SEASON: 1916-17
DIVISION: World War I
- MANAGER(s):
- -
- FA Cup:
- Not started
- Top Goalscorer:
WHAT HAPPENED
Due to the First World War, a regional league of 14 Midlands clubs was established for the main part of the season, and then a smaller regional league of 4 clubs was organised for the rest of the season.
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 0
- Competitive Goals:
- 0
- Goals per game:
- .0
- League Games:
- League Points:
- out of 0 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- -
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- -
- Lowest League Attendance:
- -
- Average League Attendance:
- -
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals Scored: n/a
Biggest Winning Margin: n/a
Biggest Winning Margin: n/a
Most Goals Conceded: n/a
Biggest Losing Margin: n/a
Biggest Losing Margin: n/a
- PLAYERS
- Total Players:
- 0
- Debuts:
- 0
- Last Games:
- 0
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 0
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
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.
Not included: Week 1 game against Notts County (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time
GAMES
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) | |
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
| Week | Date | Time | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Pos | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat Mar 24, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Notts County | A | 2-2 | 4,000 | Birch (?), Banks (?) | |
| 2 | Sat Mar 31, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Leicester Fosse | H | 1-0 | 3,000 | Tinsley (?) | |
| 3 | Fri Apr 06, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Birmingham City | H | 3-3 | 3,000 | Jones (?), Birch (?), Tinsley (?) | |
| 4 | Mon Apr 09, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Birmingham City | A | 3-4 | 4,000 | Jones (?, ?), Birch (?) | |
| 5 | Sat Apr 14, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Notts County | H | 2-3 | 5,000 | Birch (?), Burton (?) | |
| 6 | Sat Apr 21, 1917 | 3:00 pm | Leicester Fosse | A | 1-2 | 3,000 | Wightman (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
| In (12) - £0 | Out (11) - £0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Claude Jephcott | Bought | Claude Jephcott | Sold | Cooke (1917) | Bought | Cooke (1917) | Sold | Cutts (1916-17) | Bought | Ernest Gadsden | Sold | Ernest Gadsden | Bought | Furbur | Sold | Frank Cownley | Bought | George Lawrence | Sold | Furbur | Bought | Harrison (1916) | Sold | George Lawrence | Bought | Jack Bell | Sold | Harrison (1916) | Bought | Joseph Kirkwood | Sold | Haydn Biggin | Bought | Percy Cullin | Sold | John Poole | Bought | Thomas Benfield | Sold | Joseph Kirkwood | Bought | 1905 | Sam Timmins | Sold | 1919 | Joe Mills | 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 | Albert Iremonger | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| GK | George Lawrence | |||||||||||||||
| GK | Harrison (1916) | |||||||||||||||
| GK | Sam Hardy | 33 | Wartime guest from Aston Villa | Defenders | ||||||||||||
| D | Cutts (1916-17) | |||||||||||||||
| D | Ernest Gadsden | |||||||||||||||
| D | Frank Cownley | |||||||||||||||
| D | Harold Bulling | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| D | Harold Wightman | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| D | Harry Jones | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| D | Joseph Kirkwood | |||||||||||||||
| D | Percy Cullin | 29 | Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| M | Claude Jephcott | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| M | Furbur | |||||||||||||||
| M | Harry Lowe | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| M | Haydn Biggin | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| M | Joby Godfrey | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| M | Joe Mills | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| M | John Poole | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| M | Thomas Benfield | Forwards | ||||||||||||||
| F | Cooke (1917) | |||||||||||||||
| F | Henry Martin | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| F | Jack Armstrong | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| F | Jack Bell | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| F | James Birch | |||||||||||||||
| F | Noah Burton | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| F | Sticker Banks | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| F | Walter Tinsley | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| F | W Timmins | |||||||||||||||
| B Hall | ||||||||||||||||
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 0
| Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
|---|
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 | |