Nottingham Post published Nottingham Forest at 150: Widdowson a great pioneer for the Reds

Sam Weller Widdowson – named after Sam Weller from Pickwick Papers, his father's favourite Dickensian character – was synonymous with Nottingham Forest's early pioneering spirit.As well as being one of the most potent goal scorers in the club's formative years, he was also one of the game's great innovators.After taking a particularly painful knock, Hucknall-born Widdowson spotted a pair of cricket pads on the touchline and came up with an ingenious idea.Having done a small amount of