SEASON: 1909-10


Prev Season: 1908-09
This Season: 1909-10
Next Season: 1910-11
DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Fred Earp
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Coventry City (A) 1-3)

Top Goalscorer:
Grenville Morris (20 goals)
Ever Present:
George Maltby (42 games)
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
42
Competitive Goals:
59
Goals per game:
1.4
League Games:
38
League Points:
33 out of (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
43.4%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
23,000 (Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest League Attendance:
800 (Manchester United)
Average League Attendance:
9,572
Highest Cup Attendance:
16,200 (Sheffield United)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
15,000 (Northampton Town)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
13
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
1   (George Needham)
Own goals (for):
0   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
1   (scored by us for opponents)   (J Smith (1909-1911))
Penalties scored:
0
Penalties conceded:
0
Penalties missed:
1
Penalties saved:
0


TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1909-10
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
1Aston Villa38237884421720621965822232.00000531-40-0
2Liverpool382161178571333472383831341.36842481-43-7
3Blackburn Rovers3818911735513604717531126381.32727450-42-2
4Newcastle United381971270561135332284737341.25000450-12-1
5Manchester United381971269611423412055928411.13115452-06-2
6Sheffield United3816101262411054421965820221.51220422-34-1
7Bradford City381781364471234381755926301.36170421-11-1
8Sunderland3818515665112344018621126331.29412411-31-2
9Notts County3815101367591054412655926331.13559402-11-4
10Everton3816814515686530288292128.91071401-04-0
11The Wednesday381591460631144382845102235.95238390-63-4
12Preston North End381551852581423361313151645.89655350-01-0
13Bury3812917626683835304692736.93939333-31-4
14Nottingham Forest38111116547247819347483538.7500033
15Tottenham Hotspur3811101753691063352314141846.76812322-22-2
16Bristol City38128184560955281833131742.75000320-00-4
17Middlesbrough38119185673847343635112237.76712310-11-2
18Woolwich Arsenal38119183767658171954102048.55224311-11-0
19Chelsea381172047701045322413151546.6714329Relegated0-01-0
20Bolton Wanderers38962344717210313424131337.6197224Relegated2-01-2
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored17 times8 times4 times2 times1 time
Conceded8 times8 times4 times7 times2 times
Won By8 times2 times1 time2 times
Lost By7 times2 times4 times3 times1 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1 11--1040 Blackburn Rovers (0-4)
2 211--212 Newcastle United (2-1)
313 3521211135 Bradford City (1-1), Notts County (1-4), Sheffield United (4-1), Manchester United (2-0), Liverpool (3-7)
44 43111853 Aston Villa (0-0), Sheffield United (2-3), Manchester United (6-2)
5 51--1140 Aston Villa (1-4)
617 62-11231 Newcastle United (0-1), Blackburn Rovers (2-2)
74 7-------
822 81-1-111 Bradford City (1-1)
948 921-1342 Notts County (2-1), Sunderland (1-3)
10 1042-2764 Liverpool (1-4), Sunderland (1-2), Everton (1-0), Everton (4-0)
1116 111--1060 The Wednesday (0-6)
1293 122-11341 The Wednesday (3-4), Preston North End (0-0)
1324 1321-1242 Chelsea (1-0), Bury (1-4)
14 141-1-001 Bristol City (0-0)
15 151-1-331 Bury (3-3)
16 16211-203 Bolton Wanderers (2-0), Chelsea (0-0)
17 171--1120 Middlesbrough (1-2)
18 182--2050 Middlesbrough (0-1), Bristol City (0-4)
19 195131775 Woolwich Arsenal (1-0), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2), Tottenham Hotspur (2-2), Bolton Wanderers (1-2), Woolwich A
20 20-------
Not included: Week 1 game against Preston North End (1-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Fred Earp
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Wed Sep 01, 1909Preston North EndA1-0-3Morris (?)
2Sat Sep 04, 1909Notts CountyH2-118,0003Morris (?, ?)
3Sat Sep 11, 1909Newcastle UnitedA2-120,0003West (?, ?)
4Sat Sep 18, 1909LiverpoolH1-415,0008West (?)
5Sat Sep 25, 1909Aston VillaA0-030,0008
6Sat Oct 02, 1909Sheffield UnitedH2-312,00011West (?), Morris (?)
7Sat Oct 09, 1909Woolwich ArsenalA1-09,5009Morris (?)
8Sat Oct 16, 1909Bolton WanderersH2-010,0006Morris (?, ?)
9Sat Oct 23, 1909ChelseaA1-035,0006Morris (?)
10Sat Oct 30, 1909Blackburn RoversH0-415,0007
11Wed Nov 03, 1909BuryH3-36,5006West (?, ?), Morris (?)
12Sat Nov 06, 1909MiddlesbroughA1-212,0009West (?)
13Sat Nov 13, 1909SunderlandA1-212,00011West (?)
14Sat Nov 20, 1909EvertonH1-08,0009West (?)
15Sat Nov 27, 1909Manchester UnitedA6-212,0009West (?, ?, 76'), Morris (?, ?, 15')
16Sat Dec 04, 1909Bradford CityH1-18,0008Morris (?)
17Sat Dec 11, 1909The WednesdayA3-4-9Morris (?, ?, ?)
18Sat Dec 18, 1909Bristol CityH0-08,0009
19Sat Dec 25, 1909Tottenham HotspurA2-230,0009West (?), Palmer (?)
20Mon Dec 27, 1909Tottenham HotspurH2-223,0008Marrison (?), Morris (?)
21Sat Jan 01, 1910Aston VillaH1-48,00011Marrison (?)
22Mon Jan 03, 1910BuryA1-412,00012Marrison (?)
23Sat Jan 08, 1910Notts CountyA1-414,00012Marrison (?)
24Sat Jan 22, 1910Newcastle UnitedH0-18,00012
25Sat Feb 12, 1910Sheffield UnitedA4-112,50012Hooper (?), Marrison (?), West (?, ?)
26Sat Feb 26, 1910Bolton WanderersA1-27,00013Hooper (?)
27Wed Mar 02, 1910Woolwich ArsenalH1-15,00012West (?)
28Sat Mar 05, 1910ChelseaH0-07,00012
29Sat Mar 12, 1910Blackburn RoversA2-210,00012West (?), Armstrong (?)
30Sat Mar 19, 1910MiddlesbroughH0-15,00013
31Fri Mar 25, 1910Preston North EndH0-0-12
32Sat Mar 26, 1910SunderlandH1-39,00013Armstrong (?)
33Sat Apr 02, 1910EvertonA4-010,00012Hooper (?, ?), Derrick (?, ?)
34Sat Apr 09, 1910Manchester UnitedH2-080012Maltby (?), Morris (?)
35Sat Apr 16, 1910Bradford CityA1-115,00012Morris (?)Safe
36Wed Apr 20, 1910LiverpoolA3-74,00012Marrison (?), Derrick (?, ?)Safe
37Sat Apr 23, 1910The WednesdayH0-66,00013Safe
38Sat Apr 30, 1910Bristol CityA0-411,00014Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 15, 1910Sheffield United1H3-216,200West (?, ?), Armstrong (?)
Sat Feb 05, 1910Northampton Town2A0-015,000
Wed Feb 09, 1910Northampton Town21H1-015,000Marrison (?)
Sat Feb 19, 1910Coventry City3A1-312,500Morris (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Mar 28, 1910MerthyrWalesA0-010,000
Tue Mar 29, 1910ChesterfieldEnglandA0-1-



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 Out (11) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Billy PalmerBoughtBert BadgerSold
Billy VaughanBoughtBilly PalmerSold
Joe RyallsBoughtBilly VaughanSold
John HorrocksBoughtEnoch WestSold
John MarsdenBoughtFred RowanSold
1909John DerrickBoughtHerbert WhitchurchSold
Dec 22, 1909Albert HasellBoughtJames IremongerSold
Jan 03, 1910Bert BadgerBoughtJoe RyallsSold
John MarsdenSold
Richard ButlerSold
May 30, 1910Alf SpouncerRetired


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GKAlbert Hasell England20569
Defenders
DBert Badger England26211
D Edwin Hughes Wales2440131116
D James Iremonger England336312
DJohn Marsden211
Midfielders
M George Maltby England421312171
M George Wolfe England302771010
MJoe Ryalls England289423
MRichard Butler11
M Thomas Gibson Scotland20312
M Walter Dudley England2837131014
Forwards
F Alf Spouncer England325113
FBill Hooper England2533910144
FBilly Palmer England167451
FBilly Vaughan633
F Enoch West England233611111419
FFred Rowan211
F George Needham England361110151
F Grenville Morris Wales32311071420
F Herbert Whitchurch312
F Jack Armstrong England2527106113
FJohn Derrick England1752124
FJohn Horrocks England17557
FThomas Marrison England401312157
Edward Thomason
J Smith (1909-1911)16556


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
20Grenville Morris31
19Enoch West36
7Thomas Marrison40
4Bill Hooper33
4John Derrick5
3Jack Armstrong27
1Billy Palmer16
1George Maltby42


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
EvertonSat Nov 20, 1909Home1-0Sat Apr 02, 1910Away4-0
Manchester UnitedSat Nov 27, 1909Away6-2Sat Apr 09, 1910Home2-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
LiverpoolSat Sep 18, 1909Home1-4Wed Apr 20, 1910Away3-7
MiddlesbroughSat Nov 06, 1909Away1-2Sat Mar 19, 1910Home0-1
SunderlandSat Nov 13, 1909Away1-2Sat Mar 26, 1910Home1-3
The WednesdaySat Dec 11, 1909Away3-4Sat Apr 23, 1910Home0-6