1940–41 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1940–41 season saw Liverpool compete in the wartime North Regional League and the League War Cup. Some matches were also part of the Lancashire Senior Cup.

Liverpool F.C.
1940–41 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League16th
League War Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Berry Nieuwenhuys
All: Berry Nieuwenhuys

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North League War Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF  ENG Jack Balmer 2 0 1 0 1 0
GK  ENG Sam Bartram 16 0 16 0 0 0
DF  ENG Bob Batey 12 0 12 0 0 0
DF  ENG Cliff Britton 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Tom Bush 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW  ENG Billy Cairns 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  ENG Len Carney 2 3 2 3 0 0
MF  ENG George Carter 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  ENG George Collister 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF  IRL Billy Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG Dennis Cook 13 1 12 1 1 0
DF  ENG Stan Cullis 8 0 8 0 0 0
FW  ENG Cyril Done 17 13 16 12 1 1
FW  ENG Dicky Dorsett 6 8 5 8 1 0
FW  ENG George Drury 4 3 4 3 0 0
MF  ENG Stan Eastham 8 1 7 0 1 1
FW  SCO Willie Fagan 19 6 19 6 0 0
GK  ENG Bill Fairhurst 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG George Farrow 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   Charles Fazackerley 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF  ENG Tom Grosvenor 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Arnold Grundy 5 2 5 2 0 0
MF  ENG Alf Hanson 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF  SCO Jim Harley 6 0 6 0 0 0
GK  ENG Alf Hobson 10 0 10 0 0 0
FW  ENG George Hunt 7 5 7 5 0 0
MF  ENG Lloyd Iceton 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF  ENG George Jackson 13 0 13 0 0 0
DF  ENG Harry Kaye 15 0 15 0 0 0
MF  SCO Bill Kinghorn 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF  WAL Ray Lambert 39 0 37 0 2 0
MF  ENG Charlie Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  SCO Billy Liddell 37 12 35 10 2 2
MF  ENG Charlie Longdon 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  SCO Jock Loran 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW  SCO Tommy Lyon 1 1 1 1 0 0
GK  ENG Eric Mansley 6 0 4 0 2 0
DF  ENG Alfred Massey 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF  RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 21 15 21 15 0 0
FW  SCO Frank O'Donnell 2 1 2 1 0 0
    Patrick Owens 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF  ENG Bob Paisley 27 10 25 10 2 0
FW  ENG Stan Palk 21 1 21 1 0 0
DF  SCO George Paterson 1 0 1 0 0 0
    Stanley Pickstock 3 1 3 1 0 0
DF  ENG Barney Ramsden 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK  ENG Jack Robinson 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW  ENG Jack Search 1 1 1 1 0 0
    Ken Seddon 8 0 8 0 0 0
FW  ENG John Shafto 2 1 2 1 0 0
DF  ENG Eddie Spicer 31 0 29 0 2 0
DF  ENG Bobby Stuart 15 0 14 0 1 0
GK   Bill Teasdale 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   Norman Turner 12 0 10 0 2 0
FW  ENG Dennis Westcott 3 6 2 6 1 0
DF  SCO Jimmy Woodburn 3 0 3 0 0 0
GK  ENG Albert Yoxon 1 0 1 0 0 0

Competitions

North Region War League and Lancashire Senior Cup

Main article: 1940–41 in English football
31 August 1940 (1940-08-31) 1 Liverpool 3–3 Preston North End Liverpool
O'Donnell
Fagan
Nieuwenhuys 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
7 September 1940 (1940-09-07) 2 Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Nieuwenhuys 30'
Fagan 80', 89'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 2,176
14 September 1940 (1940-09-14) 3 Liverpool 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
21 September 1940 (1940-09-21) 4 Preston North End 5–0 Liverpool Leyland
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,000
28 September 1940 (1940-09-28) 5 Chester 0–2 Liverpool Chester
Westcott Report Westcott Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,500
5 October 1940 (1940-10-05) 6 Liverpool 9–1 Chester Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Paisley
Westcott
Drury 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
12 October 1940 (1940-10-12) 7 Bury 0–3 Liverpool Bury
Report Drury
Nieuwenhuys 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,000
19 October 1940 (1940-10-19) 8 Liverpool 0–4 Manchester City Liverpool
Report Currier Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
26 October 1940 (1940-10-26) 9 Stockport County 2–0 Liverpool Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,000
2 November 1940 (1940-11-02) 10 Liverpool 5–0 Stockport County Liverpool
Grundy
Hunt
Nieuwenhuys
Paisley 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
9 November 1940 (1940-11-09) 11 Manchester City 5–1 Liverpool Manchester
Herd
Currier
Pritchard 		Report Hunt Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 2,000
16 November 1940 (1940-11-16) 12 Liverpool 3–0 Bury Liverpool
Hunt
Nieuwenhuys
Atkinson (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
23 November 1940 (1940-11-23) 13 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester United Liverpool
Hunt 20'
Fagan 23'		 Report Smith
Warner 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
30 November 1940 (1940-11-30) 14 Manchester United 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
Butt
Smith 		Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 700
7 December 1940 (1940-12-07) 15 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Liverpool Birkenhead
Report Grundy Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1,500
14 December 1940 (1940-12-14) 16 Liverpool 6–4 New Brighton Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys
Paisley
Liddell (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
25 December 1940 (1940-12-25) 17 Liverpool 3–1 Everton Liverpool
Carney 70', 85'
Nieuwenhuys 71'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
28 December 1940 (1940-12-28) 18 Liverpool 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Liverpool
Carney
Liddell 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
4 January 1941 (1941-01-04) 19 Liverpool 1–2 Everton Liverpool
Paisley Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
Note: Also counted as Round One 1st Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
11 January 1941 (1941-01-11) 20 Everton 4–1 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Shafto 15' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 5,000
Note: Also counted as Round One 2nd Leg for the Lancashire Senior Cup.
18 January 1941 (1941-01-18) 21 Oldham Athletic 0–3 Liverpool Oldham
Report Collister
Paisley
Search 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 500
8 February 1941 (1941-02-08) 22 Liverpool 1–3 Everton Liverpool
Done Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
1 March 1941 (1941-03-01) 23 Bury 2–5 Liverpool Bury
Report Done
Dorsett
Liddell 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,000
8 March 1941 (1941-03-08) 24 Liverpool 7–2 Wrexham Liverpool
Done
Dorsett
Liddell
Paisley 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,500
15 March 1941 (1941-03-15) 25 Blackpool 6–4 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Done
Fagan (pen.) (pen.)
Paisley 		Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,000
22 March 1941 (1941-03-22) 26 Liverpool 2–6 Blackpool Liverpool
Dorsett Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
29 March 1941 (1941-03-29) 27 Bury 1–5 Liverpool Bury
Report Done
Dorsett
Liddell
Pickstock 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,500
5 April 1941 (1941-04-05) 28 Liverpool 2–0 Bury Liverpool
Done
Palk 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
12 April 1941 (1941-04-12) 29 Blackpool 0–0 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,000
14 April 1941 (1941-04-14) 30 Southport 2–0 Liverpool Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1,500
26 April 1941 (1941-04-26) 31 Liverpool 2–1 Manchester United Liverpool
Done
Liddell 		Report Rowley Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
3 May 1941 (1941-05-03) 32 Manchester United 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Rowley Report Done Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 1,500
17 May 1941 (1941-05-17) 33 Wrexham 4–3 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Liddell
Nieuwenhuys
Paisley 		Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1,200
24 May 1941 (1941-05-24) 34 Chester 1–6 Liverpool Chester
Report D. Cook
Done
Liddell
Cole (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 700
31 May 1941 (1941-05-31) 35 Liverpool 2–2 Everton Liverpool
Liddell 47'
Done 69'		 Report Mercer
Stevenson 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
2 June 1941 (1941-06-02) 36 Everton 3–1 Liverpool Liverpool
Boyes 59', 75'
Jackson 76'		 Report Jones (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 4,000
7 June 1941 (1941-06-07) 37 Preston North End 6–1 Liverpool Preston
Report Lyon Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,000

Football League War Cup

Main article: Football League War Cup
15 February 1941 (1941-02-15) 1 Liverpool 2–3 Southport Liverpool
Liddell (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
22 February 1941 (1941-02-22) 1 Southport 2–2
(5–4 agg.)		 Liverpool Southport
Report Done
Eastham 		Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4,000

References

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