The City Ground

THE WEDNESDAY 4 - 3 FOREST - Sat Dec 11, 1909 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Dec 11, 1909 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Hillsborough
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 3-4 LOST
: Half-time: 2-4

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

Season:: 1909-10
Referee:: M McQueen
Attendance:
League Week:: 17 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 8 9
Opp Before/After:: 12 12

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Bristol City (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Apr 23, 1910

GAME COUNT:
League:: 590 (of 5088)
League Tier 1:: 552 (of 2340)
Competitive:: 702 (of 5830)
Total:: 1378 (of 7635)
Played:: 116 years, 9 months, 15 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
Grenville Morris (5')
Grenville Morris (13')
Grenville Morris (89')

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: LWDDWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Andy Wilson (23')
Frank Foxall (25')
Andy Wilson (40')
Frank Rollinson (43')

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	M	31	George Wolfe
6	F		George Needham
7	M	28	Joe Ryalls
8	F		Thomas Marrison
9	F	23	Enoch West
10	F	32	Grenville Morris (5') (13') (89')
11	F	22	John Horrocks

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		J Smith (1909-1911)	10		7	1
2	M	28	Walter Dudley	194		7	1
3	M	22	George Maltby	120		7	1
4	D	24	Edwin Hughes	135	5	7	1
5	M	31	George Wolfe	94		7	1
6	F		George Needham	79	2	7	1
7	M	28	Joe Ryalls	7		7	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison	118	21	7	1
9	F	23	Enoch West	165	98	7	1
10	F	32	Grenville Morris (5') (13') (89')	365	171	7	1
11	F	22	John Horrocks	9		7	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Teddy Davison
2	D	Jimmy Spoors
3	D	Walter Holbem
4	D	Tom Brittleton
5	D	English McConnell
6	M	Billy Bartlett
7	M	Sam Kirkman
8	M	Frank Bradshaw
9	M	Andy Wilson
10	F	Frank Rollinson
11	F	Frank Foxall

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Dec 11, 1909)

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

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	15	10	2	3	33	16	6	2	0	21	6	4	0	3	12	10	17	22	WDWWLD
2	Sheffield United	16	8	5	3	32	18	4	3	1	20	9	4	2	2	12	9	14	21	LDWWLW
3	Notts County	18	8	5	5	35	26	6	2	0	20	8	2	3	5	15	18	9	21	WWWWWD
4	Liverpool	15	10	1	4	34	26	5	1	1	20	15	5	0	3	14	11	8	21	WDLWLW
5	Bradford City	15	9	2	4	28	16	6	0	1	16	5	3	2	3	12	11	12	20	WWWWWD
6	Aston Villa	15	8	3	4	29	18	6	2	0	20	7	2	1	4	9	11	11	19	LWWWLD
7	Newcastle United	17	9	1	7	30	26	5	0	3	11	8	4	1	4	19	18	4	19	WWLLWL
8	Nottingham Forest	16	8	3	5	25	23	3	2	3	12	16	5	1	2	13	7	2	19	DLLWWD
9	Manchester United	16	8	3	5	26	25	6	2	1	14	9	2	1	4	12	16	1	19	WWWLLL
10	Everton	17	8	2	7	25	24	4	1	4	16	16	4	1	3	9	8	1	18	WWLLWD
11	Sunderland	15	7	3	5	30	20	6	1	1	21	8	1	2	4	9	12	10	17	WDWLLW
12	The Wednesday	15	4	6	5	24	29	4	1	3	18	18	0	5	2	6	11	-5	14	LWDDWD
13	Preston North End	16	5	2	9	21	27	5	1	2	15	5	0	1	7	6	22	-6	12	LWLWWL
14	Bristol City	16	4	4	8	19	29	3	3	2	10	7	1	1	6	9	22	-10	12	LLLDWL
15	Chelsea	16	5	2	9	20	31	4	2	3	15	13	1	0	6	5	18	-11	12	LLLLLW
16	Middlesbrough	15	5	1	9	24	27	3	1	4	13	14	2	0	5	11	13	-3	11	LWLWLD
17	Bury	16	4	3	9	25	30	2	0	5	11	14	2	3	4	14	16	-5	11	DDLLLW
18	Woolwich Arsenal	16	4	3	9	16	40	3	2	2	7	6	1	1	7	9	34	-24	11	LLDDWW
19	Tottenham Hotspur	15	4	2	9	18	30	4	1	2	11	9	0	1	7	7	21	-12	10	LWLLWL
20	Bolton Wanderers	16	3	1	12	18	31	2	0	6	11	17	1	1	6	7	14	-13	7	WLLLLL

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	16	10	3	3	35	18	6	2	0	21	6	4	1	3	14	12	17	23	DWWLDD		2-2
	2	Sheffield United	17	9	5	3	34	19	4	3	1	20	9	5	2	2	14	10	15	23	DWWLWW		2-1
2	3	Bradford City	16	10	2	4	31	17	7	0	1	19	6	3	2	3	12	11	14	22	WWWWDW		3-1
	4	Liverpool	16	10	2	4	34	26	5	2	1	20	15	5	0	3	14	11	8	22	DLWLWD		0-0
2	5	Notts County	19	8	5	6	36	28	6	2	1	21	10	2	3	5	15	18	8	21	WWWWDL		1-2
1	6	Newcastle United	18	10	1	7	31	26	6	0	3	12	8	4	1	4	19	18	5	21	WLLWLW		1-0
1	7	Aston Villa	16	8	3	5	29	19	6	2	0	20	7	2	1	5	9	12	10	19	WWWLDL		0-1
1	8	Manchester United	16	8	3	5	26	25	6	2	1	14	9	2	1	4	12	16	1	19	WWWLLL
1	9	Nottingham Forest	17	8	3	6	28	27	3	2	3	12	16	5	1	3	16	11	1	19	LLWWDL		3-4
	10	Everton	17	8	2	7	25	24	4	1	4	16	16	4	1	3	9	8	1	18	WWLLWD
	11	Sunderland	16	7	3	6	31	23	6	1	1	21	8	1	2	5	10	15	8	17	DWLLWL		1-3
	12	The Wednesday	16	5	6	5	28	32	5	1	3	22	21	0	5	2	6	11	-4	16	WDDWDW		4-3
4	13	Bury	17	5	3	9	29	32	3	0	5	15	16	2	3	4	14	16	-3	13	DLLLWW		4-2
	14	Bristol City	17	4	5	8	21	31	3	4	2	12	9	1	1	6	9	22	-10	13	LLDWLD		2-2
3	15	Woolwich Arsenal	17	5	3	9	20	43	3	2	2	7	6	2	1	7	13	37	-23	13	LDDWWW		4-3
	16	Middlesbrough	16	5	2	9	24	27	3	1	4	13	14	2	1	5	11	13	-3	12	WLWLDD		0-0
4	17	Preston North End	17	5	2	10	24	31	5	1	3	18	9	0	1	7	6	22	-7	12	WLWWLL		3-4
3	18	Chelsea	17	5	2	10	22	35	4	2	3	15	13	1	0	7	7	22	-13	12	LLLLWL		2-4
	19	Tottenham Hotspur	16	4	3	9	19	31	4	2	2	12	10	0	1	7	7	21	-12	11	WLLWLD		1-1
	20	Bolton Wanderers	17	3	2	12	19	32	2	0	6	11	17	1	2	6	8	15	-13	8	LLLLLD		1-1