The City Ground

SEASON: 1880-81

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This Season: 1880-81
Next Season: 1881-82

DIVISION: -

MANAGER(s):: -
FA Cup:: 2nd Round (Aston Villa (H) 1-2)

Top Goalscorer:: Sam Widdowson (1 goal)

TABLE

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals
Scored	1 time
Conceded		1 time
Won By
Lost By	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.

Position days			Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days		Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)

GAMES

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Nov 01, 1880	Caius College	1		H	-	-
Sat Dec 04, 1880	Aston Villa	2		H	1-2	5,000	Widdowson (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Oct 02, 1880	Aston Villa	England	A	0-4	2,500
Sat Oct 09, 1880	Wednesbury Strollers	England	A	3-0	1,000	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 16, 1880	Notts County	England	H	4-0	-	Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Earp (?)
Sat Oct 23, 1880	Darwen	England	A	4-4	4,500	Turner (?, ?), Widdowson (?, ?)
Sat Oct 30, 1880	Glasgow Rangers	Scotland	H	2-1	2,000	Earp (?, ?)
Sat Nov 13, 1880	Aston Villa	England	H	0-2	3,500
Sat Nov 20, 1880	Nottingham Forest XI	England	H	2-4	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Nov 27, 1880	Nottingham Forest XI	England	H	-	-
Thu Dec 09, 1880	Cambridge University	England	H	3-1	1,000	Widdowson (?), Smith (?), Johnson (?)
Sat Dec 11, 1880	Glasgow Rangers	Scotland	A	2-2	3,000	? (?), Widdowson (?)
Mon Dec 27, 1880	Blackburn Rovers	England	H	0-4	1,000
Sat Jan 01, 1881	Sheffield FC	England	A	1-2	-	Widdowson (?)
Sat Jan 08, 1881	Leicestershire Rangers	England	H	12-0	-	Wright (?, ?, ?), Widdowson (?, ?), Caborn (?), Norman (?), Earp (?, ?, ?, 10'), ? (?)
Sat Jan 29, 1881	Darwen	England	H	3-0	500	Widdowson (?), Wright (?), Norman (?)
Sat Feb 12, 1881	South Derbyshire XI	England	H	2-0	-	? (?), Parr (?)
Sat Feb 19, 1881	Vale of Leven	Scotland	H	2-0	2,000	Widdowson (?), Unwin (?)
Sat Feb 26, 1881	Clapham Rovers	England	H	3-0	-	Widdowson (?, ?, ?)
Tue Mar 01, 1881	Sheffield FC	England	H	1-0	-	Gunn (?)
Sat Mar 05, 1881	Notts County	England	A	0-1	-
Sat Mar 12, 1881	Blackburn Rovers	England	A	3-3	4,000	Billyeald (?), ? (?), Earp (7')
Sat Mar 19, 1881	South Derbyshire XI	England	A	2-2	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Apr 09, 1881	South Derbyshire XI	England	A	17-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)

Wednesbury Cup

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Dec 18, 1880	Stoke	A	2-1	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Apr 02, 1881	Elwells	A	4-0	600	Widdowson (?, ?), Gunn (?), Kendrick (? OG)
Sat May 07, 1881	Wednesbury Old Athletic	A	1-4	-	? (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Oct 02, 1880	Friendly	Aston Villa		A	0-4	2,500
Sat Oct 09, 1880	Friendly	Wednesbury Strollers		A	3-0	1,000	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 16, 1880	Friendly	Notts County		H	4-0	-	Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Earp (?)
Sat Oct 23, 1880	Friendly	Darwen		A	4-4	4,500	Turner (?, ?), Widdowson (?, ?)
Sat Oct 30, 1880	Friendly	Glasgow Rangers		H	2-1	2,000	Earp (?, ?)
Mon Nov 01, 1880	FA Cup	Caius College	1	H	-	-
Sat Nov 13, 1880	Friendly	Aston Villa		H	0-2	3,500
Sat Nov 20, 1880	Friendly	Nottingham Forest XI		H	2-4	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Nov 27, 1880	Friendly	Nottingham Forest XI		H	-	-
Sat Dec 04, 1880	FA Cup	Aston Villa	2	H	1-2	5,000	Widdowson (?)
Thu Dec 09, 1880	Friendly	Cambridge University		H	3-1	1,000	Widdowson (?), Smith (?), Johnson (?)
Sat Dec 11, 1880	Friendly	Glasgow Rangers		A	2-2	3,000	? (?), Widdowson (?)
Sat Dec 18, 1880	Wednesbury Cup	Stoke		A	2-1	-	? (?, ?)
Mon Dec 27, 1880	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers		H	0-4	1,000
Sat Jan 01, 1881	Friendly	Sheffield FC		A	1-2	-	Widdowson (?)
Sat Jan 08, 1881	Friendly	Leicestershire Rangers		H	12-0	-	Wright (?, ?, ?), Widdowson (?, ?), Caborn (?), Norman (?), Earp (?, ?, ?, 10'), ? (?)
Sat Jan 29, 1881	Friendly	Darwen		H	3-0	500	Widdowson (?), Wright (?), Norman (?)
Sat Feb 12, 1881	Friendly	South Derbyshire XI		H	2-0	-	? (?), Parr (?)
Sat Feb 19, 1881	Friendly	Vale of Leven		H	2-0	2,000	Widdowson (?), Unwin (?)
Sat Feb 26, 1881	Friendly	Clapham Rovers		H	3-0	-	Widdowson (?, ?, ?)
Tue Mar 01, 1881	Friendly	Sheffield FC		H	1-0	-	Gunn (?)
Sat Mar 05, 1881	Friendly	Notts County		A	0-1	-
Sat Mar 12, 1881	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers		A	3-3	4,000	Billyeald (?), ? (?), Earp (7')
Sat Mar 19, 1881	Friendly	South Derbyshire XI		A	2-2	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Apr 02, 1881	Wednesbury Cup	Elwells		A	4-0	600	Widdowson (?, ?), Gunn (?), Kendrick (? OG)
Sat Apr 09, 1881	Friendly	South Derbyshire XI		A	17-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat May 07, 1881	Wednesbury Cup	Wednesbury Old Athletic		A	1-4	-	? (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon Nov 01, 1880	Caius College	1		H	-	-
Sat Dec 04, 1880	Aston Villa	2		H	1-2	5,000

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £0				Out (1) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Billy Gunn	Bought			George Smith (1880)	Sold
	George Smith (1880)	Bought
	George Unwin	Bought
	H Sheldon	Bought
	Salathiel Norman	Bought

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Fred Beardsley	England	24
GK		John Sands	England	21	1			1
Defenders
D		Charles Caborn		23	1			1
D		Ernest Jardine			1			1
D		Henry Billyeald
D		James Luntley	England
Midfielders
M		Arthur Ward
M		Edwin Luntley	England	23	1			1
M		H Sheldon
M		Leonard Lindley	England	19
M		Mark Holroyd			1			1
Forwards
F		Billy Gunn	England	21
F		George Smith (1880)
F		George Unwin
F		Sam Widdowson	England	29	1			1	1
F		Teddy Earp	England		1			1
F		Walter Luntley	England		1			1

		AH Smith			1			1
		Claude Hill
		F Johnson
		H Emmet
		J Smith (1880)
		John Turner			1			1
		Percy Snook
		Pickergill
		Salathiel Norman
		W Wright
		William Hancock	England	21
		William Parr			1			1

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
1	Sam Widdowson	1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1				Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score		Date	H/A	Score