1944–45 Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2022 May 2013 The 1944–45 season was Arsenal Football Club's sixth season playing wartime football during World War II. They finished eighth the Football League South, their poorest performance of the wartime era. Arsenal reached the semifinals in the Football League South Cup. Arsenal 1944–45 George Allison Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry Football League South 8th Football League South Cup Semi-final 1943–44 1945–46 Background Arsenal played their home games at White Hart Lane, as Highbury had been transformed to support Air Raid Precautions.Soar Phil Arsenal: Official History Tyler Martin Hamlyn 1995 0600588262 London 98 en Arsenal had a poor start to the league and failed to recover, finishing eighth in the Football League South. Arsenal's most reliable scorer Reg Lewis was unavailable due to his military service. Stan Mortensen, a guest player from Blackpool, scored 18 goals for Arsenal in 12 games.Attwood Tony 2 December 2019 The man who scored 18 goals for Arsenal in just 12 games https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/20926 https://web.archive.org/web/20220702203325/https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/20926 2 July 2022 21 November 2023 The History of Arsenal Ted Drake, another reliable scorer, was injured with a slipped disk and his career came to an end. Arsenal reached the semifinals of the Football League South Cup but did not reach the finals, losing to Millwall.Cooper Vince 10 May 2023 The War Cups https://readtheleague.com/the-big-feature/the-war-cups https://web.archive.org/web/20230729173842/https://readtheleague.com/the-big-feature/the-war-cups 29 July 2023 28 November 2023 The League Results Arsenal's score comes firststatto.com Legend WinDrawLoss Football League South 1944–45 Football League South Selected results from the league. DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 2 September 1944 Tottenham HotspurA0–4 21 October 1944 West Ham UnitedH0–327,800 28 October 1944 Crystal PalaceA3–4 25 November 1944 ChelseaA1–2 9 December 1944 Tottenham HotspurH2–3 23 December 1944 BrentfordH5–218,527 24 February 1945 ReadingH0–2 24 March 1945 Crystal PalaceH1–0 2 April 1945 BrentfordA1–3 28 April 1945 ChelseaH3–0 5 May 1945 West Ham UnitedA1–19,000 ReadingA1–3 Final League table main WDL Q y 2 y TOT Tottenham Hotspur WHU West Ham United BRE Brentford CHL Chelsea SOU Southampton CRY Crystal Palace REA Reading ARS Arsenal QPR Queen's Park Rangers WAT Watford FUL Fulham POR Portsmouth CHA Charlton Athletic BHA Brighton & Hove Albion LUT Luton Town ALD Aldershot MIL Millwall CLA Clapton Orient 23 6 1 81 30 C 22 3 5 96 47 17 4 9 87 57 16 5 9 100 55 17 3 10 96 69 15 5 10 74 70 14 6 10 78 68 14 3 13 77 67 10 10 10 70 61 11 6 13 66 84 11 4 15 79 83 11 4 15 59 61 12 2 16 72 81 10 2 18 66 95 6 7 17 59 104 7 4 19 44 85 5 7 18 50 84 5 7 18 39 86 League Champions yellow1 C complete Football League South Cup 1944–45 Football League War Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersGS3 February 1945 ReadingA3–1GS10 February 1945 Clapton OrientH5–0GS17 February 1945 PortsmouthA4–2GS24 February 1945 ReadingH3–0GS3 March 1945 Clapton OrientA3–1GS10 March 1945 PortsmouthH2–4SF17 March 1945 MillwallN0–1 References External links Arsenal season-by-season line-ups 1944-45 Category:English football clubs 1944–45 season