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SEASON: 1916-17

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This Season: 1916-17
Next Season: 1917-18

DIVISION:: World War I
MANAGER(s):
FA Cup:: -
League Cup:: -

Top Goalscorer:

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

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 0
Lowest League Attendance:: 0
Average League Attendance:: 0
Highest Cup Attendance:: 0
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 0

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 0
Red cards:: 0
Yellow cards:: 0
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

END OF SEASON TABLE

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GAMES

WWI Initial Tournament

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

WWI Second Tournament

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

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (14)				Out (11)
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Claude Jephcott	Bought			Claude Jephcott	Sold
	Cooke (1917)	Bought			Cooke (1917)	Sold
	Cutts (1916-17)	Bought			Cullin	Sold
	Ernest Gadsden	Bought			Ernest Gadsden	Sold
	Frank Cownley	Bought			Furbur	Sold
	Furbur	Bought			George Lawrence	Sold
	George Lawrence	Bought			Harrison (1916)	Sold
	Harrison (1916)	Bought			Jack Bell	Sold
	Haydn Biggin	Bought			Joseph Kirkwood	Sold
	John Poole	Bought			Sam Timmins	Sold
	Joseph Kirkwood	Bought			Thomas Benfield	Sold
	Joseph Mills	Bought
	Thomas Benfield	Bought
Jan 01, 1917	Albert Iremonger	Loan In

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