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1944–45 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1944–45 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League16th & 3rd
League War Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Don Welsh
All: Don Welsh

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

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Australia AUS Peter Baines 1 1 1 1
DF England ENG Jack Balmer 3 0 3 0
DF England ENG Jack Blood 5 0 5 0
MF Scotland SCO Matt Busby 4 0 4 0
DF England ENG Tom Bush 3 0 3 0
DF England ENG Jackie Campbell 30 7 30 7
MF Wales WAL Horace Cumner 15 3 15 3
FW England ENG Ronnie Dix 6 2 6 2
FW England ENG Cyril Done 3 4 3 4
FW England ENG Harry Eastham 6 1 6 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Fagan 5 4 5 4
    James or Terry Garner 1 0 1 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Gulliver 40 0 40 0
MF England ENG Billy Hall 2 0 2 0
GK   Harold Hall 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Harley 16 0 16 0
DF England ENG George Hinsley 3 1 3 1
GK England ENG Alf Hobson 37 0 37 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 39 0 39 0
MF England ENG Mick Hulligan 7 3 7 3
MF England ENG Bill Jones 1 0 1 0
    J.E. Jones 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Harry Kaye 32 1 32 1
GK South Africa RSA Dirk Kemp 4 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Bill Kinghorn 9 3 9 3
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 15 13 15 13
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McInnes 9 0 9 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McIntosh 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Mulvaney 1 0 1 0
MF South Africa RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 30 10 30 10
DF Scotland SCO George Paterson 3 1 3 1
MF England ENG Jack Pilling 36 2 36 2
FW England ENG Frank Rawcliffe 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ken Seddon 5 0 5 0
FW England ENG Les Shannon 4 4 4 4
MF England ENG Arthur Shepherd 3 1 3 1
FW England ENG Jack Smith 2 2 2 2
DF England ENG Eddie Spicer 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Phil Taylor 37 17 37 17
MF England ENG Sammy Thorpe 1 0 1 0
FW England ENG Don Welsh 20 26 20 26
DF England ENG Jack Westby 17 1 17 1
DF England ENG Bert Whalley 1 0 1 0

Competitions

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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
14 October  1944 (1944 -10-14) 8 Liverpool 1–2 Wrexham Liverpool
Welsh Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,976
21 October  1944 (1944 -10-21) 9 Everton 0–2 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Smith 27', 80 ' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 33,199
28 October  1944 (1944 -10-28) 10 Liverpool 0–0 Everton Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,008
Referee: A. Denham
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
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
18 November  1944 (1944 -11-18) 13 Bury 2–0 Liverpool Bury
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,415
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
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
9 December  1944 (1944 -12-09) 16 Chester 3–2 Liverpool Chester
Report Campbell 10 '
Nieuwenhuys
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,500
16 December  1944 (1944 -12-16) 17 Liverpool 5–1 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Campbell
Welsh (pen.)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
23 December  1944 (1944 -12-23) 18 Liverpool 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Baines
Taylor
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,877
Referee: S. McCarthy
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 May  1945 (1945 -05-05) 38 Liverpool 3–2 Oldham Athletic Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Shannon
Taylor
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
9 May  1945 (1945 -05-09) 39 Liverpool 5–1 Preston North End Liverpool
Shannon
Taylor
Kaye (pen.)
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,000
19 May  1945 (1945 -05-19) 41 Liverpool 2–0 Blackpool Liverpool
Fagan 30', 50 ' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 16,807
21 May  1945 (1945 -05-21) 42 Derby County 1–0 Liverpool Derby
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 16,723
Referee: Capt’ Bear

References

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