▁Stewart , ▁as ▁Forest ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁th ir teenth ▁place . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Stewart ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁Will ie ▁W rag g ▁as ▁Forest ▁reached ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Final ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁after ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁semi - final . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁FA ▁Cup ▁Sem i - final ▁between ▁South am pton ▁and ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest , ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁at ▁Br am all ▁Lane , ▁played ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March , ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁The ▁re play ▁at ▁Cry stal ▁Palace ▁was ▁played ▁four ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁a ▁bl izz ard . ▁After ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁first ▁half ▁( in ▁which ▁Joe ▁Turner ▁missed ▁a ▁penalty ▁for ▁South am pton ), ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁the ▁Sain ts ▁were ▁on ▁top ▁when , ▁with ▁ten ▁minutes ▁left ▁to ▁play , ▁ref eree ▁John ▁Lewis ▁stopped ▁the ▁match ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁players ▁left ▁the ▁pitch . ▁No ▁sooner ▁had ▁the ▁game ▁restart ed ▁than ▁the ▁weather ▁w ors ened ▁but ▁Lewis ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁match ▁should ▁continue . ▁South am pton ' s ▁goal keeper ▁George ▁Cla w ley ▁had ▁his ▁eyes ▁" ch oked ▁with ▁snow " ▁and ▁conced ed ▁two ▁goals , ▁from ▁Tom ▁Mc In nes ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Rich ards , ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁Despite ▁South am pton ' s ▁protest s ▁the ▁F . A . ▁decided