The City Ground

SEASON: 1916-17

Prev Season: 1915-16
This Season: 1916-17
Next Season: 1917-18

DIVISION: World War I
WHAT HAPPENED
Due to the First World War, a regional league of 14 Midlands clubs was established for the main part of the season, and then a smaller regional league of 4 clubs was organised for the rest of the season.

MANAGER(s):: -
FA Cup:: Not started

Top Goalscorer:

TABLE

Click here for all tables for 1916-17

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored
Conceded
Won By
Lost By

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)

Not included: Week 1 game against Notts County (4-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Sep 02, 1916	Notts County	H	4-3	6,000	Martin (?), Tinsley (?), Banks (?), Bell (?)
2	Sat Sep 09, 1916	Rotherham County	A	1-2	7,000	Tinsley (?)
3	Sat Sep 16, 1916	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	4,000
4	Sat Sep 23, 1916	Lincoln City	A	2-1	-	Birch (?, ?)
5	Sat Sep 30, 1916	Sheffield Wednesday	H	5-1	7,000	Bell (?, ?, ?), Birch (?), Banks (?)
6	Sat Oct 07, 1916	Bradford Park Avenue	A	0-1	1,500
7	Sat Oct 14, 1916	Birmingham City	H	0-4	4,000
8	Sat Oct 21, 1916	Hull City	A	1-3	2,000	Tinsley (?)
9	Sat Oct 28, 1916	Chesterfield	A	3-0	4,000	Godfrey (?), Birch (?), C Jones (? OG)
10	Sat Nov 04, 1916	Barnsley	H	3-0	3,000	Birch (?), Tinsley (?, ? pen)
11	Sat Nov 11, 1916	Leeds City	A	1-3	5,000	Furbur (?)
12	Sat Nov 18, 1916	Sheffield United	H	0-0	1,000
13	Sat Nov 25, 1916	Bradford City	A	2-3	2,000	Godfrey (?, ?)
14	Sat Dec 02, 1916	Leicester Fosse	H	2-0	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?)
15	Sat Dec 09, 1916	Notts County	A	2-2	4,000	Tinsley (?), Wightman (?)
16	Sat Dec 16, 1916	Rotherham County	H	2-3	500	Wightman (?), Tinsley (?)
17	Sat Dec 23, 1916	Huddersfield Town	A	2-1	500	Tinsley (?), Godfrey (?)
18	Mon Dec 25, 1916	Grimsby Town	H	5-1	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?), Banks (?), Birch (?, ?)
19	Tue Dec 26, 1916	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	3,000	Tinsley (?)
20	Sat Dec 30, 1916	Lincoln City	H	2-0	3,000	Birch (?), Godfrey (?)
21	Sat Jan 06, 1917	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4-1	4,000	Tinsley (?, ?, ?), Birch (?)
22	Sat Jan 13, 1917	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0-1	2,000
23	Sat Jan 20, 1917	Birmingham City	A	0-1	8,000
24	Sat Jan 27, 1917	Hull City	H	3-0	2,000	Birch (?, 9'), Tinsley (3')
25	Sat Feb 03, 1917	Chesterfield	H	3-0	2,000	Godfrey (?), Tinsley (?), Birch (?)
26	Sat Feb 10, 1917	Barnsley	A	1-0	1,500	? (?)
27	Sat Feb 17, 1917	Leeds City	H	3-3	3,000	Tinsley (?), Godfrey (?, ?)
28	Sat Feb 24, 1917	Sheffield United	A	4-1	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?), Biggin (?), Tinsley (? pen)
29	Sat Mar 03, 1917	Bradford City	H	0-1	2,000
30	Sat Mar 10, 1917	Leicester Fosse	A	1-1	2,000	Godfrey (?)

WWI Second Tournament

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Mar 24, 1917	Notts County	A	2-2	4,000	Birch (?), Banks (?)
2	Sat Mar 31, 1917	Leicester Fosse	H	1-0	3,000	Tinsley (?)
3	Fri Apr 06, 1917	Birmingham City	H	3-3	3,000	Jones (?), Tinsley (?), Birch (?)
4	Mon Apr 09, 1917	Birmingham City	A	3-4	4,000	Jones (?, ?), Birch (?)
5	Sat Apr 14, 1917	Notts County	H	2-3	5,000	Burton (?), Birch (?)
6	Sat Apr 21, 1917	Leicester Fosse	A	1-2	3,000	Wightman (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Bob Masters
Sat Sep 02, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Notts County	H	4-3	6,000	Martin (?), Tinsley (?), Banks (?), Bell (?)
Sat Sep 09, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Rotherham County	A	1-2	7,000	Tinsley (?)
Sat Sep 16, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Huddersfield Town	H	0-1	4,000
Sat Sep 23, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Lincoln City	A	2-1	-	Birch (?, ?)
Sat Sep 30, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Sheffield Wednesday	H	5-1	7,000	Bell (?, ?, ?), Birch (?), Banks (?)
Sat Oct 07, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Bradford Park Avenue	A	0-1	1,500
Sat Oct 14, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Birmingham City	H	0-4	4,000
Sat Oct 21, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Hull City	A	1-3	2,000	Tinsley (?)
Sat Oct 28, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Chesterfield	A	3-0	4,000	Godfrey (?), Birch (?), C Jones (? OG)
Sat Nov 04, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Barnsley	H	3-0	3,000	Birch (?), Tinsley (?, ? pen)
Sat Nov 11, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Leeds City	A	1-3	5,000	Furbur (?)
Sat Nov 18, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Sheffield United	H	0-0	1,000
Sat Nov 25, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Bradford City	A	2-3	2,000	Godfrey (?, ?)
Sat Dec 02, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Leicester Fosse	H	2-0	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?)
Sat Dec 09, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Notts County	A	2-2	4,000	Tinsley (?), Wightman (?)
Sat Dec 16, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Rotherham County	H	2-3	500	Wightman (?), Tinsley (?)
Sat Dec 23, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Huddersfield Town	A	2-1	500	Tinsley (?), Godfrey (?)
Mon Dec 25, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Grimsby Town	H	5-1	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?), Banks (?), Birch (?, ?)
Tue Dec 26, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Grimsby Town	A	1-1	3,000	Tinsley (?)
Sat Dec 30, 1916	WWI Initial Tournament	Lincoln City	H	2-0	3,000	Birch (?), Godfrey (?)
Sat Jan 06, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4-1	4,000	Tinsley (?, ?, ?), Birch (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0-1	2,000
Sat Jan 20, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Birmingham City	A	0-1	8,000
Sat Jan 27, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Hull City	H	3-0	2,000	Birch (?, 9'), Tinsley (3')
Sat Feb 03, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Chesterfield	H	3-0	2,000	Godfrey (?), Tinsley (?), Birch (?)
Sat Feb 10, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Barnsley	A	1-0	1,500	? (?)
Sat Feb 17, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Leeds City	H	3-3	3,000	Tinsley (?), Godfrey (?, ?)
Sat Feb 24, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Sheffield United	A	4-1	3,000	Godfrey (?, ?), Biggin (?), Tinsley (? pen)
Sat Mar 03, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Bradford City	H	0-1	2,000
Sat Mar 10, 1917	WWI Initial Tournament	Leicester Fosse	A	1-1	2,000	Godfrey (?)
Sat Mar 24, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Notts County	A	2-2	4,000	Birch (?), Banks (?)
Sat Mar 31, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Leicester Fosse	H	1-0	3,000	Tinsley (?)
Fri Apr 06, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Birmingham City	H	3-3	3,000	Jones (?), Tinsley (?), Birch (?)
Mon Apr 09, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Birmingham City	A	3-4	4,000	Jones (?, ?), Birch (?)
Sat Apr 14, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Notts County	H	2-3	5,000	Burton (?), Birch (?)
Sat Apr 21, 1917	WWI Second Tournament	Leicester Fosse	A	1-2	3,000	Wightman (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (12) - £0				Out (11) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Claude Jephcott	Bought			Claude Jephcott	Sold
	Cooke (1917)	Bought			Cooke (1917)	Sold
	Cutts (1916-17)	Bought			Ernest Gadsden	Sold
	Ernest Gadsden	Bought			Furbur	Sold
	Frank Cownley	Bought			George Lawrence	Sold
	Furbur	Bought			Harrison (1916)	Sold
	George Lawrence	Bought			Jack Bell	Sold
	Harrison (1916)	Bought			Joseph Kirkwood	Sold
	Haydn Biggin	Bought			Percy Cullin	Sold
	John Poole	Bought			Thomas Benfield	Sold
	Joseph Kirkwood	Bought		1905	Sam Timmins	Sold
1919	Joe Mills	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		Albert Iremonger	England	32
GK		George Lawrence
GK		Harrison (1916)
GK		Sam Hardy	England	33											Wartime guest from Aston Villa
Defenders
D		Cutts (1916-17)
D		Ernest Gadsden
D		Frank Cownley	England
D		Harold Bulling	England
D		Harold Wightman	England	22
D		Harry Jones	England	25
D		Joseph Kirkwood
D		Percy Cullin	England	29
Midfielders
M		Claude Jephcott	England	25
M		Furbur
M		Harry Lowe	England	30
M		Haydn Biggin	England	19
M		Joby Godfrey	England	22
M		Joe Mills	England	21
M		John Poole	England
M		Thomas Benfield	England
Forwards
F		Cooke (1917)
F		Henry Martin	England	24
F		Jack Armstrong	England	32
F		Jack Bell	England	26
F		James Birch	England
F		Noah Burton	England	19
F		Sticker Banks	England	27
F		Walter Tinsley	England	24
F		W Timmins

		B Hall

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games

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