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SEASON: 1943-44

Prev Season: 1942-43
This Season: 1943-44
Next Season: 1944-45

DIVISION:: World War II
MANAGER(s):: -
FA Cup:: Not started
League Cup:: Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:

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 9 Combined League games were also qualifying games for the cup, with the top 32 qualifying for the knockout rounds. Forest finished 34th and failed to qualify, so competed in a Midland Cup instead

TABLE

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Competitive Games:: 0
Competitive Goals:: 0
Goals per game:: .0
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
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 Chesterfield (1-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

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):: 0 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
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	Att	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 28, 1943	Chesterfield	H	1-2	3,503	Beswick (?)
2	Sat Sep 04, 1943	Chesterfield	A	1-3	3,603	Rhodes (?)
3	Sat Sep 11, 1943	Lincoln City	A	0-3	-
4	Sat Sep 18, 1943	Lincoln City	H	8-1	2,500	Beaumont (?, ?, ?), Wattie (?), Flewitt (?, ?, ?), Walker (?)
5	Sat Sep 25, 1943	Mansfield Town	H	1-2	5,000	Flewitt (?)
6	Sat Oct 02, 1943	Mansfield Town	A	1-0	3,500	Walker (?)
7	Sat Oct 09, 1943	Sheffield United	A	1-1	-	Flewitt (?)
8	Sat Oct 16, 1943	Sheffield United	H	4-0	-	Wheatley (?), Dulson (?), Flewitt (?, ?)
9	Sat Oct 23, 1943	Derby County	H	4-3	5,641	Flewitt (?), Delaney (? OG), Johnson (?, ?)
10	Sat Oct 30, 1943	Derby County	A	1-3	8,000	Flewitt (?)
11	Sat Nov 06, 1943	Notts County	A	1-0	6,000	Johnson (?)
12	Sat Nov 13, 1943	Notts County	H	0-4	5,300
13	Sat Nov 20, 1943	Leicester City	H	1-0	-	Dulson (?)
14	Sat Nov 27, 1943	Leicester City	A	3-3	-	Dulson (?), Johnson (?), Flewitt (?)
15	Sat Dec 04, 1943	Lincoln City	A	2-2	-	Beaumont (?), Johnson (?)
16	Sat Dec 11, 1943	Lincoln City	H	1-1	-	Dulson (?)
17	Sat Dec 18, 1943	Northampton Town	H	2-2	1,631	Walker (?), Dulson (?)
18	Sat Dec 25, 1943	Northampton Town	A	1-9	-	Wyles (? pen)

WWII Combined League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
1	Sun Dec 26, 1943	Derby County	A	1-2	20,000	Drury (?)
2	Sat Jan 01, 1944	Derby County	H	1-1	9,790	Beaumont (?)
3	Sat Jan 08, 1944	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0-0	8,000
4	Sat Jan 22, 1944	Notts County	H	0-0	6,803
5	Sat Jan 29, 1944	Notts County	A	3-0	8,000	Hindley (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
6	Sat Feb 05, 1944	Mansfield Town	A	1-0	6,320	Beaumont (?)
7	Sat Feb 12, 1944	Mansfield Town	H	0-1	6,000
8	Sat Feb 19, 1944	Leicester City	H	1-0	5,829	Beaumont (?)
9	Sat Feb 26, 1944	Leicester City	A	1-1	-	Wheatley (?)
10	Sat Mar 04, 1944	West Bromwich Albion	A	1-0	3,392	Dulson (?)
11	Sat Mar 11, 1944	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-2	6,346	Maund (?), Johnson (?, ?)
12	Sat Mar 18, 1944	Walsall	A	0-0	-
13	Sat Mar 25, 1944	Walsall	H	2-0	5,000	Dulson (?), Johnson (?)
14	Mon Apr 10, 1944	Notts County	H	3-0	8,958	Beaumont (?), Wheatley (?), Johnson (?)

WWII Wartime Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Apr 01, 1944	Coventry City	1	1	H	4-1	6,192	Johnson (?), Flewitt (?), Dulson (?, ?)
Sat Apr 08, 1944	Coventry City	1	2	A	1-3	6,432	Maund (?)
Sat Apr 15, 1944	Northampton Town	2	1	H	5-0	10,000	Flewitt (?), Dulson (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 22, 1944	Northampton Town	2	2	A	1-3	-	Dulson (?)
Sat Apr 29, 1944	West Bromwich Albion	3	1	A	2-2	8,373	Dulson (?, ?)
Sat May 06, 1944	West Bromwich Albion	3	2	H	3-4	14,438	Steele (?), Johnson (?), Smith (? OG)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 28, 1943	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			H	1-2	3,503	Beswick (?)
Sat Sep 04, 1943	WWII Main League	Chesterfield			A	1-3	3,603	Rhodes (?)
Sat Sep 11, 1943	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			A	0-3	-
Sat Sep 18, 1943	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			H	8-1	2,500	Beaumont (?, ?, ?), Wattie (?), Flewitt (?, ?, ?), Walker (?)
Sat Sep 25, 1943	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			H	1-2	5,000	Flewitt (?)
Sat Oct 02, 1943	WWII Main League	Mansfield Town			A	1-0	3,500	Walker (?)
Sat Oct 09, 1943	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			A	1-1	-	Flewitt (?)
Sat Oct 16, 1943	WWII Main League	Sheffield United			H	4-0	-	Wheatley (?), Dulson (?), Flewitt (?, ?)
Sat Oct 23, 1943	WWII Main League	Derby County			H	4-3	5,641	Flewitt (?), Delaney (? OG), Johnson (?, ?)
Sat Oct 30, 1943	WWII Main League	Derby County			A	1-3	8,000	Flewitt (?)
Sat Nov 06, 1943	WWII Main League	Notts County			A	1-0	6,000	Johnson (?)
Sat Nov 13, 1943	WWII Main League	Notts County			H	0-4	5,300
Sat Nov 20, 1943	WWII Main League	Leicester City			H	1-0	-	Dulson (?)
Sat Nov 27, 1943	WWII Main League	Leicester City			A	3-3	-	Dulson (?), Johnson (?), Flewitt (?)
Sat Dec 04, 1943	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			A	2-2	-	Beaumont (?), Johnson (?)
Sat Dec 11, 1943	WWII Main League	Lincoln City			H	1-1	-	Dulson (?)
Sat Dec 18, 1943	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			H	2-2	1,631	Walker (?), Dulson (?)
Sat Dec 25, 1943	WWII Main League	Northampton Town			A	1-9	-	Wyles (? pen)
Sun Dec 26, 1943	WWII Combined League	Derby County			A	1-2	20,000	Drury (?)
Sat Jan 01, 1944	WWII Combined League	Derby County			H	1-1	9,790	Beaumont (?)
Sat Jan 08, 1944	WWII Combined League	Sheffield Wednesday			A	0-0	8,000
Sat Jan 22, 1944	WWII Combined League	Notts County			H	0-0	6,803
Sat Jan 29, 1944	WWII Combined League	Notts County			A	3-0	8,000	Hindley (?, ?), Beaumont (?)
Sat Feb 05, 1944	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town			A	1-0	6,320	Beaumont (?)
Sat Feb 12, 1944	WWII Combined League	Mansfield Town			H	0-1	6,000
Sat Feb 19, 1944	WWII Combined League	Leicester City			H	1-0	5,829	Beaumont (?)
Sat Feb 26, 1944	WWII Combined League	Leicester City			A	1-1	-	Wheatley (?)
Sat Mar 04, 1944	WWII Combined League	West Bromwich Albion			A	1-0	3,392	Dulson (?)
Sat Mar 11, 1944	WWII Combined League	West Bromwich Albion			H	3-2	6,346	Maund (?), Johnson (?, ?)
Sat Mar 18, 1944	WWII Combined League	Walsall			A	0-0	-
Sat Mar 25, 1944	WWII Combined League	Walsall			H	2-0	5,000	Dulson (?), Johnson (?)
Sat Apr 01, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	Coventry City	1	1	H	4-1	6,192	Johnson (?), Flewitt (?), Dulson (?, ?)
Sat Apr 08, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	Coventry City	1	2	A	1-3	6,432	Maund (?)
Mon Apr 10, 1944	WWII Combined League	Notts County			H	3-0	8,958	Beaumont (?), Wheatley (?), Johnson (?)
Sat Apr 15, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	Northampton Town	2	1	H	5-0	10,000	Flewitt (?), Dulson (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 22, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	Northampton Town	2	2	A	1-3	-	Dulson (?)
Sat Apr 29, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	West Bromwich Albion	3	1	A	2-2	8,373	Dulson (?, ?)
Sat May 06, 1944	WWII Wartime Cup	West Bromwich Albion	3	2	H	3-4	14,438	Steele (?), Johnson (?), Smith (? OG)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (8) - £0				Out (4) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
March 1937	Archie Rhodes	Bought			Ken Hollis	Sold
	Bryn Elliott	Bought			Poole (1944)	Sold
	Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	Bought			Robertson (1943)	Sold
	Jack Hutchinson	Bought		1945	Percy Ashton	Sold
	Poole (1944)	Bought
	Stanley Flewitt	Bought
	Victor Walker	Bought
Sep 30, 1943	Tanner Allen	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		Harry Riley	England	33
GK		J Oakley
GK		Laurie Platts	England	21
GK		Norman Wilkinson	England	33
GK		Percy Ashton	England	34
GK		Ray Middleton		23
GK		SH Jones
Defenders
D		Billy Bean	England	27
D		Frank Shufflebottom	England	25
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	17
D		Harry Wyles	England	20
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	22
D		Jackie Parr	England	22
D		Joe Crofts	England	28
D		Ken Hollis	England
D		Poole (1944)
D		Reg Trim	England	29
D		Ronnie Hepworth	England	24
D		Watson (1943)
Midfielders
M		Archie Rhodes
M		Bob McCall	England	27
M		Bryn Elliott	England	18
M		Cliff Harrison
M		Cliff Hubbard	England
M		D Long
M		Eddie Kilshaw	England	23
M		Frank Hindley	England	27
M		J Beswick
M		John Maund	England	27
M		Raich Carter	England	29
M		Robert Davies	Wales	29
M		Seton Airlie	Scotland	23
M		Tanner Allen	England	18
M		Ted Blagg	England	25
M		Victor Walker	England	21
M		William Baxter	England	25
Forwards
F		Eric Betts	England	18
F		Frank Bee	England	16
F		Frank Johnson
F		Fred Hogg	England	25
F		Freddie Steele	England	27
F		Gardner (1943)
F		George Drury	England	29
F		George Hiatt
F		Harry Egan	England	31
F		John Wattie
F		Len Beaumont	England	28
F		Ralph Dulson		17
F		Robertson (1943)
F		Roland Wheatley	England	19
F		Stanley Flewitt

		W Smith (1942)