SEASON: 1944-45


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DIVISION: World War II
MANAGER(s):
-
FA Cup:
Not started

Top Goalscorer:

WHAT HAPPENED
Due to the Second World War, 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 finished 37th and failed to qualify.
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 Derby County (0-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Aug 26, 1944Derby CountyH0-013,294
2Sat Sep 02, 1944Derby CountyA0-59,936
3Sat Sep 09, 1944Sheffield UnitedA0-27,909
4Sat Sep 16, 1944Sheffield UnitedH2-27,904Inskip (?), Baxter (?)
5Sat Sep 23, 1944Notts CountyH2-19,536Beaumont (?), Beswick (?)
6Sat Sep 30, 1944Notts CountyA--
7Sat Oct 07, 1944ChesterfieldA1-0-Dulson (?)
8Sat Oct 14, 1944ChesterfieldH2-16,876Johnston (?, ?)
9Sat Oct 21, 1944Mansfield TownH2-57,626Dulson (?, ?)
10Sat Oct 28, 1944Mansfield TownA2-47,000Beaumont (?), Johnston (?)
11Sat Nov 04, 1944Rotherham UnitedA2-1-Dulson (?), Inskip (?)
12Sat Nov 11, 1944Rotherham UnitedH1-25,316Johnston (?)
13Sat Nov 18, 1944Lincoln CityH2-2-Rawson (?), Elliott (? pen)
14Sat Nov 25, 1944Lincoln CityA2-2-Wheatley (?), Beaumont (?)
15Sat Dec 02, 1944Sheffield WednesdayA1-26,000Johnston (?)
16Sat Dec 09, 1944Sheffield WednesdayH1-05,893Wheatley (?)
17Sat Dec 16, 1944Grimsby TownA1-32,000Peace (?)
18Sat Dec 23, 1944Grimsby TownH1-25,874Davies (?)

WWII Combined League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Dec 30, 1944Leicester CityH0-06,788
2Sat Jan 06, 1945Derby CountyH1-118,790Johnston (?)
3Sat Jan 13, 1945Derby CountyA0-312,715
4Sat Feb 03, 1945ChesterfieldA1-04,620Stevenson (?)
5Sat Feb 10, 1945ChesterfieldH1-17,298Davies (?)
6Sat Feb 17, 1945Notts CountyH1-47,520North (?)
7Sat Feb 24, 1945Notts CountyA2-110,000North (?), Elliott (? pen)
8Sat Mar 03, 1945Leicester CityA1-1-Johnston (?)
9Sat Mar 10, 1945Mansfield TownH2-110,400Barks (?), Elliott (? pen)
10Sat Mar 17, 1945Mansfield TownA0-17,874
11Mon Apr 02, 1945Notts CountyH6-06,920Blenkinsopp (?, ?, ?), Martin (?), Simpson (?), Johnston (?)
12Sat Apr 07, 1945Coventry CityH1-16,000Simpson (?)
13Sat Apr 14, 1945Coventry CityA1-13,188Johnston (?)
14Thu Apr 19, 1945Birmingham CityA1-43,000Betts (?)
15Sat Apr 21, 1945Notts CountyA3-14,000Leverton (?, ?), Mee (?)
16Sat Apr 28, 1945Notts CountyH2-53,407Elliott (? pen, ? pen)
17Sat May 26, 1945Birmingham CityH0-02,900

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Wed May 09, 1945Derby CountyEnglandA2-2-Leverton (?, ?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (16) - £0 Out (14) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Bert WilliamsBoughtBert WilliamsSold
Bill MorleyBoughtBilly LinacreSold
Billy LinacreBoughtCunningham (1945)Sold
Colin RawsonBoughtEF SmithSold
Cunningham (1945)BoughtFred InskipSold
F PayneBoughtGeorge CrispSold
Fred InskipBoughtJ BeswickSold
Gordon KaileBoughtJW FirthSold
JW FirthBoughtLen BeaumontSold
Peter TaylorBoughtR TownsendSold
Ray PaulBoughtStanley FlewittSold
Roland 'Tot' LevertonBoughtW GoughSold
Aug 1944Tom JohnstonBought1939Frank HindleySold
Tom NorthBoughtJul 01, 1945Peter TaylorSold
W GoughBought
1944Freddie MartinBought


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
GKBert Williams England24
GKCunningham (1945)
GKF Payne
GK Laurie Platts England22
GK Norman Wilkinson England34
GKPeter Taylor England16
GKW Styles
GKWright (1945)
GKJ Smith (1944)
Defenders
D Geoff Thomas (1944-60) England18
D Jack Hutchinson England23
DJW Firth
DRon Guttridge England28
DRonnie Hepworth England25
DS Griffin
DSam Godfrey England
Midfielders
M Bill Morley England19
M Billy Linacre England19
M Bob McCall England28
M Bryn Elliott England19
MDenny Foreman
M Eddie Barks England22
MErnest Morris England23
MFrank Hindley England28
M Gordon Brown England15
MHorace Stevenson England21
MJ Beswick
MJames Cronkshaw England
M John Maund England28
MKen Powell England24
ML Thorpe
MLloyd Iceton England24
M Noel Simpson England21
MR Oxley
MRay Paul
M Robert Davies Wales30
MRon Peace
MTanner Allen England19
M Ted Blagg England26
M Tom Blenkinsopp England24
MTom Waring England37
MVictor Walker England22
M William Baxter England26
Forwards
F Colin Rawson England17
FEric Betts England19
FFrank Johnson
FFred Inskip England19
F Freddie Martin England18
F George Crisp Wales33
FGeorge Drury England30
FGeorge Mee England21
F Gordon Kaile England19
F Ian McPherson Scotland24
F Jack Edwards England20
FLaurie Coen
FLen Beaumont England29
FR Townsend
FRalph Dulson18
F Roland 'Tot' Leverton England18
F Roland Wheatley England20
FStanley Flewitt
F Tom Johnston Scotland25
FTom North England24
FW Gough


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