The City Ground

SEASON: 1884-85

Prev Season: 1883-84
This Season: 1884-85
Next Season: 1885-86

DIVISION: -

MANAGER(s):: -
FA Cup:: Semi Final (Queen's Park (N) 0-3)

Top Goalscorer:: Sam Widdowson (5 goals)

TABLE

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	2 times	2 times		1 time	1 time
Conceded	3 times		1 time
Won By	2 times	1 time	1 time		1 time
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
Sat Nov 08, 1884	Rotherham Town	1		H	5-0	1,000	Fox (?), Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Unwin (?)
Sat Dec 06, 1884	Sheffield Heeley	2		H	4-1	1,000	Billyeald (?), Fox (?, ?, ?)
Sat Jan 03, 1885	The Wednesday	3		A	2-1	3,500	Widdowson (?), Lindley (?)
Sat Jan 24, 1885	Swifts	4		A	1-0	-	Widdowson (?)
Sun Feb 08, 1885		5			-	-
Sat Feb 21, 1885	Old Etonians	Quarter		A	2-0	3,500	Lindley (?), Danks (?)
Sat Mar 14, 1885	Queen's Park	Semi		N	1-1	10,000	Danks (?)
Sat Mar 28, 1885	Queen's Park	Semi	1	N	0-3	10,000

County Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Dec 13, 1884	United Amateurs		H	4-0	350	Leighton (?), Widdowson (?), Fox (?, ?)
Sat Feb 07, 1885	Notts Olympic		A	2-0	-	? (?, ?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 27, 1884	Stoke	England	A	4-6	2,000	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 04, 1884	Bolton Association	England	H	5-1	-	Wilkinson (?, ?), Unwin (?), Brown (?), Smith (?)
Sat Oct 11, 1884	Lincoln City	England	A	4-2	-	Mason (?), Wilkinson (?, ?), ? (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1884	Walsall Town Swifts	England	A	1-3	1,000	Hawkes (?)
Sat Oct 25, 1884	Blackburn Rovers	England	A	1-3	600	Simkins (?)
Sat Nov 15, 1884	Sheffield Wednesday	England	H	0-5	600
Sat Nov 22, 1884	Sheffield FC	England	H	6-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 29, 1884	Walsall Town Swifts	England	H	0-0	-
Sat Dec 13, 1884	Burton Swifts	England	H	4-1	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 20, 1884	Walsall Town Swifts	England	H	1-1	300	Lindley (?)
Fri Dec 26, 1884	Notts	England	H	3-0	9,000	Lindley (?, ?, ?)
Thu Jan 08, 1885	London Casuals	England	H	3-0	-	Lindley (?), Fox (?), Unwin (?)
Sat Jan 10, 1885	Small Heath Alliance	England	H	3-0	150	Lindley (?), Unwin (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1885	Derby County	England	H	1-6	500	? (?)
Sat Feb 14, 1885	Sheffield Wednesday	England	A	5-0	-	Fox (?), Walker (?, ?), Leighton (?), Danks (?)
Wed Feb 18, 1885	Great Lever	England	H	3-2	-	Unwin (?), ? (?), Leighton (?)
Sat Feb 28, 1885	Blackburn Rovers	England	H	3-0	3,000	Unwin (?, ?), Danks (?)
Sat Mar 21, 1885	Basford Rovers	England	N	6-1	1,500	Lindley (?, ?, ?), Widdowson (?), Fox (?, ?)
Mon Apr 06, 1885	Derby County	England	A	1-1	4,000	? (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1885	Small Heath Alliance	England	A	-	-
Sat Apr 18, 1885	Notts County	England	A	2-3	6,000	? (?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 27, 1884	Friendly	Stoke			A	4-6	2,000	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 04, 1884	Friendly	Bolton Association			H	5-1	-	Wilkinson (?, ?), Unwin (?), Brown (?), Smith (?)
Sat Oct 11, 1884	Friendly	Lincoln City			A	4-2	-	Mason (?), Wilkinson (?, ?), ? (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1884	Friendly	Walsall Town Swifts			A	1-3	1,000	Hawkes (?)
Sat Oct 25, 1884	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers			A	1-3	600	Simkins (?)
Sat Nov 08, 1884	FA Cup	Rotherham Town	1		H	5-0	1,000	Fox (?), Widdowson (?, ?, ?), Unwin (?)
Sat Nov 15, 1884	Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday			H	0-5	600
Sat Nov 22, 1884	Friendly	Sheffield FC			H	6-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 29, 1884	Friendly	Walsall Town Swifts			H	0-0	-
Sat Dec 06, 1884	FA Cup	Sheffield Heeley	2		H	4-1	1,000	Billyeald (?), Fox (?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 13, 1884	County Cup	United Amateurs			H	4-0	350	Leighton (?), Widdowson (?), Fox (?, ?)
Sat Dec 13, 1884	Friendly	Burton Swifts			H	4-1	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 20, 1884	Friendly	Walsall Town Swifts			H	1-1	300	Lindley (?)
Fri Dec 26, 1884	Friendly	Notts			H	3-0	9,000	Lindley (?, ?, ?)
Sat Jan 03, 1885	FA Cup	The Wednesday	3		A	2-1	3,500	Widdowson (?), Lindley (?)
Thu Jan 08, 1885	Friendly	London Casuals			H	3-0	-	Lindley (?), Fox (?), Unwin (?)
Sat Jan 10, 1885	Friendly	Small Heath Alliance			H	3-0	150	Lindley (?), Unwin (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Jan 24, 1885	FA Cup	Swifts	4		A	1-0	-	Widdowson (?)
Sat Jan 31, 1885	Friendly	Derby County			H	1-6	500	? (?)
Sat Feb 07, 1885	County Cup	Notts Olympic			A	2-0	-	? (?, ?)
Sun Feb 08, 1885	FA Cup		5			-	-
Sat Feb 14, 1885	Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday			A	5-0	-	Fox (?), Walker (?, ?), Leighton (?), Danks (?)
Wed Feb 18, 1885	Friendly	Great Lever			H	3-2	-	Unwin (?), ? (?), Leighton (?)
Sat Feb 21, 1885	FA Cup	Old Etonians	Quarter		A	2-0	3,500	Lindley (?), Danks (?)
Sat Feb 28, 1885	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers			H	3-0	3,000	Unwin (?, ?), Danks (?)
Sat Mar 14, 1885	FA Cup	Queen's Park	Semi		N	1-1	10,000	Danks (?)
Sat Mar 21, 1885	Friendly	Basford Rovers			N	6-1	1,500	Lindley (?, ?, ?), Widdowson (?), Fox (?, ?)
Sat Mar 28, 1885	FA Cup	Queen's Park	Semi	1	N	0-3	10,000
Mon Apr 06, 1885	Friendly	Derby County			A	1-1	4,000	? (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1885	Friendly	Small Heath Alliance			A	-	-
Sat Apr 18, 1885	Friendly	Notts County			A	2-3	6,000	? (?, ?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Dec 13, 1884	United Amateurs		H	4-0	350
Sat Feb 07, 1885	Notts Olympic		A	2-0	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £0				Out (2) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Arthur Pike	Bought			H Sheldon	Sold
	G Turner	Bought			Teddy Earp	Sold
	George Tutin	Bought
	T Radford	Bought
	Tutin	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	28	7	5	1	1
GK		G Turner
Defenders
D		Charles Caborn		27	7	5	1	1
D		Henry Billyeald			7	5	1	1	1
D		Morris Bates	England	20
Midfielders
M		Arthur Pike	England	21	1	1
M		Arthur Ward			6	4	1	1
M		George Tutin
M		H Sheldon
M		Thomas Danks	England	21	5	3	1	1	2
Forwards
F		Frederick Fox	England	20	7	5	1	1	4
F		George Unwin			6	5	1		1
F		Sam Widdowson	England	33	7	5	1	1	5
F		Teddy Earp	England		2	2
F		Teddy Leighton	England	19	3	2		1
F		Tinsley Lindley	England	18	5	3	1	1	2
F		Tutin

		A Brown
		A Mason
		AH Smith
		Arthur Bates	England	32
		Arthur Marshall
		Arthur Smeaton
		C Wilkinson
		Christopher Seal
		F Hawkes
		Fritz
		Henry Davis
		Hugh Fulton	Scotland
		Richard Daft	England	20
		Salathiel Norman			7	5	1	1
		T Walker
		W Fidler
		WA Simkins
		William Hancock	England	25	7	5	1	1
		Charles Daft Jr		20
		Danks
		Davis
		T Radford

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
5	Sam Widdowson	7
4	Frederick Fox	7
2	Thomas Danks	5
2	Tinsley Lindley	5
1	George Unwin	6
1	Henry Billyeald	7

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