SEASON: 1897-98
DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Hallam
- FA Cup:
- Winners (Derby County (Crystal Palace) 3-1)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Arthur Capes, Chas Richards, Len Benbow (12 goals)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 36
- Competitive Goals:
- 64
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 30
- League Points:
- 31 out of 60 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 51.7%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 15,000 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 3,000 (Preston North End)
- Average League Attendance:
- 7,795
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 10,000 (Gainsborough Trinity)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 6,000 (Grimsby Town)
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Nottingham Forest
- League Cup:
- League Trophy:
- Community Shield:
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 6
6-3 (Sat Jan 01, 1898, The Wednesday, Away, League Tier 1)
Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Sat Jan 29, 1898, Grimsby Town, Home, FA Cup)
4-0 (Sat Feb 12, 1898, Gainsborough Trinity, Home, FA Cup)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
0-5 (Mon Apr 11, 1898, Derby County, Away, League Tier 1)
Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Mon Apr 11, 1898, Derby County, Away, League Tier 1)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- 0 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 1
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1897-98
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.806 | 42 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
2 | Sunderland | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 1.433 | 37 | 1-1 | 0-4 | ||
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 1.390 | 35 | 1-1 | 0-0 | ||
4 | Everton | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 1.231 | 35 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
5 | The Wednesday | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 1.214 | 33 | 1-0 | 6-3 | ||
6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1.196 | 33 | 3-1 | 0-2 | ||
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | .978 | 32 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 49 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | .959 | 31 | ||||
9 | Liverpool | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 1.067 | 28 | 2-3 | 2-1 | ||
10 | Derby County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42 | .934 | 28 | 3-4 | 0-5 | ||
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | .683 | 26 | 2-0 | 0-2 | ||
12 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | .814 | 24 | 4-1 | 0-3 | ||
13 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | .783 | 24 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
14 | Bury | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 32 | .765 | 24 | 3-1 | 2-2 | ||
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 32 | .722 | 24 | Remained in 1st Div after league expansion | 3-1 | 1-1 | |
16 | Stoke City | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 41 | .636 | 24 | Remained in 1st Div after playoffs | 3-1 | 2-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scored | 8 times | 7 times | 8 times | 3 times | 1 time |
Conceded | 17 times | 7 times | 3 times | 2 times | 1 time |
Won By | 4 times | 8 times | 2 times | 2 times | |
Lost By | 3 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time | 1 time |
LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | |
1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | Sheffield United (1-1), Sheffield United (1-1) | ||
2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sunderland (0-4) | ||
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | Aston Villa (3-1) | ||
5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | Sunderland (1-1), The Wednesday (6-3) | |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-0), West Bromwich Albion (0-1), The Wednesday (1-0), Everton (2-2), Everton (0-2)< | ||
7 | 31 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1), Aston Villa (0-2) | |
8 | 123 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers (2-0) | |
9 | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | Derby County (3-4), Liverpool (2-1), Preston North End (4-1), Liverpool (2-3) | |
11 | 27 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion (0-2), Bolton Wanderers (0-2), Derby County (0-5) | |
12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Preston North End (0-3), Blackburn Rovers (1-1), Bury (3-1) | |
13 | 17 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | Notts County (1-1) | |
14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | Blackburn Rovers (3-1), Stoke City (3-1) | |
15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | Stoke City (2-1) | ||
16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 3 | Notts County (3-1), Bury (2-2) |
GAMES
Manager for all games: Harry Hallam
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 29, 1898 | Grimsby Town | 1 | H | 4-0 | 6,000 | Capes (?), Richards (?, ?), McInnes (?) | |
Sat Feb 12, 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity | 2 | H | 4-0 | 10,000 | Richards (?, ?), Benbow (?), McInnes (?) | |
Sat Feb 26, 1898 | West Bromwich Albion | Quarter | A | 3-2 | 16,500 | Richards (?), Forman (65'), Spouncer (87') | |
Sat Mar 19, 1898 | Southampton St Mary's | Semi | N | 1-1 | 30,000 | Benbow (2') | |
Thu Mar 24, 1898 | Southampton St Mary's | Semi | 1 | N | 2-0 | 12,000 | McInnes (89'), Richards (90') |
Sat Apr 16, 1898 | Derby County | Final | N | 3-1 | 62,017 | Capes (19', 42'), McPherson (86') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thu Sep 02, 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | England | H | 5-0 | 400 | McPherson (?), Benbow (?, ?, ?), McInnes (?) |
Wed Sep 08, 1897 | Loughborough | England | A | 5-1 | 500 | Capes (?, ?), Capes (?), Richards (?, ?) |
Mon Sep 13, 1897 | Langley Mill Rangers | England | A | 2-0 | - | ? (?), Radford (?) |
Mon Sep 20, 1897 | Leicester Fosse | England | A | 0-4 | - | |
Wed Oct 27, 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | England | A | 6-2 | 2,000 | Capes (?, ?, ?, ?), Hancock (?), Simpson (?) |
Sat Dec 18, 1897 | Derby County | England | A | 4-2 | 3,000 | Richards (?, ?), Forman (?), Spencer (?) |
Mon Dec 27, 1897 | Notts County | England | A | 1-0 | 10,000 | ? (?) |
Tue Apr 26, 1898 | Newark | England | A | 5-0 | 1,200 | Richards (?), Forman (?), Iremonger (?, ?), McCracken (?) |
Wed Apr 27, 1898 | Worksop Town | England | A | 4-1 | - | Forman (?), Thornley (?), Bradshaw (?, ?) |
Thu Apr 28, 1898 | Leicester Fosse | England | H | 1-0 | 1,500 | Capes (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £0 | Out (5) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | |
Feb 1898 | George Richardson | Bought | George Goodchild | Sold | ||||
John Benbow | Bought | John Benbow | Sold | |||||
Feb 1898 | John White | Bought | John Hancock | Sold | ||||
Len Benbow | Bought | Thomas Martin | Sold | |||||
Feb 1898 | Tom Bradshaw | Bought | Aug 01, 1897 | Adrian Capes | Sold | |||
1897 | John Thornley | Bought | ||||||
May 30, 1897 | Alf Spouncer | Bought |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||
GK | Thomas Martin | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||
M | George Goodchild | ![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | George Richardson | ![]() | 22 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | John Benbow | ![]() | 18 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | John Hancock | |||||||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||
M | John Thornley | ![]() | 21 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
M | Maurice Parry | 19 | ||||||||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | ![]() | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
M | Willie Wragg | ![]() | 22 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Capes | ![]() | 22 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | ![]() | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Chas Richards | ![]() | 21 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Fred Forman | ![]() | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
F | Fred Spencer | ![]() | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Len Benbow | ![]() | 21 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||||||||
F | Tom Bradshaw | ![]() | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
F | Tom McInnes | ![]() | 24 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
Arthur Radford | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Simpson |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
---|---|---|
12 | Arthur Capes | 33 |
12 | Chas Richards | 31 |
12 | Len Benbow | 30 |
7 | Alf Spouncer | 29 |
7 | Frank Forman | 32 |
7 | Tom McInnes | 29 |
4 | John McPherson | 33 |
2 | Fred Spencer | 11 |
1 | Willie Wragg | 30 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Stoke City | Sat Nov 20, 1897 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Feb 19, 1898 | Home | 3-1 | |
The Wednesday | Sat Jan 01, 1898 | Away | 6-3 | Sat Jan 22, 1898 | Home | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Oct 30, 1897 | Home | 3-4 | Mon Apr 11, 1898 | Away | 0-5 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 11, 1897 | Away | 0-2 | Sat Dec 11, 1897 | Home | 0-1 |