The City Ground

SEASON: 1914-15

Prev Season: 1913-14
This Season: 1914-15
Next Season: 1915-16

DIVISION: English Second Division (Tier 2)

MANAGER(s):: Bob Masters
FA Cup:: 1st Round (Norwich City (H) 1-4)

Top Goalscorer:: Tim Coleman (16 goals)

Competitive Games:: 40
Competitive Goals:: 50
Goals per game:: 1.3
League Games:: 38
League Points:: 29 out of 76 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 38.2%

Highest League Attendance:: 15,000 (Derby County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 2,000 (Blackpool)
Average League Attendance:: 5,736
Highest Cup Attendance:: 8,040 (Norwich City)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 2,500 (Shrewsbury Town)

Champions:: Everton
FA Cup:: Sheffield United
Community Shield:

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 6
6-1 (Sat Dec 19, 1914, Shrewsbury Town, Home, FA Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 5
6-1 (Sat Dec 19, 1914, Shrewsbury Town, Home, FA Cup)

Most Goals Conceded: 7
0-7 (Sat Apr 24, 1915, Arsenal, Away, League Tier 2)

Biggest Losing Margin: 7
0-7 (Sat Apr 24, 1915, Arsenal, Away, League Tier 2)

Clean Sheets:: 3
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:: 4
Penalties conceded:: 6
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

TABLE

SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1914-15

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Derby County	38	23	7	8	71	33	14	3	2	40	11	9	4	6	31	22	2.152	53	Promoted as Champions	2-2	0-1
2	Preston North End	38	20	10	8	61	42	14	4	1	41	16	6	6	7	20	26	1.452	50	Promoted	1-1	2-2
3	Barnsley	38	22	3	13	51	51	16	2	1	31	10	6	1	12	20	41	1.000	47		2-1	0-3
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	19	7	12	77	52	12	4	3	47	13	7	3	9	30	39	1.481	45		3-1	1-5
5	Arsenal	38	19	5	14	69	41	15	1	3	52	13	4	4	11	17	28	1.683	43	Promoted	1-1	0-7
6	Birmingham City	38	17	9	12	62	39	13	3	3	44	13	4	6	9	18	26	1.590	43		1-1	0-3
7	Hull City	38	19	5	14	65	54	12	2	5	36	23	7	3	9	29	31	1.204	43		1-0	1-3
8	Huddersfield Town	38	17	8	13	61	42	12	4	3	36	13	5	4	10	25	29	1.452	42		3-2	0-4
9	Clapton Orient	38	16	9	13	50	48	12	5	2	36	17	4	4	11	14	31	1.042	41		0-1	0-0
10	Blackpool	38	17	5	16	58	57	11	3	5	40	22	6	2	11	18	35	1.018	39		2-1	0-3
11	Bury	38	15	8	15	61	56	11	5	3	39	19	4	3	12	22	37	1.089	38		1-1	2-4
12	Fulham	38	15	7	16	53	47	12	0	7	35	20	3	7	9	18	27	1.128	37		2-2	1-2
13	Bristol City	38	15	7	16	62	56	11	2	6	38	19	4	5	10	24	37	1.107	37		0-1	2-1
14	Stockport County	38	15	7	16	54	60	12	4	3	33	19	3	3	13	21	41	.900	37		1-1	0-1
15	Leeds City	38	14	4	20	65	64	9	3	7	40	25	5	1	13	25	39	1.016	32		3-1	0-4
16	Lincoln City	38	11	9	18	46	65	9	4	6	29	23	2	5	12	17	42	.708	31		3-2	1-2
17	Grimsby Town	38	11	9	18	48	76	10	4	5	36	24	1	5	13	12	52	.632	31		4-2	0-4
18	Nottingham Forest	38	10	9	19	43	77	9	7	3	32	24	1	2	16	11	53	.558	29	Re-elected
19	Leicester Fosse	38	10	4	24	47	88	6	4	9	31	41	4	0	15	16	47	.534	24	Re-elected	1-3	1-3
20	Glossop North End	38	6	6	26	31	87	5	5	9	21	33	1	1	17	10	54	.356	18	Failed re-election	1-0	0-1

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	14 times	7 times	4 times	1 time	1 time
Conceded	16 times	8 times	6 times	5 times	2 times
Won By	7 times	3 times			1 time
Lost By	7 times	4 times	4 times	4 times	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)
1		1	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Derby County (2-2), Derby County (0-1)
2		2	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Arsenal (1-1)
3		3	1	1	-	-	3	2	2	Huddersfield Town (3-2)
4	2	4	1	-	-	1	0	3	0	Birmingham City (0-3)
5	1	5	4	1	1	2	3	6	3	Bristol City (0-1), Preston North End (1-1), Bristol City (2-1), Barnsley (0-3)
6		6	3	1	-	2	3	11	2	Bury (2-4), Hull City (1-0), Arsenal (0-7)
7	4	7	2	-	2	-	3	3	2	Birmingham City (1-1), Preston North End (2-2)
8		8	2	1	-	1	4	3	2	Grimsby Town (4-2), Stockport County (0-1)
9		9	2	1	-	1	4	3	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-1), Fulham (1-2)
10	1	10	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Clapton Orient (0-1)
11	2	11	2	1	1	-	4	3	3	Lincoln City (3-2), Bury (1-1)
12	2	12	3	1	1	1	3	6	3	Barnsley (2-1), Clapton Orient (0-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-5)
13	7	13	1	-	-	1	1	3	0	Hull City (1-3)
14	26	14	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Stockport County (1-1)
15	54	15	2	1	-	1	3	5	2	Leeds City (3-1), Leeds City (0-4)
16	73	16	2	1	-	1	2	5	2	Grimsby Town (0-4), Blackpool (2-1)
17	29	17	2	-	1	1	2	6	1	Huddersfield Town (0-4), Fulham (2-2)
18	38	18	1	-	-	1	1	2	0	Lincoln City (1-2)
19	1	19	2	-	-	2	1	4	0	Leicester Fosse (1-3), Glossop North End (0-1)
20		20	3	1	-	2	2	6	2	Blackpool (0-3), Leicester Fosse (1-3), Glossop North End (1-0)

GAMES

Manager for all games: Bob Masters
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Wed Sep 02, 1914	Birmingham City	H	1-1	5,000	10	Coleman (?)
2	Sat Sep 05, 1914	Grimsby Town	H	4-2	8,000	4	Neve (21'), Gibson (22' pen, 37'), Coleman (40')
3	Sat Sep 12, 1914	Huddersfield Town	A	0-4	3,500	14
4	Sat Sep 19, 1914	Bristol City	H	0-1	6,000	16
5	Sat Sep 26, 1914	Bury	A	2-4	5,000	14	Harris (34'), Gibson (77' pen)
6	Thu Oct 01, 1914	Lincoln City	H	3-2	6,000	12	Coleman (5', 32'), Bell (84')
7	Sat Oct 03, 1914	Preston North End	H	1-1	14,000	13	Coleman (12')
8	Sat Oct 10, 1914	Blackpool	A	0-3	4,000	15
9	Sat Oct 17, 1914	Leicester Fosse	A	1-3	-	16	Coleman (48')
10	Sat Oct 24, 1914	Barnsley	H	2-1	6,000	15	Belton (55'), Coleman (57')
11	Sat Oct 31, 1914	Glossop North End	A	0-1	2,000	17
12	Sat Nov 07, 1914	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-1	6,000	14	Belton (13', 39'), Coleman (70')
13	Sat Nov 14, 1914	Fulham	A	1-2	12,000	16	Coleman (57')
14	Wed Nov 18, 1914	Arsenal	H	1-1	3,000	15	Coleman (?)
15	Sat Nov 21, 1914	Stockport County	H	1-1	5,000	15	Bell (64')
16	Sat Nov 28, 1914	Hull City	A	1-3	6,000	16	Belton (59')
17	Sat Dec 05, 1914	Leeds City	H	3-1	3,000	15	Coleman (22'), Jones (71'), Neve (87')
18	Sat Dec 12, 1914	Clapton Orient	A	0-0	-	16
19	Fri Dec 25, 1914	Derby County	H	2-2	15,000	17	Lockton (?), Gibson (? pen)
20	Sat Dec 26, 1914	Derby County	A	0-1	14,000	17
21	Mon Dec 28, 1914	Birmingham City	A	0-3	15,000	17
22	Sat Jan 02, 1915	Grimsby Town	A	0-4	-	18
23	Sat Jan 16, 1915	Huddersfield Town	H	3-2	4,000	17	Harris (15'), Coleman (17'), Neve (65')
24	Sat Jan 23, 1915	Bristol City	A	2-1	5,000	16	Belton (15'), Harris (80')
25	Thu Feb 04, 1915	Bury	H	1-1	3,000	14	Belton (?)
26	Sat Feb 06, 1915	Preston North End	A	2-2	7,000	15	Harris (25'), Derrick (66')
27	Sat Feb 13, 1915	Blackpool	H	2-1	2,000	15	Harris (35'), Belton (49')
28	Sat Feb 20, 1915	Leicester Fosse	H	1-3	7,000	15	Mercer (72')
29	Sat Feb 27, 1915	Barnsley	A	0-3	4,000	16
30	Sat Mar 06, 1915	Glossop North End	H	1-0	4,000	14	Coleman (55')
31	Sat Mar 13, 1915	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-5	6,000	16	Coleman (40')
32	Sat Mar 20, 1915	Fulham	H	2-2	4,000	16	Derrick (76'), Harris (83')
33	Sat Mar 27, 1915	Stockport County	A	0-1	5,000	17
34	Sat Apr 03, 1915	Hull City	H	1-0	4,000	16	Gibson (66' pen)
35	Mon Apr 05, 1915	Lincoln City	A	1-2	5,000	18	Harris (1')
36	Sat Apr 10, 1915	Leeds City	A	0-4	4,000	18
37	Sat Apr 17, 1915	Clapton Orient	H	0-1	4,000	18
38	Sat Apr 24, 1915	Arsenal	A	0-7	8,000	18

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Dec 19, 1914	Shrewsbury Town	Qual 6		H	6-1	2,500	Lockton (13'), Coleman (18', 82'), Jones (40', 64', 68')
Sat Jan 09, 1915	Norwich City	1		H	1-4	8,040	Neve (44')

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Bob Masters
Wed Sep 02, 1914	League Tier 2	Birmingham City		H	1-1	5,000	Coleman (?)
Sat Sep 05, 1914	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town		H	4-2	8,000	Neve (21'), Gibson (22' pen, 37'), Coleman (40')
Sat Sep 12, 1914	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town		A	0-4	3,500
Sat Sep 19, 1914	League Tier 2	Bristol City		H	0-1	6,000
Sat Sep 26, 1914	League Tier 2	Bury		A	2-4	5,000	Harris (34'), Gibson (77' pen)
Thu Oct 01, 1914	League Tier 2	Lincoln City		H	3-2	6,000	Coleman (5', 32'), Bell (84')
Sat Oct 03, 1914	League Tier 2	Preston North End		H	1-1	14,000	Coleman (12')
Sat Oct 10, 1914	League Tier 2	Blackpool		A	0-3	4,000
Sat Oct 17, 1914	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse		A	1-3	-	Coleman (48')
Sat Oct 24, 1914	League Tier 2	Barnsley		H	2-1	6,000	Belton (55'), Coleman (57')
Sat Oct 31, 1914	League Tier 2	Glossop North End		A	0-1	2,000
Sat Nov 07, 1914	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers		H	3-1	6,000	Belton (13', 39'), Coleman (70')
Sat Nov 14, 1914	League Tier 2	Fulham		A	1-2	12,000	Coleman (57')
Wed Nov 18, 1914	League Tier 2	Arsenal		H	1-1	3,000	Coleman (?)
Sat Nov 21, 1914	League Tier 2	Stockport County		H	1-1	5,000	Bell (64')
Sat Nov 28, 1914	League Tier 2	Hull City		A	1-3	6,000	Belton (59')
Sat Dec 05, 1914	League Tier 2	Leeds City		H	3-1	3,000	Coleman (22'), Jones (71'), Neve (87')
Sat Dec 12, 1914	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient		A	0-0	-
Sat Dec 19, 1914	FA Cup	Shrewsbury Town	Qual 6	H	6-1	2,500	Lockton (13'), Coleman (18', 82'), Jones (40', 64', 68')
Fri Dec 25, 1914	League Tier 2	Derby County		H	2-2	15,000	Lockton (?), Gibson (? pen)
Sat Dec 26, 1914	League Tier 2	Derby County		A	0-1	14,000
Mon Dec 28, 1914	League Tier 2	Birmingham City		A	0-3	15,000
Sat Jan 02, 1915	League Tier 2	Grimsby Town		A	0-4	-
Sat Jan 09, 1915	FA Cup	Norwich City	1	H	1-4	8,040	Neve (44')
Sat Jan 16, 1915	League Tier 2	Huddersfield Town		H	3-2	4,000	Harris (15'), Coleman (17'), Neve (65')
Sat Jan 23, 1915	League Tier 2	Bristol City		A	2-1	5,000	Belton (15'), Harris (80')
Thu Feb 04, 1915	League Tier 2	Bury		H	1-1	3,000	Belton (?)
Sat Feb 06, 1915	League Tier 2	Preston North End		A	2-2	7,000	Harris (25'), Derrick (66')
Sat Feb 13, 1915	League Tier 2	Blackpool		H	2-1	2,000	Harris (35'), Belton (49')
Sat Feb 20, 1915	League Tier 2	Leicester Fosse		H	1-3	7,000	Mercer (72')
Sat Feb 27, 1915	League Tier 2	Barnsley		A	0-3	4,000
Sat Mar 06, 1915	League Tier 2	Glossop North End		H	1-0	4,000	Coleman (55')
Sat Mar 13, 1915	League Tier 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers		A	1-5	6,000	Coleman (40')
Sat Mar 20, 1915	League Tier 2	Fulham		H	2-2	4,000	Derrick (76'), Harris (83')
Sat Mar 27, 1915	League Tier 2	Stockport County		A	0-1	5,000
Sat Apr 03, 1915	League Tier 2	Hull City		H	1-0	4,000	Gibson (66' pen)
Mon Apr 05, 1915	League Tier 2	Lincoln City		A	1-2	5,000	Harris (1')
Sat Apr 10, 1915	League Tier 2	Leeds City		A	0-4	4,000
Sat Apr 17, 1915	League Tier 2	Clapton Orient		H	0-1	4,000
Sat Apr 24, 1915	League Tier 2	Arsenal		A	0-7	8,000

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Dec 19, 1914	Shrewsbury Town	Qual 6		H	6-1	2,500
Sat Jan 09, 1915	Norwich City	1		H	1-4	8,040

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (6) - £0				Out (5) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Edwin Neve	Bought			Joe Mercer	Sold
	Ernest Fletcher	Bought			Tim Coleman	Sold
	Tim Coleman	Bought			Tommy Fiske	Retired
1914	Jackie Belton	Bought		1915	John Powell	Released
1914	John Powell	Bought		1915	Johnnie Lockton	Sold
Dec 25, 1914	Tommy Fiske	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		Harold Iremonger	England		10	2	2	6
GK		John Powell	England	22	25	9	6	10
GK		Tommy Fiske	England	28	5		1	4
Defenders
D		Ernest Fletcher			1			1
D		Harry Jones	England	23	25	8	7	10	4
D		Joe Mercer	England	25	31	10	5	16	1
Midfielders
M		Alfred Fisher	England		34	7	9	18
M		Thomas Gibson	Scotland	25	38	11	8	19	5
Forwards
F		Edwin Neve	England	29	37	11	9	17	4
F		Fred Harris			35	10	7	18	7
F		George Needham	England		39	10	9	20
F		Jack Armstrong	England	30	38	11	8	19
F		Jack Bell	England	24	25	7	6	12	2
F		Jackie Belton	England	19	24	7	6	11	7
F		John Derrick	England	22	23	5	5	13	2
F		Johnnie Lockton	England	22	10	2	2	6	2
F		Tim Coleman	England	32	40	11	9	20	16

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 15

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
16	Tim Coleman	40
7	Fred Harris	35
7	Jackie Belton	24
5	Thomas Gibson	38
4	Edwin Neve	37
4	Harry Jones	25
2	Jack Bell	25
2	John Derrick	23
2	Johnnie Lockton	10
1	Joe Mercer	31

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
Leicester Fosse	Sat Oct 17, 1914	Away	1-3		Sat Feb 20, 1915	Home	1-3