The City Ground

BRISTOL CITY 5 - 1 FOREST - Sat Apr 15, 1911 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 15, 1911 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Bristol City
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Ashton Gate
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-5 LOST
: Half-time: 1-1

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

Season:: 1910-11
Referee:: W Chadwick
Attendance:: 6,000
League Week:: 38 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 19 19
Opp Before/After:: 20 20

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Queen's Park (Friendly)
League:: Leeds City
Bristol City:: Oct 28, 1911

GAME COUNT:
League:: 649 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 611 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 766 (of 5829)
Total:: 1445 (of 7634)
Played:: 115 years, 5 months, 5 days ago

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

Goal Scorers
John Derrick (44')

BRISTOL CITY
Manager: Sam Hollis
Prior form: LDLLLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Billy Clark (15')
Andy Burton (50')
Alfred Fisher (68') (OG)
Bert Chapman (69')
Reuben Marr (74') (Pen)

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	22	Frank Drabble	Last game
2	M	30	Walter Dudley
3	M	22	Thomas Gibson
4	M		Alfred Fisher
5	D	21	Joe Mercer
6	F	27	Jack Armstrong
7	F	27	Bill Hooper
8	F		Thomas Marrison	Last game
9	F	19	John Derrick (44')
10	F	21	Joe Bailey	Last game
11	F	24	Joe Ford

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	22	Frank Drabble	8		1	1
2	M	30	Walter Dudley	239		42	7
3	M	22	Thomas Gibson	37		1	1
4	M		Alfred Fisher	6	1	1	1
5	D	21	Joe Mercer	13		1	1
6	F	27	Jack Armstrong	207	7	1	1
7	F	27	Bill Hooper	144	22	1	1
8	F		Thomas Marrison	173	38	1	1
9	F	19	John Derrick (44')	24	9	1	1
10	F	21	Joe Bailey	3	1	1	1
11	F	24	Joe Ford	23	5	1	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Harry Clay
2	D	Robert Young
3	D	Stephen Fagan
4	D	Reuben Marr
5	D	Billy Wedlock
6	M	Pat Hanlin
7	M	Fred Staniforth
8	M	Billy Clark
9	M	Bert Chapman
10	F	Andy Burton
11	F	Levi Copestake

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 15, 1911)

Home	Score	Away
Bristol City	5-1	Nottingham Forest
Liverpool	2-0	Bury
Manchester United	1-1	Sheffield United
Middlesbrough	1-1	Woolwich Arsenal
Newcastle United	2-2	Blackburn Rovers
Notts County	1-2	Aston Villa
Oldham Athletic	2-0	Everton
Preston North End	0-2	Sunderland
The Wednesday	4-1	Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Bradford City

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	Manchester United	34	21	6	7	64	34	13	3	1	41	16	8	3	6	23	18	30	48	WWLDWW	Safe
2	Aston Villa	34	20	6	8	62	35	14	3	1	46	16	6	3	7	16	19	27	46	DLWWLW	Safe
3	Bradford City	34	19	5	10	50	37	12	1	4	32	15	7	4	6	18	22	13	43	WDWWWW	Safe
4	Sunderland	35	14	14	7	63	42	10	5	3	43	21	4	9	4	20	21	21	42	LDDWLD	Safe
5	Everton	34	17	6	11	47	33	12	2	4	33	16	5	4	7	14	17	14	40	LDLWLW	Safe
6	Newcastle United	36	15	8	13	56	38	8	5	4	32	13	7	3	9	24	25	18	38	WLDWLL	Safe
7	Sheffield United	35	15	6	14	47	38	8	3	8	27	21	7	3	6	20	17	9	36	LWDDLL	Safe
8	Oldham Athletic	34	14	8	12	39	39	11	3	2	25	12	3	5	10	14	27	0	36	WDLDLW	Safe
9	The Wednesday	34	15	6	13	40	46	8	4	4	18	14	7	2	9	22	32	-6	36	WDWLWW	Safe
10	Preston North End	35	11	11	13	38	45	7	5	5	23	17	4	6	8	15	28	-7	33	WLWLDW	Safe
11	Notts County	33	12	9	12	33	40	8	6	2	19	12	4	3	10	14	28	-7	33	WWLWWW	Safe
12	Liverpool	35	13	6	16	47	51	9	2	5	32	17	4	4	11	15	34	-4	32	WLWLWD	Safe
13	Woolwich Arsenal	34	11	10	13	35	47	8	6	4	22	14	3	4	9	13	33	-12	32	DDWWWD	Safe
14	Blackburn Rovers	34	11	9	14	54	50	11	1	5	37	14	0	8	9	17	36	4	31	DWLLWL	Safe
15	Middlesbrough	34	11	9	14	46	57	9	4	4	28	17	2	5	10	18	40	-11	31	LWLLLL	Safe
16	Tottenham Hotspur	35	12	6	17	50	59	9	5	3	38	22	3	1	14	12	37	-9	30	LLWWDL	Safe
17	Manchester City	35	9	12	14	38	49	7	5	6	25	24	2	7	8	13	25	-11	30	LDDDWW	Safe
18	Bury	35	9	9	17	42	68	8	8	2	26	17	1	1	15	16	51	-26	27	WLWLLD
19	Nottingham Forest	37	9	7	21	54	70	5	4	10	28	31	4	3	11	26	39	-16	25	LDLLLL
20	Bristol City	35	9	5	21	36	63	7	4	6	18	19	2	1	15	18	44	-27	23	LDLLLL

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	Manchester United	35	21	7	7	65	35	13	4	1	42	17	8	3	6	23	18	30	49	WLDWWD	Safe	1-1
	2	Aston Villa	35	21	6	8	64	36	14	3	1	46	16	7	3	7	18	20	28	48	LWWLWW	Safe	2-1
1	3	Sunderland	36	15	14	7	65	42	10	5	3	43	21	5	9	4	22	21	23	44	DDWLDW	Safe	2-0
1	4	Bradford City	35	19	5	11	50	39	12	1	4	32	15	7	4	7	18	24	11	43	DWWWWL	Safe	0-2
	5	Everton	35	17	6	12	47	35	12	2	4	33	16	5	4	8	14	19	12	40	DLWLWL	Safe	0-2
	6	Newcastle United	37	15	9	13	58	40	8	6	4	34	15	7	3	9	24	25	18	39	LDWLLD	Safe	2-2
1	7	Oldham Athletic	35	15	8	12	41	39	12	3	2	27	12	3	5	10	14	27	2	38	DLDLWW	Safe	2-0
1	8	The Wednesday	35	16	6	13	44	47	9	4	4	22	15	7	2	9	22	32	-3	38	DWLWWW	Safe	4-1
2	9	Sheffield United	36	15	7	14	48	39	8	3	8	27	21	7	4	6	21	18	9	37	WDDLLD	Safe	1-1
2	10	Liverpool	36	14	6	16	49	51	10	2	5	34	17	4	4	11	15	34	-2	34	LWLWDW	Safe	2-0
	11	Notts County	34	12	9	13	34	42	8	6	3	20	14	4	3	10	14	28	-8	33	WLWWWL	Safe	1-2
2	12	Preston North End	36	11	11	14	38	47	7	5	6	23	19	4	6	8	15	28	-9	33	LWLDWL	Safe	0-2
	13	Woolwich Arsenal	35	11	11	13	36	48	8	6	4	22	14	3	5	9	14	34	-12	33	DWWWDD	Safe	1-1
	14	Blackburn Rovers	35	11	10	14	56	52	11	1	5	37	14	0	9	9	19	38	4	32	WLLWLD	Safe	2-2
1	15	Tottenham Hotspur	36	13	6	17	52	59	10	5	3	40	22	3	1	14	12	37	-7	32	LWWDLW	Safe	2-0
1	16	Middlesbrough	35	11	10	14	47	58	9	5	4	29	18	2	5	10	18	40	-11	32	WLLLLD	Safe	1-1
	17	Manchester City	36	9	12	15	39	53	7	5	6	25	24	2	7	9	14	29	-14	30	DDDWWL	Safe	1-4
	18	Bury	36	9	9	18	42	70	8	8	2	26	17	1	1	16	16	53	-28	27	LWLLDL		0-2
	19	Nottingham Forest	38	9	7	22	55	75	5	4	10	28	31	4	3	12	27	44	-20	25	DLLLLL	Relegated	1-5
	20	Bristol City	36	10	5	21	41	64	8	4	6	23	20	2	1	15	18	44	-23	25	DLLLLW		5-1