{"id":22728,"date":"2021-04-24T09:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T08:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thearsenalcollection.org.uk\/?page_id=22728"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:19:59","slug":"arsenal-v-nottingham-forest-football-league-division-two-saturday-april-24th-1915","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thearsenalcollection.org.uk\/?page_id=22728","title":{"rendered":"The Arsenal v Nottingham Forest &#8211; Football League Division Two, Saturday April 24th 1915"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>This game would prove to be Arsenal&#8217;s last outside the top flight of the English league, and the last before football was suspended due to World War 1. Caretaker manager James &#8220;Punch&#8221; McEwen mixed it up a bit and played left-back Bob Benson at centre-forward. 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