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1945–46 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1945–46 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League11th
F.A. Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Fagan
All: Willie Fagan

The 1945–46 season saw Liverpool compete in the wartime North Regional League and the F.A. Cup.

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Charlie Ashcroft 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Balmer 36 17 34 16 2 1
FW England ENG Kevin Baron 12 1 9 1 3 0
DF England ENG Dick Burke 1 1 1 1 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Bush 7 0 6 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jackie Campbell 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Len Carney 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Cyril Done 9 5 9 5 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Easdale 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Eastham 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Fagan 39 20 35 17 4 3
DF England ENG Fred Finney 4 0 2 0 2 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Gulliver 15 0 15 0 0 0
GK   Harold Hall 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Harley 27 0 24 0 3 0
GK England ENG Alf Hobson 7 0 6 0 1 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 35 0 32 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mick Hulligan 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bill Jones 4 2 4 2 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Kaye 28 3 27 3 1 0
GK South Africa RSA Dirk Kemp 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Peter Kippax 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW Wales WAL Ray Lambert 21 0 17 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 30 18 28 17 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McInnes 7 0 7 0 0 0
GK England ENG Fred Nickson 13 0 10 0 3 0
MF South Africa RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 33 6 29 5 4 1
DF England ENG Bob Paisley 28 2 24 2 4 0
DF Scotland SCO George Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jack Pilling 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF South Africa RSA Bob Priday 16 4 12 4 4 0
DF England ENG Barney Ramsden 19 0 18 0 1 0
GK England ENG Jim Sanders 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ken Seddon 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Les Shannon 11 2 11 2 0 0
GK Wales WAL Cyril Sidlow 9 0 9 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eddie Spicer 10 0 9 0 1 0
FW England ENG Phil Taylor 32 3 31 3 1 0
FW England ENG Don Welsh 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Jack Westby 11 0 11 0 0 0

Competitions

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North Region War League

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25 August  1945 (1945 -08-25) 1 Burnley 1–3 Liverpool Burnley
Report Liddell
Nieuwenhuys
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,481
29 August  1945 (1945 -08-29) 2 Liverpool 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Taylor 26 '
Kippax
Report Howe 30'
Lofthouse 78'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,437
Referee: W.B. Nixon
1 September  1945 (1945 -09-01) 3 Liverpool 2–3 Burnley Liverpool
Balmer 13 '
Liddell 55 '
Report Hold
Kippax
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,107
Referee: H. Hartley
8 September  1945 (1945 -09-08) 4 Liverpool 1–1 Bury Liverpool
Balmer 37' (pen.) Report Griffiths Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,490
Referee: J. Ward
12 September  1945 (1945 -09-12) 5 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool
Liddell 41 '
Shannon 85 '
Report Wyles Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,446
Referee: E.W. Baker
15 September  1945 (1945 -09-15) 6 Bury 2–1 Liverpool Bury
Report Nieuwenhuys 89 ' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,218
22 September  1945 (1945 -09-22) 7 Blackburn Rovers 0–5 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Jones 20 '
Balmer 25', 41 '
Fagan 30', 49 '
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,131
29 September  1945 (1945 -09-29) 8 Liverpool 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Paisley 25 '
Fagan
Balmer
Kaye
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 24,532
Referee: T.H. Parker
6 October  1945 (1945 -10-06) 9 Liverpool 4–1 Bradford Park Avenue Liverpool
Kaye 8', 75 '
Balmer 13 '
Liddell 83 '
Report Horsman Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,654
Referee: J. Briggs
13 October  1945 (1945 -10-13) 10 Bradford Park Avenue 0–2 Liverpool Bradford
Report Liddell 3 '
Shannon 55 '
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 18,308
20 October  1945 (1945 -10-20) 11 Manchester City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
Constantine Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,084
Referee: S. McCarthy
27 October  1945 (1945 -10-27) 12 Liverpool 0–5 Manchester City Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,941
3 November  1945 (1945 -11-03) 13 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Fagan Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,818
Referee: B.J. Flanagan
10 November  1945 (1945 -11-10) 14 Newcastle United 6–2 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Fagan (pen.)
Nieuwenhuys
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,833
17 November  1945 (1945 -11-17) 15 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Liverpool Sheffield
Rogers 5'
Froggatt 27'
Report Balmer 52', 75'
Liddell 57 '
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,454
Referee: J.H. Parker
24 November  1945 (1945 -11-24) 16 Liverpool 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,035
Referee: J.H. Parker
1 December  1945 (1945 -12-01) 17 Liverpool 4–1 Huddersfield Town Liverpool
Liddell 1', 22 '
Fagan 11 '
Balmer 24 '
Report Hughes 27' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,848
Referee: H.T. Wright
8 December  1945 (1945 -12-08) 18 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Liverpool Huddersfield
Report Balmer Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 10,362
15 December  1945 (1945 -12-15) 19 Chesterfield 1–1 Liverpool Chesterfield
Report Taylor Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 11,992
22 December  1945 (1945 -12-22) 20 Liverpool 2–2 Chesterfield Liverpool
Liddell 7', 70 ' Report Goodfellow 8'
Roberts 15'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,274
Referee: W. Martin
25 December  1945 (1945 -12-25) 21 Liverpool 5–2 Barnsley Liverpool
Fagan
Liddell
Paisley
Priday
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,501
Referee: H.W. Moore
26 December  1945 (1945 -12-26) 22 Barnsley 1–0 Liverpool Barnsley
Smith Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 28,464
29 December  1945 (1945 -12-29) 23 Everton 2–2 Liverpool Liverpool
Boyes 26'
Catterick 56'
Report Baron 81 '
Liddell 85 '
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 60,926
Referee: G. Twiss
12 January  1946 (1946 -01-12) 24 Liverpool 4–2 Preston North End Liverpool
Fagan
Liddell
Priday 82 '
Report Dougal 65'
Mutch 78'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,310
Referee: R.K. Warburton
19 January  1946 (1946 -01-19) 25 Preston North End 2–1 Liverpool Preston
Report Fagan 14 ' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,371
2 February  1946 (1946 -02-02) 26 Leeds United 3–0 Liverpool Leeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,881
9 February  1946 (1946 -02-09) 27 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool Manchester
Smith Report Balmer 65 ' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,993
Referee: R.A. Mortimer
16 February  1946 (1946 -02-16) 28 Liverpool 0–5 Manchester United Liverpool
Report Wigglesworth
Rowley
Hanlon
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,197
Referee: H. Berry
23 February  1946 (1946 -02-23) 29 Liverpool 2–2 Sunderland Liverpool
Liddell 2 '
Balmer 36 '
Report Housam 39'
White 49'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,289
Referee: H.L. Dale
2 March  1946 (1946 -03-02) 30 Sunderland 0–2 Liverpool Sunderland
Report Fagan 15 '
Liddell 43 '
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 20,505
Referee: H.L. Dale
9 March  1946 (1946 -03-09) 31 Sheffield United 3–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Report Balmer 65' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 35,000
16 March  1946 (1946 -03-16) 32 Liverpool 0–3 Sheffield United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
23 March  1946 (1946 -03-23) 33 Liverpool 1–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys 8 ' Report Fenton 70', 75' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: H.W. Moore
30 March  1946 (1946 -03-30) 34 Middlesbrough 2–5 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Report Done 4', 19', 31 '
Balmer 29 '
Fagan 90 '
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,000
6 April  1946 (1946 -04-06) 35 Stoke City 0–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Report Done 24 ' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 9,000
10 April  1946 (1946 -04-10) 36 Liverpool 1–1 Leeds United Liverpool
Fagan 3 ' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,620
Referee: J. Lawless
13 April  1946 (1946 -04-13) 37 Liverpool 4–1 Stoke City Liverpool
Priday 26', 35 '
Fagan 44 '
Balmer 46 '
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 28,000
19 April  1946 (1946 -04-19) 38 Liverpool 2–0 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Fagan
Nieuwenhuys
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,850
Referee: T. Pikett
20 April  1946 (1946 -04-20) 39 Blackpool 1–1 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Burke 13 ' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,000
22 April  1946 (1946 -04-22) 40 Grimsby Town 1–1 Liverpool Cleethorpes
Johnson 28' Report Done 53 ' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: T.G. Pikett
27 April  1946 (1946 -04-27) 41 Liverpool 4–0 Blackpool Liverpool
W.F. Thorpe 10' (o.g.)
Jones 18 '
Balmer 55 '
Taylor 78 '
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: H. Hartley
29 April  1946 (1946 -04-29) 42 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Liverpool Bolton
Roberts 57' Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,000

F.A. Cup

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5 January  1946 (1946 -01-05) 3 Chester 0–2 Liverpool Chester
Report Liddell 30 '
Fagan 86 '
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: F.T. Green
9 January  1946 (1946 -01-09) 3 Liverpool 2–1
(4–1 agg.)
Chester Liverpool
Fagan 3', 40 ' Report Astbury 86' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,207
Referee: F.T. Green
26 January  1946 (1946 -01-26) 4 Bolton Wanderers 5–0 Liverpool Bolton
Lofthouse 20', 40'
Westwood 43', 55', 60'
Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 39,692
Referee: H. Nattrass
30 January  1946 (1946 -01-30) 4 Liverpool 2–0
(2–5 agg.)
Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Balmer 5 '
Nieuwenhuys 75 '
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,247
Referee: H. Nattrass

Lancashire Senior Cup

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19 September  1945 (1945 -09-19) 1 Everton 3–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Balmer (pen.)
Shannon
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,743
26 September  1945 (1945 -09-26) 1 Liverpool 1–1 Everton Liverpool
Balmer (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: G.H.H. Fell
20 February  1946 (1946 -02-20) 1 Liverpool 4–0 Everton Liverpool
Liddell
Fagan
Balmer
Taylor
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J. Williams
11 March  1946 (1946 -03-11) 2 Liverpool 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Balmer
Nieuwenhuys
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
27 March  1946 (1946 -03-27) 3 Burnley 3–2 Liverpool Burnley
Report Done
Fagan
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: Unknown

Liverpool Senior Cup

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3 April  1946 (1946 -04-03) SF Liverpool 2–0 Southport Liverpool
Done 12', 28' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: J. Phillips
1 May  1946 (1946 -05-01) F Everton 1–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Jones 42'
Purvis 43' (o.g.)
Eastham
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: J.H. Clayton

Friendlies

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28 July  1945 (1945 -07-28) RAF XI 0–7 Liverpool Celle
Report Liddell
Balmer
Fagan (pen.) (pen.)
Stadium: Celle
Attendance: 8,000
29 July  1945 (1945 -07-29) BIA 21st Army 3–3 Liverpool Hannover
Report Welsh (pen.) Stadium: Hannover
Attendance: 35,000

References

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