SEASON: 1920-21


Prev Season: 1919-20
This Season: 1920-21
Next Season: 1921-22
DIVISION:
English Second Division (Tier 2)
MANAGER(s):
Bob Masters
FA Cup:
1st Round (Newcastle United (A) 0-2)
League Cup:
Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:
Jack Spaven (11 goals)

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1920-21
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
1Birmingham City422410879381641551386724252.0789558Promoted as Champions1-10-3
2Cardiff City422410859321353279115532231.8437558Promoted1-20-3
3Bristol City42191310492914343512510614171.68966510-10-1
4Blackpool4220101254421236321987622231.28571503-10-1
5West Ham United42191013513013533811651013191.70000481-00-3
6Notts County4218111355401254361766919231.37500471-00-2
7Clapton Orient4216131343421362319371112331.02381451-11-2
8South Shields42171015614613444116461120301.32609441-21-0
9Fulham4216101643471443331226131035.91489425-11-2
10The Wednesday4215111648489753114641117341.00000414-20-0
11Bury4215101745491083291352141636.91837404-22-2
12Leicester City4212161439461083261128111335.84783401-20-2
13Hull City4210201243537104241831081935.81132402-03-0
14Leeds United4214101840451155301435131031.88889381-01-1
15Wolverhampton Wanderers421662049661146342452141542.74242381-11-2
16Barnsley4210161648509102311716141733.96000360-00-0
17Port Vale42111417434976828194891530.87755361-41-0
18Nottingham Forest421212184855966372636121129.8727336
19Rotherham County421212183753894232143141432.69811366-10-0
20Stoke City421211194656957261636122040.82143352-20-4
21Coventry City421211193970867242545121545.55714350-20-0
22Stockport County42912214275867302416141251.5600030Relegated1-10-1
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
44
Competitive Goals:
49
Goals per game:
1.1
League Games:
42
League Points:
36 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
42.9%


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored18 times3 times2 times2 times2 times
Conceded13 times14 times3 times2 times
Won By5 times4 times1 time1 time1 time
Lost By10 times4 times4 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)
1 131-2252 South Shields (1-0), South Shields (1-2), Birmingham City (0-3)
2 22-11141 Cardiff City (0-3), Birmingham City (1-1)
3 341-3242 Notts County (1-0), Bristol City (0-1), Bristol City (0-1), Cardiff City (1-2)
4 422--414 Port Vale (1-0), Blackpool (3-1)
5 531-2252 Port Vale (1-4), Blackpool (0-1), West Ham United (1-0)
6 62-11141 Clapton Orient (1-1), West Ham United (0-3)
77 73--3180 Stoke City (0-4), Notts County (0-2), Clapton Orient (1-2)
8 8-------
928 9-------
1014 1011--422 The Wednesday (4-2)
119 11-------
125 1232-11054 Bury (4-2), Rotherham County (6-1), Leicester City (0-2)
1323 133-12461 Bury (2-2), Leicester City (1-2), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-2)
1414 142-2-222 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1), Leeds United (1-1)
1512 156231527 The Wednesday (0-0), Hull City (3-0), Barnsley (0-0), Rotherham County (0-0), Fulham (1-2), Fulham (5-1)
1742 1711--202 Hull City (2-0)
189 18-------
197 191-1-001 Barnsley (0-0)
2042 20-------
213 213-21132 Stockport County (1-1), Coventry City (0-0), Coventry City (0-2)
22 221--1010 Stockport County (0-1)
Not included: Week 1 game against Stoke City (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
25,000 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:
7,000 (Leeds United)
Average League Attendance:
13,047
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
12
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:
0
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
0


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 28, 1920Stoke CityH2-220,00011Spaven (?), Higgins (?)
2Mon Aug 30, 1920The WednesdayA0-030,00012
3Sat Sep 04, 1920Stoke CityA0-420,00019
4Sat Sep 11, 1920Notts CountyH1-025,00016Higgins (?)
5Sat Sep 18, 1920Notts CountyA0-225,00020
6Sat Sep 25, 1920Clapton OrientH1-112,00018Harrold (?)
7Sat Oct 02, 1920Clapton OrientA1-220,00019Jones (?)
8Thu Oct 07, 1920The WednesdayH4-28,00016Firth (?), Bedford (?, ?), Higgins (?)
9Sat Oct 09, 1920Port ValeH1-418,00017Spaven (?)
10Sat Oct 16, 1920Port ValeA1-015,00016Spaven (?)
11Sat Oct 23, 1920BuryA2-215,00017Spaven (?, ?)
12Sat Oct 30, 1920BuryH4-212,00014Elliott (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?)
13Sat Nov 06, 1920South ShieldsA1-020,00013Spaven (?)
14Sat Nov 13, 1920South ShieldsH1-218,00014Lythgoe (?)
15Sat Nov 20, 1920Bristol CityA0-122,00015
16Sat Nov 27, 1920Bristol CityH0-112,00017
17Sat Dec 04, 1920Hull CityA3-06,00013Jones (?), Lythgoe (?), Higgins (?)
18Sat Dec 11, 1920Hull CityH2-08,00013Spaven (?), Harrold (?)
19Sat Dec 18, 1920BarnsleyH0-09,00011
20Sat Dec 25, 1920Rotherham CountyH6-114,0009Harrold (?, ?), Spaven (?, ?, ?), Bedford (?)
21Mon Dec 27, 1920Rotherham CountyA0-013,0009
22Sat Jan 01, 1921BarnsleyA0-016,0009
23Sat Jan 15, 1921BlackpoolH3-112,0007Spaven (?), Bedford (?, ?)
24Sat Jan 22, 1921BlackpoolA0-19,0009
25Sat Feb 05, 1921Wolverhampton WanderersH1-114,0009Ashmore (?)
26Sat Feb 12, 1921Leicester CityH1-216,00012Elliott (?)
27Mon Feb 14, 1921Wolverhampton WanderersA1-218,00014Elliott (?)
28Sat Feb 19, 1921Leicester CityA0-218,00016
29Sat Feb 26, 1921Cardiff CityH1-216,00016Harrold (?)
30Sat Mar 12, 1921FulhamH5-110,00016Harrold (?, ?, ?), Elliott (?), Dennis (?)
31Sat Mar 19, 1921FulhamA1-212,00017Elliott (?)
32Fri Mar 25, 1921Stockport CountyH1-115,00017Higgins (?)
33Sat Mar 26, 1921West Ham UnitedA0-320,00017
34Mon Mar 28, 1921Stockport CountyA0-110,00020
35Sat Apr 02, 1921West Ham UnitedH1-010,00020Belton (?)
36Mon Apr 04, 1921Cardiff CityA0-320,00020
37Sat Apr 09, 1921Birmingham CityA0-320,00020
38Sat Apr 16, 1921Birmingham CityH1-110,00020Parker (?)
39Sat Apr 23, 1921Leeds UnitedA1-112,00020Armstrong (?)
40Sat Apr 30, 1921Leeds UnitedH1-07,00018Elliott (?)Safe
41Mon May 02, 1921Coventry CityA0-018,00016Safe
42Sat May 07, 1921Coventry CityH0-28,00018Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 08, 1921Newcastle United1A1-147,652Bedford (?)
Wed Jan 12, 1921Newcastle United11A0-230,278

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Mar 05, 1921ArsenalEnglandA1-230,000Higgins (?)
Sat May 14, 1921H Bulling XIEnglandH4-34,000Hill (?, ?, ?, ?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (10) - £0 Out (13) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Alfred DonovanBoughtAlbert DavisSold
Charles LyallBoughtAlfred DonovanSold
George DennisBoughtCharles LyallSold
George JonesBoughtGeorge JonesSold
James BellBoughtHarry BedfordSold
Sandy HigginsBoughtJames BellSold
Sidney HarroldBoughtJohn LythgoeSold
1920Tom ElliottBoughtLawrence StapletonSold
Jul 01, 1920Alfred BennettBoughtSandy HigginsSold
Jan 28, 1921Richard AshmoreBought1921Joseph JohnsonSold
1921Joseph OrmeSold
1921Tom ElliottSold
Mar 28, 1921Robert FirthSold


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
GK Alfred Bennett England2121489
GKJoseph Johnson England17647
GKJoseph Orme England356213
Defenders
D Fred Parker England26341010141
D Harold Bulling England41111317
D Harry Jones England29431113192
Midfielders
MAlbert Davis633
MCharles Lyall11
MGeorge Jones8413
MHarry Bedford England20153486
M Joe Mills England25422
MRichard Ashmore27101271
MRobert Firth England33187291
Forwards
FAlfred Donovan312
F George Dennis England22143471
F Jack Armstrong England36401013171
F Jack Spaven England283010101011
FJackie Belton England25411113171
FJames Bell11
FJohn Lythgoe237972
FLawrence Stapleton11
F Percy Barratt England215212
FSandy Higgins Scotland351111137
F Sidney Harrold England25391012178
FTom Elliott England302868147
Harold Hill
Waterall


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 14
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
11Jack Spaven30
8Sidney Harrold39
7Sandy Higgins35
7Tom Elliott28
6Harry Bedford15
2Harry Jones43
2John Lythgoe23
1Fred Parker34
1George Dennis14
1Jack Armstrong40
1Jackie Belton41
1Richard Ashmore10
1Robert Firth18


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Hull CitySat Dec 04, 1920Away3-0Sat Dec 11, 1920Home2-0



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Bristol CitySat Nov 20, 1920Away0-1Sat Nov 27, 1920Home0-1
Cardiff CitySat Feb 26, 1921Home1-2Mon Apr 04, 1921Away0-3
Leicester CitySat Feb 12, 1921Home1-2Sat Feb 19, 1921Away0-2