1942–43 Manchester United F.C. season

1942–43 season

Chairman

Manager

War League North
Regional League
First Championship

4th

War League North
Regional League
Second Championship

6th

Home colours

Away colours

← 1941–42

The 1942–43 season was Manchester United's fourth season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Many of Manchester United's players went off to fight in the war, but for those who remained, the Football League organised a special War League.

War League North Regional League First Championship

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
29 August 1942	Everton	A	2–2	Catterick, Pearson
5 September 1942	Everton	H	2–1	Carey, Mitten
12 September 1942	Chester	H	0–2
19 September 1942	Chester	A	2–2	Catterick, Roughton
26 September 1942	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–4	Bryant, Catterick
3 October 1942	Blackburn Rovers	H	5–2	J. Smith (3), Mitten, Morris
10 October 1942	Liverpool	H	3–4	J. Smith (2), Mitten
17 October 1942	Liverpool	A	1–2	Carey
24 October 1942	Stockport County	A	4–1	Bellis (2), Carey, own goal
31 October 1942	Stockport County	H	3–1	J. Smith (2), Bellis
11 November 1942	Manchester City	H	2–1	Pearson, own goal
14 November 1942	Manchester City	A	5–0	J. Smith (3), Bryant (2)
21 November 1942	Tranmere Rovers	A	5–0	Morris (2), J. Smith (2), own goal
28 November 1942	Tranmere Rovers	H	5–1	Pearson (2), J. Rowley (2), J. Smith
5 December 1942	Wrexham	H	6–1	J. Smith (3), Bellis (2), Bryant
12 December 1942	Wrexham	A	5–2	J. Smith (3), Bryant, Carey
19 December 1942	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–0	Carey, Mitten
25 December 1942	Bolton Wanderers	H	4–0	Carey (2), Bryant, Roughton

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
26 December 1942	Chester	H	3–0	Bellis (2), Mitten
2 January 1943	Chester	A	1–4	J. Smith
9 January 1943	Blackpool	A	1–1	Pearson
16 January 1943	Blackpool	H	5–3	Buchan (3), Bryant
23 January 1943	Everton	H	1–4	J. Smith
30 January 1943	Everton	A	5–0	J. Smith (3), Buchan, Pearson
6 February 1943	Manchester City	A	0–0
13 February 1943	Manchester City	H	1–1	J. Smith
20 February 1943	Crewe Alexandra	H	7–0	J. Smith (3), Pearson (2), Bryant, Morris
27 February 1943	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–2	Bryant (2), Broadis
6 March 1943	Manchester City	H	0–1
13 March 1943	Manchester City	A	0–2
20 March 1943	Bury	H	4–1	J. Rowley (3), Broadis
27 March 1943	Bury	H	5–3	Bellis, Hyde, McKay, J. Smith, own goal
3 April 1943	Crewe Alexandra	H	4–1	J. Smith (2), McKay, Hyde
10 April 1943	Crewe Alexandra	A	6–0	J. Smith (2), Black, Bryant, W. Griffiths, Pearson
17 April 1943	Oldham Athletic	H	3–0	J. Smith, Bellis
24 April 1943	Oldham Athletic	A	1–3	J. Smith
1 May 1943	Sheffield United	H	2–0	Carey, J. Smith
8 May 1943	Liverpool	A	3–1	Bellis, Pearson, J. Rowley
15 May 1943	Liverpool	H	3–3	J. Rowley (2), Roughton

Source:^{[citation needed]}

^ "Manchester United In War League 1942/43". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War: 1939 - 45. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1431-X.
^ "England 1942/43". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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