The City Ground

SEASON: 1949-50

Prev Season: 1948-49
This Season: 1949-50
Next Season: 1950-51

DIVISION:: English Third Division (South) (Tier 3)
MANAGER(s):: Billy Walker
FA Cup:: 2nd Round (Stockport County (H) 0-2)
League Cup:: Did not exist

Top Goalscorer:: Wally Ardron (25 goals)

TABLE

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

Competitive Games:: 44
Competitive Goals:: 68
Goals per game:: 1.6
League Games:: 42
League Points:: 49 out of 84 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 58.3%

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	14 times	10 times	8 times		2 times
Conceded	17 times	10 times		1 time
Won By	7 times	7 times	5 times		2 times
Lost By	10 times	3 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)
				-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Not included: Week 1 game against Brighton and Hove Albion (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 37,903 (Notts County)
Lowest League Attendance:: 5,906 (Port Vale)
Average League Attendance:: 22,147
Highest Cup Attendance:: 18,253 (Stockport County)
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 15,567 (Bristol City)

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 16
Yellow Cards:: 0
Red Cards:: 0
Own goals (for):: 2 (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):: 0 (scored by us for opponents)
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 1
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

GAMES

Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Aug 20, 1949	Brighton and Hove Albion	A	2-2	Draw	21,625	10	Ardron (?), Willard (? OG)
2	Wed Aug 24, 1949	Bristol City	H	3-0	Win	27,043	4	Ardron (?), Kaile (?), Stone (? OG)
3	Sat Aug 27, 1949	Walsall	H	1-0	Win	28,448	2	Kaile (?)
4	Tue Aug 30, 1949	Bristol City	A	2-0	Win	25,924	1	Ardron (?, ?)
5	Sat Sep 03, 1949	Millwall	A	1-2	Loss	25,272	3	Leverton (?)
6	Thu Sep 08, 1949	Northampton Town	A	0-0	Draw	19,228	3
7	Sat Sep 10, 1949	Swindon Town	H	2-1	Win	24,709	2	Ardron (75), Ashman (78)
8	Wed Sep 14, 1949	Northampton Town	H	0-1	Loss	23,395	5
9	Sat Sep 17, 1949	Torquay United	A	0-2	Loss	10,603	9
10	Sat Sep 24, 1949	Aldershot	H	3-0	Win	19,819	6	Ashman (?), Ardron (?, ?)
11	Sat Oct 01, 1949	Ipswich Town	A	2-1	Win	16,509	5	Ardron (?, ?)
12	Sat Oct 08, 1949	Exeter City	H	5-0	Win	25,988	3	Ardron (?, ?), Kaile (?), Leverton (?, ?)
13	Sat Oct 15, 1949	Leyton Orient	A	1-1	Draw	15,767	3	Anderson (?)
14	Sat Oct 22, 1949	Reading	H	1-2	Loss	21,688	4	Ardron (?)
15	Sat Oct 29, 1949	Watford	A	0-1	Loss	17,467	9
16	Sat Nov 05, 1949	Crystal Palace	H	2-0	Win	18,471	5	Love (?, ?)
17	Sat Nov 12, 1949	Bournemouth	A	2-1	Win	18,452	3	Scott (?, ?)
18	Sat Nov 19, 1949	Bristol Rovers	H	2-0	Win	22,590	2	Capel (?, ?)
19	Sat Dec 03, 1949	Notts County	H	1-2	Loss	37,903	3	Capel (?)
20	Sat Dec 17, 1949	Brighton and Hove Albion	H	0-1	Loss	13,096	7
21	Sat Dec 24, 1949	Walsall	A	3-1	Win	10,910	6	Johnson (?), Ardron (?, ?)
22	Mon Dec 26, 1949	Norwich City	A	1-1	Draw	35,933	6	Ardron (?)
23	Tue Dec 27, 1949	Norwich City	H	0-1	Loss	31,932	7
24	Sat Dec 31, 1949	Millwall	H	3-1	Win	20,633	6	Ardron (?, ?), Kaile (?)
25	Sat Jan 14, 1950	Swindon Town	A	5-0	Win	15,604	5	Ardron (26, 85), Johnson (31), Love (36, 43)
26	Sat Jan 21, 1950	Torquay United	H	1-2	Loss	24,698	5	Burkitt (?)
27	Sat Jan 28, 1950	Southend United	A	3-2	Win	9,652	4	Gager (?), Love (?, ?)
28	Sat Feb 04, 1950	Aldershot	A	1-1	Draw	7,435	3	Capel (?)
29	Sat Feb 11, 1950	Port Vale	A	1-1	Draw	18,218	3	Ardron (?)
30	Sat Feb 18, 1950	Ipswich Town	H	2-0	Win	23,622	3	Love (?), Scott (?)
31	Sat Feb 25, 1950	Exeter City	A	0-0	Draw	11,640	3
32	Sat Mar 04, 1950	Leyton Orient	H	2-1	Win	19,802	3	Ardron (?), Kaile (?)
33	Sat Mar 11, 1950	Reading	A	1-1	Draw	14,352	3	Capel (?)
34	Sat Mar 18, 1950	Watford	H	0-1	Loss	17,368	3
35	Sat Mar 25, 1950	Crystal Palace	A	1-1	Draw	17,480	3	Capel (?)
36	Sat Apr 01, 1950	Bournemouth	H	3-0	Win	16,777	3	Love (?), Capel (?, ?)
37	Fri Apr 07, 1950	Newport County	A	1-4	Loss	13,337	3	Love (?)
38	Sat Apr 08, 1950	Bristol Rovers	A	3-0	Win	16,793	3	Love (?, ?), Ardron (?)
39	Mon Apr 10, 1950	Newport County	H	3-0	Win	15,799	2	Scott (?), Ardron (?, ?)
40	Sat Apr 15, 1950	Southend United	H	1-2	Loss	25,416	4	Capel (?)
41	Sat Apr 22, 1950	Notts County	A	0-2	Loss	46,000	5
42	Sat Apr 29, 1950	Port Vale	H	2-0	Win	5,906	3	Ardron (?), Kaile (?)

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Nov 26, 1949	Bristol City	1			H	1-0	Win	15,567	Kaile (?)
Sat Dec 10, 1949	Stockport County	2			H	0-2	Loss	18,253

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Tue Apr 25, 1950	Tilbury	England	H	1-1	Draw	5,000	? (?)
Sat May 13, 1950	Gooi Hilversum	Netherlands	A	1-0	Win	-	Ardron (?)
Thu May 18, 1950	Sparta Rotterdam	Netherlands	A	1-0	Win	-	Gager (? pen)
Sun May 21, 1950	Gottingen 05	Germany	A	2-2	Draw	-	Love (?), Ardron (?)
Tue May 23, 1950	Werder Bremen	Germany	A	1-5	Loss	12,000	Gager (? pen)
Thu May 25, 1950	Osnabruck	Germany	A	2-2	Draw	-	Hutchinson (?), Love (?)
Sun May 28, 1950	RC Malines	Belgium	A	0-6	Loss	-

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Billy Walker
Sat Aug 20, 1949	League Tier 3	Brighton and Hove Albion		A	2-2	21,625	Ardron (?), Willard (? OG)
Wed Aug 24, 1949	League Tier 3	Bristol City		H	3-0	27,043	Ardron (?), Kaile (?), Stone (? OG)
Sat Aug 27, 1949	League Tier 3	Walsall		H	1-0	28,448	Kaile (?)
Tue Aug 30, 1949	League Tier 3	Bristol City		A	2-0	25,924	Ardron (?, ?)
Sat Sep 03, 1949	League Tier 3	Millwall		A	1-2	25,272	Leverton (?)
Thu Sep 08, 1949	League Tier 3	Northampton Town		A	0-0	19,228
Sat Sep 10, 1949	League Tier 3	Swindon Town		H	2-1	24,709	Ardron (75), Ashman (78)
Wed Sep 14, 1949	League Tier 3	Northampton Town		H	0-1	23,395
Sat Sep 17, 1949	League Tier 3	Torquay United		A	0-2	10,603
Sat Sep 24, 1949	League Tier 3	Aldershot		H	3-0	19,819	Ashman (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Sat Oct 01, 1949	League Tier 3	Ipswich Town		A	2-1	16,509	Ardron (?, ?)
Sat Oct 08, 1949	League Tier 3	Exeter City		H	5-0	25,988	Ardron (?, ?), Kaile (?), Leverton (?, ?)
Sat Oct 15, 1949	League Tier 3	Leyton Orient		A	1-1	15,767	Anderson (?)
Sat Oct 22, 1949	League Tier 3	Reading		H	1-2	21,688	Ardron (?)
Sat Oct 29, 1949	League Tier 3	Watford		A	0-1	17,467
Sat Nov 05, 1949	League Tier 3	Crystal Palace		H	2-0	18,471	Love (?, ?)
Sat Nov 12, 1949	League Tier 3	Bournemouth		A	2-1	18,452	Scott (?, ?)
Sat Nov 19, 1949	League Tier 3	Bristol Rovers		H	2-0	22,590	Capel (?, ?)
Sat Nov 26, 1949	FA Cup	Bristol City	1	H	1-0	15,567	Kaile (?)
Sat Dec 03, 1949	League Tier 3	Notts County		H	1-2	37,903	Capel (?)
Sat Dec 10, 1949	FA Cup	Stockport County	2	H	0-2	18,253
Sat Dec 17, 1949	League Tier 3	Brighton and Hove Albion		H	0-1	13,096
Sat Dec 24, 1949	League Tier 3	Walsall		A	3-1	10,910	Johnson (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Mon Dec 26, 1949	League Tier 3	Norwich City		A	1-1	35,933	Ardron (?)
Tue Dec 27, 1949	League Tier 3	Norwich City		H	0-1	31,932
Sat Dec 31, 1949	League Tier 3	Millwall		H	3-1	20,633	Ardron (?, ?), Kaile (?)
Sat Jan 14, 1950	League Tier 3	Swindon Town		A	5-0	15,604	Ardron (26, 85), Johnson (31), Love (36, 43)
Sat Jan 21, 1950	League Tier 3	Torquay United		H	1-2	24,698	Burkitt (?)
Sat Jan 28, 1950	League Tier 3	Southend United		A	3-2	9,652	Gager (?), Love (?, ?)
Sat Feb 04, 1950	League Tier 3	Aldershot		A	1-1	7,435	Capel (?)
Sat Feb 11, 1950	League Tier 3	Port Vale		A	1-1	18,218	Ardron (?)
Sat Feb 18, 1950	League Tier 3	Ipswich Town		H	2-0	23,622	Love (?), Scott (?)
Sat Feb 25, 1950	League Tier 3	Exeter City		A	0-0	11,640
Sat Mar 04, 1950	League Tier 3	Leyton Orient		H	2-1	19,802	Ardron (?), Kaile (?)
Sat Mar 11, 1950	League Tier 3	Reading		A	1-1	14,352	Capel (?)
Sat Mar 18, 1950	League Tier 3	Watford		H	0-1	17,368
Sat Mar 25, 1950	League Tier 3	Crystal Palace		A	1-1	17,480	Capel (?)
Sat Apr 01, 1950	League Tier 3	Bournemouth		H	3-0	16,777	Love (?), Capel (?, ?)
Fri Apr 07, 1950	League Tier 3	Newport County		A	1-4	13,337	Love (?)
Sat Apr 08, 1950	League Tier 3	Bristol Rovers		A	3-0	16,793	Love (?, ?), Ardron (?)
Mon Apr 10, 1950	League Tier 3	Newport County		H	3-0	15,799	Scott (?), Ardron (?, ?)
Sat Apr 15, 1950	League Tier 3	Southend United		H	1-2	25,416	Capel (?)
Sat Apr 22, 1950	League Tier 3	Notts County		A	0-2	46,000
Tue Apr 25, 1950	Friendly	Tilbury		H	1-1	5,000	? (?)
Sat Apr 29, 1950	League Tier 3	Port Vale		H	2-0	5,906	Ardron (?), Kaile (?)
Sat May 13, 1950	Friendly	Gooi Hilversum		A	1-0	-	Ardron (?)
Thu May 18, 1950	Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam		A	1-0	-	Gager (? pen)
Sun May 21, 1950	Friendly	Gottingen 05		A	2-2	-	Love (?), Ardron (?)
Tue May 23, 1950	Friendly	Werder Bremen		A	1-5	12,000	Gager (? pen)
Thu May 25, 1950	Friendly	Osnabruck		A	2-2	-	Hutchinson (?), Love (?)
Sun May 28, 1950	Friendly	RC Malines		A	0-6	-

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5) - £14,000				Out (10) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	David Baker	Bought			Alan Ashman	Sold
	Edwin Lindley	Bought			David Baker	Sold
	Tommy Capel	Bought	£14,000		Edwin Lindley	Sold
Aug 20, 1949	Wally Ardron	Bought			Frank Knight	Sold
Oct 01, 1949	John Anderson	Bought			Gordon Kaile	Sold
					Ken Rawson	Sold
				Jan 01, 1950	Sid Ottewell	Sold
				Jan 06, 1950	Laurie Platts	Sold
				June 1950	Gordon Brown	Sold
				Jun 01, 1950	Johnny Linaker	Sold

SQUAD

				Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Harry Walker	England	42	20	9	13
GK		Laurie Platts	England	2	1		1
Defenders
D		Bill Whare	England	23	9	6	8
D		David Baker	England	3	1	1	1
D		Geoff Thomas (1944-60)	England	21	12	3	6
D		Horace Gager	England	37	18	8	11	1
D		Jack Hutchinson	England	19	10	4	5
Midfielders
M		Bill Morley	England	16	7	4	5
M		Bob McCall	England	26	12	5	9
M		Edwin Lindley	England	1	1
M		Frank Knight	England	6	2	1	3
M		Jack Burkitt	England	32	16	6	10	1
M		John Anderson	England	34	16	7	11	1
M		Johnny Linaker	England	2	1	1
M		Ken Rawson	England	4	2		2
M		Wally Ardron	England	43	21	8	14	25
Forwards
F		Alan Ashman	England	10	5	1	4	2
F		Freddie Scott	England	43	20	9	14	4
F		Gordon Kaile	England	42	21	8	13	7
F		John Love	Scotland	39	17	8	14	11
F		Roland 'Tot' Leverton	England	8	4	3	1	3
F		Sid Ottewell	England	1			1
F		Tommy Capel	England	26	12	6	8	9
F		Tucker Johnson	England	4	3	1		2

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals (Pens)	Player	Games
25	Wally Ardron	43
11	John Love	39
9	Tommy Capel	26
7	Gordon Kaile	42
4	Freddie Scott	43
3	Roland 'Tot' Leverton	8
2	Alan Ashman	10
2	Own Goals	44
2	Tucker Johnson	4
1	Horace Gager	37
1	Jack Burkitt	32
1	John Anderson	34

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Bournemouth	Sat Nov 12, 1949	Away	2-1	Sat Apr 01, 1950	Home	3-0
Bristol City	Wed Aug 24, 1949	Home	3-0	Tue Aug 30, 1949	Away	2-0
Bristol Rovers	Sat Nov 19, 1949	Home	2-0	Sat Apr 08, 1950	Away	3-0
Ipswich Town	Sat Oct 01, 1949	Away	2-1	Sat Feb 18, 1950	Home	2-0
Swindon Town	Sat Sep 10, 1949	Home	2-1	Sat Jan 14, 1950	Away	5-0
Walsall	Sat Aug 27, 1949	Home	1-0	Sat Dec 24, 1949	Away	3-1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Notts County	Sat Dec 03, 1949	Home	1-2	Sat Apr 22, 1950	Away	0-2
Torquay United	Sat Sep 17, 1949	Away	0-2	Sat Jan 21, 1950	Home	1-2
Watford	Sat Oct 29, 1949	Away	0-1	Sat Mar 18, 1950	Home	0-1