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1941–42 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

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

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   ENG George Ainsley 11 5 11 5
DF   ENG Jack Balmer 12 7 12 7
DF   ENG Bob Batey 1 0 1 0
GK    J.T. Breeze 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Matt Busby 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Tom Bush 9 1 9 1
FW   ENG Len Carney 12 6 12 6
DF   ENG Dennis Cook 11 2 11 2
MF   NIR Peter Doherty 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Cyril Done 29 39 29 39
FW   ENG Dicky Dorsett 15 13 15 13
FW   ENG Harry Eastham 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Stan Eastham 7 0 7 0
FW   SCO Willie Fagan 3 2 3 2
DF    Charles Fazackerley 10 0 10 0
DF   ENG Fred Finney 7 0 7 0
DF   ENG Jack Grainger 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ron Guttridge 25 0 25 0
MF   ENG Billy Hall 2 1 2 1
DF   SCO Jim Harley 4 0 4 0
FW   ENG Freddie Haycock 15 1 15 1
GK   ENG Alf Hobson 38 0 38 0
MF   ENG Mick Hulligan 2 0 2 0
MF   ENG Bill Jones 5 1 5 1
DF   ENG Harry Kaye 38 0 38 0
DF   WAL Ray Lambert 36 0 36 0
MF   SCO Billy Liddell 35 22 35 22
     John McDonald 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Jimmy McInnes 4 0 4 0
FW   SCO Jimmy McIntosh 5 3 5 3
     Andrew McLaren 2 1 2 1
FW   SCO George Mutch 1 1 1 1
MF   RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 17 6 17 6
     H. O'Donnell 2 0 2 0
DF   ENG Arthur Owen 3 0 3 0
     Patrick Owens 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Stan Palk 20 8 20 8
DF   SCO George Paterson 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Bob Pryde 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Barney Ramsden 2 0 2 0
     Denis Ridge 1 0 1 0
     Ken Seddon 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG John Shafto 3 1 3 1
DF   SCO Bill Shankly 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Eddie Spicer 10 0 10 0
FW   ENG Phil Taylor 8 2 8 2
MF   ENG Jackie Wharton 1 1 1 1
DF   ENG Bill Whittaker 9 0 9 0
DF   ENG Arthur Woodruff 1 0 1 0
DF   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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Main article: 1941–42 in English football
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

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