SEASON: 1916-17
- DIVISION:
- World War I
- MANAGER(s):
- FA Cup:
- -
- League Cup:
- -
Due to the First World War, a regional league of 16 Midlands clubs was established for the main part of the season, and then a smaller regional league of 4 clubs was competed for to fill the rest of the season.
- Top Goalscorer:
- ( goal)
- Competitive Games:
- 0
- Competitive Goals:
- 0
- Goals per game:
- League Games:
- League Points:
- out of 0 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- %
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES
END OF SEASON TABLE
*GA = Goal Average
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GAMES
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
| Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | Conceded | Won By | Lost By |
|---|
ATTENDANCES
- Highest League Attendance:
- -
- Lowest League Attendance:
- -
- Average League Attendance:
- -
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Clean Sheets:
- 0
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
| MIDLAND DIVISION (MAIN TOURNAMENT) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA* | Pts | Result | Home | Away | ||||
| 1 | Leeds City | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 29 | 46 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Barnsley | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 38 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Birmingham | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 38 | 37 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 36 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 32 | 34 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 39 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Notts County | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 52 | 32 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bradford City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 31 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rotherham County | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 52 | 30 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 47 | 29 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Hull City | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 57 | 27 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chesterfield Town | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 62 | 26 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | The Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 24 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 71 | 22 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 19 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 38 | 65 | 16 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| MIDLAND DIVISION GROUP C (SECOND TOURNAMENT) | Home | Away | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA* | Pts | Result | Home | Away | ||||
| 1 | Birmingham | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
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GAMES
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
| Week | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Pos | Ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat Mar 24, 1917 | Notts County | A | 2-2 | Draw | 4,000 | Meadow Lane | ||
| 2 | Sat Mar 31, 1917 | Leicester Fosse | H | 1-0 | Win | 3,000 | |||
| 3 | Fri Apr 06, 1917 | Birmingham City | H | 3-3 | Draw | 3,000 | |||
| 4 | Mon Apr 09, 1917 | Birmingham City | A | 3-4 | Loss | 4,000 | St. Andrews | ||
| 5 | Sat Apr 14, 1917 | Notts County | H | 2-3 | Loss | 5,000 | |||
| 6 | Sat Apr 21, 1917 | Leicester Fosse | A | 1-2 | Loss | 3,000 | Filbert Street |
SQUAD
| Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
| GK | Albert Iremonger | ||||||||||||
| GK | George Lawrence | ||||||||||||
| GK | Harrison (1916) | ||||||||||||
| GK | Sam Hardy | Wartime guest from Aston Villa | |||||||||||
| D | Cullin | ||||||||||||
| D | Cutts (1916-17) | ||||||||||||
| D | Ernest Gadsden | ||||||||||||
| D | Frank Cownley | ||||||||||||
| D | Harold Bulling | ||||||||||||
| D | Harold Wightman | ||||||||||||
| D | Joseph Kirkwood | ||||||||||||
| M | Claude Jephcott | ||||||||||||
| M | Furbur | ||||||||||||
| M | Harry Lowe | ||||||||||||
| M | Haydn Biggin | ||||||||||||
| M | Joby Godfrey | ||||||||||||
| M | John Poole | ||||||||||||
| M | Joseph Mills | ||||||||||||
| M | Thomas Benfield | ||||||||||||
| F | Cooke (1917) | ||||||||||||
| F | Harry Jones | ||||||||||||
| F | Henry Martin | ||||||||||||
| F | Jack Armstrong | ||||||||||||
| F | Jack Bell | ||||||||||||
| F | James Birch | ||||||||||||
| F | Noah Burton | ||||||||||||
| F | Sam Timmins | ||||||||||||
| F | Sticker Banks | ||||||||||||
| F | Walter Tinsley | ||||||||||||
| B Hall | |||||||||||||
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
| Goals | Player | Games |
|---|
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season