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SEASON: 1940-41

Prev Season: 1939-40
This Season: 1940-41
Next Season: 1941-42

DIVISION: World War II
WHAT HAPPENED
Due to the Second World War, clubs were split into two regional leagues - Forest were in the Southern League.
There was also a Wartime Cup as well as a Midland Cup; games competed for in the Midland Cup also counted toward the League.
Note: Final league position was decided on Goal Average instead of Points, as not all clubs were able to play a full season of games.

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

Top Goalscorer:

TABLE

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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 Birmingham City (2-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 31, 1940	Birmingham City	H	2-3	-	Smith (?, ?)
2	Sat Sep 07, 1940	Birmingham City	A	1-2	-	Hunter (?)
3	Sat Sep 14, 1940	Leicester City	H	6-3	-	Peacock (?, ?), Smith (?, ?, ?), Barks (?)
4	Sat Sep 21, 1940	Leicester City	A	2-2	-	Antonio (?), Hunter (?)
5	Sat Sep 28, 1940	Walsall	H	2-0	-	Smith (?), Peacock (?)
6	Sat Oct 05, 1940	Walsall	A	3-4	-	Smith (?), Antonio (?), Maund (?)
7	Sat Oct 12, 1940	Northampton Town	H	1-0	-	Crisp (?)
8	Sat Oct 26, 1940	Stoke City	H	3-3	-	Langton (?), Wood (?), Antonio (?)
9	Sat Nov 02, 1940	Stoke City	A	0-5	-
10	Sat Nov 16, 1940	Northampton Town	A	0-7	-
11	Sat Dec 07, 1940	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-5	-
12	Sat Dec 14, 1940	Mansfield Town	A	1-2	-	Crisp (?)
13	Sat Dec 21, 1940	Mansfield Town	H	1-4	-	Collins (?)
14	Wed Dec 25, 1940	Notts County	H	2-4	-	Iverson (?), Jones (?)
15	Sat Dec 28, 1940	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-5	-	Clark (?, ?), Brown (?)
16	Sat Mar 15, 1941	Notts County	A	4-0	-	Barks (?, ?), Wood (?, ?)
17	Sat Mar 29, 1941	Stoke City	A	0-4	-
18	Sat Apr 05, 1941	Stoke City	H	3-2	-	Collins (?), Norris (?), Wood (?)
19	Sat Apr 12, 1941	Notts County	H	1-3	-	Iverson (?)
20	Sat Apr 19, 1941	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	-	Clements (?)
21	Sat May 24, 1941	Walsall	A	7-6	-	Broome (?, ?, ?, ?), Lane (?, ?), Maund (?)
22	Mon Jun 02, 1941	Leicester City	A	0-2	-

WWII Wartime Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Feb 15, 1941	Walsall	1	1	A	2-3	-	Crawley (?), Lowrie (?)
Sat Feb 22, 1941	Walsall	1	2	H	8-1	-	Crawley (?, ?, ?), Lowrie (?, ?), Edwards (?, ?), Crisp (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1941	Leicester City	2	1	H	0-2	-
Sat Mar 08, 1941	Leicester City	2	2	A	1-1	-	Barks (?)

WWII Midland Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 11, 1941	Lincoln City	1	1	H	4-2	1,500	Dearson (?), Brown (?), Jennings (?, ?)
Sat Jan 18, 1941	Lincoln City	1	2	A	1-2	-	Barks (?)
Sat Feb 01, 1941	Leicester City	2		A	2-6	-	Lowrie (?), Crisp (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Oct 19, 1940	Lincoln City	England	A	3-2	-	Langton (?), Smith (?, ?)
Sat Nov 09, 1940	RAF XI	England	H	1-4	-	? (?)
Sat Nov 30, 1940	RAF XI	England	A	4-1	-	Peacock (?, ?), Adams (?), ? (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 31, 1940	WWII Main League	Birmingham City			H	2-3	-	Smith (?, ?)
Sat Sep 07, 1940	WWII Main League	Birmingham City			A	1-2	-	Hunter (?)
Sat Sep 14, 1940	WWII Main League	Leicester City			H	6-3	-	Peacock (?, ?), Smith (?, ?, ?), Barks (?)
Sat Sep 21, 1940	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	2-2	-	Antonio (?), Hunter (?)
Sat Sep 28, 1940	WWII Main League	Walsall			H	2-0	-	Smith (?), Peacock (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1940	WWII Main League	Walsall			A	3-4	-	Smith (?), Antonio (?), Maund (?)
Sat Oct 12, 1940	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			H	1-0	-	Crisp (?)
Sat Oct 19, 1940	Friendly	Lincoln City			A	3-2	-	Langton (?), Smith (?, ?)
Sat Oct 26, 1940	WWII Main League	Stoke City			H	3-3	-	Langton (?), Wood (?), Antonio (?)
Sat Nov 02, 1940	WWII Main League	Stoke City			A	0-5	-
Sat Nov 09, 1940	Friendly	RAF XI			H	1-4	-	? (?)
Sat Nov 16, 1940	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			A	0-7	-
Sat Nov 30, 1940	Friendly	RAF XI			A	4-1	-	Peacock (?, ?), Adams (?), ? (?)
Sat Dec 07, 1940	WWII Main League	West Bromwich Albion			A	0-5	-
Sat Dec 14, 1940	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			A	1-2	-	Crisp (?)
Sat Dec 21, 1940	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			H	1-4	-	Collins (?)
Wed Dec 25, 1940	WWII Main League	Notts County			H	2-4	-	Iverson (?), Jones (?)
Sat Dec 28, 1940	WWII Main League	West Bromwich Albion			A	3-5	-	Clark (?, ?), Brown (?)
Sat Jan 11, 1941	WWII Midland Cup	Lincoln City	1	1	H	4-2	1,500	Dearson (?), Brown (?), Jennings (?, ?)
Sat Jan 18, 1941	WWII Midland Cup	Lincoln City	1	2	A	1-2	-	Barks (?)
Sat Feb 01, 1941	WWII Midland Cup	Leicester City	2		A	2-6	-	Lowrie (?), Crisp (?)
Sat Feb 15, 1941	WWII Wartime Cup	Walsall	1	1	A	2-3	-	Crawley (?), Lowrie (?)
Sat Feb 22, 1941	WWII Wartime Cup	Walsall	1	2	H	8-1	-	Crawley (?, ?, ?), Lowrie (?, ?), Edwards (?, ?), Crisp (?)
Sat Mar 01, 1941	WWII Wartime Cup	Leicester City	2	1	H	0-2	-
Sat Mar 08, 1941	WWII Wartime Cup	Leicester City	2	2	A	1-1	-	Barks (?)
Sat Mar 15, 1941	WWII Main League	Notts County			A	4-0	-	Barks (?, ?), Wood (?, ?)
Sat Mar 29, 1941	WWII Main League	Stoke City			A	0-4	-
Sat Apr 05, 1941	WWII Main League	Stoke City			H	3-2	-	Collins (?), Norris (?), Wood (?)
Sat Apr 12, 1941	WWII Main League	Notts County			H	1-3	-	Iverson (?)
Sat Apr 19, 1941	WWII Main League	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-1	-	Clements (?)
Sat May 24, 1941	WWII Main League	Walsall			A	7-6	-	Broome (?, ?, ?, ?), Lane (?, ?), Maund (?)
Mon Jun 02, 1941	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	0-2	-

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Week	Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
	Sat Jan 11, 1941	Lincoln City	1	1	H	4-2	1,500
	Sat Jan 18, 1941	Lincoln City	1	2	A	1-2	-
	Sat Feb 01, 1941	Leicester City	2		A	2-6	-

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Oct 19, 1940	Lincoln City	England	A	3-2	-
Sat Nov 09, 1940	RAF XI	England	H	1-4	-
Sat Nov 30, 1940	RAF XI	England	A	4-1	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (11) - £0				Out (8) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Bill Morgan	Bought			Eddie Langton	Sold
	Eddie Langton	Bought			Eric Norris	Sold
	Eric Norris	Bought			Fred Moon	Sold
	Jack Ward	Bought			Jack Fryer	Retired
	Joe Rutherford	Bought			James Hunter	Sold
	Ken Hollis	Bought			Mitchell (1940)	Sold
	Lester Finch	Bought			R Bird	Sold
	Mitchell (1940)	Bought			Robinson (1940)	Sold
	R Bird	Bought
	Robinson (1940)	Bought
	Ron Burgess	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		Alan Wakeman	England	19
GK		Ashley Hunt
GK		Bill Morgan
GK		Doug Westland	Scotland	31
GK		Gil Merrick	England	18
GK		Joe Rutherford	England	19
GK		Laurie Platts	England	18
Defenders
D		Billy Tudor	Wales	22
D		CJ Lewis (1941)
D		George Cummings	Scotland	27
D		George Mason	England	26
D		Hughes (1941)
D		Jack Challinor	England	23
D		Jack Segrave
D		Ken Hollis	England
D		Patton
D		Percy Mills	England	31
D		R Bird
D		Reg Brook
D		Robinson (1940)
D		Tom Fillingham	England	36
D		Tommy Graham	England	35
D		Walter Metcalf	England	29
D		Wilf Copping	England	30
Midfielders
M		Allan Collins	Scotland	22
M		Charlie Elliott	England	28
M		Curtis		20
M		Cyril Trigg	England	23
M		Eddie Barks	England	18
M		Eric Norris
M		Frank Broome	England	25
M		Frank Knight	England	18
M		George Pritty	England	25
M		James Hunter	Scotland	30
M		Jock Kirton	Scotland	24
M		Jock Wightman	Scotland	27
M		John Maund	England	24
M		Mitchell (1940)
M		Robert Davies	Wales	26
M		Ron Burgess	Wales	23
M		Sandy McNab	Scotland	28
M		Thomas Clark	Wales	26
M		Ken Rawson	England	19
Forwards
F		Billy Walker	England	42
F		Bob Iverson	England	29
F		Clements
F		D Pimbley
F		Dennis Jennings	England	30
F		Don Dearson	Wales	26
F		Douglas Arnold
F		Eddie Langton	England	18
F		EF Smith
F		Eric Houghton	England	30
F		Fred Moon	England	19
F		George Antonio	England	25
F		George Crisp	Wales	29
F		George Drury	England	26
F		George Lowrie	Wales	20
F		Harry Lane (1940)	England	31
F		Harry Ware	England	28
F		Jack Fryer	England	28
F		Jack Ward
F		Jackie Brown	N. Ireland	25
F		Les Jones	Wales	29
F		Lester Finch	England	30
F		Roebuck
F		Tom Hinchliffe	England	26
F		Tom Peacock	England	27
F		Tommy Crawley	Scotland	28
F		Voce
F		W Cressey
F		George Edwards	England	22

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