The City Ground

FOREST 0 - 4 BLACKBURN ROVERS - Sat Oct 30, 1909 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Oct 30, 1909 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Blackburn Rovers
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: City Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST

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

Season:: 1909-10
Referee:: F Heath
Attendance:: 15,000
League Week:: 10 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 6 7
Opp Before/After:: 1 1

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bury (League Tier 1)
Blackburn Rovers:: Mar 12, 1910

GAME COUNT:
League:: 583 (of 5083)
League Tier 1:: 545 (of 2335)
Competitive:: 695 (of 5824)
Total:: 1371 (of 7629)
Played:: 116 years, 9 months, 26 days ago

Review
Blackburn scored three goals in 7 minutes

FOREST
Manager: Fred Earp
Prior form: LDLWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

BLACKBURN ROVERS
Manager: Robert Middleton
Prior form: WLWWWW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Bill 'Tinker' Davies
Wattie Aitkenhead
Ernest Bracegirdle
George Chapman

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		J Smith (1909-1911)
2	M	28	Walter Dudley
3	M	22	George Maltby
4	D	24	Edwin Hughes
5	F		George Needham
6	F	25	Jack Armstrong
7	M	28	Joe Ryalls
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	23	Enoch West
10	F	32	Grenville Morris
11	F	21	Billy Palmer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		J Smith (1909-1911)	3		7	1
2	M	28	Walter Dudley	187		7	1
3	M	22	George Maltby	113		7	1
4	D	24	Edwin Hughes	128	5	7	1
5	F		George Needham	73	2	7	1
6	F	25	Jack Armstrong	151	2	7	1
7	M	28	Joe Ryalls	2		7	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison	111	21	7	1
9	F	23	Enoch West	158	90	7	1
10	F	32	Grenville Morris	358	166	7	1
11	F	21	Billy Palmer	4		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Ashcroft
2	D	Bob Crompton
3	D	Arthur Cowell
4	D	Albert Walmsley
5	D	George Chapman
6	M	Billy Bradshaw
7	M	Billy Garbutt
8	M	Eddie Latheron
9	M	Bill 'Tinker' Davies
10	F	Wattie Aitkenhead
11	F	Ernest Bracegirdle

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Oct 30, 1909)

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

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	Blackburn Rovers	9	7	0	2	24	12	5	0	0	18	4	2	0	2	6	8	12	14	WLWWWW
2	Sheffield United	10	5	4	1	19	10	2	2	1	10	5	3	2	0	9	5	9	14	WWWWDL
3	Liverpool	9	7	0	2	22	15	3	0	1	10	8	4	0	1	12	7	7	14	WLWWWW
4	Newcastle United	11	6	1	4	19	12	3	0	2	7	5	3	1	2	12	7	7	13	WLDWLW
5	Manchester United	10	5	3	2	16	11	4	2	0	9	3	1	1	2	7	8	5	13	DLDLWW
6	Nottingham Forest	9	6	1	2	12	9	2	0	2	7	8	4	1	0	5	1	3	13	LDLWWW
7	Aston Villa	9	5	2	2	20	11	4	1	0	15	4	1	1	2	5	7	9	12	LDDWLW
8	Everton	11	5	1	5	18	18	2	1	3	11	12	3	0	2	7	6	0	11	WWLLLL
9	Sunderland	9	4	2	3	18	14	3	1	1	12	7	1	1	2	6	7	4	10	LWDLWL
10	Notts County	12	3	4	5	20	20	3	2	0	12	5	0	2	5	8	15	0	10	LWDLDW
11	Chelsea	10	4	2	4	15	16	3	2	1	11	8	1	0	3	4	8	-1	10	LWWLLW
12	Bradford City	9	4	1	4	18	15	3	0	1	11	5	1	1	3	7	10	3	9	WDWLLL
13	Bristol City	10	3	3	4	15	19	2	3	0	9	4	1	0	4	6	15	-4	9	WWDLWL
14	Bury	9	3	1	5	15	16	2	0	2	9	8	1	1	3	6	8	-1	7	WLWLWL
15	Bolton Wanderers	11	3	1	7	14	20	2	0	4	8	11	1	1	3	6	9	-6	7	WWLLLW
16	The Wednesday	10	2	3	5	13	22	2	0	3	10	14	0	3	2	3	8	-9	7	LLWDWL
17	Middlesbrough	9	3	0	6	17	18	1	0	4	7	10	2	0	2	10	8	-1	6	LLLLWL
18	Tottenham Hotspur	8	2	2	4	11	17	2	1	1	7	5	0	1	3	4	12	-6	6	DLWDWL
19	Woolwich Arsenal	10	2	1	7	10	34	2	1	1	4	3	0	0	6	6	31	-24	5	WLLLLW
20	Preston North End	9	1	2	6	9	16	1	1	2	5	4	0	1	4	4	12	-7	4	DDLWLL

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	Blackburn Rovers	10	8	0	2	28	12	5	0	0	18	4	3	0	2	10	8	16	16	LWWWWW		4-0
1	2	Liverpool	10	8	0	2	23	15	3	0	1	10	8	5	0	1	13	7	8	16	LWWWWW		1-0
1	3	Newcastle United	12	7	1	4	21	13	3	0	2	7	5	4	1	2	14	8	8	15	LDWLWW		2-1
1	4	Manchester United	11	6	3	2	17	11	5	2	0	10	3	1	1	2	7	8	6	15	LDLWWW		1-0
3	5	Sheffield United	11	5	4	2	19	12	2	2	1	10	5	3	2	1	9	7	7	14	WWWDLL		0-2
2	6	Everton	12	6	1	5	21	19	3	1	3	14	13	3	0	2	7	6	2	13	WLLLLW		3-1
1	7	Nottingham Forest	10	6	1	3	12	13	2	0	3	7	12	4	1	0	5	1	-1	13	DLWWWL		0-4
1	8	Aston Villa	10	5	2	3	22	14	4	1	0	15	4	1	1	3	7	10	8	12	DDWLWL		2-3
	9	Sunderland	10	5	2	3	22	14	4	1	1	16	7	1	1	2	6	7	8	12	WDLWLW		4-0
	10	Notts County	13	4	4	5	23	21	3	2	0	12	5	1	2	5	11	16	2	12	WDLDWW		3-1
1	11	Bradford City	10	5	1	4	20	15	4	0	1	13	5	1	1	3	7	10	5	11	DWLLLW		2-0
1	12	Chelsea	11	4	2	5	15	20	3	2	1	11	8	1	0	4	4	12	-5	10	WWLLWL		0-4
	13	Bristol City	11	3	3	5	15	20	2	3	1	9	5	1	0	4	6	15	-5	9	WDLWLL		0-1
2	14	The Wednesday	11	3	3	5	16	24	3	0	3	13	16	0	3	2	3	8	-8	9	LWDWLW		3-2
1	15	Bury	10	3	1	6	16	18	2	0	3	10	10	1	1	3	6	8	-2	7	LWLWLL		1-2
1	16	Bolton Wanderers	12	3	1	8	15	23	2	0	4	8	11	1	1	4	7	12	-8	7	WLLLWL		1-3
	17	Middlesbrough	10	3	0	7	17	19	1	0	4	7	10	2	0	3	10	9	-2	6	LLLWLL		0-1
2	18	Preston North End	10	2	2	6	10	16	2	1	2	6	4	0	1	4	4	12	-6	6	DLWLLW		1-0
1	19	Tottenham Hotspur	9	2	2	5	12	20	2	1	2	8	8	0	1	3	4	12	-8	6	LWDWLL		1-3
1	20	Woolwich Arsenal	11	2	1	8	10	35	2	1	1	4	3	0	0	7	6	32	-25	5	LLLLWL		0-1