1939–40 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1939–40 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
West Regional League2nd
League War Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Berry Nieuwenhuys
All: Berry Nieuwenhuys

The 1939–40 season was the 48th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, however only 3 matches were played before the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War 2. A replacement wartime league was subsequently formed.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 Regional League West War League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF  ENG Jack Balmer 11 6 3 1 7 5 1 0
DF  ENG Alan Brown 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
FW  SCO Matt Busby 19 1 3 0 14 1 2 0
DF  ENG Tom Bush 11 0 3 0 7 0 1 0
FW  ENG Len Carney 15 5 0 0 13 5 2 0
DF  ENG Doug Cole 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Dennis Cook 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Tom Cooper 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
FW  NIR Peter Doherty 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0
FW  ENG Cyril Done 5 5 1 1 4 4 0 0
DF  SCO John Easdale 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
FW  ENG Harry Eastham 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
MF  ENG Stan Eastham 10 0 0 0 9 0 1 0
FW  SCO Willie Fagan 16 15 3 0 12 14 1 1
DF  ENG Ron Guttridge 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
DF  ENG Wally Halsall 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF  ENG Alf Hanson 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
DF  SCO Jim Harley 9 0 3 0 5 0 1 0
GK  RSA Dirk Kemp 7 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
MF  SCO Bill Kinghorn 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF  WAL Ray Lambert 7 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
MF  ENG George Leadbetter 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0
MF  SCO Billy Liddell 16 9 0 0 14 9 2 0
GK  ENG Eric Mansley 7 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
DF  SCO Jimmy McInnes 14 1 3 1 11 0 0 0
FW  WAL George Murphy 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
MF  RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 25 18 3 0 20 18 2 0
DF  ENG Bob Paisley 7 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
DF  SCO George Paterson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Stan Palk 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF  ENG Barney Ramsden 15 0 3 0 11 0 1 0
GK  RSA Arthur Riley 11 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
DF  ENG Fred Rogers 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
DF  ENG Eddie Spicer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Bobby Stuart 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GK  ENG Frank Swift 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF  ENG Phil Taylor 13 2 2 2 11 0 0 0
DF  ENG Jack Tennant 15 1 0 0 15 1 0 0
MF  RSA Harman van den Berg 17 4 3 1 13 3 1 0
FW  ENG George Walton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Friendlies

24 May 1939 (1939-05-24) Friendly Swedish Combination 5–4 Liverpool Malmö




 Report Van Den Berg
Fagan
Balmer
Taylor 		Stadium: Malmö Stadion
Attendance: 15,000
26 May 1939 (1939-05-26) Friendly AIK Stockholm 2–0 Liverpool Stockholm

 Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
31 May 1939 (1939-05-31) Friendly Göteborg Select 0–2 Liverpool Gothenburg
Report Taylor 10'
Nieuwenhuys 90'		 Stadium: Gothenburg
Attendance: 8,402
2 June 1939 (1939-06-02) Friendly Södermanland XI 0–6 Liverpool Eskilstuna
Report Taylor
Nieuwenhuys
Eastham 		Stadium: Tunavallen
Attendance: 8,000
6 June 1939 (1939-06-06) Friendly Elfsborg 5–2 Liverpool Borås




 Report Taylor 45'
Fagan 82'		 Stadium: Idrottsplatsen
Attendance: 6,050
Referee: Erik Björk
19 August 1939 (1939-08-19) Friendly Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool
Taylor 9'
Balmer 54'		 Report Lawton Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,222
Note: Benefit for the Football League – Jubilee Fund
16 September 1939 (1939-09-16) Friendly Chester 0–5 Liverpool Chester
Report Fagan 14', 50'
Nieuwenhuys 70'
Balmer 80'
Carney 84'		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,659
23 September 1939 (1939-09-23) Friendly Liverpool 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Balmer
Busby 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
30 September 1939 (1939-09-30) Friendly Blackburn Rovers 0–5 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Fagan
Nieuwenhuys
Taylor
Balmer 		Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: Unknown
7 October 1939 (1939-10-07) Friendly Liverpool 1–4 Everton Liverpool
Taylor Report


Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
14 October 1939 (1939-10-14) Friendly Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Liverpool Crewe
Report Nieuwenhuys Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: Unknown
16 December 1939 (1939-12-16) Friendly Liverpool 0–1 Preston North End Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 300
Referee: Roberts SN
25 December 1939 (1939-12-25) Friendly Liverpool 2–3 Everton Liverpool
Fagan Report

Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,679
Note: Grand match
26 December 1939 (1939-12-26) Friendly Everton 2–1 Liverpool Liverpool

 Report Busby Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 9,000
30 December 1939 (1939-12-30) Friendly Liverpool 3–1 Preston North End Liverpool
Done
Fagan 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
25 March 1940 (1940-03-25) Friendly Liverpool 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
4 May 1940 (1940-05-04) Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–4 Liverpool Oldham

 Report Liddell
Carney
Nieuwenhuys
Leadbetter 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: Unknown

Competitions

Football League First division

Main article: 1939–40 Football League
26 August 1939 (1939-08-26) 1 Sheffield United 2–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Hampson 3'
Hagan 85'		 Report McInnes 33' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,483
Referee: W.E. Ross-Gower
30 August 1939 (1939-08-30) 2 Liverpool 4–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Van Den Berg
Taylor
Balmer 		Report Fenton 5' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 16,762
Referee: H. Berry
2 September 1939 (1939-09-02) 3 Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea Liverpool
Done 32'
Harley 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,386
Referee: G.W. Jones

Regional League - West Division

Main article: 1939–40 in English football
21 October 1939 (1939-10-21) 1 Stockport County 0–3 Liverpool Stockport
Report Balmer 15', 88'
Fagan 89'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,000
28 October 1939 (1939-10-28) 2 Liverpool 1–1 Port Vale Liverpool
Balmer 15' Report Nolan Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
11 November 1939 (1939-11-11) 3 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Liverpool Birkenhead
Report Fagan
Nieuwenhuys 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
18 November 1939 (1939-11-18) 4 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool
Fagan 16' (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
25 November 1939 (1939-11-25) 5 Wrexham 2–1 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Nieuwenhuys Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,000
2 December 1939 (1939-12-02) 6 Liverpool 2–2 Everton Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys 50'
Fagan 51' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
9 December 1939 (1939-12-09) 7 Stoke City 3–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Sale
Liddle
Bowyer 		Report Fagan Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 1,300
23 December 1939 (1939-12-23) 8 Liverpool 6–2 New Brighton Liverpool
Carney
Done
Eastham 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
1 January 1940 (1940-01-01) 9 Liverpool 7–3 Crewe Alexandra Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Busby
Carney
Leadbetter
Liddell 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
6 January 1940 (1940-01-06) 10 Manchester City 3–7 Liverpool Manchester
Report Liddell
Nieuwenhuys
Fagan 		Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 6,000
20 January 1940 (1940-01-20) 11 Liverpool 1–1 Chester Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
24 February 1940 (1940-02-24) 12 Port Vale 3–8 Liverpool Hanley
Sproson
Roberts
Griffiths 		Report Fagan (pen.)
Liddell
Tennant
Van Den Berg 		Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,000
16 March 1940 (1940-03-16) 13 Manchester United 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
Pearson Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 6,000
22 March 1940 (1940-03-22) 14 Crewe Alexandra 3–6 Liverpool Crewe
Report Carney
Fagan (pen.) (pen.)
Liddell
Balmer 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4,300
23 March 1940 (1940-03-23) 15 Liverpool 0–0 Wrexham Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
30 March 1940 (1940-03-30) 16 Everton 1–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Nieuwenhuys 28', 29'
Liddell 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 12,896
6 April 1940 (1940-04-06) 17 Liverpool 1–2 Stoke City Liverpool
Balmer Report Steele
Peppitt 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
11 May 1940 (1940-05-11) 18 Liverpool 4–3 Stockport County Liverpool
Van Den Berg
Nieuwenhuys 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
18 May 1940 (1940-05-18) 19 Chester 4–0 Liverpool Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,500
25 May 1940 (1940-05-25) 20 Liverpool 3–2 Manchester City Liverpool
Liddell 80' (pen.)
Murphy 83'
Nieuwenhuys 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
29 May 1940 (1940-05-29) 21 Liverpool 8–3 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Carney
Doherty
Hanson
Liddell 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
1 June 1940 (1940-06-01) 22 New Brighton 0–0 Liverpool Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 1,500

Football League War Cup

Main article: Football League War Cup
20 April 1940 (1940-04-20) 1 Barrow 2–0 Liverpool Barrow-in-Furness
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5,963
27 April 1940 (1940-04-27) 1 Liverpool 1–2
(1–4 agg.)		 Barrow Liverpool
Fagan (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 9,147

Lancashire Senior Cup

4 November 1939 (1939-11-04) 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Liverpool Bolton
Report Taylor 5', 32'
Fagan 29'		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: Unknown
13 January 1940 (1940-01-13) QF New Brighton 1–4 Liverpool New Brighton
Report Done
Fagan
Liddell 		Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: Unknown
13 April 1940 (1940-04-13) SF Everton 4–1 Liverpool Liverpool



 Report Nieuwenhuys 60' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: Unknown

References

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