SEASON: 1942-43


Prev Season: 1941-42
This Season: 1942-43
Next Season: 1943-44
DIVISION: World War II
MANAGER(s):
-
FA Cup:
Not started

Top Goalscorer:

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.
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
0
Competitive Goals:
0
Goals per game:
.0
League Games:
League Points:
out of (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
-

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
-
Lowest League Attendance:
-
Average League Attendance:
-
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
0
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


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (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
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Aug 29, 1942Lincoln CityA3-22,614Wheatley (?, ?), Collins (?)
2Sat Sep 05, 1942Lincoln CityH0-12,264
3Sat Sep 12, 1942Sheffield UnitedH0-33,105
4Sat Sep 19, 1942Sheffield UnitedA2-24,000Cairns (?), Beaumont (?)
5Sat Sep 26, 1942Mansfield TownA1-02,000Cairns (?)
6Sat Oct 03, 1942Mansfield TownH3-12,963Egan (?), Beaumont (?), Wheatley (?)
7Sat Oct 10, 1942Derby CountyH5-15,460Beaumont (4', 48'), Wheatley (7'), Egan (15', 44')
8Tue Oct 13, 1942Derby CountyA2-38,000Maund (? pen), Attwood (? OG)
9Sat Oct 24, 1942ChesterfieldA0-32,000
10Sat Oct 31, 1942ChesterfieldH6-13,200Egan (?, ?, ?), McCall (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
11Sat Nov 07, 1942Notts CountyH3-55,384Beaumont (?, ?), Maund (?)
12Sat Nov 14, 1942Notts CountyA3-14,000Lane (?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
13Sat Nov 21, 1942Leicester CityA1-2-Egan (?)
14Sat Nov 28, 1942Leicester CityH1-13,191Egan (?)
15Sat Dec 05, 1942Lincoln CityH4-12,456Mee (?, ?), Maund (? pen), Egan (?)
16Sat Dec 12, 1942Lincoln CityA1-4-Egan (?)
17Sat Dec 19, 1942Northampton TownA2-52,000Egan (?), Beaumont (?)
18Fri Dec 25, 1942Northampton TownH1-2-Egan (?)

WWII Combined League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Dec 26, 1942Mansfield TownA3-14,500? (?, ?, ?)
2Sat Jan 02, 1943Mansfield TownH3-12,124Egan (?), Barks (? OG), Everett (? OG)
3Sat Jan 09, 1943Sheffield WednesdayH1-14,305Egan (?)
4Sat Jan 16, 1943Sheffield WednesdayA1-18,000Lane (?)
5Sat Jan 23, 1943Leicester CityH0-55,000
6Sat Jan 30, 1943Leicester CityA4-14,267Hindley (?, ?), Beaumont (?), Egan (?)
7Sat Feb 06, 1943Derby CountyH4-19,873Beattie (? OG), Jefferies (?), Wheatley (?), Hindley (?)
8Sat Feb 13, 1943Derby CountyA1-36,000Beaumont (?)
9Sat Feb 20, 1943Lincoln CityA0-4-
10Sat Feb 27, 1943Lincoln CityH3-28,000Egan (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
11Sat Apr 10, 1943Doncaster RoversH1-21,912Beaumont (? pen)
12Sat Apr 17, 1943Notts CountyH1-14,443Beaumont (?)
13Sat Apr 24, 1943Notts CountyA1-26,000Beaumont (?)
14Mon Apr 26, 1943Grimsby TownH4-42,876Jefferies (?), Robertson (?), Beaumont (?, ?)

WWII Wartime Cup
WeekDateOpponentRoundLegH/AScoreAttPosScorers
Sat Mar 06, 1943Leicester City11H0-17,000
Sat Mar 13, 1943Leicester City12A2-010,000Clare (?), Hindley (?)
Sat Mar 20, 1943Sheffield Wednesday21H1-013,404Egan (?)
Sat Mar 27, 1943Sheffield Wednesday22A1-523,516Egan (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Apr 26, 1943Doncaster RoversEnglandA3-3-Clare (?), Skelton (?), Bett (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £0 Out (6) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Arthur JepsonBoughtArthur JepsonSold
Barrett (1942)BoughtBarrett (1942)Sold
June 1939Frank ShufflebottomBoughtFred Stanley (1938-43))Sold
Harry EganBoughtJack ButlerSold
J BeswickBoughtJack Smith (1941)Sold
Joe CroftsBoughtLeonard SlackSold
Ralph DulsonBought
Robertson (1943)Bought


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
GKAlick Grant England25
GKArthur Jepson England27
GKGeorge Moulson
GKHarry Baldwin England22
GKHarry Riley England32
GKJ Oakley
GKJack Butler27
GK Percy Ashton England33
Defenders
DBilly Bean England26
D Frank Shufflebottom England24
DFred Jenkinson
DFred Stanley (1938-43))
DGeorge Hannah England27
DJoe Crofts England27
DKen Hollis England
D Reg Trim England28
Midfielders
M Alex Massie Scotland36
M Alf Jefferies England
MAllan Collins Scotland24
MAlwyne Statham England22
MArthur Aldred England22
MAubrey Southwell England20
MBert Knott England27
M Bob McCall England26
M Eddie Barks England20
MFrank Hindley England26
MJ Beswick
MJack Smith (1941) England
MJock Wightman Scotland29
M John Maund England26
MLeonard Slack
M Noel Simpson England19
M Ted Blagg England24
M William Baxter England24
MYoung (1943)
Forwards
FBarrett (1942)
FBilly Cairns England27
FChapman (1942)
FDoug Egan
FE Lambert
FFrank Bee England15
FFrank Johnson
FGeoff Richardson
FGeorge Hiatt
FGeorge Mee England19
FHarry Egan England30
FHarry Lane (1940) England33
FJack Surtees England31
FJoe Clare England32
FLen Beaumont England27
FMieczyslaw Pawlow
FR Townsend
FRalph Dulson16
FRobertson (1943)
F Roland Wheatley England18
F Tom Peacock England29
Eric Taylor
F Johnstone
Fred Bett England21
H Lewis
Haywood
Skelton
TG Hughes
J Jackson
W Smith (1942)


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames


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