SEASON: 1904-05


Prev Season: 1903-04
This Season: 1904-05
Next Season: 1905-06
DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Harry Haslam
FA Cup:
2nd Round (Fulham (A) 0-1)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
William Shearman (14 goals)

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1904-05
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Newcastle United34232972331412411291731212.18182481-31-5
2Everton34215863361421361173727251.75000470-21-5
3Manchester City34206866371430461763820201.78378462-11-1
4Aston Villa341941163431124321582731281.46512421-10-2
5Sunderland341681060441133371955723251.36364402-30-1
6Sheffield United341921364561304392062925361.14286401-20-4
7Small Heath341751254381115321764722211.42105390-22-1
8Preston North End341310114237953281345814241.13514360-11-0
9The Wednesday3414515615710343922421122351.07018332-10-2
10Woolwich Arsenal34129133640953191234101728.90000330-33-0
11Derby County3412814374894429193410829.77083320-12-3
12Stoke City341341740581034261831131440.68966300-10-0
13Blackburn Rovers34115184051935281822131233.78431275-20-0
14Wolverhampton Wanderers341141947731025302312141750.64384262-22-3
15Middlesbrough3498173656737212425101532.64286261-10-0
16Nottingham Forest349718406153924284491633.6557425
17Bury34104204767827342622131341.7014924Not relegated due to resizing of league5-11-5
18Notts County3458213669179163341122036.5217418Not relegated due to resizing of league2-12-1
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
36
Competitive Goals:
42
Goals per game:
1.2
League Games:
34
League Points:
25 out of 68 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
36.8%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored9 times10 times1 time2 times
Conceded14 times7 times5 times1 time3 times
Won By6 times1 time2 times1 time
Lost By9 times5 times1 time4 times

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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 13--3170 The Wednesday (0-2), Newcastle United (1-3), Everton (0-2)
2 242-2894 Blackburn Rovers (5-2), Preston North End (0-1), Manchester City (2-1), Newcastle United (1-5)
3 322--314 Preston North End (1-0), Small Heath (2-1)
4 43--3390 Sunderland (2-3), Everton (1-5), Sunderland (0-1)
5 5-------
6 65-23372 Aston Villa (0-2), Derby County (0-1), Manchester City (1-1), Aston Villa (1-1), Sheffield United (1-2)
7 71--1040 Sheffield United (0-4)
8 8-------
92 91--1020 Small Heath (0-2)
105 102--2260 Woolwich Arsenal (0-3), Derby County (2-3)
114 1111--212 The Wednesday (2-1)
1219 12211-303 Woolwich Arsenal (3-0), Blackburn Rovers (0-0)
1342 131--1150 Bury (1-5)
1412 141-1-221 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-2)
15100 1511--212 Notts County (2-1)
1642 162-2-112 Middlesbrough (1-1), Stoke City (0-0)
1714 174112753 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-3), Bury (5-1), Stoke City (0-1), Middlesbrough (0-0)
18 1811--212 Notts County (2-1)


ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
16,000 (The Wednesday)
Lowest League Attendance:
1,000 (Sunderland)
Average League Attendance:
9,058
Highest Cup Attendance:
22,500 (Sheffield United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
22,500 (Sheffield United)

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:
0
Penalties conceded:
1
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Haslam
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreResultAttPosScorers
1Sat Sep 03, 1904Wolverhampton WanderersA2-3Loss1,00011Shearman (?, ?)
2Sat Sep 10, 1904BuryH5-1Win9,0009Shearman (?), Niblo (?), Morris (?, ?, ?)
3Sat Sep 17, 1904Aston VillaA0-2Loss25,00014
4Sat Sep 24, 1904Blackburn RoversH5-2Win11,00012Shearman (?, ?, ?), Morris (?, ?)
5Sat Oct 01, 1904Stoke CityH0-1Loss10,00013
6Thu Oct 06, 1904Preston North EndH0-1Loss12,00013
7Sat Oct 08, 1904The WednesdayA0-2Loss12,00017
8Sat Oct 15, 1904SunderlandH2-3Loss1,00017Iremonger (?), Timmins (?)
9Sat Oct 22, 1904Woolwich ArsenalA3-0Win25,00015Niblo (?, ?), Morris (?)
10Sat Oct 29, 1904Derby CountyH0-1Loss15,00015
11Sat Nov 05, 1904EvertonA1-5Loss-15Niblo (?)
12Sat Nov 12, 1904Small HeathH0-2Loss7,00016
13Sat Nov 19, 1904Manchester CityA1-1Draw16,00016Shearman (?)
14Sat Nov 26, 1904Notts CountyH2-1Win1,00015Forman (?), Morris (?)
15Sat Dec 03, 1904Sheffield UnitedA0-4Loss1,00015
16Sat Dec 10, 1904Newcastle UnitedH1-3Loss5,00015Niblo (?)
17Sat Dec 17, 1904Preston North EndA1-0Win1,00015Lessons (?)
18Sat Dec 24, 1904MiddlesbroughH1-1Draw7,00015Morris (?)
19Mon Dec 26, 1904The WednesdayH2-1Win16,00013Shearman (?), Morris (?)
20Tue Dec 27, 1904Woolwich ArsenalH0-3Loss16,00013
21Sat Dec 31, 1904Wolverhampton WanderersH2-2Draw5,00013Lessons (?), Niblo (?)
22Mon Jan 02, 1905SunderlandA0-1Loss15,00014
23Sat Jan 07, 1905BuryA1-5Loss-15Shearman (?)
24Sat Jan 14, 1905Aston VillaH1-1Draw12,00015Shearman (?)
25Sat Jan 21, 1905Blackburn RoversA0-0Draw-15
26Sat Jan 28, 1905Stoke CityA0-0Draw-15
27Sat Feb 25, 1905Derby CountyA2-3Loss5,00016Henderson (?), Shearman (?)
28Sat Mar 04, 1905MiddlesbroughA0-0Draw12,00015
29Sat Mar 11, 1905Small HeathA2-1Win8,00013Morris (?), Spouncer (?)
30Sat Mar 18, 1905Manchester CityH2-1Win6,00013Shearman (?), Lessons (?)
31Sat Mar 25, 1905Notts CountyA2-1Win10,00012Morris (?), Spouncer (?)
32Sat Apr 01, 1905Sheffield UnitedH1-2Loss9,00013Shearman (?)
33Sat Apr 08, 1905Newcastle UnitedA1-5Loss22,00013Niblo (?)
34Mon Apr 24, 1905EvertonH0-2Loss12,00016

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayCountH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Sat Feb 04, 1905Sheffield United1H2-0Win22,500Shearman (?), Morris (?)
Sat Feb 18, 1905Fulham2A0-1Loss17,000

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreResultAttScorers
Mon Oct 24, 1904FulhamEnglandH1-1Draw4,000Niblo (?)
Tue Apr 25, 1905Leicester FosseEnglandA2-1Win-Niblo (?, ?)
Sun Jun 11, 1905PenarolUruguayA6-1Win4,000Niblo (?), Spouncer (?), Shearman (?, ?), Lessons (?, ?)
Fri Jun 16, 1905RosarioArgentinaA5-0Win-Lessons (?), Davies (?), Niblo (?), Spouncer (35), Shearman (40)
Sun Jun 18, 1905BelgranoArgentinaA7-0Win9,700Shearman (?, ?, ?, 21), Davies (?), Lessons (7, 8)
Thu Jun 22, 1905BritanicosArgentinaA13-1Win4,000Lessons (?, ?, ?, ?), Shearman (?, ?, ?, ?), Davies (?, ?), Spouncer (?), Niblo (?), Clifford (? pen)
Sat Jun 24, 1905RosarioArgentinaA6-0Win2,500Lessons (?, ?, ?), Niblo (?), Holmes (35), Shearman (40)
Sun Jun 25, 1905Alumni WArgentinaA6-0Win1,000A Mack (? OG), Niblo (?), Lessons (?, ?), Shearman (?), Timmins (?)
Thu Jun 29, 1905ArgentinosArgentinaA5-0Win-Spouncer (?, ?), Holmes (?, ?), Lessons (?)
Sun Jul 02, 1905Liga ArgentinaArgentinaA9-1Win1,000Lessons (?, ?, ?, ?), Niblo (?, ?), Henderson (?), Timmins (?), Shearman (?)
Wed Jul 05, 1905Forest BEnglandA2-1Win3,000Shearman (3), Spouncer (72)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 Out (12) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Bert PowellBoughtAlbert JonesSold
Fred LessonsBoughtBert PowellSold
Herbert HoldstockBoughtBob InnesSold
Jack CraggsBoughtHerbert HoldstockSold
Joe HardstaffBoughtJohn CrawfordRetired
PageBoughtPageSold
Peter RobertsonBoughtPeter RobertsonRetired
Tom NibloBoughtSid SugdenSold
Thomas JonesSold
Oct 1904Fred WarrenSold
May 1905Walter AnthonySold
May 01, 1905Alexander NewbiggingSold


SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player CountryP W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Alexander Newbigging Scotland211
GK Harry Linacre England349718
Defenders
D Albert Jones Wales413
D Bob Innes Scotland13346
D Charles Craig Scotland3310716
D Frederick Chapman England22
D James Iremonger England1852111
D John Barnsdale England206311
D Page11
D Thomas Clifford Scotland
Midfielders
M Frank Forman England6331
M Herbert Holdstock11
M Jack Craggs England8323
M Joe Hardstaff England321
M John Crawford Scotland312
M Peter Robertson Scotland725
M Sid Sugden England12228
M Tom Davies England14536
M Walter Dudley England19559
M William Shearman31951714
M Robert Norris
Forwards
F Alf Spouncer England2673162
F Bert Powell England11
F Fred Lessons England165473
F George Henderson2366111
F Grenville Morris Wales281051312
F Sam Timmins England33106171
F Thomas Jones Wales11
F Tom Niblo Scotland3177177
F Walter Anthony England6123
F Albert Holmes England
J Howard


GOALSCORERS


Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
14William Shearman31
12Grenville Morris28
7Tom Niblo31
3Fred Lessons16
2Alf Spouncer26
1Frank Forman6
1George Henderson23
1James Iremonger18
1Sam Timmins33


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Notts CountySat Nov 26, 1904Home2-1Sat Mar 25, 1905Away2-1



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Derby CountySat Oct 29, 1904Home0-1Sat Feb 25, 1905Away2-3
EvertonSat Nov 05, 1904Away1-5Mon Apr 24, 1905Home0-2
Newcastle UnitedSat Dec 10, 1904Home1-3Sat Apr 08, 1905Away1-5
Sheffield UnitedSat Dec 03, 1904Away0-4Sat Apr 01, 1905Home1-2
SunderlandSat Oct 15, 1904Home2-3Mon Jan 02, 1905Away0-1