FOREST 2 - 1 THE WEDNESDAY - Mon Dec 26, 1904 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 26, 1904 (7:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- The Wednesday
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 2-1 WON
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1904-05
- Referee:
- Fred Kirkham
- Attendance:
- 16,000
- League Week:
- 19 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 15
13 - Opp Before/After:
- 11
11
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Arsenal (League Tier 1)
- The Wednesday:
- Dec 27, 1905
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 405 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 405 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 504 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 1168 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 121 years, 8 months, 17 days ago
FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: DWLLWD (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Billy Shearman
Grenville Morris
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 | F | 31 | George Henderson | |
| 6 | F | Sam Timmins | ||
| 7 | M | Jack Craggs | ||
| 8 | M | 25 | Billy Shearman  | |
| 9 | F | 21 | Fred Lessons | |
| 10 | F | 27 |  Grenville Morris | |
| 11 | F | 27 | Tom Niblo | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jack Lyall |
| 2 | D | Hugh Slavin |
| 3 | D | Harry Burton |
| 4 | D | Percy Crawshaw |
| 5 | D | Tommy Crawshaw |
| 6 | M | Harry Ruddlesdin |
| 7 | M | Harry Davis |
| 8 | M | Tom Marrison |
| 9 | M | Andy Wilson |
| 10 | F | Jock Malloch |
| 11 | F | George Simpson |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Sunderland |
| Bury | 2-0 | Derby County |
| Middlesbrough | 0-1 | Small Heath |
| Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | The Wednesday |
| Preston North End | 0-1 | Manchester City |
| Sheffield United | 5-2 | Stoke |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | Everton |
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 | Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | WWWWWL | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | LWWWWL | |||
| 3 | Everton | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 21 | DLDWWD | |||
| 4 | Sunderland | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 21 | WWLLLW | |||
| 5 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 21 | DWDWLD | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | DLWLWD | |||
| 7 | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 20 | DDWLDL | |||
| 8 | Small Heath | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 19 | WWWWLL | |||
| 9 | Woolwich Arsenal | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 19 | WDLWWW | |||
| 10 | Aston Villa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 19 | WLWDDW | |||
| 11 | The Wednesday | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 18 | DLWDLL | |||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 15 | LLLDLW | |||
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -12 | 14 | DWLLDL | |||
| 14 | Stoke | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 25 | -17 | 13 | LWLWLL | |||
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 12 | DWLLWD | |||
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 12 | LLDDWD | |||
| 17 | Bury | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -13 | 10 | LLDWWL | |||
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 10 | LWLDLD | |||
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 | Newcastle United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 24 | WWWWWL | |||
| 2 | Sheffield United | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 24 | WWWWLW | 5-2 | ||
| 3 | Everton | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 23 | LDWWDW | 3-0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Manchester City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | LWLWDW | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 5 | Small Heath | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 21 | WWWLLW | 1-0 | |
 2 | 6 | Sunderland | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 21 | WLLLWL | 1-2 | |
| 3 | 7 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 21 | LWDDWW | 3-1 | |
| 3 | 8 | Derby County | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -3 | 21 | WDWLDL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 9 | Preston North End | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | DWLDLL | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 19 | DLWWWL | 1-3 | |
| 11 | The Wednesday | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 18 | LWDLLL | 1-2 | ||
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 17 | LLDLWW | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Nottingham Forest | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -8 | 14 | WLLWDW | 2-1 | |
| 1 | 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -15 | 14 | WLLDLL | 0-3 | |
| 1 | 15 | Stoke | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -20 | 13 | WLWLLL | 2-5 | |
| 1 | 16 | Bury | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 12 | LDWWLW | 2-0 | |
| 1 | 17 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 12 | LDDWDL | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 10 | LWLDLD | |||