The City Ground

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 - 2 FOREST - Sat Oct 24, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 24, 1908 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Manchester United
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Bank Street
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-2 DRAWN
: Half-time: 1-0

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

Season:: 1908-09
Referee:: A Briggs
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 10 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 6 5
Opp Before/After:: 3 3

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Everton (League Tier 1)
Manchester United:: Feb 27, 1909

GAME COUNT:
League:: 545 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 507 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 653 (of 5824)
Total:: 1329 (of 7629)
Played:: 117 years, 10 months, 4 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Thomas Marrison (12')
William Birch (75') - William Birch last goal

MANCHESTER UNITED
Manager: Ernest Mangnall
Prior form: WWWDWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Sandy Turnbull (65')
Sandy Turnbull (67') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	D	32	James Iremonger
2	M	27	Walter Dudley
3	M	21	George Maltby
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes
5	M	30	George Wolfe
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong
7	F	24	Bill Hooper
8	F		Thomas Marrison (12')
9	F	22	Enoch West
10	F	31	Grenville Morris
11	F	20	William Birch (75')

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	D	32	James Iremonger	291	3	252	24
2	M	27	Walter Dudley	145		7	1
3	M	21	George Maltby	76		7	1
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes	87	2	7	1
5	M	30	George Wolfe	69		23	4
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong	111	2	7	1
7	F	24	Bill Hooper	42	5	7	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison (12')	72	14	7	1
9	F	22	Enoch West	120	66	7	1
10	F	31	Grenville Morris	321	152	7	1
11	F	20	William Birch (75')	4	1	7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Thomas Wilcox
2	D	Oscar Linkson
3	D	George Stacey
4	D	Dick Duckworth
5	D	Charlie Roberts
6	M	Alex Downie
7	M	Billy Meredith
8	M	Harold Halse
9	M	Jimmy Turnbull
10	F	Sandy Turnbull
11	F	George Wall

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 24, 1908)

Home	Score	Away
Blackburn Rovers	2-0	Chelsea
Bradford City	0-2	Sunderland
Bristol City	1-1	Middlesbrough
Everton	3-1	Aston Villa
Leicester Fosse	1-1	Sheffield United
Manchester United	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United	2-0	Manchester City
Notts County	1-2	Liverpool
The Wednesday	1-0	Preston North End
Woolwich Arsenal	4-0	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	Everton	9	7	0	2	25	10	2	0	2	10	7	5	0	0	15	3	15	14	LWWWWW
2	Newcastle United	9	6	2	1	13	7	5	0	0	8	1	1	2	1	5	6	6	14	WWLDWD
3	Manchester United	8	6	1	1	21	13	4	0	0	13	7	2	1	1	8	6	8	13	WWWDWL
4	Aston Villa	8	4	3	1	14	8	2	2	0	7	3	2	1	1	7	5	6	11	WWWDDW
5	The Wednesday	8	4	3	1	14	9	3	0	0	6	0	1	3	1	8	9	5	11	WWWLWD
6	Nottingham Forest	9	5	0	4	18	12	3	0	2	11	7	2	0	2	7	5	6	10	LLWWWW
7	Chelsea	10	4	2	4	15	17	3	2	1	10	6	1	0	3	5	11	-2	10	WWLLWD
8	Liverpool	10	4	1	5	18	18	3	1	1	11	6	1	0	4	7	12	0	9	WLLLLD
9	Preston North End	9	3	2	4	9	8	2	1	2	8	5	1	1	2	1	3	1	8	WLLDLW
10	Sunderland	9	4	0	5	14	14	3	0	1	9	5	1	0	4	5	9	0	8	WLWWLL
11	Woolwich Arsenal	9	3	2	4	13	13	2	0	2	5	6	1	2	2	8	7	0	8	LLWDWD
12	Manchester City	8	3	2	3	14	16	3	1	1	11	7	0	1	2	3	9	-2	8	DLLWLW
13	Blackburn Rovers	8	2	4	2	8	10	1	1	2	2	5	1	3	0	6	5	-2	8	WDLDLW
14	Leicester Fosse	8	2	4	2	11	14	1	3	0	6	5	1	1	2	5	9	-3	8	DWDLWD
15	Bristol City	9	2	3	4	10	14	1	1	1	5	6	1	2	3	5	8	-4	7	DWWDLL
16	Sheffield United	9	3	0	6	11	18	1	0	4	6	12	2	0	2	5	6	-7	6	LLWWLL
17	Notts County	7	2	1	4	5	8	2	0	1	5	4	0	1	3	0	4	-3	5	LLLDWL
18	Middlesbrough	8	1	3	4	10	17	1	2	2	4	7	0	1	2	6	10	-7	5	LLDDLD
19	Bury	9	1	3	5	13	23	1	3	1	10	9	0	0	4	3	14	-10	5	LDLDLD
20	Bradford City	8	1	2	5	6	13	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	5	1	11	-7	4	DLWLDL

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	Everton	10	8	0	2	28	11	3	0	2	13	8	5	0	0	15	3	17	16	WWWWWW		3-1
	2	Newcastle United	10	7	2	1	15	7	6	0	0	10	1	1	2	1	5	6	8	16	WLDWDW		2-0
	3	Manchester United	9	6	2	1	23	15	4	1	0	15	9	2	1	1	8	6	8	14	WWDWLD		2-2
1	4	The Wednesday	9	5	3	1	15	9	4	0	0	7	0	1	3	1	8	9	6	13	WWLWDW		1-0
1	5	Nottingham Forest	10	5	1	4	20	14	3	0	2	11	7	2	1	2	9	7	6	11	LWWWWD		2-2
2	6	Aston Villa	9	4	3	2	15	11	2	2	0	7	3	2	1	2	8	8	4	11	WWDDWL		1-3
1	7	Liverpool	11	5	1	5	20	19	3	1	1	11	6	2	0	4	9	13	1	11	LLLLDW		2-1
3	8	Woolwich Arsenal	10	4	2	4	17	13	3	0	2	9	6	1	2	2	8	7	4	10	LWDWDW		4-0
1	9	Sunderland	10	5	0	5	16	14	3	0	1	9	5	2	0	4	7	9	2	10	LWWLLW		2-0
3	10	Blackburn Rovers	9	3	4	2	10	10	2	1	2	4	5	1	3	0	6	5	0	10	DLDLWW		2-0
4	11	Chelsea	11	4	2	5	15	19	3	2	1	10	6	1	0	4	5	13	-4	10	WLLWDL		0-2
2	12	Leicester Fosse	9	2	5	2	12	15	1	4	0	7	6	1	1	2	5	9	-3	9	WDLWDD		1-1
4	13	Preston North End	10	3	2	5	9	9	2	1	2	8	5	1	1	3	1	4	0	8	LLDLWL		0-1
2	14	Manchester City	9	3	2	4	14	18	3	1	1	11	7	0	1	3	3	11	-4	8	LLWLWL		0-2
	15	Bristol City	10	2	4	4	11	15	1	2	1	6	7	1	2	3	5	8	-4	8	WWDLLD		1-1
	16	Sheffield United	10	3	1	6	12	19	1	0	4	6	12	2	1	2	6	7	-7	7	LWWLLD		1-1
1	17	Middlesbrough	9	1	4	4	11	18	1	2	2	4	7	0	2	2	7	11	-7	6	LDDLDD		1-1
1	18	Notts County	8	2	1	5	6	10	2	0	2	6	6	0	1	3	0	4	-4	5	LLDWLL		1-2
	19	Bury	10	1	3	6	13	27	1	3	1	10	9	0	0	5	3	18	-14	5	DLDLDL		0-4
	20	Bradford City	9	1	2	6	6	15	1	2	1	5	4	0	0	5	1	11	-9	4	LWLDLL		0-2