SEASON: 1916-17
- DIVISION:
- World War I
- MANAGER(s):
- -
- FA Cup:
- Not started
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Competitive Games:
- 0
- Competitive Goals:
- 0
- Goals per game:
- .0
- League Games:
- League Points:
- out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- -
- Highest League Attendance:
- -
- Lowest League Attendance:
- -
- Average League Attendance:
- -
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
- 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
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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.
TABLE
Click here for all tables for 1916-17
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | Conceded | Won By | Lost By |
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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.
Not included: Week 1 game against Notts County (4-3) as all teams were unplaced at the time
GAMES
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 | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) |
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
Manager for all games: Bob Masters
WWI Initial Tournament
WWI Second Tournament
Week | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Att | Pos | Scorers |
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1 | Sat Mar 24, 1917 | Notts County | A | 2-2 | 4,000 | Birch (?), Banks (?) | |
2 | Sat Mar 31, 1917 | Leicester Fosse | H | 1-0 | 3,000 | Tinsley (?) | |
3 | Fri Apr 06, 1917 | Birmingham City | H | 3-3 | 3,000 | Jones (?), Tinsley (?), Birch (?) | |
4 | Mon Apr 09, 1917 | Birmingham City | A | 3-4 | 4,000 | Jones (?, ?), Birch (?) | |
5 | Sat Apr 14, 1917 | Notts County | H | 2-3 | 5,000 | Burton (?), Birch (?) | |
6 | Sat Apr 21, 1917 | Leicester Fosse | A | 1-2 | 3,000 | Wightman (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (12) - £0 | Out (11) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Claude Jephcott | Bought | Claude Jephcott | Sold | Cooke (1917) | Bought | Cooke (1917) | Sold | Cutts (1916-17) | Bought | Ernest Gadsden | Sold | Ernest Gadsden | Bought | Furbur | Sold | Frank Cownley | Bought | George Lawrence | Sold | Furbur | Bought | Harrison (1916) | Sold | George Lawrence | Bought | Jack Bell | Sold | Harrison (1916) | Bought | Joseph Kirkwood | Sold | Haydn Biggin | Bought | Percy Cullin | Sold | John Poole | Bought | Thomas Benfield | Sold | Joseph Kirkwood | Bought | 1905 | Sam Timmins | Sold | 1919 | Joe Mills | 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 | Albert Iremonger | England | 32 | |||||||||||||
GK | George Lawrence | |||||||||||||||
GK | Harrison (1916) | |||||||||||||||
GK | Sam Hardy | England | 33 | Wartime guest from Aston Villa | Defenders | |||||||||||
D | Cutts (1916-17) | |||||||||||||||
D | Ernest Gadsden | |||||||||||||||
D | Frank Cownley | England | ||||||||||||||
D | Harold Bulling | England | ||||||||||||||
D | Harold Wightman | England | 22 | |||||||||||||
D | Harry Jones | England | 25 | |||||||||||||
D | Joseph Kirkwood | |||||||||||||||
D | Percy Cullin | England | 29 | Midfielders | ||||||||||||
M | Claude Jephcott | England | 25 | |||||||||||||
M | Furbur | |||||||||||||||
M | Harry Lowe | England | 30 | |||||||||||||
M | Haydn Biggin | England | 19 | |||||||||||||
M | Joby Godfrey | England | 22 | |||||||||||||
M | Joe Mills | England | 21 | |||||||||||||
M | John Poole | England | ||||||||||||||
M | Thomas Benfield | England | Forwards | |||||||||||||
F | Cooke (1917) | |||||||||||||||
F | Henry Martin | England | 24 | |||||||||||||
F | Jack Armstrong | England | 32 | |||||||||||||
F | Jack Bell | England | 26 | |||||||||||||
F | James Birch | England | ||||||||||||||
F | Noah Burton | England | 19 | |||||||||||||
F | Sticker Banks | England | 27 | |||||||||||||
F | Walter Tinsley | England | 24 | |||||||||||||
F | W Timmins | |||||||||||||||
B Hall |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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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 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |