SEASON: 1914-15
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)
- Ever Present:
- Tim Coleman (40 games)
- GAME COUNTS
- 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%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- 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)
- SEASON HONOURS:
- 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)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
League
FA Cup
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.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
League
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') |
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) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
GK | Harold Iremonger | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
GK | John Powell | ![]() | 22 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | |||||||||
GK | Tommy Fiske | ![]() | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
D | Ernest Fletcher | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 23 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
D | Joe Mercer | ![]() | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
M | Alfred Fisher | ![]() | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
F | Edwin Neve | ![]() | 29 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Fred Harris | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 39 | 10 | 9 | 20 | ||||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 30 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
F | Jack Bell | ![]() | 24 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Jackie Belton | ![]() | 19 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||
F | John Derrick | ![]() | 22 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Johnnie Lockton | ![]() | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Tim Coleman | ![]() | 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 | ||||||
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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 |