The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 2 - 1 FOREST - Sat Dec 05, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 05, 1908 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-2 (Lost)

Season:: 1908-09
Referee:: RJ Pitchford
Attendance:: 7,000
Pos Before/After:: 12 15
Opp Before/After:: 11 9

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Preston North End (League Tier 1)
Bristol City:: Apr 10, 1909

GAME COUNT:
League:: 551 (of 4969)
League Tier 1:: 513 (of 2221)
Competitive:: 659 (of 5679)
Total:: 1334 (of 7451)

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years

FOREST
Manager: Harry Haslam
Prior form: DLWLLL (Old to recent)

Goals:
Arthur Green

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Harry Thickitt
Prior form: DLWWDD (Old to recent)

Goals:
?
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Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Linacre
2	M	Walter Dudley
3	M	Thomas Gibson
4	D	Edwin Hughes
5	M	George Wolfe
6	F	Jack Armstrong
7	F	Bill Hooper
8	M	William Shearman
9	F	Arthur Green
10	F	Grenville Morris
11	F	Alf Spouncer

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the games in Division 1 on this day (Sat Dec 05, 1908)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	2-1	Nottingham Forest
Everton	3-2	Manchester United
Leicester Fosse	1-4	Bradford City
Manchester City	6-1	Bury
Middlesbrough	1-2	Sheffield United
Newcastle United	1-9	Sunderland
Notts County	3-0	Chelsea
Preston North End	3-2	Aston Villa
The Wednesday	2-3	Liverpool
Woolwich Arsenal	0-1	Blackburn Rovers

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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Everton	15	10	3	2	42	20	4	1	2	21	12	6	2	0	21	8	2.100	23	WWWDDD
	2	Newcastle United	15	9	3	3	24	13	7	0	1	13	4	2	3	2	11	9	1.846	21	WLWDLW
	3	Manchester United	14	9	2	3	32	24	6	1	1	20	11	3	1	2	12	13	1.333	20	DLLWWW
	4	The Wednesday	14	7	5	2	24	17	6	0	0	13	3	1	5	2	11	14	1.412	19	WDWDWL
	5	Aston Villa	14	6	6	2	21	14	2	5	0	10	6	4	1	2	11	8	1.500	18	LDWDWD
	6	Sunderland	15	8	0	7	29	21	5	0	2	18	8	3	0	5	11	13	1.381	16	WWLWWL
	7	Blackburn Rovers	14	5	6	3	22	19	3	2	3	10	10	2	4	0	12	9	1.158	16	WDWLDW
	8	Woolwich Arsenal	15	6	3	6	21	20	3	0	4	9	11	3	3	2	12	9	1.050	15	WDLWLW
	9	Liverpool	16	7	1	8	25	26	5	1	2	16	11	2	0	6	9	15	.962	15	WWLWLL
	10	Chelsea	16	5	4	7	23	30	3	4	2	15	12	2	0	5	8	18	.767	14	LDWDLL
	11	Bristol City	15	4	6	5	17	23	2	3	1	8	8	2	3	4	9	15	.739	14	DLWWDD
	12	Nottingham Forest	15	6	1	8	24	24	3	0	5	12	14	3	1	3	12	10	1.000	13	DLWLLL
	13	Manchester City	14	5	3	6	23	26	4	2	1	16	8	1	1	5	7	18	.885	13	LWLDLW
	14	Notts County	13	5	2	6	15	15	4	0	2	12	7	1	2	4	3	8	1.000	12	LLWDWW
	15	Leicester Fosse	14	3	6	5	19	27	2	4	1	12	11	1	2	4	7	16	.704	12	DDLLWL
	16	Sheffield United	15	4	4	7	18	26	2	2	4	10	15	2	2	3	8	11	.692	12	DDLDDW
	17	Middlesbrough	14	3	5	6	19	25	3	2	2	9	9	0	3	4	10	16	.760	11	DWLDWL
	18	Bury	15	4	3	8	22	34	3	3	2	16	13	1	0	6	6	21	.647	11	LWLLWW
	19	Preston North End	15	4	2	9	16	19	3	1	3	11	7	1	1	6	5	12	.842	10	LLWLLL
	20	Bradford City	14	1	5	8	8	21	1	4	2	6	7	0	1	6	2	14	.381	7	LDLDLD

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Everton	16	11	3	2	45	22	5	1	2	24	14	6	2	0	21	8	2.045	25	WWDDDW	3-2
	2	Newcastle United	16	9	3	4	25	22	7	0	2	14	13	2	3	2	11	9	1.136	21	LWDLWL	1-9
	3	Manchester United	15	9	2	4	34	27	6	1	1	20	11	3	1	3	14	16	1.259	20	LLWWWL	2-3
	4	The Wednesday	15	7	5	3	26	20	6	0	1	15	6	1	5	2	11	14	1.300	19	DWDWLL	2-3
1	5	Sunderland	16	9	0	7	38	22	5	0	2	18	8	4	0	5	20	14	1.727	18	WLWWLW	9-1
1	6	Aston Villa	15	6	6	3	23	17	2	5	0	10	6	4	1	3	13	11	1.353	18	DWDWDL	2-3
	7	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	6	3	23	19	3	2	3	10	10	3	4	0	13	9	1.211	18	DWLDWW	1-0
1	8	Liverpool	17	8	1	8	28	28	5	1	2	16	11	3	0	6	12	17	1.000	17	WLWLLW	3-2
2	9	Bristol City	16	5	6	5	19	24	3	3	1	10	9	2	3	4	9	15	.792	16	LWWDDW	2-1
3	10	Manchester City	15	6	3	6	29	27	5	2	1	22	9	1	1	5	7	18	1.074	15	WLDLWW	6-1
3	11	Woolwich Arsenal	16	6	3	7	21	21	3	0	5	9	12	3	3	2	12	9	1.000	15	DLWLWL	0-1
2	12	Notts County	14	6	2	6	18	15	5	0	2	15	7	1	2	4	3	8	1.200	14	LWDWWW	3-0
3	13	Sheffield United	16	5	4	7	20	27	2	2	4	10	15	3	2	3	10	12	.741	14	DLDDWW	2-1
4	14	Chelsea	17	5	4	8	23	33	3	4	2	15	12	2	0	6	8	21	.697	14	DWDLLL	0-3
3	15	Nottingham Forest	16	6	1	9	25	26	3	0	5	12	14	3	1	4	13	12	.962	13	LWLLLL	1-2
3	16	Preston North End	16	5	2	9	19	21	4	1	3	14	9	1	1	6	5	12	.905	12	LWLLLW	3-2
2	17	Leicester Fosse	15	3	6	6	20	31	2	4	2	13	15	1	2	4	7	16	.645	12	DLLWLL	1-4
1	18	Middlesbrough	15	3	5	7	20	27	3	2	3	10	11	0	3	4	10	16	.741	11	WLDWLL	1-2
1	19	Bury	16	4	3	9	23	40	3	3	2	16	13	1	0	7	7	27	.575	11	WLLWWL	1-6
	20	Bradford City	15	2	5	8	12	22	1	4	2	6	7	1	1	6	6	15	.545	9	DLDLDW	4-1