1943–44 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1943–44 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League3rd & 3rd
League War Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cyril Done
All: Cyril Done

The 1943–44 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[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North Lancashire Cup Final
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF England ENG Jack Balmer 26 22 26 22 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Beattie 25 12 24 12 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Black 2 1 2 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Matt Busby 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Stan Butler 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF England ENG Jackie Campbell 25 10 24 10 1 0
FW England ENG Cyril Done 36 45 35 44 1 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Dougal 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Fagan 1 1 1 1 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Bill Gorman 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Gulliver 37 1 36 1 1 0
DF England ENG Ron Guttridge 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Billy Hall 7 1 7 1 0 0
FW England ENG Alf Hanson 11 2 11 2 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Harley 3 2 3 2 0 0
GK England ENG Alf Hobson 40 0 39 0 1 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 39 0 38 0 1 0
MF England ENG Mick Hulligan 6 5 6 5 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Robert Johnstone 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Bill Jones 2 0 2 0 0 0
    J.E. Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Kaye 19 0 19 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Ray Lambert 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 6 4 6 4 0 0
MF England ENG James McCormick 2 1 2 1 0 0
    John McDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Union of South Africa [[|South Africa]] Berry Nieuwenhuys 10 6 9 6 1 0
FW England ENG Stan Palk 17 4 17 4 0 0
DF Scotland SCO George Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jack Pilling 40 0 39 0 1 0
    Ken Seddon 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW England ENG John Shafto 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Arthur Shepherd 7 10 7 10 0 0
FW England ENG Phil Taylor 4 2 4 2 0 0
MF England ENG Sammy Thorpe 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Don Welsh 18 16 17 14 1 2
DF England ENG Jack Westby 29 0 28 0 1 0
MF England ENG Arnold Whiteside 1 0 1 0 0 0

Competitions[edit]

North Region War League, War League Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup[edit]

Main article: 1943–44 in English football
28 August  1943 (1943 -08-28) 1 Liverpool 4–1 Manchester City Liverpool
Balmer 6', 30', 39 '
Done 		Report Percival 42' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: H. Hartley
4 September  1943 (1943 -09-04) 2 Manchester City 2–1 Liverpool Manchester
Williamson
Boothway 		Report Hanson 40 ' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 10,229
Referee: H. Hartley
11 September  1943 (1943 -09-11) 3 Liverpool 8–0 Wrexham Liverpool
Balmer 6 '
Hanson 21 '
Shepherd 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: J.H. Parker
18 September  1943 (1943 -09-18) 4 Wrexham 2–5 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Balmer 28', 43', ? '
Shepherd 39', 64 '		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,100
25 September  1943 (1943 -09-25) 5 Liverpool 3–1 Bury Liverpool
Done
Shepherd 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: J.N. Brown
2 October  1943 (1943 -10-02) 6 Bury 1–2 Liverpool Bury
Black Report Shepherd 23 '
Hulligan 48 '		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: J.N. Brown
9 October  1943 (1943 -10-09) 7 Everton 4–6 Liverpool Liverpool
Hughes 49' (o.g.)
Lawton 54'
Stevenson 85'
McIntosh 87'		 Report Done 5', 8', 42', 66 '
Harley 40 '
Welsh 67 '		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,835
Referee: P. Snape
16 October  1943 (1943 -10-16) 8 Liverpool 5–2 Everton Liverpool
Harley 3 '
Done 23 '
Balmer 41', 80 '
Nieuwenhuys 49 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,000
23 October  1943 (1943 -10-23) 9 Liverpool 3–4 Manchester United Liverpool
Balmer
Welsh 		Report Pearson
McDonald
Smith 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: J.H. Parker
30 October  1943 (1943 -10-30) 10 Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
McKay Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 13,647
Referee: J.H. Parker
6 November  1943 (1943 -11-06) 11 Chester 3–1 Liverpool Chester
Report Welsh Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,500
13 November  1943 (1943 -11-13) 12 Liverpool 9–0 Chester Liverpool
Beattie
Done
Palk 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: E.W. Baker
20 November  1943 (1943 -11-20) 13 Liverpool 9–0 Southport Liverpool
Beattie
Campbell
Done
Nieuwenhuys
Welsh 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 13,600
Referee: G. Twist
27 November  1943 (1943 -11-27) 14 Southport 1–3 Liverpool Southport
Report Welsh 30 '
Done 34 '
Balmer 87 '		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,000
4 December  1943 (1943 -12-04) 15 Burnley 0–1 Liverpool Burnley
Report Palk Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5,995
11 December  1943 (1943 -12-11) 16 Liverpool 1–1 Burnley Liverpool
Beattie Report Jackson 28' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,360
Referee: E.W. Baker
18 December  1943 (1943 -12-18) 17 Tranmere Rovers 2–9 Liverpool Birkenhead
Danny Glidden 56'
Pat Jackson 73'		 Report Gulliver 15 '
Beattie 27', 44', 45 '
Done 30', 55', 70 '
Balmer 87 '
Welsh 89 '		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J. Brown
25 December  1943 (1943 -12-25) 18 Liverpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Done Report Glidden Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,204
27 December  1943 (1943 -12-27) 19 Liverpool 4–0 Wrexham Liverpool
Hulligan 5 '
Balmer 11', 22 '
Done 30 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,139
1 January  1944 (1944 -01-01) 20 Wrexham 4–2 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Done 40', 85 ' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,442
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
8 January  1944 (1944 -01-08) 21 Tranmere Rovers 1–6 Liverpool Birkenhead
Report Campbell 19', 34 '
Welsh 74 '
Palk 83 '
Done 85', 88 '		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
15 January  1944 (1944 -01-15) 22 Liverpool 5–1 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Balmer
Beattie
Black
Campbell
Done 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 13,537
Referee: W.D. Murdoch
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
22 January  1944 (1944 -01-22) 23 Liverpool 1–4 Everton Liverpool
Fagan 44 ' Report Wyles 16'
Wainwright 30', 35'
Lawton 84'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,221
Referee: W.B. Nixon
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
29 January  1944 (1944 -01-29) 24 Everton 2–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Wyles 21'
Lawton 42'		 Report Nieuwenhuys 10 '
Balmer 15 '
Welsh (pen.)		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 45,820
Referee: W.B. Nixon
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
5 February  1944 (1944 -02-05) 25 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Liverpool Crewe
Report Liddell
Campbell 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
12 February  1944 (1944 -02-12) 26 Liverpool 8–0 Crewe Alexandra Liverpool
Balmer 25 '
Done 30', 75', 88 '
Campbell 33', 84 '
Liddell 52 '
Beattie 72 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 13,006
Referee: S. Boardman
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
19 February  1944 (1944 -02-19) 27 Liverpool 4–2 Chester Liverpool
Done 30 '
Nieuwenhuys 81 '
Campbell 86 '
Liddell 88 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 13,355
Referee: B. Yeomans
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
26 February  1944 (1944 -02-26) 28 Chester 6–0 Liverpool Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.
4 March  1944 (1944 -03-04) 29 Liverpool 8–1 Oldham Athletic Liverpool
Balmer 5', 9', 28', 44 '
Taylor 15', 49 '
Done 51', 89 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,786
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
11 March  1944 (1944 -03-11) 30 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Liverpool Oldham
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,955
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
18 March  1944 (1944 -03-18) 31 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Heale Report Welsh 67 ' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,792
Referee: J. Williams
Note: Also counted as Round Two 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
25 March  1944 (1944 -03-25) 32 Liverpool 2–3 (a.e.t.) Manchester City Liverpool
McCormick 44 '
Done 80 '		 Report Heale
Herd 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,498
Note: Also counted as Round Two 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition with the ninety minute score at 2-2 for the League and the match score at 3-2 in favour of Manchester City for the Cup.
1 April  1944 (1944 -04-01) 33 Liverpool 6–2 Southport Liverpool
Beattie
Done
Hall
Nieuwenhuys (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,533
Referee: W. Kitts
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
8 April  1944 (1944 -04-08) 34 Southport 4–7 Liverpool Southport
Report Hulligan
Welsh (pen.)
Beattie
Campbell
Done 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,000
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
10 April  1944 (1944 -04-10) 35 Everton 3–0 Liverpool Liverpool
Jones 7'
McIntosh 15'
Grant 28'		 Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: G. Gibson
Note: Also counted as Round Two 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup
15 April  1944 (1944 -04-15) 36 Liverpool 3–0 Everton Liverpool
Hulligan 10', 86'
Done 25 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,062
Referee: F. White
Note: Also counted as Round Two 2 Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup with the match being played for 135 minutes.
22 April  1944 (1944 -04-22) 37 Liverpool 4–2 Everton Liverpool
Done 15' (pen.) 65 ' 88 '
Palk 53 '		 Report T.G. Jones 8'
Wyles 81'		 Stadium: Anfield
Note: Also counted as a Round Two play off for the Lancashire Senior Cup
29 April  1944 (1944 -04-29) 38 Liverpool 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Welsh 36' (pen.) Report Also counted as a Semi-Final 1st leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup with only the one leg played. Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,103
Referee: G. Gibson
6 May  1944 (1944 -05-06) 39 Liverpool 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys 36 '
Hubbick 76' (o.g.)
Campbell 80 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 16,591
Note: also counted for the Lancashire Senior Cup Final 1st Leg.

Lancashire Senior Cup Final[edit]

13 May  1944 (1944 -05-13) 2nd Leg Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Liverpool Bolton
Report Done 42 '
Welsh 		Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10,254

References[edit]

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