The City Ground

SEASON: 1942-43

Prev Season: 1941-42
This Season: 1942-43
Next Season: 1943-44

DIVISION: World War II
WHAT HAPPENED
Like the previous season, three initial leagues were in place this year.
A London league ran for 30 games, while separate West and Northern divisions ran until Christmas. These two separate leagues were combined for a full league for the rest of the season.

Also competed for was a Wartime Cup to replace the FA Cup. The first 10 Combined League games were also qualifying games for the cup, with the top 32 qualifying for the knockout rounds. Forest qualified in 19th place.

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

Top Goalscorer:

TABLE

Click here for all tables for 1942-43

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 Lincoln City (3-2) 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 29, 1942	Lincoln City	A	3-2	2,614	Wheatley (?, ?), Collins (?)
2	Sat Sep 05, 1942	Lincoln City	H	0-1	2,264
3	Sat Sep 12, 1942	Sheffield United	H	0-3	3,105
4	Sat Sep 19, 1942	Sheffield United	A	2-2	4,000	Cairns (?), Beaumont (?)
5	Sat Sep 26, 1942	Mansfield Town	A	1-0	2,000	Cairns (?)
6	Sat Oct 03, 1942	Mansfield Town	H	3-1	2,963	Egan (?), Beaumont (?), Wheatley (?)
7	Sat Oct 10, 1942	Derby County	H	5-1	5,460	Beaumont (4', 48'), Wheatley (7'), Egan (15', 44')
8	Tue Oct 13, 1942	Derby County	A	2-3	8,000	Maund (? pen), Attwood (? OG)
9	Sat Oct 24, 1942	Chesterfield	A	0-3	2,000
10	Sat Oct 31, 1942	Chesterfield	H	6-1	3,200	Egan (?, ?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
11	Sat Nov 07, 1942	Notts County	H	3-5	5,384	Beaumont (?, ?), Maund (?)
12	Sat Nov 14, 1942	Notts County	A	3-1	4,000	Lane (?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
13	Sat Nov 21, 1942	Leicester City	A	1-2	-	Egan (?)
14	Sat Nov 28, 1942	Leicester City	H	1-1	3,191	Egan (?)
15	Sat Dec 05, 1942	Lincoln City	H	4-1	2,456	Mee (?, ?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
16	Sat Dec 12, 1942	Lincoln City	A	1-4	-	Egan (?)
17	Sat Dec 19, 1942	Northampton Town	A	2-5	2,000	Egan (?), Beaumont (?)
18	Fri Dec 25, 1942	Northampton Town	H	1-2	-	Egan (?)

WWII Combined League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Dec 26, 1942	Mansfield Town	A	3-1	4,500	? (?, ?, ?)
2	Sat Jan 02, 1943	Mansfield Town	H	3-1	2,124	Egan (?), Barks (? OG), Everett (? OG)
3	Sat Jan 09, 1943	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-1	4,305	Egan (?)
4	Sat Jan 16, 1943	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-1	8,000	Lane (?)
5	Sat Jan 23, 1943	Leicester City	H	0-5	5,000
6	Sat Jan 30, 1943	Leicester City	A	4-1	4,267	Hindley (?, ?), Beaumont (?), Egan (?)
7	Sat Feb 06, 1943	Derby County	H	4-1	9,873	Beattie (? OG), Jefferies (?), Wheatley (?), Hindley (?)
8	Sat Feb 13, 1943	Derby County	A	1-3	6,000	Beaumont (?)
9	Sat Feb 20, 1943	Lincoln City	A	0-4	-
10	Sat Feb 27, 1943	Lincoln City	H	3-2	8,000	Egan (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
11	Sat Apr 10, 1943	Doncaster Rovers	H	1-2	1,912	Beaumont (? pen)
12	Sat Apr 17, 1943	Notts County	H	1-1	4,443	Beaumont (?)
13	Sat Apr 24, 1943	Notts County	A	1-2	6,000	Beaumont (?)
14	Mon Apr 26, 1943	Grimsby Town	H	4-4	2,876	Jefferies (?), Robertson (?), Beaumont (?, ?)

WWII Wartime Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Mar 06, 1943	Leicester City	1	1	H	0-1	7,000
Sat Mar 13, 1943	Leicester City	1	2	A	2-0	10,000	Clare (?), Hindley (?)
Sat Mar 20, 1943	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	H	1-0	13,404	Egan (?)
Sat Mar 27, 1943	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2	A	1-5	23,516	Egan (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Apr 26, 1943	Doncaster Rovers	England	A	3-3	-	Clare (?), Skelton (?), Bett (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 29, 1942	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			A	3-2	2,614	Wheatley (?, ?), Collins (?)
Sat Sep 05, 1942	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			H	0-1	2,264
Sat Sep 12, 1942	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			H	0-3	3,105
Sat Sep 19, 1942	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			A	2-2	4,000	Cairns (?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Sep 26, 1942	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			A	1-0	2,000	Cairns (?)
Sat Oct 03, 1942	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			H	3-1	2,963	Egan (?), Beaumont (?), Wheatley (?)
Sat Oct 10, 1942	WWII Main League	Derby County			H	5-1	5,460	Beaumont (4', 48'), Wheatley (7'), Egan (15', 44')
Tue Oct 13, 1942	WWII Main League	Derby County			A	2-3	8,000	Maund (? pen), Attwood (? OG)
Sat Oct 24, 1942	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			A	0-3	2,000
Sat Oct 31, 1942	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			H	6-1	3,200	Egan (?, ?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Nov 07, 1942	WWII Main League	Notts County			H	3-5	5,384	Beaumont (?, ?), Maund (?)
Sat Nov 14, 1942	WWII Main League	Notts County			A	3-1	4,000	Lane (?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
Sat Nov 21, 1942	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	1-2	-	Egan (?)
Sat Nov 28, 1942	WWII Main League	Leicester City			H	1-1	3,191	Egan (?)
Sat Dec 05, 1942	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			H	4-1	2,456	Mee (?, ?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
Sat Dec 12, 1942	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			A	1-4	-	Egan (?)
Sat Dec 19, 1942	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			A	2-5	2,000	Egan (?), Beaumont (?)
Fri Dec 25, 1942	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			H	1-2	-	Egan (?)
Sat Dec 26, 1942	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town			A	3-1	4,500	? (?, ?, ?)
Sat Jan 02, 1943	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town			H	3-1	2,124	Egan (?), Barks (? OG), Everett (? OG)
Sat Jan 09, 1943	WWII Combined League	Sheffield Wednesday			H	1-1	4,305	Egan (?)
Sat Jan 16, 1943	WWII Combined League	Sheffield Wednesday			A	1-1	8,000	Lane (?)
Sat Jan 23, 1943	WWII Combined League	Leicester City			H	0-5	5,000
Sat Jan 30, 1943	WWII Combined League	Leicester City			A	4-1	4,267	Hindley (?, ?), Beaumont (?), Egan (?)
Sat Feb 06, 1943	WWII Combined League	Derby County			H	4-1	9,873	Beattie (? OG), Jefferies (?), Wheatley (?), Hindley (?)
Sat Feb 13, 1943	WWII Combined League	Derby County			A	1-3	6,000	Beaumont (?)
Sat Feb 20, 1943	WWII Combined League	Lincoln City			A	0-4	-
Sat Feb 27, 1943	WWII Combined League	Lincoln City			H	3-2	8,000	Egan (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Mar 06, 1943	WWII Wartime Cup	Leicester City	1	1	H	0-1	7,000
Sat Mar 13, 1943	WWII Wartime Cup	Leicester City	1	2	A	2-0	10,000	Clare (?), Hindley (?)
Sat Mar 20, 1943	WWII Wartime Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	1	H	1-0	13,404	Egan (?)
Sat Mar 27, 1943	WWII Wartime Cup	Sheffield Wednesday	2	2	A	1-5	23,516	Egan (?)
Sat Apr 10, 1943	WWII Combined League	Doncaster Rovers			H	1-2	1,912	Beaumont (? pen)
Sat Apr 17, 1943	WWII Combined League	Notts County			H	1-1	4,443	Beaumont (?)
Sat Apr 24, 1943	WWII Combined League	Notts County			A	1-2	6,000	Beaumont (?)
Mon Apr 26, 1943	WWII Combined League	Grimsby Town			H	4-4	2,876	Jefferies (?), Robertson (?), Beaumont (?, ?)
Mon Apr 26, 1943	Friendly	Doncaster Rovers			A	3-3	-	Clare (?), Skelton (?), Bett (?)

	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
Mon Apr 26, 1943	Doncaster Rovers	England	A	3-3	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (8) - £0				Out (6) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Arthur Jepson	Bought			Arthur Jepson	Sold
	Barrett (1942)	Bought			Barrett (1942)	Sold
June 1939	Frank Shufflebottom	Bought			Fred Stanley (1938-43))	Sold
	Harry Egan	Bought			Jack Butler	Sold
	J Beswick	Bought			Jack Smith (1941)	Sold
	Joe Crofts	Bought			Leonard Slack	Sold
	Ralph Dulson	Bought
	Robertson (1943)	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		Alick Grant	England	25
GK		Arthur Jepson	England	27
GK		George Moulson
GK		Harry Baldwin	England	22
GK		Harry Riley	England	32
GK		J Oakley
GK		Jack Butler		27
GK		Percy Ashton	England	33
Defenders
D		Billy Bean	England	26
D		Frank Shufflebottom	England	24
D		Fred Jenkinson
D		Fred Stanley (1938-43))
D		George Hannah	England	27
D		Joe Crofts	England	27
D		Ken Hollis	England
D		Reg Trim	England	28
Midfielders
M		Alex Massie	Scotland	36
M		Alf Jefferies	England
M		Allan Collins	Scotland	24
M		Alwyne Statham	England	22
M		Arthur Aldred	England	22
M		Aubrey Southwell	England	20
M		Bert Knott	England	27
M		Bob McCall	England	26
M		Eddie Barks	England	20
M		Frank Hindley	England	26
M		J Beswick
M		Jack Smith (1941)	England
M		Jock Wightman	Scotland	29
M		John Maund	England	26
M		Leonard Slack
M		Noel Simpson	England	19
M		Ted Blagg	England	24
M		William Baxter	England	24
M		Young (1943)
Forwards
F		Barrett (1942)
F		Billy Cairns	England	27
F		Chapman (1942)
F		Doug Egan
F		E Lambert
F		Frank Bee	England	15
F		Frank Johnson
F		Geoff Richardson
F		George Hiatt
F		George Mee	England	19
F		Harry Egan	England	30
F		Harry Lane (1940)	England	33
F		Jack Surtees	England	31
F		Joe Clare	England	32
F		Len Beaumont	England	27
F		Mieczyslaw Pawlow
F		R Townsend
F		Ralph Dulson		16
F		Robertson (1943)
F		Roland Wheatley	England	18
F		Tom Peacock	England	29

		Eric Taylor
		F Johnstone
		Fred Bett	England	21
		H Lewis
		Haywood
		Skelton
		TG Hughes
		J Jackson
		W Smith (1942)