M | Arnie Whittaker |
| 8 | M | George Smith |
| 9 | M | Lionel Watson |
| 10 | F | Adam Bowman |
| 11 | F | Fred Blackburn |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 4-2 | Middlesbrough |
| Everton | 1-0 | Preston North End |
| Manchester City | 1-1 | Sheffield United |
| Nottingham Forest | 5-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Small Heath | 2-1 | Newcastle United |
| Stoke | 0-2 | Notts County |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | Bury |
| The Wednesday | 3-2 | Aston Villa |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2-0 | 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 | Preston North End | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | WWDW | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 3 | The Wednesday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | WWW | |||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | LWLWW | |||
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | WWLW | |||
| 6 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | WDW | |||
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | WWLL | |||
| 8 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 | WLLW | |||
| 9 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | LWDL | |||
| 10 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | WLD | |||
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | LDW | |||
| 12 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | WLDL | |||
| 13 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 | LLWD | |||
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | LWL | |||
| 15 | Stoke | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2 | LLWL | |||
| 16 | Woolwich Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | LDL | |||
| 17 | Small Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | LLL | |||
| 18 | Bury | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 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 | The Wednesday | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | WWWW | 3-2 | |
 1 | 2 | Preston North End | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | WWDWL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | WWWL | 2-5 | |
| 3 | 4 | Everton | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | WWLLW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | LWLWWL | 2-3 | |
| 1 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 6 | WWLWL | 0-2 | |
| 1 | 7 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | WDWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 8 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | LWDLW | 2-1 | |
| 3 | 9 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 5 | WLDLW | 4-2 | |
| 2 | 10 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 5 | WLLWD | 1-1 | |
| 2 | 11 | Notts County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 5 | LLWDW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | LWLW | 5-2 | |
| 3 | 13 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | WLDD | 1-1 | |
| 3 | 14 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 3 | LDWL | 2-4 | |
| 1 | 15 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 | LDLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 16 | Small Heath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | LLLW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 17 | Stoke | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 2 | LLWLL | 0-2 | |
| 18 | Bury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 0 | LLLL | 1-2 | ||