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)

Season:: 1908-09
Referee:: H Pollitt
Attendance:: 14,000
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 4931)
League Tier 1:: 516 (of 2183)
Competitive:: 662 (of 5634)
Total:: 1337 (of 7394)

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

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

Goals:
Grenville Morris
Grenville Morris

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

Goals:
?
?
?

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
1	GK	Harry Linacre
2	M	Walter Dudley
3	M	George Maltby
4	D	Edwin Hughes
5	F	George Needham
6	F	Jack Armstrong
7	F	William Hooper
8	F	Thomas Marrison
9	F	Enoch West
10	F	Grenville Morris
11	F	William Birch

Lineup:

Num	Pos	Player

All the 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	GA	Pts	Current Form
	1	Everton	18	13	3	2	48	22	6	1	2	25	14	7	2	0	23	8	2.182	29	DDDWWW
	2	Newcastle United	18	11	3	4	29	23	8	0	2	16	13	3	3	2	13	10	1.261	25	DLWLWW
	3	Manchester United	17	11	2	4	39	29	7	1	1	24	13	4	1	3	15	16	1.345	24	WWWLWW
	4	The Wednesday	17	8	5	4	30	24	7	0	1	19	9	1	5	3	11	15	1.250	21	DWLLLW
	5	Bristol City	18	7	6	5	22	24	4	3	1	11	9	3	3	4	11	15	.917	20	WDDWWW
	6	Liverpool	19	9	1	9	31	31	6	1	2	18	12	3	0	7	13	19	1.000	19	WLLWLW
	7	Sunderland	18	9	0	9	38	25	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	6	20	15	1.520	18	WWLWLL
	8	Aston Villa	17	6	6	5	23	22	2	5	1	10	9	4	1	4	13	13	1.045	18	DWDLLL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	17	6	6	5	23	23	3	2	4	10	12	3	4	1	13	11	1.000	18	LDWWLL
	10	Notts County	16	7	3	6	21	16	5	1	2	16	8	2	2	4	5	8	1.313	17	DWWWWD
	11	Manchester City	17	7	3	7	31	31	6	2	1	24	9	1	1	6	7	22	1.000	17	DLWWLW
	12	Sheffield United	18	6	4	8	25	29	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	4	11	14	.862	16	DDWWWL
	13	Middlesbrough	17	5	5	7	27	27	4	2	3	14	11	1	3	4	13	16	1.000	15	DWLLWW
	14	Preston North End	18	6	3	9	21	22	5	1	3	15	9	1	2	6	6	13	.955	15	LLLWDW
	15	Woolwich Arsenal	18	6	3	9	22	26	3	0	6	9	13	3	3	3	13	13	.846	15	WLWLLL
	16	Nottingham Forest	18	6	2	10	26	31	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	5	13	16	.839	14	LLLLDL
	17	Chelsea	19	5	4	10	24	36	3	4	3	16	14	2	0	7	8	22	.667	14	DLLLLL
	18	Bury	18	5	3	10	28	45	4	3	2	18	14	1	0	8	10	31	.622	13	LWWLWL
	19	Bradford City	17	3	6	8	17	24	2	4	2	10	8	1	2	6	7	16	.708	12	DLDWWD
	20	Leicester Fosse	17	3	6	8	22	37	2	4	3	13	17	1	2	5	9	20	.595	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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Everton	19	13	3	3	48	23	6	1	3	25	15	7	2	0	23	8	2.087	29	DDWWWL	0-1
	2	Newcastle United	19	12	3	4	31	24	9	0	2	18	14	3	3	2	13	10	1.292	27	LWLWWW	2-1
	3	Manchester United	18	11	2	5	40	31	7	1	1	24	13	4	1	4	16	18	1.290	24	WWLWWL	1-2
	4	The Wednesday	18	9	5	4	31	24	8	0	1	20	9	1	5	3	11	15	1.292	23	WLLLWW	1-0
	5	Bristol City	19	8	6	5	23	24	4	3	1	11	9	4	3	4	12	15	.958	22	DDWWWW	1-0
	6	Liverpool	20	9	2	9	32	32	6	1	2	18	12	3	1	7	14	20	1.000	20	LLWLWD	1-1
3	7	Notts County	17	8	3	6	22	16	5	1	2	16	8	3	2	4	6	8	1.375	19	WWWWDW	1-0
	8	Aston Villa	18	6	7	5	24	23	2	6	1	11	10	4	1	4	13	13	1.043	19	WDLLLD	1-1
	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	6	7	5	23	23	3	3	4	10	12	3	4	1	13	11	1.000	19	DWWLLD	0-0
3	10	Sunderland	18	9	0	9	38	25	5	0	3	18	10	4	0	6	20	15	1.520	18	WWLWLL
	11	Manchester City	18	7	3	8	32	33	6	2	2	25	11	1	1	6	7	22	.970	17	LWWLWL	1-2
1	12	Middlesbrough	18	5	6	7	27	27	4	2	3	14	11	1	4	4	13	16	1.000	16	WLLWWD	0-0
2	13	Woolwich Arsenal	19	6	4	9	23	27	3	0	6	9	13	3	4	3	14	14	.852	16	LWLLLD	1-1
2	14	Sheffield United	19	6	4	9	25	30	3	2	4	14	15	3	2	5	11	15	.833	16	DWWWLL	0-1
2	15	Chelsea	20	6	4	10	26	37	3	4	3	16	14	3	0	7	10	23	.703	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	.955	15	LLLWDW
1	17	Bury	19	6	3	10	31	47	5	3	2	21	16	1	0	8	10	31	.660	15	WWLWLW	3-2
2	18	Nottingham Forest	19	6	2	11	28	34	3	1	5	13	15	3	1	6	15	19	.824	14	LLLDLL	2-3
1	19	Leicester Fosse	18	3	7	8	23	38	2	5	3	14	18	1	2	5	9	20	.605	13	WLLLLD	1-1
1	20	Bradford City	18	3	6	9	17	25	2	4	3	10	9	1	2	6	7	16	.680	12	LDWWDL	0-1