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1941–42 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1941–42 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League8th & 4th
League War Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cyril Done
All: Cyril Done

The 1941–42 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

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England ENG George Ainsley 11 5 11 5
DF England ENG Jack Balmer 12 7 12 7
DF England ENG Bob Batey 1 0 1 0
GK   J.T. Breeze 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Matt Busby 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Tom Bush 9 1 9 1
FW England ENG Len Carney 12 6 12 6
DF England ENG Dennis Cook 11 2 11 2
MF Northern Ireland NIR Peter Doherty 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Cyril Done 29 39 29 39
FW England ENG Dicky Dorsett 15 13 15 13
FW England ENG Harry Eastham 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Stan Eastham 7 0 7 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Fagan 3 2 3 2
DF   Charles Fazackerley 10 0 10 0
DF England ENG Fred Finney 7 0 7 0
DF England ENG Jack Grainger 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ron Guttridge 25 0 25 0
MF England ENG Billy Hall 2 1 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Jim Harley 4 0 4 0
FW England ENG Freddie Haycock 15 1 15 1
GK England ENG Alf Hobson 38 0 38 0
MF England ENG Mick Hulligan 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Bill Jones 5 1 5 1
DF England ENG Harry Kaye 38 0 38 0
DF Wales WAL Ray Lambert 36 0 36 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 35 22 35 22
    John McDonald 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McInnes 4 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McIntosh 5 3 5 3
    Andrew McLaren 2 1 2 1
FW Scotland SCO George Mutch 1 1 1 1
MF South Africa RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 17 6 17 6
    H. O'Donnell 2 0 2 0
DF England ENG Arthur Owen 3 0 3 0
    Patrick Owens 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Stan Palk 20 8 20 8
DF Scotland SCO George Paterson 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Bob Pryde 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Barney Ramsden 2 0 2 0
    Denis Ridge 1 0 1 0
    Ken Seddon 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG John Shafto 3 1 3 1
DF Scotland SCO Bill Shankly 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Eddie Spicer 10 0 10 0
FW England ENG Phil Taylor 8 2 8 2
MF England ENG Jackie Wharton 1 1 1 1
DF England ENG Bill Whittaker 9 0 9 0
DF England ENG Arthur Woodruff 1 0 1 0
DF Wales WAL Albert Young 1 0 1 0

Competitions

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

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30 August  1941 (1941 -08-30) 1 Liverpool 5–2 Wrexham Liverpool
Palk 1'
Done 2'
Dorsett
Hall
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
6 September  1941 (1941 -09-06) 2 Wrexham 5–3 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Done
Liddell
Palk
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,500
13 September  1941 (1941 -09-13) 3 Manchester City 3–4 Liverpool Manchester
Report Done
Dorsett
Liddell
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 3,000
20 September  1941 (1941 -09-20) 4 Liverpool 4–2 Manchester City Liverpool
Done
Dorsett
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
27 September  1941 (1941 -09-27) 5 Liverpool 7–2 New Brighton Liverpool
Fagan
Liddell
Done
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
4 October  1941 (1941 -10-04) 6 New Brighton 5–5 Liverpool New Brighton
Report Dorsett 46', 47'
Done
Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3,000
11 October  1941 (1941 -10-11) 7 Stockport County 1–2 Liverpool Stockport
Report Done
Palk
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3,000
18 October  1941 (1941 -10-18) 8 Liverpool 6–1 Stockport County Liverpool
Done
Dorsett
Liddell
Ainsley
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
25 October  1941 (1941 -10-25) 9 Liverpool 3–2 Everton Liverpool
Bush 87'
Liddell
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,989
1 November  1941 (1941 -11-01) 10 Everton 5–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Liddell
Done
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,000
8 November  1941 (1941 -11-08) 11 Chester 3–4 Liverpool Chester
Report Cook
Palk
Shafto
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,000
15 November  1941 (1941 -11-15) 12 Liverpool 4–2 Chester Liverpool
Liddell 3'
Nieuwenhuys
Palk
Ainsley
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
22 November  1941 (1941 -11-22) 13 Liverpool 1–1 Manchester United Liverpool
Taylor Report Smith Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: E. Plinston
29 November  1941 (1941 -11-29) 14 Manchester United 2–2 Liverpool Manchester
Rowley Report Dorsett
Liddell
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 3,000
6 December  1941 (1941 -12-06) 15 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Liverpool Birkenhead
Report Ainsley
Dorsett
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,000
13 December  1941 (1941 -12-13) 16 Liverpool 7–2 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
McIntosh
Carney
Dorsett
McIntosh
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
20 December  1941 (1941 -12-20) 17 Liverpool 1–1 Stoke City Liverpool
Liddell Report Bowyer Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: R.A. Mortimer
25 December  1941 (1941 -12-25) 18 Stoke City 4–3 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Sale
Basnett
R. Liddle
Report W.B. Liddell
Nieuwenhuys
Palk
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 8,000
27 December  1941 (1941 -12-27) 19 Liverpool 4–0 Bury Liverpool
Ainsley
Liddell
Nieuwenhuys
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
3 January  1942 (1942 -01-03) 20 Bury 2–3 Liverpool Bury
Report Carney 5'
Liddell 10'
Nieuwenhuys 15'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,338
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
10 January  1942 (1942 -01-10) 21 Preston North End 1–2 Liverpool Preston
Report Carney 56'
Palk 70'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
17 January  1942 (1942 -01-17) 22 Liverpool 2–1 Preston North End Liverpool
Done 5', 50' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: R.A. Mortimer
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
7 February  1942 (1942 -02-07) 23 Blackpool 6–2 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Done Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
14 February  1942 (1942 -02-14) 24 Liverpool 1–3 Blackpool Liverpool
Done 1' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,295
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
21 February  1942 (1942 -02-21) 25 Liverpool 5–2 Sheffield United Liverpool
Done
Jones
Liddell
Report Hampson
Rickett
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,600
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
28 February  1942 (1942 -02-28) 26 Sheffield United 5–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Kaye
Pickering
Thomson
Report Done Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
14 March  1942 (1942 -03-14) 27 Rochdale 2–8 Liverpool Rochdale
Treanor 9'
Ancell 19'
Report Balmer 2', 44', 63'
Done 10', 88' (pen.), 89' (pen.)
Nieuwenhuys 19', 65'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Houston
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
21 March  1942 (1942 -03-21) 28 Chester 1–3 Liverpool Chester
Report Carney 33'
Haycock 85'
Liddell 88'
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,000
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
28 March  1942 (1942 -03-28) 29 Liverpool 5–2 Rochdale Liverpool
Dorsett 15'
Liddell
Palk
Report Bartholomew 17', 26' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup Competition.
4 April  1942 (1942 -04-04) 30 Burnley 0–3 Liverpool Burnley
Report Balmer 42', 75'
Liddell 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,000
Note: Also counted as Round One - 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
6 April  1942 (1942 -04-06) 31 Liverpool 4–1 Burnley Liverpool
Done
Taylor
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,253
Note: Also counted as Round One - 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
11 April  1942 (1942 -04-11) 32 Liverpool 0–2 Everton Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,445
Referee: F.W. Wort
Note: Also counted as Round Two - 1st Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
18 April  1942 (1942 -04-18) 33 Everton 0–1 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Balmer 34' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,780
Referee: F.W. Wort
Note: Also counted as Round Two - 2nd Leg for the League War Cup Competition.
25 April  1942 (1942 -04-25) 34 Liverpool 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: W. Prescott
9 May  1942 (1942 -05-09) 35 Liverpool 3–0 Chester Liverpool
Done Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J.N. Brown
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup
16 May  1942 (1942 -05-16) 36 Preston North End 0–2 Liverpool Preston
Report Balmer 35'
Liddell 52'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 3,000
23 May  1942 (1942 -05-23) 37 Liverpool 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
McLaren 30'
Mutch
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,062
Note: Also counted as the Semi-Final for the Lancashire Cup Competition with the ninety minute score at 2-2 for the League and the match score at 3-2 in favour of Blackburn Rovers for the Cup. Liverpool were awarded a bye from Round Two.
25 May  1942 (1942 -05-25) 38 Blackpool 8–2 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Done
Liddell (pen.)
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,000
30 May  1942 (1942 -05-30) 39 Liverpool 4–1 Everton Liverpool
Done
Wharton
Carney
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 13,761
Referee: J. Bennett

References

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