The City Ground

SEASON: 1882-83

Total Season: 18Prev Season: 1881-82
League Season: This Season: 2025-26
Next Season: 1883-84

DIVISION: -

MANAGER(s):: -
FA Cup:: 3rd Round (The Wednesday (A) 2-3)

Top Goalscorer:: Sam Widdowson (5 goals)

Competitive Games:: 4
Competitive Goals:: 11
Goals per game:: 2.8
League Games:
League Points:: out of 0 ( points per win)
Points Percentage:: -

Highest League Attendance:: -
Lowest League Attendance:: -
Average League Attendance:: -
Highest Cup Attendance:: 2,500 (The Wednesday)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 1,000 (Sheffield Heeley)

FA Cup:: Blackburn Olympic

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 7
7-2 (Sat Dec 02, 1882, Sheffield Heeley, Home, FA Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 5
7-2 (Sat Dec 02, 1882, Sheffield Heeley, Home, FA Cup)

Most Goals Conceded: 3
2-3 (Sat Jan 13, 1883, The Wednesday, Away, FA Cup)

Biggest Losing Margin: 1
2-3 (Sat Jan 13, 1883, The Wednesday, Away, FA Cup)

Total Players:: 14
Debuts:: 3
Last Games:: 4

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

TABLE

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

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

GAMES

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Nov 01, 1882	3:00 pm	Brigg Britannia	1		H	-	-
Sat Dec 02, 1882	3:00 pm	Sheffield Heeley	2		H	7-2	1,000	Fletcher (?), Widdowson (?, ?, ?, ?), Earp (?), Parr (?)
Sat Jan 06, 1883	3:00 pm	The Wednesday	3		H	2-2	2,500	Widdowson (?), Parr (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1883	2:30 pm	The Wednesday	3	1	A	2-3	2,000	Earp (?), Parr (?)

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 26, 1882	3:00 pm	Wollaton	England	A	2-3	-	Parr (?), ? (90')
Sat Sep 02, 1882	3:45 pm	Shepshed	England	A	4-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Sep 23, 1882	3:00 pm	Small Heath	England	A	4-0	3,000	Danks (?), Norman (?, ?), Parr (?)
Sat Sep 30, 1882	3:00 pm	Halliwell	England	A	1-3	-	Hill (?)
Fri Oct 06, 1882	3:15 pm	Nottinghamshire XI	England	H	5-0	-	Hill (?), Fletcher (?), Brown (?, ?), Norman (30')
Sat Oct 07, 1882	3:00 pm	Stoke	England	H	2-4	500	Danks (?), Norman (?)
Sat Oct 14, 1882	3:00 pm	Blackburn Olympic	England	H	1-0	700	Norman (85')
Sat Oct 21, 1882	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	England	A	0-6	3,500
Sat Nov 11, 1882	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	England	A	1-9	3,000	Bausor (53')
Sat Nov 18, 1882	3:00 pm	Sheffield FC	England	A	5-1	-	Fletcher (?), Bausor (?, 12'), Parr (?), Danks (14')
Tue Dec 26, 1882	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	England	H	3-1	700	Fletcher (?, ?), Unwin (?)
Wed Dec 27, 1882	3:00 pm	Sheffield FC	England	H	0-5	-
Sat Jan 20, 1883	3:00 pm	Notts	England	H	1-1	3,000	Earp (?)
Sat Jan 27, 1883	3:00 pm	Clapham Rovers	England	A	2-1	-	Widdowson (?), Earp (?)
Sat Feb 03, 1883	3:00 pm	Darwen	England	H	2-1	1,800	Widdowson (?), Parr (?)
Tue Feb 06, 1883	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	England	H	0-0	-
Sat Feb 17, 1883	3:00 pm	Stafford Road	England	H	6-1	-	? (?), Danks (?), Lindley (?, ?, ?), Billyeald (?)
Sat Feb 24, 1883	3:00 pm	Stoke	England	A	7-2	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 24, 1883	3:00 pm	Darwen	England	A	2-4	2,000	? (?), Luntley (?)
Mon Mar 26, 1883	3:00 pm	Stoke	England	A	8-2	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 07, 1883	3:00 pm	Small Heath	England	A	2-0	-	Luntley (?, ?)
Sat May 05, 1883	6:30 pm	Grimsby Town	England	A	2-1	-	? (?, ?)

Wednesbury Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Nov 25, 1882	3:00 pm	Wednesbury Old Athletic		H	4-4	-	Fletcher (?), Danks (?), Widdowson (?), Earp (?)
Sat Mar 10, 1883	3:00 pm	Wednesbury Old Athletic		H	3-1	1,200	Lindley (?, ?), Parr (?)
Sat Apr 14, 1883	3:00 pm	Birmingham St George's		A	2-0	-	? (?), Fletcher (?)
Sat May 19, 1883	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	Final	A	5-3	2,500	? (?, ?, ?), Lindley (?, ?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Aug 26, 1882	Friendly	Wollaton			A	2-3	-	Parr (?), ? (90')
Sat Sep 02, 1882	Friendly	Shepshed			A	4-0	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Sep 23, 1882	Friendly	Small Heath			A	4-0	3,000	Danks (?), Norman (?, ?), Parr (?)
Sat Sep 30, 1882	Friendly	Halliwell			A	1-3	-	Hill (?)
Fri Oct 06, 1882	Friendly	Nottinghamshire XI			H	5-0	-	Hill (?), Fletcher (?), Brown (?, ?), Norman (30')
Sat Oct 07, 1882	Friendly	Stoke			H	2-4	500	Danks (?), Norman (?)
Sat Oct 14, 1882	Friendly	Blackburn Olympic			H	1-0	700	Norman (85')
Sat Oct 21, 1882	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers			A	0-6	3,500
Wed Nov 01, 1882	FA Cup	Brigg Britannia	1		H	-	-
Sat Nov 11, 1882	Friendly	Bolton Wanderers			A	1-9	3,000	Bausor (53')
Sat Nov 18, 1882	Friendly	Sheffield FC			A	5-1	-	Fletcher (?), Bausor (?, 12'), Parr (?), Danks (14')
Sat Nov 25, 1882	Wednesbury Cup	Wednesbury Old Athletic			H	4-4	-	Fletcher (?), Danks (?), Widdowson (?), Earp (?)
Sat Dec 02, 1882	FA Cup	Sheffield Heeley	2		H	7-2	1,000	Fletcher (?), Widdowson (?, ?, ?, ?), Earp (?), Parr (?)
Tue Dec 26, 1882	Friendly	Bolton Wanderers			H	3-1	700	Fletcher (?, ?), Unwin (?)
Wed Dec 27, 1882	Friendly	Sheffield FC			H	0-5	-
Sat Jan 06, 1883	FA Cup	The Wednesday	3		H	2-2	2,500	Widdowson (?), Parr (?)
Sat Jan 13, 1883	FA Cup	The Wednesday	3	1	A	2-3	2,000	Earp (?), Parr (?)
Sat Jan 20, 1883	Friendly	Notts			H	1-1	3,000	Earp (?)
Sat Jan 27, 1883	Friendly	Clapham Rovers			A	2-1	-	Widdowson (?), Earp (?)
Sat Feb 03, 1883	Friendly	Darwen			H	2-1	1,800	Widdowson (?), Parr (?)
Tue Feb 06, 1883	Friendly	Blackburn Rovers			H	0-0	-
Sat Feb 17, 1883	Friendly	Stafford Road			H	6-1	-	? (?), Danks (?), Lindley (?, ?, ?), Billyeald (?)
Sat Feb 24, 1883	Friendly	Stoke			A	7-2	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 10, 1883	Wednesbury Cup	Wednesbury Old Athletic			H	3-1	1,200	Lindley (?, ?), Parr (?)
Sat Mar 24, 1883	Friendly	Darwen			A	2-4	2,000	? (?), Luntley (?)
Mon Mar 26, 1883	Friendly	Stoke			A	8-2	600	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Apr 07, 1883	Friendly	Small Heath			A	2-0	-	Luntley (?, ?)
Sat Apr 14, 1883	Wednesbury Cup	Birmingham St George's			A	2-0	-	? (?), Fletcher (?)
Sat May 05, 1883	Friendly	Grimsby Town			A	2-1	-	? (?, ?)
Sat May 19, 1883	Wednesbury Cup	West Bromwich Albion	Final		A	5-3	2,500	? (?, ?, ?), Lindley (?, ?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (2) - £0				Out (3) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Jack Luntley	Bought			Ernest Jardine	Sold
	T Bausor	Bought			Jack Luntley	Sold
					T Bausor	Sold

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		Fred Beardsley	England	26
GK		John Sands	England	23	1			1
Defenders
D		Charles Caborn	England	25	3	1	1	1
D		Ernest Jardine
D		Henry Billyeald			3	1	1	1
D		James Luntley	England
D		Morris Bates	England	18
D		Taylor
Midfielders
M		Arthur Ward
M		Edwin Luntley	England	25	1			1
M		H Sheldon
M		Thomas Danks	England	19	1	1
M		Leonard Lindley	England	21
Forwards
F		George Unwin			3	1	1	1
F		Harry Jackson	England	18
F		Sam Widdowson	England	31	3	1	1	1	5
F		Teddy Earp	England		3	1	1	1	2
F		Tinsley Lindley	England	16
F		Walter Luntley	England		2	1	1

		A Barlow
		A Young
		Brown
		Charles Chatterton
		Claude Hill
		D Unwin
		Danks
		E Danks
		Ernie Barlow
		F Taylor
		G Fletcher
		H Brown
		H Lane (1882)
		H Lindley
		H Taylor
		Harry Fletcher			3	1	1	1	1
		J Danks
		J Unwin
		R Brown
		Richard Danks	England
		Salathiel Norman			3	1	1	1
		T Bausor			1		1
		Wallace (1882)
		Wallis
		William Hancock	England	23	3	1	1	1
		William Parr			3	1	1	1	3
		Wilson (1882)

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 4

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
5	Sam Widdowson	3
3	William Parr	3
2	Teddy Earp	3
1	Harry Fletcher	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