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SEASON: 1945-46

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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

-- CALL --
Table Type: current_home_away
Game_Date:
Season: 1945-46
Division: 0

-- AFTER --
Table Type: current_home_away
Game_Date:
Season: 1945-46
Division: 0
Forest Division:
Season End:
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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)

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)
Own goals (for):: 0
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
WWII Main League

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

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	? (?)
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	Friendly	Notts County				H	3-2	-	? (?, ?, ?)
Thu Aug 16, 1945	Friendly	Derby County				H	1-4	7,792	? (?)
Sat Aug 25, 1945	WWII Main League	Chelsea				A	4-0	21,299	Mee (?, ?), Johnson (?), 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	Johnson (?)
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 (?), Blenkinsop (?)
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 (?), Johnson (?, ?), 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	Johnson (?, ?)
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 (?, ?), Johnson (?), Ledger (?)
Sat Nov 17, 1945	WWII Main League	Luton Town				A	4-1	7,248	Johnson (?, ?), 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	Johnson (?, ?), 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	Johnson (?, ?, ?)
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	Johnson (?), 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	Johnson (?, ?), 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 (?), Johnson (?), 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	Johnson (?)
Sat Mar 16, 1946	WWII Main League	West Ham United				A	3-1	18,000	Mee (?, ?), Johnson (?)
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	Johnson (?)
Fri Apr 19, 1946	WWII Main League	Tottenham Hotspur				A	2-3	24,000	Johnson (?), 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	Johnson (?, ?, ?), O'Donnell (?, ?, ?), Brown (?)
Sat Apr 27, 1946	WWII Main League	Brentford				A	1-5	-	Johnson (?)
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
					Thomas Peacock	Sold
				Jun 07, 1946	Victor Walker	Sold

SQUAD

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

			B Long
			Charles Morgan

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
1	Eddie Barks	3
1	Tanner Allen	3

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