The City Ground

BURY 3 - 2 FOREST - Fri Dec 25, 1908 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Fri Dec 25, 1908 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Bury
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Gigg Lane
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-3 LOST
: Half-time: 2-1

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1908-09
Referee:: H Pollitt
Attendance:: 14,000
League Week:: 19 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 16 18
Opp Before/After:: 18 17

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Liverpool (League Tier 1)
Bury:: Apr 12, 1909

GAME COUNT:
League:: 554 (of 5086)
League Tier 1:: 516 (of 2338)
Competitive:: 662 (of 5828)
Total:: 1338 (of 7633)
Played:: 117 years, 8 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (15')
Grenville Morris (28')

BURY
Manager: Archie Montgomery
Prior form: LWWLWL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Tom Kay (43')
Angus McIntosh (49')
Jack Dewhurst (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	28	Harry Linacre
2	M	27	Walter Dudley
3	M	21	George Maltby
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes
5	F		George Needham
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong
7	F	24	Bill Hooper
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	22	Enoch West
10	F	31	Grenville Morris (15') (28')
11	F	21	William Birch

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	28	Harry Linacre	317		6	1
2	M	27	Walter Dudley	154		6	1
3	M	21	George Maltby	83		6	1
4	D	23	Edwin Hughes	96	2	6	1
5	F		George Needham	52	1	27	4
6	F	24	Jack Armstrong	120	2	6	1
7	F	24	Bill Hooper	51	7	6	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison	79	16	6	1
9	F	22	Enoch West	127	67	6	1
10	F	31	Grenville Morris (15') (28')	330	152	6	1
11	F	21	William Birch	10	2	27	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Raeside
2	D	Jimmy Lindsay
3	D	Dick Parkin
4	D	Billy Humphreys
5	D	Jack Dewhurst
6	M	Teddy Bullen
7	M	Harry Pearson
8	M	Angus McIntosh
9	M	Billy Hibbert
10	F	Tom Kay
11	F	Chris Duffy

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Fri Dec 25, 1908)

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

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	18	13	3	2	48	22	6	1	2	25	14	7	2	0	23	8	26	29	DDDWWW
2	Newcastle United	18	11	3	4	29	23	8	0	2	16	13	3	3	2	13	10	6	25	DLWLWW
3	Manchester United	17	11	2	4	39	29	7	1	1	24	13	4	1	3	15	16	10	24	WWWLWW
4	The Wednesday	17	8	5	4	30	24	7	0	1	19	9	1	5	3	11	15	6	21	DWLLLW
5	Bristol City	18	7	6	5	22	24	4	3	1	11	9	3	3	4	11	15	-2	20	WDDWWW
6	Liverpool	19	9	1	9	31	31	6	1	2	18	12	3	0	7	13	19	0	19	WLLWLW
7	Sunderland	18	9	0	9	38	25	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	6	20	15	13	18	WWLWLL
8	Aston Villa	17	6	6	5	23	22	2	5	1	10	9	4	1	4	13	13	1	18	DWDLLL
9	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	6	5	23	23	3	2	4	10	12	3	4	1	13	11	0	18	LDWWLL
10	Notts County	16	7	3	6	21	16	5	1	2	16	8	2	2	4	5	8	5	17	DWWWWD
11	Manchester City	17	7	3	7	31	31	6	2	1	24	9	1	1	6	7	22	0	17	DLWWLW
12	Sheffield United	18	6	4	8	25	29	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	4	11	14	-4	16	DDWWWL
13	Middlesbrough	17	5	5	7	27	27	4	2	3	14	11	1	3	4	13	16	0	15	DWLLWW
14	Preston North End	18	6	3	9	21	22	5	1	3	15	9	1	2	6	6	13	-1	15	LLLWDW
15	Woolwich Arsenal	18	6	3	9	22	26	3	0	6	9	13	3	3	3	13	13	-4	15	WLWLLL
16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	2	10	26	31	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	5	13	16	-5	14	LLLLDL
17	Chelsea	19	5	4	10	24	36	3	4	3	16	14	2	0	7	8	22	-12	14	DLLLLL
18	Bury	18	5	3	10	28	45	4	3	2	18	14	1	0	8	10	31	-17	13	LWWLWL
19	Bradford City	17	3	6	8	17	24	2	4	2	10	8	1	2	6	7	16	-7	12	DLDWWD
20	Leicester Fosse	17	3	6	8	22	37	2	4	3	13	17	1	2	5	9	20	-15	12	LWLLLL

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	19	13	3	3	48	23	6	1	3	25	15	7	2	0	23	8	25	29	DDWWWL		0-1
	2	Newcastle United	19	12	3	4	31	24	9	0	2	18	14	3	3	2	13	10	7	27	LWLWWW		2-1
	3	Manchester United	18	11	2	5	40	31	7	1	1	24	13	4	1	4	16	18	9	24	WWLWWL		1-2
	4	The Wednesday	18	9	5	4	31	24	8	0	1	20	9	1	5	3	11	15	7	23	WLLLWW		1-0
	5	Bristol City	19	8	6	5	23	24	4	3	1	11	9	4	3	4	12	15	-1	22	DDWWWW		1-0
	6	Liverpool	20	9	2	9	32	32	6	1	2	18	12	3	1	7	14	20	0	20	LLWLWD		1-1
3	7	Notts County	17	8	3	6	22	16	5	1	2	16	8	3	2	4	6	8	6	19	WWWWDW		1-0
	8	Aston Villa	18	6	7	5	24	23	2	6	1	11	10	4	1	4	13	13	1	19	WDLLLD		1-1
	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	6	7	5	23	23	3	3	4	10	12	3	4	1	13	11	0	19	DWWLLD		0-0
3	10	Sunderland	18	9	0	9	38	25	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	6	20	15	13	18	WWLWLL
	11	Manchester City	18	7	3	8	32	33	6	2	2	25	11	1	1	6	7	22	-1	17	LWWLWL		1-2
1	12	Middlesbrough	18	5	6	7	27	27	4	2	3	14	11	1	4	4	13	16	0	16	WLLWWD		0-0
2	13	Woolwich Arsenal	19	6	4	9	23	27	3	0	6	9	13	3	4	3	14	14	-4	16	LWLLLD		1-1
2	14	Sheffield United	19	6	4	9	25	30	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	5	11	15	-5	16	DWWWLL		0-1
2	15	Chelsea	20	6	4	10	26	37	3	4	3	16	14	3	0	7	10	23	-11	16	LLLLLW		2-1
2	16	Preston North End	18	6	3	9	21	22	5	1	3	15	9	1	2	6	6	13	-1	15	LLLWDW
1	17	Bury	19	6	3	10	31	47	5	3	2	21	16	1	0	8	10	31	-16	15	WWLWLW		3-2
2	18	Nottingham Forest	19	6	2	11	28	34	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	6	15	19	-6	14	LLLDLL		2-3
1	19	Leicester Fosse	18	3	7	8	23	38	2	5	3	14	18	1	2	5	9	20	-15	13	WLLLLD		1-1
1	20	Bradford City	18	3	6	9	17	25	2	4	3	10	9	1	2	6	7	16	-8	12	LDWWDL		0-1