SEASON: 1944-45
- DIVISION:
- World War II
- MANAGER(s):
- FA Cup:
- -
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Competitive Games:
- 0
- Competitive Goals:
- 0
- Goals per game:
- League Games:
- League Points:
- out of 0 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- %
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.
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
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 |
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SEASON LEAGUE POSITIONS
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.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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 | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) |
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):
- (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
Click here for all tables for 1944-45
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League
WWII Combined League
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League
WWII Combined League
Week | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Pos | Scorers |
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Sat Dec 30, 1944 | Leicester City | H | 0-0 | Draw | 6,788 | |||
Sat Jan 06, 1945 | Derby County | H | 1-1 | Draw | 18,790 | Johnson (?) | ||
Sat Jan 13, 1945 | Derby County | A | 0-3 | Loss | 12,715 | |||
Sat Feb 03, 1945 | Chesterfield | A | 1-0 | Win | 4,620 | Stevenson (?) | ||
Sat Feb 10, 1945 | Chesterfield | H | 1-1 | Draw | 7,298 | Davies (?) | ||
Sat Feb 17, 1945 | Notts County | H | 1-4 | Loss | 7,520 | North (?) | ||
Sat Feb 24, 1945 | Notts County | A | 2-1 | Win | 10,000 | North (?), Elliott (? pen) | ||
Sat Mar 03, 1945 | Leicester City | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Johnson (?) | ||
Sat Mar 10, 1945 | Mansfield Town | H | 2-1 | Win | 10,400 | Barks (?), Elliott (? pen) | ||
Sat Mar 17, 1945 | Mansfield Town | A | 0-1 | Loss | 7,874 | |||
Mon Apr 02, 1945 | Notts County | H | 6-0 | Win | 6,920 | Blenkinsop (?, ?, ?), Martin (?), Simpson (?), Johnson (?) | ||
Sat Apr 07, 1945 | Coventry City | H | 1-1 | Draw | 6,000 | Simpson (?) | ||
Sat Apr 14, 1945 | Coventry City | A | 1-1 | Draw | 3,188 | Johnson (?) | ||
Thu Apr 19, 1945 | Birmingham City | A | 1-4 | Loss | 3,000 | Betts (?) | ||
Sat Apr 21, 1945 | Notts County | A | 3-1 | Win | 4,000 | Leverton (?, ?), Mee (?) | ||
Sat Apr 28, 1945 | Notts County | H | 2-5 | Loss | 3,407 | Elliott (? pen, ? pen) | ||
Sat May 26, 1945 | Birmingham City | H | 0-0 | Draw | 2,900 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed May 09, 1945 | Derby County | England | A | 2-2 | Draw | - | Leverton (?, ?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (16) | Out (14) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bert Williams | Bought | Bert Williams | Sold | Billy Linacre | Bought | Billy Linacre | Sold | Colin Rawson | Bought | Cunningham (1945) | Sold | Cunningham (1945) | Bought | EF Smith | Sold | F Payne | Bought | 1939 | Frank Hindley | Sold | Fred Inskip | Bought | Fred Inskip | Sold | 1944 | Frederick Martin | Bought | George Crisp | Sold | Gordon Kaile | Bought | J Beswick | Sold | JW Firth | Bought | JW Firth | Sold | Peter Taylor | Bought | Len Beaumont | Sold | Ray Paul | Bought | R Townsend | Sold | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | Bought | Stanley Flewitt | Sold | Tom Johnson | Bought | W Gough | Sold | Tom North | Bought | Jul 01, 1945 | Peter Taylor | Sold | W Gough | Bought | William Morley | Bought |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Bert Williams | ||||||||||||
GK | Cunningham (1945) | ||||||||||||
GK | F Payne | ||||||||||||
GK | Laurie Platts | ||||||||||||
GK | Norman Wilkinson | ||||||||||||
GK | Peter Taylor | ||||||||||||
GK | W Styles | ||||||||||||
GK | Wright (1945) | Defenders | |||||||||||
D | Edward Blagg | ||||||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | ||||||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | ||||||||||||
D | JW Firth | ||||||||||||
D | Ron Guttridge | ||||||||||||
D | Ronnie Hepworth | ||||||||||||
D | S Griffin | ||||||||||||
D | Sam Godfrey | Midfielders | |||||||||||
M | Billy Linacre | ||||||||||||
M | Bob McCall | ||||||||||||
M | Bryn Elliott | ||||||||||||
M | Denny Foreman | ||||||||||||
M | Eddie Barks | ||||||||||||
M | Ernest Morris | ||||||||||||
M | Frank Hindley | ||||||||||||
M | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||
M | Horace Stevenson | ||||||||||||
M | J Beswick | ||||||||||||
M | James Cronkshaw | ||||||||||||
M | John Maund | ||||||||||||
M | Ken Powell | ||||||||||||
M | L Thorpe | ||||||||||||
M | Lloyd Iceton | ||||||||||||
M | R Oxley | ||||||||||||
M | Ray Paul | ||||||||||||
M | Robert Davies | ||||||||||||
M | Ron Peace | ||||||||||||
M | Tanner Allen | ||||||||||||
M | Tom Blenkinsop | ||||||||||||
M | Tom Waring | ||||||||||||
M | Victor Walker | ||||||||||||
M | William Baxter | Forwards | |||||||||||
F | Colin Rawson | ||||||||||||
F | EF Smith | ||||||||||||
F | Eric Betts | ||||||||||||
F | Frank Johnson | ||||||||||||
F | Fred Inskip | ||||||||||||
F | Frederick Martin | ||||||||||||
F | George Crisp | ||||||||||||
F | George Drury | ||||||||||||
F | George Mee | ||||||||||||
F | Gordon Kaile | ||||||||||||
F | Ian McPherson | ||||||||||||
F | Jack Edwards | ||||||||||||
F | Laurie Coen | ||||||||||||
F | Len Beaumont | ||||||||||||
F | Noel Simpson | ||||||||||||
F | R Townsend | ||||||||||||
F | Ralph Dulson | ||||||||||||
F | Roland 'Tot' Leverton | ||||||||||||
F | Roland Wheatley | ||||||||||||
F | Stanley Flewitt | ||||||||||||
F | Tom Johnson | ||||||||||||
F | Tom North | ||||||||||||
F | W Gough | ||||||||||||
F | William Morley |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |