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SEASON: 1939-40

Prev Season: 1938-39
This Season: 1939-40
Next Season: 1940-41

DIVISION:: World War II
MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: Not started
League Cup:: Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:: Colin Perry (2 goals)

WHAT HAPPENED
The start of the Second World War caused the cancellation of the regular leagues after just three games. Clubs were assigned to regional leagues for the rest of the war; in the 1939-40 season, Forest were in the East Midlands League.
Many of the players during the war were just guests (even from other clubs) so the squad size is a lot larger and many of these players only made appearances for us during the war.

TABLE

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Competitive Games:: 3
Competitive Goals:: 5
Goals per game:: 1.7
League Games:
League Points:: out of 0 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: -

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals
Scored	1 time	2 times
Conceded	1 time			1 time
Won By	1 time	1 time
Lost By			1 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	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)

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

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 12,450 (Newcastle United)
Lowest League Attendance:: 9,521 (Newport County)
Average League Attendance:: 10,985
Highest Cup Attendance:: -
Lowest Cup Attendance:: -

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 1
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:: 1
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 1
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 26, 1939	Barnsley	A	1-4	Loss	11,535	19	Perry (80)
2	Thu Aug 31, 1939	Newcastle United	H	2-0	Win	12,450	15	McCall (? pen), Perry (?)
3	Sat Sep 02, 1939	Newport County	H	2-1	Win	9,521	8	Surtees (28), Maund (65)

WWII Main League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Oct 21, 1939	Sheffield United	A	0-3	Loss	-
2	Sat Oct 28, 1939	Doncaster Rovers	H	1-1	Draw	3,000	Drury (?)
3	Sat Nov 11, 1939	Mansfield Town	H	6-2	Win	3,676	Drury (?, ?, ?), Hinchliffe (?), McCall (?), Graham (?)
4	Sat Nov 25, 1939	Lincoln City	H	0-1	Loss	1,500
5	Sat Dec 02, 1939	Rotherham United	A	0-1	Loss	-
6	Sat Dec 09, 1939	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-1	Draw	3,116	Drury (?)
7	Sat Jan 06, 1940	Chesterfield	H	2-2	Draw	1,417	Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
8	Sat Feb 24, 1940	Doncaster Rovers	A	2-3	Loss	-	Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
9	Sat Mar 02, 1940	Notts County	A	3-4	Loss	-	Drury (?, ?), Hinchliffe (?)
10	Sat Mar 09, 1940	Mansfield Town	A	0-2	Loss	3,000
11	Fri Mar 22, 1940	Barnsley	A	0-3	Loss	-
12	Sat Mar 23, 1940	Lincoln City	A	0-1	Loss	5,000
13	Mon Mar 25, 1940	Barnsley	H	1-0	Win	5,000	Hunter (?)
14	Tue Mar 26, 1940	Sheffield United	H	4-1	Win	2,581	Starling (?), Drury (?, ?), Hinchliffe (?)
15	Sat Mar 30, 1940	Rotherham United	H	4-1	Win	3,000	Hinchliffe (?), Drury (?, ?, ?)
16	Sat Apr 06, 1940	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-2	Loss	3,000	Starling (?)
17	Mon May 13, 1940	Grimsby Town	H	1-1	Draw	2,258	Drury (?)
18	Sat May 25, 1940	Notts County	H	6-2	Win	1,771	Peacock (?, ?), Drury (?, ?), Starling (?), Roulston (?)
19	Wed May 29, 1940	Chesterfield	A	1-6	Loss	-	McKenzie (?)
20	Sat Jun 08, 1940	Grimsby Town	A	3-4	Loss	-	Peacock (?, ?), Walker (?)

WWII Wartime Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Apr 20, 1940	Charlton Athletic	1	1	H	1-0	Win	-	Armstrong (89)
Sat Apr 27, 1940	Charlton Athletic	1	2	A	3-1	Win	-	Crisp (?), Armstrong (?), Drury (?)
Sat May 04, 1940	Southend United	2	1	H	3-1	Win	-	Broome (?), Crisp (?), Starling (?)
Sat May 11, 1940	Southend United	2	2	A	1-0	Win	-	McCall (?)
Sat May 18, 1940	Fulham	3		A	0-2	Loss	-

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 19, 1939	Notts County	England	A	1-1	Draw	-	Fryer (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 16, 1939	Peterborough United	England	A	3-4	Loss	3,000	McCall (?, ?), Fryer (8)
Sat Sep 23, 1939	Grimsby Town	England	H	1-2	Loss	5,000	Munro (? pen)
Sat Sep 30, 1939	Lincoln City	England	A	6-0	Win	-	Thomas (?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Drury (?), Mills (?)
Sat Oct 07, 1939	Sheffield Wednesday	England	H	1-2	Loss	-	McCall (?)
Sat Oct 14, 1939	Notts County	England	H	2-1	Win	-	Hinchliffe (?), Lager (?)
Sat Nov 04, 1939	Chelmsford	England	A	4-1	Win	-	McCall (?, ?), Drury (?, ?)
Sat Nov 18, 1939	Bristol City	England	A	9-3	Win	-	Hinchliffe (?, ?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Hunter (?), Drury (?), Maund (?), Walker (?)
Sat Dec 16, 1939	Stockport County	England	H	6-0	Win	-	Beaumont (?, ?, ?), Drury (?, ?), Walker (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1939	Leicester City	England	H	3-1	Win	-	McCall (?), Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Dec 30, 1939	Port Vale	England	A	3-1	Win	-	Hinchliffe (?, ?), Drury (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1940	Birmingham International XI	England	H	0-1	Loss	-
Sat Mar 16, 1940	Army XI	England	H	3-0	Win	-	Peacock (?), Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Apr 13, 1940	Stoke City	England	H	2-3	Loss	-	Trim (?), Drury (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 19, 1939	Pre-Season Friendly	Notts County			A	1-1	-	Fryer (?)
Sat Aug 26, 1939	League Tier 2	Barnsley			A	1-4	11,535	Perry (80)
Thu Aug 31, 1939	League Tier 2	Newcastle United			H	2-0	12,450	McCall (? pen), Perry (?)
Sat Sep 02, 1939	League Tier 2	Newport County			H	2-1	9,521	Surtees (28), Maund (65)
Sat Sep 16, 1939	Friendly	Peterborough United			A	3-4	3,000	McCall (?, ?), Fryer (8)
Sat Sep 23, 1939	Friendly	Grimsby Town			H	1-2	5,000	Munro (? pen)
Sat Sep 30, 1939	Friendly	Lincoln City			A	6-0	-	Thomas (?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Drury (?), Mills (?)
Sat Oct 07, 1939	Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday			H	1-2	-	McCall (?)
Sat Oct 14, 1939	Friendly	Notts County			H	2-1	-	Hinchliffe (?), Lager (?)
Sat Oct 21, 1939	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			A	0-3	-
Sat Oct 28, 1939	WWII Main League	Doncaster Rovers			H	1-1	3,000	Drury (?)
Sat Nov 04, 1939	Friendly	Chelmsford			A	4-1	-	McCall (?, ?), Drury (?, ?)
Sat Nov 11, 1939	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			H	6-2	3,676	Drury (?, ?, ?), Hinchliffe (?), McCall (?), Graham (?)
Sat Nov 18, 1939	Friendly	Bristol City			A	9-3	-	Hinchliffe (?, ?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Hunter (?), Drury (?), Maund (?), Walker (?)
Sat Nov 25, 1939	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			H	0-1	1,500
Sat Dec 02, 1939	WWII Main League	Rotherham United			A	0-1	-
Sat Dec 09, 1939	WWII Main League	Sheffield Wednesday			H	1-1	3,116	Drury (?)
Sat Dec 16, 1939	Friendly	Stockport County			H	6-0	-	Beaumont (?, ?, ?), Drury (?, ?), Walker (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1939	Friendly	Leicester City			H	3-1	-	McCall (?), Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Dec 30, 1939	Friendly	Port Vale			A	3-1	-	Hinchliffe (?, ?), Drury (?)
Sat Jan 06, 1940	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			H	2-2	1,417	Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1940	Friendly	Birmingham International XI			H	0-1	-
Sat Feb 24, 1940	WWII Main League	Doncaster Rovers			A	2-3	-	Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Mar 02, 1940	WWII Main League	Notts County			A	3-4	-	Drury (?, ?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Mar 09, 1940	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			A	0-2	3,000
Sat Mar 16, 1940	Friendly	Army XI			H	3-0	-	Peacock (?), Drury (?), Hinchliffe (?)
Fri Mar 22, 1940	WWII Main League	Barnsley			A	0-3	-
Sat Mar 23, 1940	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			A	0-1	5,000
Mon Mar 25, 1940	WWII Main League	Barnsley			H	1-0	5,000	Hunter (?)
Tue Mar 26, 1940	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			H	4-1	2,581	Starling (?), Drury (?, ?), Hinchliffe (?)
Sat Mar 30, 1940	WWII Main League	Rotherham United			H	4-1	3,000	Hinchliffe (?), Drury (?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 06, 1940	WWII Main League	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-2	3,000	Starling (?)
Sat Apr 13, 1940	Friendly	Stoke City			H	2-3	-	Trim (?), Drury (?)
Sat Apr 20, 1940	WWII Wartime Cup	Charlton Athletic	1	1	H	1-0	-	Armstrong (89)
Sat Apr 27, 1940	WWII Wartime Cup	Charlton Athletic	1	2	A	3-1	-	Crisp (?), Armstrong (?), Drury (?)
Sat May 04, 1940	WWII Wartime Cup	Southend United	2	1	H	3-1	-	Broome (?), Crisp (?), Starling (?)
Sat May 11, 1940	WWII Wartime Cup	Southend United	2	2	A	1-0	-	McCall (?)
Mon May 13, 1940	WWII Main League	Grimsby Town			H	1-1	2,258	Drury (?)
Sat May 18, 1940	WWII Wartime Cup	Fulham	3		A	0-2	-
Sat May 25, 1940	WWII Main League	Notts County			H	6-2	1,771	Peacock (?, ?), Drury (?, ?), Starling (?), Roulston (?)
Wed May 29, 1940	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			A	1-6	-	McKenzie (?)
Sat Jun 08, 1940	WWII Main League	Grimsby Town			A	3-4	-	Peacock (?, ?), Walker (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (17) - £0				Out (6) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Andy McCall	Bought			Andy McCall	Sold
	Bill Corkhill	Bought			Boy Martin	Sold
	Charles (1940)	Bought			Charles (1940)	Sold
	Cutts (1940)	Bought			Cutts (1940)	Sold
	Doug Westland	Bought			John Munro	Sold
	EF Smith	Bought			Tom Brawley	Sold
	Frank Knight	Bought
	Fred Moon	Bought
	George Antonio	Bought
	James Hunter	Bought
	Ken Rawson	Bought
	Reg Brook	Bought
	Tom Brawley	Bought
	Tom Hinchliffe	Bought
May 19, 1939	Colin Perry	Bought
May 19, 1939	John Maund	Bought
Jul 22, 1939	George Crisp	Bought

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Ashley Hunt
GK		Cutts (1940)
GK		Doug Westland	Scotland
GK		Percy Ashton	England	3	2		1
Defenders
D		Bernard Brierley	England
D		Charles (1940)
D		Fred Stanley (1938-43))
D		George Cummings	Scotland
D		Jack Challinor	England
D		John Munro	Scotland	3	2		1
D		Reg Brook
D		Reg Trim	England	3	2		1
D		Tom Brawley
D		Tommy Graham	England	1			1
Midfielders
M		A Hydes
M		Alex Massie	Scotland
M		Andy McCall	Scotland	3	2		1	1
M		Bill Corkhill	N. Ireland
M		Bob McCall	England	3	2		1
M		C Roulston
M		Colin Perry	England	3	2		1	2
M		Eddie Barks	England
M		Ellis Lager	England
M		Frank Broome	England
M		Frank Knight	England
M		Freddie Haycock	England
M		George Pritty	England	3	2		1
M		James Hunter
M		Jock Kirton	Scotland
M		John Maund	England	3	2		1	1
M		P McKenzie
M		Paddy Mills	England
M		Robert Davies	Wales	2	2
M		Ted Blagg	England
M		Thomas Clark	Wales	3	2		1
M		William Baxter	England
M		Ken Rawson	England
Forwards
F		Billy Walker	England
F		Eric Houghton	England
F		Fred Moon	England
F		Geoff Richardson
F		George Antonio	England
F		George Crisp	Wales
F		George Drury	England
F		Jack Fryer	England
F		Jack Surtees	England	3	2		1	1
F		Len Beaumont	England
F		Matt Armstrong	Scotland
F		Ronnie Starling	England
F		Thomas Peacock	England
F		Tom Hinchliffe	England
F		Jackie Martin	England

		A Nixon
		Beardall
		McStay
		Roberts (1939)
		Sid Gladwin
		Thomas (1939)
		Smith

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
2	Colin Perry	3
1 (1)	Andy McCall	3
1	Jack Surtees	3
1	John Maund	3

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