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SEASON: 1945-46

Prev Season: 1944-45
This Season: 1945-46
Next Season: 1946-47

DIVISION:: World War II
MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (Watford (N) 0-1)
League Cup:: Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:: Eddie Barks, Tanner Allen (1 goal)

WHAT HAPPENED
This was the final season of the Wartime Leagues. The FA Cup was also reinstated as a full competition this year

TABLE

Click here for all tables for 1945-46

Competitive Games:: 3
Competitive Goals:: 2
Goals per game:: .7
League Games:
League Points:: out of 0 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: -

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	2 times
Conceded	3 times
Won By
Lost By	1 time

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 Chelsea (4-0) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: -
Lowest League Attendance:: -
Average League Attendance:: -
Highest Cup Attendance:: 15,394 (Watford)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 15,394 (Watford)

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 0
Yellow Cards:: 0
Red Cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 2 (scored by us for opponents) (Ted Blagg, Ted Blagg)
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 25, 1945	Chelsea	A	4-0	Win	21,299	Mee (?, ?), Johnston (?), Long (?)
2	Sat Sep 01, 1945	Chelsea	H	0-1	Loss	23,444
3	Sat Sep 08, 1945	Millwall	H	2-2	Draw	16,523	Betts (?, ?)
4	Wed Sep 12, 1945	Fulham	H	1-1	Draw	15,539	Johnston (?)
5	Sat Sep 15, 1945	Millwall	A	1-2	Loss	16,928	Mee (?)
6	Mon Sep 17, 1945	Plymouth Argyle	H	2-0	Win	11,785	Mee (?), Blenkinsopp (?)
7	Sat Sep 22, 1945	Southampton	A	2-5	Loss	14,639	North (?, ?)
8	Sat Sep 29, 1945	Southampton	H	4-0	Win	16,890	North (?), Johnston (?, ?), Barks (?)
9	Sat Oct 06, 1945	Derby County	H	1-1	Draw	30,516	North (?)
10	Sat Oct 13, 1945	Derby County	A	2-3	Loss	22,271	Johnston (?, ?)
11	Sat Oct 20, 1945	Leicester City	A	0-0	Draw	14,861
12	Sat Oct 27, 1945	Leicester City	H	1-1	Draw	19,892	Barks (?)
13	Sat Nov 03, 1945	Coventry City	H	0-0	Draw	15,042
14	Sat Nov 10, 1945	Coventry City	A	4-1	Win	10,819	Barks (?, ?), Johnston (?), Ledger (?)
15	Sat Nov 17, 1945	Luton Town	A	4-1	Win	7,248	Johnston (?, ?), North (?), Barks (?)
16	Sat Nov 24, 1945	Luton Town	H	0-2	Loss	15,717
17	Sat Dec 01, 1945	Aston Villa	A	1-3	Loss	27,966	North (?)
18	Sat Dec 08, 1945	Aston Villa	H	1-3	Loss	25,694	Barks (?)
19	Sat Dec 15, 1945	Arsenal	A	2-2	Draw	17,500	North (?), Mee (?)
20	Sat Dec 22, 1945	Arsenal	H	3-2	Win	20,202	Johnston (?, ?), Allen (?)
21	Tue Dec 25, 1945	Charlton Athletic	H	0-2	Loss	29,310
22	Wed Dec 26, 1945	Charlton Athletic	A	0-2	Loss	25,943
23	Sun Dec 30, 1945	Fulham	A	3-3	Draw	18,457	Johnston (?, ?, ?)
24	Sat Jan 12, 1946	Portsmouth	A	2-2	Draw	18,000	Johnston (?), Simpson (?)
25	Sat Jan 19, 1946	Portsmouth	H	3-0	Win	11,713	Johnston (?, ?), O'Donnell (?)
26	Sat Jan 26, 1946	Swansea Town	H	2-2	Draw	12,641	North (?), O'Donnell (?)
27	Sat Feb 02, 1946	Swansea Town	A	3-3	Draw	12,846	Simpson (?), Johnston (?), North (?)
28	Sat Feb 16, 1946	Newport County	A	4-2	Win	12,000	North (?, ?), Mee (?), O'Donnell (?)
29	Sat Feb 23, 1946	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-4	Loss	20,349
30	Sat Mar 02, 1946	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-0	Draw	25,000
31	Sat Mar 09, 1946	West Ham United	H	1-1	Draw	20,000	Johnston (?)
32	Sat Mar 16, 1946	West Ham United	A	3-1	Win	18,000	Mee (?, ?), Johnston (?)
33	Sat Mar 23, 1946	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-1	Loss	19,755
34	Sat Mar 30, 1946	West Bromwich Albion	H	0-2	Loss	21,559
35	Sat Apr 06, 1946	Birmingham City	H	1-0	Win	24,289	Barks (?)
36	Sat Apr 13, 1946	Birmingham City	A	1-2	Loss	25,000	Johnston (?)
37	Fri Apr 19, 1946	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2-3	Loss	24,000	Johnston (?), Pimbley (?)
38	Sat Apr 20, 1946	Brentford	H	2-0	Win	19,704	O'Donnell (?), Mee (?)
39	Mon Apr 22, 1946	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0-2	Loss	18,464
40	Tue Apr 23, 1946	Newport County	H	7-2	Win	7,341	Johnston (?, ?, ?), O'Donnell (?, ?, ?), Brown (?)
41	Sat Apr 27, 1946	Brentford	A	1-5	Loss	-	Johnston (?)
42	Sat May 04, 1946	Plymouth Argyle	A	2-3	Loss	19,209	Mee (?), Jones (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 05, 1946	Watford	3			H	1-1	Draw	15,394	Allen (18)
Wed Jan 09, 1946	Watford	3			A	1-1	Draw	7,008	Barks (42)
Wed Jan 16, 1946	Watford	3	Y	1	N	0-1	Loss	6,500

Pre-Season Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Aug 15, 1945	Notts County	England	H	3-2	Win	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Thu Aug 16, 1945	Derby County	England	H	1-4	Loss	7,792	? (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Wed Oct 24, 1945	British Army Of The Rhine	Britain	N	1-4	Loss	5,000	North (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Wed Aug 15, 1945	Pre-Season Friendly	Notts County				H	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Thu Aug 16, 1945	Pre-Season Friendly	Derby County				H	1-4	7,792	? (?)
Sat Aug 25, 1945	WWII Main League	Chelsea				A	4-0	21,299	Mee (?, ?), Johnston (?), Long (?)
Sat Sep 01, 1945	WWII Main League	Chelsea				H	0-1	23,444
Sat Sep 08, 1945	WWII Main League	Millwall				H	2-2	16,523	Betts (?, ?)
Wed Sep 12, 1945	WWII Main League	Fulham				H	1-1	15,539	Johnston (?)
Sat Sep 15, 1945	WWII Main League	Millwall				A	1-2	16,928	Mee (?)
Mon Sep 17, 1945	WWII Main League	Plymouth Argyle				H	2-0	11,785	Mee (?), Blenkinsopp (?)
Sat Sep 22, 1945	WWII Main League	Southampton				A	2-5	14,639	North (?, ?)
Sat Sep 29, 1945	WWII Main League	Southampton				H	4-0	16,890	North (?), Johnston (?, ?), Barks (?)
Sat Oct 06, 1945	WWII Main League	Derby County				H	1-1	30,516	North (?)
Sat Oct 13, 1945	WWII Main League	Derby County				A	2-3	22,271	Johnston (?, ?)
Sat Oct 20, 1945	WWII Main League	Leicester City				A	0-0	14,861
Wed Oct 24, 1945	Friendly	British Army Of The Rhine				N	1-4	5,000	North (?)
Sat Oct 27, 1945	WWII Main League	Leicester City				H	1-1	19,892	Barks (?)
Sat Nov 03, 1945	WWII Main League	Coventry City				H	0-0	15,042
Sat Nov 10, 1945	WWII Main League	Coventry City				A	4-1	10,819	Barks (?, ?), Johnston (?), Ledger (?)
Sat Nov 17, 1945	WWII Main League	Luton Town				A	4-1	7,248	Johnston (?, ?), North (?), Barks (?)
Sat Nov 24, 1945	WWII Main League	Luton Town				H	0-2	15,717
Sat Dec 01, 1945	WWII Main League	Aston Villa				A	1-3	27,966	North (?)
Sat Dec 08, 1945	WWII Main League	Aston Villa				H	1-3	25,694	Barks (?)
Sat Dec 15, 1945	WWII Main League	Arsenal				A	2-2	17,500	North (?), Mee (?)
Sat Dec 22, 1945	WWII Main League	Arsenal				H	3-2	20,202	Johnston (?, ?), Allen (?)
Tue Dec 25, 1945	WWII Main League	Charlton Athletic				H	0-2	29,310
Wed Dec 26, 1945	WWII Main League	Charlton Athletic				A	0-2	25,943
Sun Dec 30, 1945	WWII Main League	Fulham				A	3-3	18,457	Johnston (?, ?, ?)
Sat Jan 05, 1946	FA Cup	Watford	3	1		H	1-1	15,394	Allen (18)
Wed Jan 09, 1946	FA Cup	Watford	3	2		A	1-1	7,008	Barks (42)
Sat Jan 12, 1946	WWII Main League	Portsmouth				A	2-2	18,000	Johnston (?), Simpson (?)
Wed Jan 16, 1946	FA Cup	Watford	3		1	N	0-1	6,500
Sat Jan 19, 1946	WWII Main League	Portsmouth				H	3-0	11,713	Johnston (?, ?), O'Donnell (?)
Sat Jan 26, 1946	WWII Main League	Swansea Town				H	2-2	12,641	North (?), O'Donnell (?)
Sat Feb 02, 1946	WWII Main League	Swansea Town				A	3-3	12,846	Simpson (?), Johnston (?), North (?)
Sat Feb 16, 1946	WWII Main League	Newport County				A	4-2	12,000	North (?, ?), Mee (?), O'Donnell (?)
Sat Feb 23, 1946	WWII Main League	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	0-4	20,349
Sat Mar 02, 1946	WWII Main League	Wolverhampton Wanderers				A	0-0	25,000
Sat Mar 09, 1946	WWII Main League	West Ham United				H	1-1	20,000	Johnston (?)
Sat Mar 16, 1946	WWII Main League	West Ham United				A	3-1	18,000	Mee (?, ?), Johnston (?)
Sat Mar 23, 1946	WWII Main League	West Bromwich Albion				A	0-1	19,755
Sat Mar 30, 1946	WWII Main League	West Bromwich Albion				H	0-2	21,559
Sat Apr 06, 1946	WWII Main League	Birmingham City				H	1-0	24,289	Barks (?)
Sat Apr 13, 1946	WWII Main League	Birmingham City				A	1-2	25,000	Johnston (?)
Fri Apr 19, 1946	WWII Main League	Tottenham Hotspur				A	2-3	24,000	Johnston (?), Pimbley (?)
Sat Apr 20, 1946	WWII Main League	Brentford				H	2-0	19,704	O'Donnell (?), Mee (?)
Mon Apr 22, 1946	WWII Main League	Tottenham Hotspur				H	0-2	18,464
Tue Apr 23, 1946	WWII Main League	Newport County				H	7-2	7,341	Johnston (?, ?, ?), O'Donnell (?, ?, ?), Brown (?)
Sat Apr 27, 1946	WWII Main League	Brentford				A	1-5	-	Johnston (?)
Sat May 04, 1946	WWII Main League	Plymouth Argyle				A	2-3	19,209	Mee (?), Jones (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (6) - £0				Out (16) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	A Williams	Bought			A Williams	Sold
	Fred White	Bought			F Payne	Sold
	Ken Ledger	Bought			Frank Johnson	Sold
	T Simms	Bought			Fred White	Sold
December 1945	Reg Savage	Bought			Harry Egan	Sold
Jan 19, 1946	Frank O'Donnell	Bought			Jack Surtees	Retired
					Joe Crofts	Sold
					John Maund	Sold
					Ken Ledger	Sold
					Ralph Dulson	Sold
					Ray Paul	Sold
					Reg Trim	Sold
					T Simms	Sold
					Thomas Clark	Sold
					Tom Peacock	Sold
				Jun 07, 1946	Victor Walker	Sold

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Alick Grant	England
GK		Danny Canning	Wales
GK		F Payne
GK		Fred White	England
GK		J Hall
GK		Laurie Platts	England
GK		Reg Savage	England	3		2	1
Defenders
D		Doug Woodman
D		Frank Shufflebottom	England
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	2		2
D		Joe Crofts	England
D		Reg Trim	England
Midfielders
M		Bill Morley	England
M		Bob McCall	England	2		1	1
M		Eddie Barks	England	3		2	1	1
M		Frank O'Donnell	Scotland
M		George Pritty	England
M		Gordon Brown	England
M		James Cronkshaw	England
M		John Maund	England
M		Johnny Hancocks	England
M		Ken Ledger	England
M		Noel Simpson	England	3		2	1
M		Raich Carter	England
M		Ray Paul
M		Robert Davies	Wales
M		T Simms
M		Tanner Allen	England	3		2	1	1
M		Ted Blagg	England	3		2	1
M		Thomas Clark	Wales
M		Tom Blenkinsopp	England
M		Victor Walker	England	2		1	1
M		William Baxter	England	3		2	1
Forwards
F		A Williams
F		Colin Rawson	England	1			1
F		D Pimbley
F		Eric Betts	England
F		Frank Johnson
F		Freddie Martin	England
F		George Mee	England	3		2	1
F		Harry Egan	England
F		Ian McPherson	Scotland
F		Jack Surtees	England
F		Les Jones	Wales
F		Ralph Dulson
F		Roland 'Tot' Leverton	England
F		Tom Hinchliffe	England
F		Tom Johnston	Scotland	3		2	1
F		Tom North	England	2		2
F		Tom Peacock	England
F		Tom Weston
F		Fred Hogg	England

		B Long
		Charles Morgan