Nottingham Post commented Nottingham Forest at 150: As war continues, back to back fixtures...

Playing in leagues with more local teams, to cut down on the amount of travelling undertaken in the war years, saw the creation of Midland northern and southern leagues.Another feature during World War I was that teams would play each other in pairs on alternate weekends.This was seen most during the 1917/18 and 1918/19 campaigns.The first two games, on September 1 and 8 in 1917, saw Forest up against Huddersfield Town away and then at home a week later – followed by this pattern of...