1942–43 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1942–43 season saw Liverpool compete in the wartime North Regional League. Some matches were also part of the League War Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup.

Liverpool F.C.
1942–43 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League2nd & 1st
League War Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cyril Done
All: Cyril Done

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North Lancashire Cup Final
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   ENG Jack Balmer 16 14 14 11 2 3
DF   ENG Tom Bush 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jackie Campbell 4 1 4 1 0 0
FW   ENG Len Carney 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF   ENG Stan Charlesworth 9 0 9 0 0 0
FW   ENG Cyril Done 39 37 37 37 2 0
FW   ENG Dicky Dorsett 14 14 14 14 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Eastham 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Maurice Edelston 3 1 3 1 0 0
FW   SCO Willie Fagan 28 20 26 20 2 0
DF   ENG Fred Finney 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ron Guttridge 20 0 20 0 0 0
MF   ENG Billy Hall 4 2 4 2 0 0
DF   SCO Jim Harley 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW   ENG Freddie Haycock 9 1 9 1 0 0
GK   ENG Alf Hobson 40 0 38 0 2 0
DF   ENG Laurie Hughes 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Mick Hulligan 31 16 29 16 2 0
DF   ENG George Jackson 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF   ENG Bill Jones 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF   ENG Harry Kaye 38 2 36 2 2 0
DF   ENG Eric Keen 17 0 17 0 0 0
     N.R. Kirby 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   WAL Ray Lambert 10 0 9 0 1 0
MF   SCO Billy Liddell 15 5 15 5 0 0
     George Livingstone 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Norman Low 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Harry Mather 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Jimmy McInnes 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW   ENG George Mills 9 9 9 9 0 0
FW   WAL George Murphy 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 7 3 6 2 1 1
FW   ENG Stan Palk 2 1 2 1 0 0
DF   SCO George Paterson 2 2 2 2 0 0
MF   SCO Tommy Pearson 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF   ENG Jack Pilling 36 1 34 1 2 0
    ENG Alfie Pope 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Sid Rawlings 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Frank Rist 8 0 6 0 2 0
     Ken Seddon 6 0 6 0 0 0
FW   ENG John Shafto 1 1 1 1 0 0
MF   ENG Arthur Shepherd 1 1 1 1 0 0
DF   ENG Eddie Spicer 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Phil Taylor 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW   ENG Don Welsh 1 2 1 2 0 0
DF   ENG Jack Westby 19 0 17 0 2 0
DF   ENG Fred Williams 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF    Robert Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF    Jack Wood 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Arthur Woodruff 1 0 1 0 0 0

Competitions

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North Region War League, War League Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup

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29 August  1942 (1942 -08-29) 1 Wrexham 3–4 Liverpool Wrexham
Graham   1'
Frost  
?  
Report Nieuwenhuys   10 '
Liddell  
Mills  
Palk   (pen.)
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,500
5 September  1942 (1942 -09-05) 2 Liverpool 4–0 Wrexham Liverpool
Done    
Dorsett  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J. Phillips
12 September  1942 (1942 -09-12) 3 Liverpool 1–0 Everton Liverpool
Mills   25' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,131
19 September  1942 (1942 -09-19) 4 Everton 4–4 Liverpool Liverpool
     Report Done   21 '
Dorsett   50', 88 '
Liddell   85 '
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: H. Holt
26 September  1942 (1942 -09-26) 5 Bury 1–4 Liverpool Bury
  Report Mills   
Done  
Liddell  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,310
3 October  1942 (1942 -10-03) 6 Liverpool 5–2 Bury Liverpool
Done   
Hulligan  
Mills  
Gemmell   (o.g.)
Report    Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,362
10 October  1942 (1942 -10-10) 7 Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool Manchester
Smith   
Mitten  
Report Done   15', 54 '
Harley   80 '
Hulligan   89 '
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 4,000
17 October  1942 (1942 -10-17) 8 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester United Liverpool
Fagan   21'
Done  
Report Carey   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,788
Referee: H. Holt
24 October  1942 (1942 -10-24) 9 Manchester City 1–4 Liverpool Manchester
Currier   Report Done   28', 81 '
Mills   52 '
Balmer   78 '
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: H. Holt
31 October  1942 (1942 -10-31) 10 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City Liverpool
Done   37', 88'
Fagan   65'
Report Stuart   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,401
7 November  1942 (1942 -11-07) 11 Liverpool 4–2 Chester Liverpool
Fagan  
Liddell  
Balmer  
Done  
Report    Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,047
14 November  1942 (1942 -11-14) 12 Chester 1–5 Liverpool Chester
  Report Balmer    
Carney  
Fagan  
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,000
21 November  1942 (1942 -11-21) 13 Southport 3–2 Liverpool Southport
    Report Done   44 '
Shafto  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 10,000
28 November  1942 (1942 -11-28) 14 Liverpool 6–2 Southport Liverpool
Fagan   (pen.)
Mills    
Dorsett  
Fagan  
Report    Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,273
5 December  1942 (1942 -12-05) 15 Burnley 3–1 Liverpool Burnley
    Report Dorsett   89 ' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3,006
12 December  1942 (1942 -12-12) 16 Liverpool 9–2 Burnley Liverpool
Dorsett   11', 75'
Hulligan   21'
Fagan   23', 39'
Haycock   44'
Done   48', 64', 65'
Report Bright  
Jackson  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: H. Mortimer
19 December  1942 (1942 -12-19) 17 Liverpool 6–2 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Dorsett   7', 44', 46', 88' (pen.), 89'
Done   33'
Report    Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,023
25 December  1942 (1942 -12-25) 18 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Liverpool Birkenhead
Glidden   25' (pen.)
Frost   55', 89'
Report Fagan  
Hall  
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,207
26 December  1942 (1942 -12-26) 19 Liverpool 2–2 Wrexham Liverpool
Fagan   (pen.)
Hulligan  
Report McNee  
Moore  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J.E. Thomason
Note: Also counted as a qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
2 January  1943 (1943 -01-02) 20 Wrexham 0–1 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Dorsett   37 ' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: A. Baker
Note: Also counted as a qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
9 January  1943 (1943 -01-09) 21 Everton 1–3 Liverpool Liverpool
  Report Hulligan   
Shepherd  
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 18,206
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
16 January  1943 (1943 -01-16) 22 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool
Balmer   23'
Done   89'
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,400
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
23 January  1943 (1943 -01-23) 23 Liverpool 3–1 Southport Liverpool
Dorsett   72'
Hulligan   80', 87'
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,325
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
30 January  1943 (1943 -01-30) 24 Southport 2–2 Liverpool Southport
   Report Fagan   17 '
Paterson   84 '
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
6 February  1943 (1943 -02-06) 25 Tranmere Rovers 1–5 Liverpool Birkenhead
  Report Done   
Fagan    (pen.) 
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,958
13 February  1943 (1943 -02-13) 26 Liverpool 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Hulligan   1'
Done   20', 30', 87'
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,365
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
20 February  1943 (1943 -02-20) 27 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool
Hulligan   20', 90'
Done   24'
Edelston   67'
Report King  
Stuart  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 21,300
Referee: G. Salmon
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
27 February  1943 (1943 -02-27) 28 Manchester City 3–1 Liverpool Manchester
Herd   
?   (o.g.)
Report Hall   Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 14,795
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
6 March  1943 (1943 -03-06) 29 Liverpool 1–3 Bury Liverpool
Hulligan   40' Report     Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,099
Referee: G. Boardman
Note: Also counted as a Round One 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
13 March  1943 (1943 -03-13) 30 Bury 2–7 Liverpool Bury
   Report Pilling   11 '
Hulligan   27', 66 '
Done   34', 65', 70 '
Griffiths   35' (o.g.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 10,904
Note: Also counted as a Round One 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
20 March  1943 (1943 -03-20) 31 Liverpool 3–1 Blackpool Liverpool
Balmer   8', 40'
Kaye  
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cpl. J.M. Wiltshire
Note: Also counted as a Round Two 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
27 March  1943 (1943 -03-27) 32 Blackpool 5–0 Liverpool Blackpool
      Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 25,000
Note: Also counted as Round Two 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
3 April  1943 (1943 -04-03) 33 Liverpool 4–1 Chester Liverpool
Balmer   22'
Fagan   67'
Liddell   71'
Done   88'
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: G.H. Fell
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
10 April  1943 (1943 -04-10) 34 Chester 2–5 Liverpool Chester
   Report Balmer   62 '
Fagan     
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,000
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
17 April  1943 (1943 -04-17) 35 Liverpool 3–0 Southport Liverpool
Done   5'
Hulligan  
Paterson  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Note: Also counted as Round Two 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup with only the one leg played.
24 April  1943 (1943 -04-24) 36 Bolton Wanderers 3–6 Liverpool Bolton
    Report Done   
Hulligan  
Kaye  
Welsh   
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4,000
Note: Also counted as Semi-Final 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
26 April  1943 (1943 -04-26) 37 Liverpool 4–1 Everton Liverpool
Done   75'
Nieuwenhuys   86'
Balmer  
Fagan   (pen.)
Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,000
Note: Also counted for the Liverpool Senior Cup.
1 May  1943 (1943 -05-01) 38 Liverpool 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Done   13', 53'
Pearson   83'
Campbell   86'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: B. kitts
Note: Also counted as Semi-Final 2nd Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.

Lancashire Senior Cup Final

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8 May  1943 (1943 -05-08) 1st Leg Liverpool 1–3 Manchester United Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys   38' Report Pearson   9'
Bellis   43'
Rowley  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,117
Referee: J. Williams
15 May  1943 (1943 -05-15) 2nd Leg Manchester United 3–3
(6–4 agg.)
Liverpool Manchester
Rowley   30', 34'
Roughton   55' (pen.)
Report Balmer   38', 56', 73 ' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 9,196
Referee: H. Holt

References

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