1939–40 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. 1939–40 football season
1939–40 season | |||
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Manager | George Kay | ||
Stadium | Anfield | ||
West Regional League | 2nd | ||
League War Cup | 1st Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Berry Nieuwenhuys All: Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
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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 | ||||
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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 | |
MF | ENG | Stan Eastham | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 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 |
Competitions
Football League First division
Sheffield United v Liverpool
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 |
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
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 |
Liverpool v Chelsea
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
Stockport County v Liverpool
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 |
Liverpool v Port Vale
28 October 1939 (1939 -10-28) 2 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Port Vale | Liverpool |
Balmer 15' | Report | Nolan | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 4,000 |
Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool
11 November 1939 (1939 -11-11) 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–3 | Liverpool | Birkenhead |
Report | Fagan Nieuwenhuys | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,000 |
Liverpool v Manchester United
18 November 1939 (1939 -11-18) 4 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
Fagan 16' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000 |
Wrexham v Liverpool
25 November 1939 (1939 -11-25) 5 | Wrexham | 2–1 | Liverpool | Wrexham |
Report | Nieuwenhuys | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,000 |
Liverpool v Everton
2 December 1939 (1939 -12-02) 6 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Everton | Liverpool |
Nieuwenhuys 50' Fagan 51' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 8,000 |
Stoke City v Liverpool
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 |
Liverpool v New Brighton
23 December 1939 (1939 -12-23) 8 | Liverpool | 6–2 | New Brighton | Liverpool |
Carney Done Eastham | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 |
Liverpool v Crewe Alexandra
1 January 1940 (1940 -01-01) 9 | Liverpool | 7–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Liverpool |
Nieuwenhuys Busby Carney Leadbetter Liddell | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000 |
Manchester City v Liverpool
6 January 1940 (1940 -01-06) 10 | Manchester City | 3–7 | Liverpool | Manchester |
Report | Liddell Nieuwenhuys Fagan | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 6,000 |
Liverpool v Chester
20 January 1940 (1940 -01-20) 11 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Chester | Liverpool |
Nieuwenhuys | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 1,000 |
Port Vale v Liverpool
24 February 1940 (1940 -02-24) 12 | Port Vale | 3–8 | Liverpool | Stoke-on-Trent |
Sproson Roberts Griffiths | Report | Fagan (pen.) Liddell Tennant Van Den Berg | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,000 |
Manchester United v Liverpool
16 March 1940 (1940 -03-16) 13 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
Pearson | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 6,000 |
Crewe Alexandra v Liverpool
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 |
Liverpool v Wrexham
23 March 1940 (1940 -03-23) 15 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Wrexham | Liverpool |
Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 8,000 |
Everton v Liverpool
30 March 1940 (1940 -03-30) 16 | Everton | 1–3 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
Report | Nieuwenhuys 28', 29' Liddell | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 12,896 |
Liverpool v Stoke City
6 April 1940 (1940 -04-06) 17 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Stoke City | Liverpool |
Balmer | Report | Steele Peppitt | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000 |
Liverpool v Stockport County
11 May 1940 (1940 -05-11) 18 | Liverpool | 4–3 | Stockport County | Liverpool |
Van Den Berg Nieuwenhuys | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 6,000 |
Chester v Liverpool
18 May 1940 (1940 -05-18) 19 | Chester | 4–0 | Liverpool | Chester |
Report | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,500 |
Liverpool v Manchester City
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 |
Liverpool v Tranmere Rovers
29 May 1940 (1940 -05-29) 21 | Liverpool | 8–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Liverpool |
Nieuwenhuys Carney Doherty Hanson Liddell | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000 |
New Brighton v Liverpool
1 June 1940 (1940 -06-01) 22 | New Brighton | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birkenhead |
Report | Stadium: Sandheys Park Attendance: 1,500 |
Football League War Cup
Barrow v Liverpool
20 April 1940 (1940 -04-20) 1 | Barrow | 2–0 | Liverpool | Barrow-in-Furness |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5,963 |
Liverpool v Barrow
27 April 1940 (1940 -04-27) 1 | Liverpool | 1–2 (1–4 agg.) | Barrow | Liverpool |
Fagan (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 9,147 |
References
- LFC History.net – 1939–40 season
- 11v11
- Soccer At War 1939-45 by Jack Rollin ISBN 9780755314317
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