SEASON: 1916-17

Total Season: 52Prev Season: 1915-16
League Season: This Season: 2025-26
Next Season: 1917-18
DIVISION: World War I
MANAGER(s):
-
FA Cup:
Not started

Top Goalscorer:

WHAT HAPPENED
Due to the First World War, a regional league of 14 Midlands clubs was established for the main part of the season, and then a smaller regional league of 4 clubs was organised for the rest of the season.
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
0
Competitive Goals:
0
Goals per game:
.0
League Games:
League Points:
out of 0 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
-

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
-
Lowest League Attendance:
-
Average League Attendance:
-
Highest Cup Attendance:
-
Lowest Cup Attendance:
-


SEASON HONOURS:

ENGLAND
Champions:

FA Cup:

Community Shield:


SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals Scored: n/a

Biggest Winning Margin: n/a
Most Goals Conceded: n/a

Biggest Losing Margin: n/a


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


GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ 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
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
Not included: Week 1 game against Notts County (4-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament
WeekDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Sep 02, 19163:00 pmNotts CountyH4-36,000Martin (?), Bell (?), Banks (?), Tinsley (?)
2Sat Sep 09, 19163:00 pmRotherham CountyA1-27,000Tinsley (?)
3Sat Sep 16, 19163:00 pmHuddersfield TownH0-14,000
4Sat Sep 23, 19163:00 pmLincoln CityA2-1-Birch (?, ?)
5Sat Sep 30, 19163:00 pmSheffield WednesdayH5-17,000Bell (?, ?, ?), Birch (?), Banks (?)
6Sat Oct 07, 19163:00 pmBradford Park AvenueA0-11,500
7Sat Oct 14, 19163:00 pmBirmingham CityH0-44,000
8Sat Oct 21, 19163:00 pmHull CityA1-32,000Tinsley (?)
9Sat Oct 28, 19163:00 pmChesterfieldA3-04,000C Jones (? OG), Birch (?), Godfrey (?)
10Sat Nov 04, 19163:00 pmBarnsleyH3-03,000Birch (?), Tinsley (?, ? pen)
11Sat Nov 11, 19163:00 pmLeeds CityA1-35,000Furbur (?)
12Sat Nov 18, 19163:00 pmSheffield UnitedH0-01,000
13Sat Nov 25, 19163:00 pmBradford CityA2-32,000Godfrey (?, ?)
14Sat Dec 02, 19163:00 pmLeicester FosseH2-03,000Godfrey (?, ?)
15Sat Dec 09, 19163:00 pmNotts CountyA2-24,000Wightman (?), Tinsley (?)
16Sat Dec 16, 19163:00 pmRotherham CountyH2-3500Wightman (?), Tinsley (?)
17Sat Dec 23, 19163:00 pmHuddersfield TownA2-1500Godfrey (?), Tinsley (?)
18Mon Dec 25, 19163:00 pmGrimsby TownH5-13,000Birch (?, ?), Godfrey (?, ?), Banks (?)
19Tue Dec 26, 19163:00 pmGrimsby TownA1-13,000Tinsley (?)
20Sat Dec 30, 19163:00 pmLincoln CityH2-03,000Birch (?), Godfrey (?)
21Sat Jan 06, 19173:00 pmSheffield WednesdayA4-14,000Birch (?), Tinsley (?, ?, ?)
22Sat Jan 13, 19173:00 pmBradford Park AvenueH0-12,000
23Sat Jan 20, 19173:00 pmBirmingham CityA0-18,000
24Sat Jan 27, 19173:00 pmHull CityH3-02,000Birch (?, 9'), Tinsley (3')
25Sat Feb 03, 19173:00 pmChesterfieldH3-02,000Birch (?), Godfrey (?), Tinsley (?)
26Sat Feb 10, 19173:00 pmBarnsleyA1-01,500? (?)
27Sat Feb 17, 19173:00 pmLeeds CityH3-33,000Godfrey (?, ?), Tinsley (?)
28Sat Feb 24, 19173:00 pmSheffield UnitedA4-13,000Biggin (?), Godfrey (?, ?), Tinsley (? pen)
29Sat Mar 03, 19173:00 pmBradford CityH0-12,000
30Sat Mar 10, 19173:00 pmLeicester FosseA1-12,000Godfrey (?)

WWI Second Tournament
WeekDateTimeOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorers
1Sat Mar 24, 19173:00 pmNotts CountyA2-24,000Birch (?), Banks (?)
2Sat Mar 31, 19173:00 pmLeicester FosseH1-03,000Tinsley (?)
3Fri Apr 06, 19173:00 pmBirmingham CityH3-33,000Jones (?), Birch (?), Tinsley (?)
4Mon Apr 09, 19173:00 pmBirmingham CityA3-44,000Jones (?, ?), Birch (?)
5Sat Apr 14, 19173:00 pmNotts CountyH2-35,000Birch (?), Burton (?)
6Sat Apr 21, 19173:00 pmLeicester FosseA1-23,000Wightman (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (12) - £0 Out (11) - £0
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Claude JephcottBoughtClaude JephcottSold
Cooke (1917)BoughtCooke (1917)Sold
Cutts (1916-17)BoughtErnest GadsdenSold
Ernest GadsdenBoughtFurburSold
Frank CownleyBoughtGeorge LawrenceSold
FurburBoughtHarrison (1916)Sold
George LawrenceBoughtJack BellSold
Harrison (1916)BoughtJoseph KirkwoodSold
Haydn BigginBoughtPercy CullinSold
John PooleBoughtThomas BenfieldSold
Joseph KirkwoodBought1905Sam TimminsSold
1919Joe MillsBought


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason 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 Albert Iremonger England32
GKGeorge Lawrence
GKHarrison (1916)
GK Sam Hardy England33Wartime guest from Aston Villa
Defenders
DCutts (1916-17)
DErnest Gadsden
DFrank Cownley England
D Harold Bulling England25
DHarold Wightman England22
D Harry Jones England25
DJoseph Kirkwood
DPercy Cullin England29
Midfielders
MClaude Jephcott England25
MFurbur
MHarry Lowe England30
MHaydn Biggin England19
MJoby Godfrey England22
M Joe Mills England21
MJohn Poole England23
MThomas Benfield England
Forwards
FCooke (1917)
F Henry Martin England24
F Jack Armstrong England32
FJack Bell England26
FJames Birch England
F Noah Burton England19
FSticker Banks England27
F Walter Tinsley England24
FW Timmins
B Hall


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 0
Goals (Pens)PlayerNum
Games


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