1942–43 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C. 1942–43 football season

Liverpool F.C.

1942–43 season
Manager	George Kay
Stadium	Anfield
North Regional League	2nd & 1st
League War Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Cyril Done All: Cyril Done
Home colours Away colours
← 1941–42 1943–44 →

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.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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	]	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

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

Main article: 1942–43 in English football

Wrexham v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Wrexham

5 September  1942 (1942 -09-05) 2	Liverpool	4–0	Wrexham	Liverpool
	Done Dorsett	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J. Phillips

Liverpool v Everton

12 September  1942 (1942 -09-12) 3	Liverpool	1–0	Everton	Liverpool
	Mills 25'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 17,131

Everton v Liverpool

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

Bury v Liverpool

26 September  1942 (1942 -09-26) 5	Bury	1–4	Liverpool	Bury
		Report	Mills Done Liddell	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,310

Liverpool v Bury

3 October  1942 (1942 -10-03) 6	Liverpool	5–2	Bury	Liverpool
	Done Hulligan Mills Gemmell (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 8,362

Manchester United v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Manchester United

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

Manchester City v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Manchester City

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

Liverpool v Chester

7 November  1942 (1942 -11-07) 11	Liverpool	4–2	Chester	Liverpool
	Fagan Liddell Balmer Done	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 11,047

Chester v Liverpool

14 November  1942 (1942 -11-14) 12	Chester	1–5	Liverpool	Chester
		Report	Balmer Carney Fagan	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,000

Southport v Liverpool

21 November  1942 (1942 -11-21) 13	Southport	3–2	Liverpool	Southport
		Report	Done 44 ' Shafto	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 10,000

Liverpool v Southport

28 November  1942 (1942 -11-28) 14	Liverpool	6–2	Southport	Liverpool
	Fagan (pen.) Mills Dorsett Fagan	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 22,273

Burnley v Liverpool

5 December  1942 (1942 -12-05) 15	Burnley	3–1	Liverpool	Burnley
		Report	Dorsett 89 '	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 3,006

Liverpool v Burnley

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

Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers

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

Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool

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

Liverpool v Wrexham

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.

Wrexham v Liverpool

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.

Everton v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Everton

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.

Liverpool v Southport

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.

Southport v Liverpool

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.

Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool

6 February  1943 (1943 -02-06) 25	Tranmere Rovers	1–5	Liverpool	Birkenhead
		Report	Done Fagan (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,958

Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers

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.

Liverpool v Manchester City

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.

Manchester City v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Bury

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.

Bury v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Blackpool

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.

Blackpool v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Chester

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.

Chester v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Southport

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.

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

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.

Liverpool v Everton

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.

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

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

Liverpool v Manchester United

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

Manchester United v Liverpool

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

• LFC History.net – 1942–43 season
• 11v11
• Soccer At War 1939-45 by Jack Rollin ISBN 9780755314317