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SEASON: 1941-42

Prev Season: 1940-41
This Season: 1941-42
Next Season: 1942-43

DIVISION: World War II
WHAT HAPPENED
Three initial leagues were in place this year.
A London league ran for 30 games, while separate Southern and Northern divisions ran until Christmas (Forest were in the Southern Division). These two separate Northern and Southern leagues were then combined for another full, combined league for the rest of the season.

Also competed for was a Wartime Cup to replace the FA Cup. The first nine Combined League games were also qualifying games for the cup, and the top 32 cubs qualified for the knockout rounds...Forest qualified in 8th.
Note: Cup qualifying was based on Points Average over 10 games, with points adjusted up for those teams who only played 9!

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 Luton Town (1-3) 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 30, 1941	Luton Town	A	1-3	1,500	Broome (?)
2	Sat Sep 06, 1941	Luton Town	H	4-1	2,103	Iverson (?), Broome (?), Collins (?), Steele (?)
3	Sat Sep 13, 1941	Northampton Town	H	2-3	1,500	Smith (?), Ward (?)
4	Sat Sep 20, 1941	Northampton Town	A	3-4	-	Ward (?), Hullett (?, ?)
5	Sat Oct 11, 1941	Walsall	A	2-8	-	Buttery (?), Iverson (?)
6	Sat Oct 18, 1941	Walsall	H	4-0	1,083	Broome (?, ?), Mee (?), Slack (?)
7	Sat Nov 08, 1941	Norwich City	H	0-2	1,000
8	Sat Nov 15, 1941	Norwich City	A	-	-
9	Sat Nov 22, 1941	Leicester City	A	0-3	-
10	Sat Nov 29, 1941	Leicester City	H	0-1	-
11	Sat Dec 06, 1941	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-0	1,395
12	Sat Dec 13, 1941	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-7	4,035
13	Sat Dec 20, 1941	Leicester City	H	2-3	1,471	Smith (?, ?)
14	Thu Dec 25, 1941	Leicester City	A	0-2	8,000

WWII Combined League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Dec 27, 1941	Sheffield United	H	3-3	4,435	Crooks (?), Surtees (?, ?)
2	Sat Jan 03, 1942	Sheffield United	A	1-2	-	Crooks (?)
3	Sat Jan 10, 1942	Chesterfield	H	1-0	2,690	Buck (?)
4	Sat Jan 17, 1942	Chesterfield	A	0-1	1,506
5	Sat Feb 14, 1942	Lincoln City	A	3-0	3,000	Hullett (?, ?), McCall (?)
6	Sat Feb 21, 1942	Stoke City	H	1-0	1,798	Beaumont (?)
7	Sat Feb 28, 1942	Stoke City	A	3-1	2,500	Bowers (?), Duncan (?), Starling (?)
8	Sat Mar 14, 1942	Mansfield Town	A	3-1	2,000	Bowers (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
9	Sat Mar 21, 1942	Northampton Town	H	0-1	3,272
10	Sat Mar 28, 1942	Luton Town	H	3-1	2,138	Lyman (?), Roberts (? OG), Mee (?)
11	Sat May 02, 1942	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	1,888	Collins (?), Lyman (?)
12	Sat May 09, 1942	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-3	2,402	Smith (?)

WWII Wartime Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Apr 04, 1942	Lincoln City	1	1	A	5-6	-	Collins (?, ?, ?, ?), Houghton (?)
Mon Apr 06, 1942	Lincoln City	1	2	H	4-2	11,159	Collins (?, ?), Beaumont (?), Starling (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1942	Grimsby Town	2	1	A	1-3	4,000	Collins (?)
Sat Apr 18, 1942	Grimsby Town	2	2	H	1-5	8,473	Starling (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 27, 1941	RAF XI	England	H	1-2	-	Iverson (?)
Sat Oct 25, 1941	REVCO Electric	England	A	1-5	-	Mee (?)
Sat Nov 01, 1941	RAF XI	England	H	3-1	-	Mee (?), Broome (?, ?)
Thu Dec 25, 1941	Mansfield Town	England	H	3-0	-	Mee (?), Ward (?), Slack (?)
Sat Apr 25, 1942	RAF XI	England	H	4-0	-	Collins (?, ?, ?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 30, 1941	WWII Main League	Luton Town			A	1-3	1,500	Broome (?)
Sat Sep 06, 1941	WWII Main League	Luton Town			H	4-1	2,103	Iverson (?), Broome (?), Collins (?), Steele (?)
Sat Sep 13, 1941	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			H	2-3	1,500	Smith (?), Ward (?)
Sat Sep 20, 1941	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			A	3-4	-	Ward (?), Hullett (?, ?)
Sat Sep 27, 1941	Friendly	RAF XI			H	1-2	-	Iverson (?)
Sat Oct 11, 1941	WWII Main League	Walsall			A	2-8	-	Buttery (?), Iverson (?)
Sat Oct 18, 1941	WWII Main League	Walsall			H	4-0	1,083	Broome (?, ?), Mee (?), Slack (?)
Sat Oct 25, 1941	Friendly	REVCO Electric			A	1-5	-	Mee (?)
Sat Nov 01, 1941	Friendly	RAF XI			H	3-1	-	Mee (?), Broome (?, ?)
Sat Nov 08, 1941	WWII Main League	Norwich City			H	0-2	1,000
Sat Nov 15, 1941	WWII Main League	Norwich City			A	-	-
Sat Nov 22, 1941	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	0-3	-
Sat Nov 29, 1941	WWII Main League	Leicester City			H	0-1	-
Sat Dec 06, 1941	WWII Main League	Wolverhampton Wanderers			H	0-0	1,395
Sat Dec 13, 1941	WWII Main League	Wolverhampton Wanderers			A	0-7	4,035
Sat Dec 20, 1941	WWII Main League	Leicester City			H	2-3	1,471	Smith (?, ?)
Thu Dec 25, 1941	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	0-2	8,000
Thu Dec 25, 1941	Friendly	Mansfield Town			H	3-0	-	Mee (?), Ward (?), Slack (?)
Sat Dec 27, 1941	WWII Combined League	Sheffield United			H	3-3	4,435	Crooks (?), Surtees (?, ?)
Sat Jan 03, 1942	WWII Combined League	Sheffield United			A	1-2	-	Crooks (?)
Sat Jan 10, 1942	WWII Combined League	Chesterfield			H	1-0	2,690	Buck (?)
Sat Jan 17, 1942	WWII Combined League	Chesterfield			A	0-1	1,506
Sat Feb 14, 1942	WWII Combined League	Lincoln City			A	3-0	3,000	Hullett (?, ?), McCall (?)
Sat Feb 21, 1942	WWII Combined League	Stoke City			H	1-0	1,798	Beaumont (?)
Sat Feb 28, 1942	WWII Combined League	Stoke City			A	3-1	2,500	Bowers (?), Duncan (?), Starling (?)
Sat Mar 14, 1942	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town			A	3-1	2,000	Bowers (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Mar 21, 1942	WWII Combined League	Northampton Town			H	0-1	3,272
Sat Mar 28, 1942	WWII Combined League	Luton Town			H	3-1	2,138	Lyman (?), Roberts (? OG), Mee (?)
Sat Apr 04, 1942	WWII Wartime Cup	Lincoln City	1	1	A	5-6	-	Collins (?, ?, ?, ?), Houghton (?)
Mon Apr 06, 1942	WWII Wartime Cup	Lincoln City	1	2	H	4-2	11,159	Collins (?, ?), Beaumont (?), Starling (?)
Sat Apr 11, 1942	WWII Wartime Cup	Grimsby Town	2	1	A	1-3	4,000	Collins (?)
Sat Apr 18, 1942	WWII Wartime Cup	Grimsby Town	2	2	H	1-5	8,473	Starling (?)
Sat Apr 25, 1942	Friendly	RAF XI			H	4-0	-	Collins (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat May 02, 1942	WWII Combined League	Sheffield Wednesday			H	2-1	1,888	Collins (?), Lyman (?)
Sat May 09, 1942	WWII Combined League	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-3	2,402	Smith (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (11) - £0				Out (14) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Frank Johnson	Bought			Ashley Hunt	Sold
	George Mee	Bought			Bill Corkhill	Sold
	Jack Astley	Bought			Bill Morgan	Sold
	Jack Butler	Bought			Doug Westland	Sold
	Jack Smith (1941)	Bought			George Antonio	Sold
	Leonard Slack	Bought			Jack Astley	Sold
	R Townsend	Bought			Jack Ward	Sold
	Sammy Crooks	Bought			Joe Rutherford	Sold
	Walker (1941-42)	Bought			Lester Finch	Sold
1941	Roland Wheatley	Bought			Reg Brook	Sold
Mar 19, 1942	Colin Lyman	Bought			Ron Burgess	Sold
					Sammy Crooks	Sold
					Tommy Graham	Retired
					Walker (1941-42)	Sold

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	20
GK		Ashley Hunt
GK		Bill Morgan
GK		Doug Westland	Scotland	32
GK		Gil Merrick	England	19
GK		Harry Baldwin	England	21
GK		Harry Riley	England	31
GK		HG Flint
GK		Jack Butler		26
GK		Joe Rutherford	England	20
GK		Norman Wilkinson	England	31
GK		Walker (1941-42)
Defenders
D		Alan Brown	England	26
D		Andy Beattie	Scotland	27
D		Cecil Shaw	England	30
D		Dick Witham	England	28
D		George Bedford
D		George Cummings	Scotland	28
D		George Hardwick	England	21
D		George Mason	England	27
D		Gordon Pallister	England	24
D		Jack Astley	England	31
D		Jack Challinor	England	24
D		James Bye	England	21
D		Potts
D		Reg Brook
D		Reg Trim	England	27
D		Sadler
D		Tommy Graham	England	36
D		Wally Quinton	England	23
D		Walter Metcalf	England	30
Midfielders
M		Alex Massie	Scotland	35
M		Allan Collins	Scotland	23
M		Arthur Aldred	England	21
M		Aubrey Southwell	England	19
M		Bill Corkhill	N. Ireland	31
M		Bob McCall	England	25
M		Charlie Elliott	England	29
M		Eddie Barks	England	19
M		Frank Broome	England	26
M		Jack Bowers	England	33
M		Jack Smith (1941)	England
M		Jackie Bray	England	32
M		Jock Kirton	Scotland	25
M		John Maund	England	25
M		Leonard Slack
M		Les Howe	England	29
M		Robert Davies	Wales	27
M		Ron Burgess	Wales	24
M		Roy Matthews
M		Sammy Crooks	England	33
M		Willie McFadyen	Scotland	37
M		WJ Freeman
M		Ken Rawson	England	20
Forwards
F		Arthur Buttery	England	32
F		B Maund
F		Bill Hullett	England	25
F		Billy Cairns	England	26
F		Bob Iverson	England	30
F		Clifton Chadwick	England	27
F		Colin Lyman	England	27
F		Dally Duncan	Scotland	31
F		E Lambert
F		Eric Houghton	England	31
F		Frank Johnson
F		Freddie Steele	England	25
F		George Antonio	England	26
F		George Buck
F		George Mee	England	18
F		Harry Lane (1940)	England	32
F		Jack Surtees	England	30
F		Jack Ward
F		Joe Meek	England	31
F		Len Beaumont	England	26
F		Les Jones	Wales	30
F		Lester Finch	England	31
F		Peter Vause	England	27
F		R Townsend
F		Roland Wheatley	England	17
F		Ronnie Starling	England	31
F		Tom Peacock	England	28
F		Tommy Crawley	Scotland	29
F		George Edwards	England	23

		Bradley (1941)
		C Johnson
		H Lewis
		H Smith
		O Smith