1945–46 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1945–46 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
North Regional League11th
F.A. Cup4th Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Fagan
All: Willie Fagan

The 1945–46 season saw Liverpool compete in the wartime North Regional League and the F.A. Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regional League North F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Charlie Ashcroft 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jack Balmer 36 17 34 16 2 1
FW England ENG Kevin Baron 12 1 9 1 3 0
DF England ENG Dick Burke 1 1 1 1 0 0
DF England ENG Tom Bush 7 0 6 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jackie Campbell 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Len Carney 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Cyril Done 9 5 9 5 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Easdale 7 0 7 0 0 0
FW England ENG Harry Eastham 3 0 3 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Willie Fagan 39 20 35 17 4 3
DF England ENG Fred Finney 4 0 2 0 2 0
DF Wales WAL Jeff Gulliver 15 0 15 0 0 0
GK   Harold Hall 7 0 7 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Harley 27 0 24 0 3 0
GK England ENG Alf Hobson 7 0 6 0 1 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 35 0 32 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mick Hulligan 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bill Jones 4 2 4 2 0 0
DF England ENG Harry Kaye 28 3 27 3 1 0
GK South Africa RSA Dirk Kemp 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Peter Kippax 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW Wales WAL Ray Lambert 21 0 17 0 4 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 30 18 28 17 2 1
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy McInnes 7 0 7 0 0 0
GK England ENG Fred Nickson 13 0 10 0 3 0
MF South Africa RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 33 6 29 5 4 1
DF England ENG Bob Paisley 28 2 24 2 4 0
DF Scotland SCO George Paterson 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jack Pilling 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF South Africa RSA Bob Priday 16 4 12 4 4 0
DF England ENG Barney Ramsden 19 0 18 0 1 0
GK England ENG Jim Sanders 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ken Seddon 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW England ENG Les Shannon 11 2 11 2 0 0
GK Wales WAL Cyril Sidlow 9 0 9 0 0 0
DF England ENG Eddie Spicer 10 0 9 0 1 0
FW England ENG Phil Taylor 32 3 31 3 1 0
FW England ENG Don Welsh 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF England ENG Jack Westby 11 0 11 0 0 0

Competitions

North Region War League

Main article: 1945–46 in English football
25 August  1945 (1945 -08-25) 1 Burnley 1–3 Liverpool Burnley
Report Liddell
Nieuwenhuys 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,481
29 August  1945 (1945 -08-29) 2 Liverpool 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Taylor 26 '
Kippax 		Report Howe 30'
Lofthouse 78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,437
Referee: W.B. Nixon
1 September  1945 (1945 -09-01) 3 Liverpool 2–3 Burnley Liverpool
Balmer 13 '
Liddell 55 '		 Report Hold
Kippax 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,107
Referee: H. Hartley
8 September  1945 (1945 -09-08) 4 Liverpool 1–1 Bury Liverpool
Balmer 37' (pen.) Report Griffiths Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,490
Referee: J. Ward
12 September  1945 (1945 -09-12) 5 Liverpool 2–1 Everton Liverpool
Liddell 41 '
Shannon 85 '		 Report Wyles Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,446
Referee: E.W. Baker
15 September  1945 (1945 -09-15) 6 Bury 2–1 Liverpool Bury
Report Nieuwenhuys 89 ' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,218
22 September  1945 (1945 -09-22) 7 Blackburn Rovers 0–5 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Jones 20 '
Balmer 25', 41 '
Fagan 30', 49 '		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,131
29 September  1945 (1945 -09-29) 8 Liverpool 4–0 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Paisley 25 '
Fagan
Balmer
Kaye 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 24,532
Referee: T.H. Parker
6 October  1945 (1945 -10-06) 9 Liverpool 4–1 Bradford Park Avenue Liverpool
Kaye 8', 75 '
Balmer 13 '
Liddell 83 '		 Report Horsman Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,654
Referee: J. Briggs
13 October  1945 (1945 -10-13) 10 Bradford Park Avenue 0–2 Liverpool Bradford
Report Liddell 3 '
Shannon 55 '		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 18,308
20 October  1945 (1945 -10-20) 11 Manchester City 1–0 Liverpool Manchester
Constantine Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,084
Referee: S. McCarthy
27 October  1945 (1945 -10-27) 12 Liverpool 0–5 Manchester City Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 34,941
3 November  1945 (1945 -11-03) 13 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Fagan Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,818
Referee: B.J. Flanagan
10 November  1945 (1945 -11-10) 14 Newcastle United 6–2 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Fagan (pen.)
Nieuwenhuys 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,833
17 November  1945 (1945 -11-17) 15 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Liverpool Sheffield
Rogers 5'
Froggatt 27'		 Report Balmer 52', 75'
Liddell 57 '		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,454
Referee: J.H. Parker
24 November  1945 (1945 -11-24) 16 Liverpool 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,035
Referee: J.H. Parker
1 December  1945 (1945 -12-01) 17 Liverpool 4–1 Huddersfield Town Liverpool
Liddell 1', 22 '
Fagan 11 '
Balmer 24 '		 Report Hughes 27' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,848
Referee: H.T. Wright
8 December  1945 (1945 -12-08) 18 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Liverpool Huddersfield
Report Balmer Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 10,362
15 December  1945 (1945 -12-15) 19 Chesterfield 1–1 Liverpool Chesterfield
Report Taylor Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 11,992
22 December  1945 (1945 -12-22) 20 Liverpool 2–2 Chesterfield Liverpool
Liddell 7', 70 ' Report Goodfellow 8'
Roberts 15'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,274
Referee: W. Martin
25 December  1945 (1945 -12-25) 21 Liverpool 5–2 Barnsley Liverpool
Fagan
Liddell
Paisley
Priday 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,501
Referee: H.W. Moore
26 December  1945 (1945 -12-26) 22 Barnsley 1–0 Liverpool Barnsley
Smith Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 28,464
29 December  1945 (1945 -12-29) 23 Everton 2–2 Liverpool Liverpool
Boyes 26'
Catterick 56'		 Report Baron 81 '
Liddell 85 '		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 60,926
Referee: G. Twiss
12 January  1946 (1946 -01-12) 24 Liverpool 4–2 Preston North End Liverpool
Fagan
Liddell
Priday 82 '		 Report Dougal 65'
Mutch 78'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,310
Referee: R.K. Warburton
19 January  1946 (1946 -01-19) 25 Preston North End 2–1 Liverpool Preston
Report Fagan 14 ' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,371
2 February  1946 (1946 -02-02) 26 Leeds United 3–0 Liverpool Leeds
Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,881
9 February  1946 (1946 -02-09) 27 Manchester United 2–1 Liverpool Manchester
Smith Report Balmer 65 ' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 32,993
Referee: R.A. Mortimer
16 February  1946 (1946 -02-16) 28 Liverpool 0–5 Manchester United Liverpool
Report Wigglesworth
Rowley
Hanlon 		Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,197
Referee: H. Berry
23 February  1946 (1946 -02-23) 29 Liverpool 2–2 Sunderland Liverpool
Liddell 2 '
Balmer 36 '		 Report Housam 39'
White 49'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,289
Referee: H.L. Dale
2 March  1946 (1946 -03-02) 30 Sunderland 0–2 Liverpool Sunderland
Report Fagan 15 '
Liddell 43 '		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 20,505
Referee: H.L. Dale
9 March  1946 (1946 -03-09) 31 Sheffield United 3–1 Liverpool Sheffield
Report Balmer 65' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 35,000
16 March  1946 (1946 -03-16) 32 Liverpool 0–3 Sheffield United Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
23 March  1946 (1946 -03-23) 33 Liverpool 1–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Nieuwenhuys 8 ' Report Fenton 70', 75' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: H.W. Moore
30 March  1946 (1946 -03-30) 34 Middlesbrough 2–5 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Report Done 4', 19', 31 '
Balmer 29 '
Fagan 90 '		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,000
6 April  1946 (1946 -04-06) 35 Stoke City 0–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Report Done 24 ' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 9,000
10 April  1946 (1946 -04-10) 36 Liverpool 1–1 Leeds United Liverpool
Fagan 3 ' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,620
Referee: J. Lawless
13 April  1946 (1946 -04-13) 37 Liverpool 4–1 Stoke City Liverpool
Priday 26', 35 '
Fagan 44 '
Balmer 46 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 28,000
19 April  1946 (1946 -04-19) 38 Liverpool 2–0 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Fagan
Nieuwenhuys 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,850
Referee: T. Pikett
20 April  1946 (1946 -04-20) 39 Blackpool 1–1 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Burke 13 ' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,000
22 April  1946 (1946 -04-22) 40 Grimsby Town 1–1 Liverpool Cleethorpes
Johnson 28' Report Done 53 ' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: T.G. Pikett
27 April  1946 (1946 -04-27) 41 Liverpool 4–0 Blackpool Liverpool
W.F. Thorpe 10' (o.g.)
Jones 18 '
Balmer 55 '
Taylor 78 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: H. Hartley
29 April  1946 (1946 -04-29) 42 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Liverpool Bolton
Roberts 57' Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1945–46 FA Cup
5 January  1946 (1946 -01-05) 3 Chester 0–2 Liverpool Chester
Report Liddell 30 '
Fagan 86 '		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: F.T. Green
9 January  1946 (1946 -01-09) 3 Liverpool 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Chester Liverpool
Fagan 3', 40 ' Report Astbury 86' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 11,207
Referee: F.T. Green
26 January  1946 (1946 -01-26) 4 Bolton Wanderers 5–0 Liverpool Bolton
Lofthouse 20', 40'
Westwood 43', 55', 60'		 Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 39,692
Referee: H. Nattrass
30 January  1946 (1946 -01-30) 4 Liverpool 2–0
(2–5 agg.)		 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Balmer 5 '
Nieuwenhuys 75 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,247
Referee: H. Nattrass

Lancashire Senior Cup

19 September  1945 (1945 -09-19) 1 Everton 3–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Balmer (pen.)
Shannon 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,743
26 September  1945 (1945 -09-26) 1 Liverpool 1–1 Everton Liverpool
Balmer (pen.) Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: G.H.H. Fell
20 February  1946 (1946 -02-20) 1 Liverpool 4–0 Everton Liverpool
Liddell
Fagan
Balmer
Taylor 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: J. Williams
11 March  1946 (1946 -03-11) 2 Liverpool 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Balmer
Nieuwenhuys 		Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
27 March  1946 (1946 -03-27) 3 Burnley 3–2 Liverpool Burnley
Report Done
Fagan 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: Unknown

Liverpool Senior Cup

3 April  1946 (1946 -04-03) SF Liverpool 2–0 Southport Liverpool
Done 12', 28' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: J. Phillips
1 May  1946 (1946 -05-01) F Everton 1–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Report Jones 42'
Purvis 43' (o.g.)
Eastham 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: J.H. Clayton

Friendlies

28 July  1945 (1945 -07-28) RAF XI 0–7 Liverpool Celle
Report Liddell
Balmer
Fagan (pen.) (pen.)		 Stadium: Celle
Attendance: 8,000
29 July  1945 (1945 -07-29) BIA 21st Army 3–3 Liverpool Hannover
Report Welsh (pen.) Stadium: Hannover
Attendance: 35,000

References

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