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SEASON: 1944-45

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DIVISION: World War II
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.

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 Derby County (0-0) 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 26, 1944	Derby County	H	0-0	13,294
2	Sat Sep 02, 1944	Derby County	A	0-5	9,936
3	Sat Sep 09, 1944	Sheffield United	A	0-2	7,909
4	Sat Sep 16, 1944	Sheffield United	H	2-2	7,904	Inskip (?), Baxter (?)
5	Sat Sep 23, 1944	Notts County	H	2-1	9,536	Beaumont (?), Beswick (?)
6	Sat Sep 30, 1944	Notts County	A	-	-
7	Sat Oct 07, 1944	Chesterfield	A	1-0	-	Dulson (?)
8	Sat Oct 14, 1944	Chesterfield	H	2-1	6,876	Johnston (?, ?)
9	Sat Oct 21, 1944	Mansfield Town	H	2-5	7,626	Dulson (?, ?)
10	Sat Oct 28, 1944	Mansfield Town	A	2-4	7,000	Beaumont (?), Johnston (?)
11	Sat Nov 04, 1944	Rotherham United	A	2-1	-	Dulson (?), Inskip (?)
12	Sat Nov 11, 1944	Rotherham United	H	1-2	5,316	Johnston (?)
13	Sat Nov 18, 1944	Lincoln City	H	2-2	-	Rawson (?), Elliott (? pen)
14	Sat Nov 25, 1944	Lincoln City	A	2-2	-	Wheatley (?), Beaumont (?)
15	Sat Dec 02, 1944	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-2	6,000	Johnston (?)
16	Sat Dec 09, 1944	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-0	5,893	Wheatley (?)
17	Sat Dec 16, 1944	Grimsby Town	A	1-3	2,000	Peace (?)
18	Sat Dec 23, 1944	Grimsby Town	H	1-2	5,874	Davies (?)

WWII Combined League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Dec 30, 1944	Leicester City	H	0-0	6,788
2	Sat Jan 06, 1945	Derby County	H	1-1	18,790	Johnston (?)
3	Sat Jan 13, 1945	Derby County	A	0-3	12,715
4	Sat Feb 03, 1945	Chesterfield	A	1-0	4,620	Stevenson (?)
5	Sat Feb 10, 1945	Chesterfield	H	1-1	7,298	Davies (?)
6	Sat Feb 17, 1945	Notts County	H	1-4	7,520	North (?)
7	Sat Feb 24, 1945	Notts County	A	2-1	10,000	North (?), Elliott (? pen)
8	Sat Mar 03, 1945	Leicester City	A	1-1	-	Johnston (?)
9	Sat Mar 10, 1945	Mansfield Town	H	2-1	10,400	Barks (?), Elliott (? pen)
10	Sat Mar 17, 1945	Mansfield Town	A	0-1	7,874
11	Mon Apr 02, 1945	Notts County	H	6-0	6,920	Blenkinsopp (?, ?, ?), Martin (?), Simpson (?), Johnston (?)
12	Sat Apr 07, 1945	Coventry City	H	1-1	6,000	Simpson (?)
13	Sat Apr 14, 1945	Coventry City	A	1-1	3,188	Johnston (?)
14	Thu Apr 19, 1945	Birmingham City	A	1-4	3,000	Betts (?)
15	Sat Apr 21, 1945	Notts County	A	3-1	4,000	Leverton (?, ?), Mee (?)
16	Sat Apr 28, 1945	Notts County	H	2-5	3,407	Elliott (? pen, ? pen)
17	Sat May 26, 1945	Birmingham City	H	0-0	2,900

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed May 09, 1945	Derby County	England	A	2-2	-	Leverton (?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 26, 1944	WWII Main League	Derby County	H	0-0	13,294
Sat Sep 02, 1944	WWII Main League	Derby County	A	0-5	9,936
Sat Sep 09, 1944	WWII Main League	Sheffield United	A	0-2	7,909
Sat Sep 16, 1944	WWII Main League	Sheffield United	H	2-2	7,904	Inskip (?), Baxter (?)
Sat Sep 23, 1944	WWII Main League	Notts County	H	2-1	9,536	Beaumont (?), Beswick (?)
Sat Sep 30, 1944	WWII Main League	Notts County	A	-	-
Sat Oct 07, 1944	WWII Main League	Chesterfield	A	1-0	-	Dulson (?)
Sat Oct 14, 1944	WWII Main League	Chesterfield	H	2-1	6,876	Johnston (?, ?)
Sat Oct 21, 1944	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town	H	2-5	7,626	Dulson (?, ?)
Sat Oct 28, 1944	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town	A	2-4	7,000	Beaumont (?), Johnston (?)
Sat Nov 04, 1944	WWII Main League	Rotherham United	A	2-1	-	Dulson (?), Inskip (?)
Sat Nov 11, 1944	WWII Main League	Rotherham United	H	1-2	5,316	Johnston (?)
Sat Nov 18, 1944	WWII Main League	Lincoln City	H	2-2	-	Rawson (?), Elliott (? pen)
Sat Nov 25, 1944	WWII Main League	Lincoln City	A	2-2	-	Wheatley (?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Dec 02, 1944	WWII Main League	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-2	6,000	Johnston (?)
Sat Dec 09, 1944	WWII Main League	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-0	5,893	Wheatley (?)
Sat Dec 16, 1944	WWII Main League	Grimsby Town	A	1-3	2,000	Peace (?)
Sat Dec 23, 1944	WWII Main League	Grimsby Town	H	1-2	5,874	Davies (?)
Sat Dec 30, 1944	WWII Combined League	Leicester City	H	0-0	6,788
Sat Jan 06, 1945	WWII Combined League	Derby County	H	1-1	18,790	Johnston (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1945	WWII Combined League	Derby County	A	0-3	12,715
Sat Feb 03, 1945	WWII Combined League	Chesterfield	A	1-0	4,620	Stevenson (?)
Sat Feb 10, 1945	WWII Combined League	Chesterfield	H	1-1	7,298	Davies (?)
Sat Feb 17, 1945	WWII Combined League	Notts County	H	1-4	7,520	North (?)
Sat Feb 24, 1945	WWII Combined League	Notts County	A	2-1	10,000	North (?), Elliott (? pen)
Sat Mar 03, 1945	WWII Combined League	Leicester City	A	1-1	-	Johnston (?)
Sat Mar 10, 1945	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town	H	2-1	10,400	Barks (?), Elliott (? pen)
Sat Mar 17, 1945	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town	A	0-1	7,874
Mon Apr 02, 1945	WWII Combined League	Notts County	H	6-0	6,920	Blenkinsopp (?, ?, ?), Martin (?), Simpson (?), Johnston (?)
Sat Apr 07, 1945	WWII Combined League	Coventry City	H	1-1	6,000	Simpson (?)
Sat Apr 14, 1945	WWII Combined League	Coventry City	A	1-1	3,188	Johnston (?)
Thu Apr 19, 1945	WWII Combined League	Birmingham City	A	1-4	3,000	Betts (?)
Sat Apr 21, 1945	WWII Combined League	Notts County	A	3-1	4,000	Leverton (?, ?), Mee (?)
Sat Apr 28, 1945	WWII Combined League	Notts County	H	2-5	3,407	Elliott (? pen, ? pen)
Wed May 09, 1945	Friendly	Derby County	A	2-2	-	Leverton (?, ?)
Sat May 26, 1945	WWII Combined League	Birmingham City	H	0-0	2,900

	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
Wed May 09, 1945	Derby County	England	A	2-2	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (16) - £0				Out (14) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Bert Williams	Bought			Bert Williams	Sold
	Bill Morley	Bought			Billy Linacre	Sold
	Billy Linacre	Bought			Cunningham (1945)	Sold
	Colin Rawson	Bought			EF Smith	Sold
	Cunningham (1945)	Bought			Fred Inskip	Sold
	F Payne	Bought			George Crisp	Sold
	Fred Inskip	Bought			J Beswick	Sold
	Gordon Kaile	Bought			JW Firth	Sold
	JW Firth	Bought			Len Beaumont	Sold
	Peter Taylor	Bought			R Townsend	Sold
	Ray Paul	Bought			Stanley Flewitt	Sold
	Roland 'Tot' Leverton	Bought			W Gough	Sold
Aug 1944	Tom Johnston	Bought		1939	Frank Hindley	Sold
	Tom North	Bought		Jul 01, 1945	Peter Taylor	Sold
	W Gough	Bought
1944	Freddie Martin	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		Bert Williams	England	24
GK		Cunningham (1945)
GK		F Payne
GK		Laurie Platts	England	22
GK		Norman Wilkinson	England	34
GK		Peter Taylor	England	16
GK		W Styles
GK		Wright (1945)
GK		J Smith (1944)
Defenders
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	18
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	23
D		JW Firth
D		Ron Guttridge	England	28
D		Ronnie Hepworth	England	25
D		S Griffin
D		Sam Godfrey	England
Midfielders
M		Bill Morley	England	19
M		Billy Linacre	England	19
M		Bob McCall	England	28
M		Bryn Elliott	England	19
M		Denny Foreman
M		Eddie Barks	England	22
M		Ernest Morris	England	23
M		Frank Hindley	England	28
M		Gordon Brown	England	15
M		Horace Stevenson	England	21
M		J Beswick
M		James Cronkshaw	England
M		John Maund	England	28
M		Ken Powell	England	24
M		L Thorpe
M		Lloyd Iceton	England	24
M		Noel Simpson	England	21
M		R Oxley
M		Ray Paul
M		Robert Davies	Wales	30
M		Ron Peace
M		Tanner Allen	England	19
M		Ted Blagg	England	26
M		Tom Blenkinsopp	England	24
M		Tom Waring	England	37
M		Victor Walker	England	22
M		William Baxter	England	26
Forwards
F		Colin Rawson	England	17
F		Eric Betts	England	19
F		Frank Johnson
F		Fred Inskip	England	19
F		Freddie Martin	England	18
F		George Crisp	Wales	33
F		George Drury	England	30
F		George Mee	England	21
F		Gordon Kaile	England	19
F		Ian McPherson	Scotland	24
F		Jack Edwards	England	20
F		Laurie Coen
F		Len Beaumont	England	29
F		R Townsend
F		Ralph Dulson		18
F		Roland 'Tot' Leverton	England	18
F		Roland Wheatley	England	20
F		Stanley Flewitt
F		Tom Johnston	Scotland	25
F		Tom North	England	24
F		W Gough