1943–44 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.

1943-44 season

Manager

George Kay

Stadium

Anfield

North Regional League

3rd & 3rd

League War Cup

2nd Round

Top goalscorer

League: Cyril Done
All: Cyril Done

Home colours

Away colours

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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

Appearances and goals

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

Competitions

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

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.