1944–45 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Liverpool F.C. 1944–45 George Kay Anfield North Regional League 16th & 3rd 3rd Round League War Cup Don Welsh Don Welsh _collar _hoops_red ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_red 000000 1943–44 1945–46 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 Regional League North AUS FW Peter Baines 1 1 ENG DF Jack Balmer 3 0 ENG DF Jack Blood 5 0 SCO MF Matt Busby 4 0 ENG DF Tom Bush 3 0 ENG DF Jackie Campbell 30 7 WAL MF Horace Cumner 15 3 ENG FW Ronnie Dix 6 2 ENG FW Cyril Done 3 4 ENG FW Harry Eastham 6 1 SCO FW Willie Fagan 5 4 James or Terry Garner 1 0 WAL DF Jeff Gulliver 40 0 ENG MF Billy Hall 2 0 GK Harold Hall 1 0 SCO DF Jim Harley 16 0 ENG DF George Hinsley 3 1 ENG GK Alf Hobson 37 0 ENG DF Laurie Hughes 39 0 ENG MF Mick Hulligan 7 3 ENG MF Bill Jones 1 0 J.E. Jones 1 0 ENG DF Harry Kaye 32 1 South Africa 1928 GK Dirk Kemp 4 0 SCO MF Bill Kinghorn 9 3 SCO MF Billy Liddell 15 13 SCO DF Jimmy McInnes 9 0 SCO FW Jimmy McIntosh 1 0 SCO DF Jimmy Mulvaney 1 0 South Africa 1928 MF Berry Nieuwenhuys 30 10 SCO DF George Paterson 3 1 ENG MF Jack Pilling 36 2 ENG FW Frank Rawcliffe 1 0 ENG DF Ken Seddon 5 0 ENG FW Les Shannon 4 4 ENG MF Arthur Shepherd 3 1 ENG FW Jack Smith 2 2 ENG DF Eddie Spicer 1 0 ENG FW Phil Taylor 37 17 ENG MF Sammy Thorpe 1 0 ENG FW Don Welsh 20 26 ENG DF Jack Westby 17 1 ENG DF Bert Whalley 1 0 |} Competitions North Region War League, War League Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup 1944–45 in English football 1944 8 26 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-liverpool-26-august-1944-293456/ Stockport County 2–3 Liverpool Done 25 80 Welsh 65 pen. Edgeley Park Stockport 5,300 W 1944 9 2 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-stockport-county-02-september-1944-293457/ Liverpool 2–0 Stockport County Fagan 36 Done 75 Anfield Liverpool 12,418 W J.H. Parker 1944 9 9 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-manchester-city-09-september-1944-293458/ Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Done 40 Nieuwenhuys 87 Williamson Smith Anfield Liverpool 24,009 D S. McCarthy 1944 9 16 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-city-v-liverpool-16-september-1944-293459/ Manchester City 2–2 Liverpool Sproston Smith Dix 24 pen. 55 Maine Road Manchester 10,000 D 1944 9 13 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-liverpool-23-september-1944-293460/ Crewe Alexandra 4–1 Liverpool Welsh Gresty Road Crewe 4,500 L A.C. Hall 1944 9 30 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-crewe-alexandra-30-september-1944-293461/ Liverpool 1–4 Crewe Alexandra Eastham Boothway A.E. Basnett Anfield Liverpool 16,894 L K.W. Homer 1944 10 7 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-wrexham-07-october-1944-293462/ Liverpool 0–3 Wrexham E. Rodgers Baines Tudor Anfield Liverpool 17,427 L J. Lawless 1944 10 14 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-wrexham-14-october-1944-293463/ Liverpool 1–2 Wrexham Welsh Anfield Liverpool 7,976 L 1944 10 21 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-liverpool-21-october-1944-293464/ Everton 0–2 Liverpool Smith 27 80 Goodison Park Liverpool 33,199 W 1944 10 28 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-everton-28-october-1944-293465/ Liverpool 0–0 Everton Anfield Liverpool 26,008 D A. Denham 1944 11 4 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-manchester-united-04-november-1944-293466/ Liverpool 3–2 Manchester United Welsh 17 pen. Roughton 67 o.g. Welsh 81 Woodcock 43Mycock 70 Anfield Liverpool 17,610 W J.E. Thomson 1944 11 11 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-united-v-liverpool-11-november-1944-293467/ Manchester United 2–5 Liverpool Mitten Mycock Welsh 8 65 68 Fagan 17 Liddell 70 Maine Road Manchester 5,000 W S. Boardman 1944 11 18 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-liverpool-18-november-1944-293468/ Bury 2–0 Liverpool Gigg Lane Bury 4,415 L 1944 11 25 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-bury-25-november-1944-293469/ Liverpool 3–1 Bury Cumner 6 Nieuwenhuys 10 80 Berry 25 Anfield Liverpool 11,377 W E. Berry 1944 12 2 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-chester-02-december-1944-293470/ Liverpool 6–0 Chester Kinghorn Nieuwenhuys Taylor Welsh Anfield Liverpool 13,609 W A. Baker 1944 12 9 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-v-liverpool-09-december-1944-293471/ Chester 3–2 Liverpool Campbell 10 Nieuwenhuys Sealand Road Chester 3,500 L 1944 12 16 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-tranmere-rovers-16-december-1944-293472/ Liverpool 5–1 Tranmere Rovers Campbell Welsh pen. Anfield Liverpool 4,000 W 1944 12 23 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-tranmere-rovers-23-december-1944-293473/ Liverpool 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Baines Taylor Anfield Liverpool 10,877 W S. McCarthy 1944 12 25 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-liverpool-25-december-1944-293474/ Southport 1–4 Liverpool Kinghorn Liddell Taylor Haig Avenue Southport 5,000 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W H. Holt 1944 12 26 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-liverpool-26-december-1944-293475/ Everton 2–2 Liverpool Wainwright 40Stevenson 42 Liddell 75 77 Goodison Park Liverpool 35,226 D J. Phillips 1944 12 30 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-southport-30-december-1944-293476/ Liverpool 12–1 Southport Campbell 15 49 Liddell 16 17 Welsh 18 26 27 56 62 68 Hulligan 64 79 Dellow 66 Anfield Liverpool 13,673 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W A.C. Hall 1945 1 6 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-liverpool-06-january-1945-293477/ Stockport County 2–3 Liverpool Shepherd 66 Welsh Edgeley Park Stockport 3,000 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W 1945 1 13 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-stockport-county-13-january-1945-293478/ Liverpool 4–1 Stockport County Taylor 30 47 Campbell 82 Welsh 88 K. Shawcross 42 Anfield Liverpool 14,357 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W J.H. Parker 1945 2 3 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-liverpool-03-february-1945-293479/ Everton 4–1 Liverpool Wyles 40Rawlings 43 78McIntosh 75 Taylor Goodison Park Liverpool 26,780 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. L G. Twist 1945 2 10 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-everton-10-february-1945-293480/ Liverpool 3–1 Everton Cumner 15 81 Nieuwenhuys 60 Lawton 67 Anfield Liverpool 33,235 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W P. Snape 1945 2 17 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bolton-wanderers-v-liverpool-17-february-1945-293481/ Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool Woodward 11Moir Campbell 60 Burnden Park Bolton 11,494 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. L 1945 2 24 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-bolton-wanderers-24-february-1945-293482/ Liverpool 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Campbell 37 Anfield Liverpool 20,966 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. D S. McCarthy 1945 3 3 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-liverpool-03-march-1945-293483/ Southport 0–5 Liverpool Liddell Pilling Taylor Haig Avenue Southport 5,000 Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup competition. Due to commitments elsewhere Liverpool had to scratch from the competition thereby awarding Southport a walkover to Round Two. W J McCann 1945 3 10 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-tranmere-rovers-10-march-1945-293484/ Liverpool 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Nieuwenhuys 22 Hinsley 44 Taylor 84 Glidden Anfield Liverpool 15,102 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W J Delaney 1945 3 17 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-liverpool-17-march-1945-293528/ Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Liverpool J. Kinder Hulligan Liddell Prenton Park Birkenhead 7,000 Also counted as a Qualifying Round for the League War Cup competition. W A. Baker 1945 3 24 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-everton-24-march-1945-293529/ Liverpool 1–0 Everton Liddell 8 Anfield Liverpool 39,640 Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition. W J. Boardman 1945 3 31 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/everton-v-liverpool-31-march-1945-293530/ Everton 0–1 Liverpool Liddell 73 Goodison Park Liverpool 51,512 Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition. W S. Boardman 1945 4 7 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-manchester-city-07-april-1945-293532/ Liverpool 3–0 Manchester City Liddell 40 Welsh 69 89 Anfield Liverpool 36,131 Also counted as Round Two 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition. W J.H. Parker 1945 4 2 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-everton-02-april-1945-293531/ Liverpool 1–3 Everton Shannon 2 Jackson 30Grant 32Wyles 67 Anfield Liverpool 22,815 Also counted as the Liverpool Senior Cup Final. L F.W. Wort 1945 4 14 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-city-v-liverpool-14-april-1945-293533/ Manchester City 1–3 Liverpool Herd Taylor Welsh Maine Road Manchester 24,905 Also counted as Round Two 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition. W J.H. Parker 1945 4 21 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-chesterfield-21-april-1945-293534/ Liverpool 0–0 Chesterfield Anfield Liverpool 35,001 Also counted as Round Three 1st Leg for the League War Cup competition. D F.S. Milner 1945 4 28 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-liverpool-28-april-1945-293535/ Chesterfield 1–0 Liverpool Saltergate Chesterfield 27,000 Also counted as Round Three 2nd Leg for the League War Cup competition. L F.S. Milner 1945 5 5 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-oldham-athletic-05-may-1945-293536/ Liverpool 3–2 Oldham Athletic Nieuwenhuys Shannon Taylor Anfield Liverpool 2,000 W 1945 5 9 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-preston-north-end-09-may-1945-293537/ Liverpool 5–1 Preston North End Shannon Taylor Kaye pen. Anfield Liverpool 35,000 W 1945 5 12 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-liverpool-12-may-1945-293538/ Oldham Athletic 0–7 Liverpool Kinghorn Nieuwenhuys Paterson Pilling Taylor Westby Boundary Park Oldham 2,000 W 1945 5 19 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-blackpool-19-may-1945-293539/ Liverpool 2–0 Blackpool Fagan 30 50 Anfield Liverpool 16,807 W 1945 5 21 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/derby-county-v-liverpool-21-may-1945-293540/ Derby County 1–0 Liverpool Baseball Ground Derby 16,723 L Capt’ Bear References LFC History.net – 1944–45 season 11v11 Soccer At War 1939-45 by Jack Rollin ISBN 9780755314317 Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool