1944–45 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.

1944–45 season
Manager	George Kay
Stadium	Anfield
North Regional League	16th & 3rd
League War Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Don Welsh All: Don Welsh
Home colours Away colours

The 1944–45 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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	AUS	Peter Baines	1	1	1	1
	DF	ENG	Jack Balmer	3	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Blood	5	0	5	0
	MF	SCO	Matt Busby	4	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Tom Bush	3	0	3	0
	DF	ENG	Jackie Campbell	30	7	30	7
	MF	WAL	Horace Cumner	15	3	15	3
	FW	ENG	Ronnie Dix	6	2	6	2
	FW	ENG	Cyril Done	3	4	3	4
	FW	ENG	Harry Eastham	6	1	6	1
	FW	SCO	Willie Fagan	5	4	5	4
			James or Terry Garner	1	0	1	0
	DF	WAL	Jeff Gulliver	40	0	40	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Hall	2	0	2	0
	GK		Harold Hall	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Jim Harley	16	0	16	0
	DF	ENG	George Hinsley	3	1	3	1
	GK	ENG	Alf Hobson	37	0	37	0
	DF	ENG	Laurie Hughes	39	0	39	0
	MF	ENG	Mick Hulligan	7	3	7	3
	MF	ENG	Bill Jones	1	0	1	0
			J.E. Jones	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Harry Kaye	32	1	32	1
	GK	RSA	Dirk Kemp	4	0	4	0
	MF	SCO	Bill Kinghorn	9	3	9	3
	MF	SCO	Billy Liddell	15	13	15	13
	DF	SCO	Jimmy McInnes	9	0	9	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy McIntosh	1	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Mulvaney	1	0	1	0
	MF	RSA	Berry Nieuwenhuys	30	10	30	10
	DF	SCO	George Paterson	3	1	3	1
	MF	ENG	Jack Pilling	36	2	36	2
	FW	ENG	Frank Rawcliffe	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Ken Seddon	5	0	5	0
	FW	ENG	Les Shannon	4	4	4	4
	MF	ENG	Arthur Shepherd	3	1	3	1
	FW	ENG	Jack Smith	2	2	2	2
	DF	ENG	Eddie Spicer	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Phil Taylor	37	17	37	17
	MF	ENG	Sammy Thorpe	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Don Welsh	20	26	20	26
	DF	ENG	Jack Westby	17	1	17	1
	DF	ENG	Bert Whalley	1	0	1	0

Competitions

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

Main article: 1944–45 in English football

Stockport County v Liverpool

26 August  1944 (1944 -08-26) 1	Stockport County	2–3	Liverpool	Stockport
		Report	Done 25', 80 ' Welsh 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,300

Liverpool v Stockport County

2 September  1944 (1944 -09-02) 2	Liverpool	2–0	Stockport County	Liverpool
	Fagan 36 ' Done 75 '	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,418 Referee: J.H. Parker

Liverpool v Manchester City

9 September  1944 (1944 -09-09) 3	Liverpool	2–2	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Done 40 ' Nieuwenhuys 87 '	Report	Williamson Smith	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 24,009 Referee: S. McCarthy

Manchester City v Liverpool

16 September  1944 (1944 -09-16) 4	Manchester City	2–2	Liverpool	Manchester
	Sproston Smith	Report	Dix 24' (pen.), 55 '	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 10,000

Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool

13 September  1944 (1944 -09-13) 5	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Liverpool	Crewe
		Report	Welsh	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,500 Referee: A.C. Hall

Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra

30 September  1944 (1944 -09-30) 6	Liverpool	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	Liverpool
	Eastham	Report	Boothway A.E. Basnett	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 16,894 Referee: K.W. Homer

Liverpool v Wrexham

7 October  1944 (1944 -10-07) 7	Liverpool	0–3	Wrexham	Liverpool
		Report	E. Rodgers Baines Tudor	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 17,427 Referee: J. Lawless

Liverpool v Wrexham

14 October  1944 (1944 -10-14) 8	Liverpool	1–2	Wrexham	Liverpool
	Welsh	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 7,976

Everton v Liverpool

21 October  1944 (1944 -10-21) 9	Everton	0–2	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report	Smith 27', 80 '	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,199

Liverpool v Everton

28 October  1944 (1944 -10-28) 10	Liverpool	0–0	Everton	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 26,008 Referee: A. Denham

Liverpool v Manchester United

4 November  1944 (1944 -11-04) 11	Liverpool	3–2	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Welsh 17' (pen.) Roughton 67' (o.g.) Welsh 81 '	Report	Woodcock 43' Mycock 70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 17,610 Referee: J.E. Thomson

Manchester United v Liverpool

11 November  1944 (1944 -11-11) 12	Manchester United	2–5	Liverpool	Manchester
	Mitten Mycock	Report	Welsh 8', 65', 68 ' Fagan 17 ' Liddell 70 '	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 5,000 Referee: S. Boardman

Bury v Liverpool

18 November  1944 (1944 -11-18) 13	Bury	2–0	Liverpool	Bury
		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,415

Liverpool v Bury

25 November  1944 (1944 -11-25) 14	Liverpool	3–1	Bury	Liverpool
	Cumner 6 ' Nieuwenhuys 10', 80 '	Report	Berry 25'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 11,377 Referee: E. Berry

Liverpool v Chester

2 December  1944 (1944 -12-02) 15	Liverpool	6–0	Chester	Liverpool
	Kinghorn Nieuwenhuys Taylor Welsh	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 13,609 Referee: A. Baker

Chester v Liverpool

9 December  1944 (1944 -12-09) 16	Chester	3–2	Liverpool	Chester
		Report	Campbell 10 ' Nieuwenhuys	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,500

Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers

16 December  1944 (1944 -12-16) 17	Liverpool	5–1	Tranmere Rovers	Liverpool
	Campbell Welsh (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 4,000

Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers

23 December  1944 (1944 -12-23) 18	Liverpool	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Liverpool
	Baines Taylor	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 10,877 Referee: S. McCarthy

Southport v Liverpool

25 December  1944 (1944 -12-25) 19	Southport	1–4	Liverpool	Southport
		Report	Kinghorn Liddell Taylor	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,000 Referee: H. Holt
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Everton v Liverpool

26 December  1944 (1944 -12-26) 20	Everton	2–2	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Wainwright 40' Stevenson 42'	Report	Liddell 75', 77 '	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,226 Referee: J. Phillips

Liverpool v Southport

30 December  1944 (1944 -12-30) 21	Liverpool	12–1	Southport	Liverpool
	Campbell 15', 49 ' Liddell 16', 17 ' Welsh 18', 26', 27', 56', 62', 68 ' Hulligan 64', 79 '	Report	Dellow 66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 13,673 Referee: A.C. Hall
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Stockport County v Liverpool

6 January  1945 (1945 -01-06) 22	Stockport County	2–3	Liverpool	Stockport
		Report	Shepherd 66 ' Welsh	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,000
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Stockport County

13 January  1945 (1945 -01-13) 23	Liverpool	4–1	Stockport County	Liverpool
	Taylor 30', 47 ' Campbell 82 ' Welsh 88 '	Report	K. Shawcross 42'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 14,357 Referee: J.H. Parker
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Everton v Liverpool

3 February  1945 (1945 -02-03) 24	Everton	4–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Wyles 40' Rawlings 43', 78' McIntosh 75'	Report	Taylor	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,780 Referee: G. Twist
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Everton

10 February  1945 (1945 -02-10) 25	Liverpool	3–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Cumner 15', 81 ' Nieuwenhuys 60 '	Report	Lawton 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 33,235 Referee: P. Snape
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

17 February  1945 (1945 -02-17) 26	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Liverpool	Bolton
	Woodward 11' Moir	Report	Campbell 60 '	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 11,494
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

24 February  1945 (1945 -02-24) 27	Liverpool	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Campbell 37 '	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 20,966 Referee: S. McCarthy
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Southport v Liverpool

3 March  1945 (1945 -03-03) 28	Southport	0–5	Liverpool	Southport
		Report	Liddell Pilling Taylor	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J McCann
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the Lancashie Senior Cup competition. Due to commitments elsewhere Liverpool had to scratch from the competition therebye awarding Southport a walkover to Round Two.

Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers

10 March  1945 (1945 -03-10) 29	Liverpool	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Liverpool
	Nieuwenhuys 22 ' Hinsley 44 ' Taylor 84 '	Report	Glidden	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 15,102 Referee: J Delaney
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool

17 March  1945 (1945 -03-17) 30	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Liverpool	Birkenhead
	J. Kinder	Report	Hulligan Liddell	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A. Baker
Note: Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Everton

24 March  1945 (1945 -03-24) 31	Liverpool	1–0	Everton	Liverpool
	Liddell 8 '	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,640 Referee: J. Boardman
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Everton v Liverpool

31 March  1945 (1945 -03-31) 32	Everton	0–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report	Liddell 73 '	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,512 Referee: S. Boardman
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Manchester City

7 April  1945 (1945 -04-07) 34	Liverpool	3–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Liddell 40 ' Welsh 69', 89 '	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 36,131 Referee: J.H. Parker
Note: Also counted as Round Two 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Everton

2 April  1945 (1945 -04-02) 33	Liverpool	1–3	Everton	Liverpool
	Shannon 2 '	Report	Jackson 30' Grant 32' Wyles 67'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 22,815 Referee: F.W. Wort
Note: Also counted as the Liverpool Senior Cup Final.

Manchester City v Liverpool

14 April  1945 (1945 -04-14) 35	Manchester City	1–3	Liverpool	Manchester
	Herd	Report	Taylor Welsh	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,905 Referee: J.H. Parker
Note: Also counted as Round Two 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Chesterfield

21 April  1945 (1945 -04-21) 36	Liverpool	0–0	Chesterfield	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,001 Referee: F.S. Milner
Note: Also counted as Round Three 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Chesterfield v Liverpool

28 April  1945 (1945 -04-28) 37	Chesterfield	1–0	Liverpool	Chesterfield
		Report		Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 27,000 Referee: F.S. Milner
Note: Also counted as Round Three 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition.

Liverpool v Oldham Athletic

5 May  1945 (1945 -05-05) 38	Liverpool	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Liverpool
	Nieuwenhuys Shannon Taylor	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000

Liverpool v Preston North End

9 May  1945 (1945 -05-09) 39	Liverpool	5–1	Preston North End	Liverpool
	Shannon Taylor Kaye (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,000

Oldham Athletic v Liverpool

12 May  1945 (1945 -05-12) 40	Oldham Athletic	0–7	Liverpool	Oldham
		Report	Kinghorn Nieuwenhuys Paterson Pilling Taylor Westby	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,000

Liverpool v Blackpool

19 May  1945 (1945 -05-19) 41	Liverpool	2–0	Blackpool	Liverpool
	Fagan 30', 50 '	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 16,807

Derby County v Liverpool

21 May  1945 (1945 -05-21) 42	Derby County	1–0	Liverpool	Derby
		Report		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,723 Referee: Capt’ Bear

References

• LFC History.net – 1944–45 season
• 11v11
• Soccer At War 1939-45 by Jack Rollin ISBN 9780755314317