FOREST 5 - 1 GRIMSBY TOWN - Mon Dec 25, 1916 (WWI Initial Tournament)
- Date:
- Mon Dec 25, 1916 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Grimsby Town
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- WWI Initial Tournament
- Score:
- 5-1 (Won)
- Season:
- 1916-17
- Referee:
- A Shallcross
- Attendance:
- 3,000
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Grimsby Town (WWI Initial Tournament)
- WWI Initial Tournament:
- Grimsby Town
- League:
- Rotherham United
- Grimsby Town:
- Dec 26, 1916
- GAME COUNT:
- WWI Initial Tournament:
- 44 (of 116)
- Total:
- 1665 (of 7451)
- Sources:
- Record Of British Wartime Football - Brian McColl
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | George Lawrence | |
| 2 | D | Cutts (1916-17) | |
| 3 | D |  Harry Jones | |
| 4 | M | Harry Lowe | |
| 5 | D | Harold Wightman | |
| 6 | F | Noah Burton | |
| 7 | F | Sticker Banks  | |
| 8 | F | James Birch | Guest (Queens Park Rangers) |
| 9 | M | Joby Godfrey | |
| 10 | F | Walter Tinsley | |
| 11 | F | Henry Martin | Guest (Sunderland) |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
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