Season Fixtures

Season 1942-43

 

The War Cups
Cup Wins Cup Final 1943VenueGateNotes
  Blackpool 4 2Arsenal   Stamford Bridge, London55,195 
 
Football League (North) Cup Final 1943VenueGateNotes
  Blackpool 2 2Sheffield Wednesday   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool28,000 
  Sheffield Wednesday 1 2Blackpool   Hillsborough, Sheffield47,657agg 3-4
 
Football League (North) Cup Semi-Finals 1943VenueGateNotes
  Blackpool 3 1Aston Villa   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool28,000 
  Sheffield Wednesday 3 0York City   Hillsborough, Sheffield35,253 
  Aston Villa 2 1Blackpool   Villa Park, Birmingham50,000agg 2-5
  York City 1 1Sheffield Wednesday   Bootham Crescent, York16,350agg 1-4
 
Football League (South) Cup Final 1943VenueGateNotes
  Arsenal 7 1Charlton Athletic   Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London75,000 
 
Football League (South) Cup Semi Final 1943VenueGateNotes
  Charlton Athletic 2 1Reading   White Hart Lane, London19,315 
  Arsenal 4 1Queens Park Rangers   Stamford Bridge, London50,048Replay
 
Football League (West) Cup Final 1943VenueGateNotes
  Lovell's Athletic 2 4Swansea Town   Rexville, Alderney Street1,5001st Leg
  Swansea Town 3 4Lovell's Athletic   Vetch Field, Swansea9,0002nd Leg agg 7-6
 

 

Football League North
  Football League NorthPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1D 1Blackpool18 9 0 0 53 13 7 1 1 40 15 3.32 33
2D 1Liverpool18 9 0 0 40 12 5 1 3 30 22 2.06 29
3 D 2Sheffield Wednesday18 9 0 0 37 6 3 3 3 24 20 2.35 27
4D 1Manchester United18 6 0 2 28 12 6 2 2 30 14 2.23 26
5D 1Huddersfield Town18 7 2 0 30 11 3 4 2 22 21 1.63 26
6D 1Stoke City18 8 0 1 32 9 3 3 3 14 16 1.84 25
7 D 2Coventry City18 8 1 0 21 6 2 4 3 7 10 1.75 25
8 D 3NSouthport18 7 1 1 41 12 4 2 3 23 30 1.52 25
9D 1Derby County18 8 0 1 29 10 3 2 4 22 27 1.38 24
10 D 2Bradford18 5 4 0 20 7 3 3 3 26 14 2.19 23
11 D 3NLincoln City18 5 4 0 38 12 4 1 4 20 24 1.61 23
12 D 3NHalifax Town18 7 1 1 25 8 3 2 4 14 19 1.44 23
13 D 3NGateshead18 5 2 2 23 14 5 1 3 29 31 1.16 23
14D 1Aston Villa18 7 2 0 29 9 3 0 6 18 24 1.42 22
15D 1Everton18 6 2 1 35 19 4 0 5 17 22 1.27 22
16D 1Grimsby Town17 6 2 1 24 13 2 3 3 18 18 1.35 21
17 D 3NYork City18 5 1 3 29 21 4 2 3 18 15 1.31 21
18 D 2Barnsley18 5 1 3 22 14 3 4 2 17 16 1.3 21
19D 1Sheffield United18 5 4 0 28 15 2 2 5 17 20 1.29 20
20 D 2Birmingham18 7 0 2 14 12 2 2 5 13 18 0.9 20
21D 1Blackburn Rovers18 5 2 2 33 16 3 1 5 17 27 1.16 19
22D 1Sunderland18 4 1 4 20 20 4 2 3 26 20 1.15 19
23 D 3NChester18 4 3 2 26 18 3 1 5 17 22 1.08 18
24 D 3SWalsall18 6 2 1 21 7 0 3 6 12 24 1.06 17
25 D 3SNorthampton Town18 5 1 3 27 18 3 0 6 11 26 0.86 17
26 D 2Newcastle United18 3 3 3 27 29 3 1 5 24 23 0.98 16
27 D 2Chesterfield18 5 3 1 20 5 0 3 6 10 29 0.88 16
28 D 2West Bromwich Albion18 6 3 0 31 15 0 1 8 4 28 0.81 16
29 D 2Bury18 5 1 3 33 31 2 1 6 20 44 0.71 16
30 D 3SNotts County18 4 2 3 19 21 3 0 6 15 36 0.6 16
31 D 2Manchester City18 6 0 4 30 20 1 1 6 16 27 0.98 15
32 D 2Nottingham Forest18 4 1 4 23 16 2 2 5 15 23 0.97 15
33 D 2Burnley18 4 3 2 19 12 1 2 6 16 33 0.78 15
34 D 2Leicester City18 3 2 4 17 15 2 2 5 15 22 0.86 14
35 D 3NStockport County18 5 0 4 23 24 0 3 6 11 31 0.62 13
36 D 3NRotherham United18 2 4 3 15 23 2 1 6 13 25 0.58 13
37 D 3NTranmere Rovers18 3 3 3 20 24 2 0 7 16 39 0.57 13
38D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers18 5 2 2 22 13 0 0 9 6 28 0.68 12
39 D 3NCrewe Alexandra18 5 2 2 33 20 0 0 9 10 44 0.67 12
40D 1Middlesbrough18 1 2 6 18 30 3 2 4 12 20 0.6 12
41 D 3NRochdale18 5 0 4 24 22 0 2 7 10 35 0.6 12
42 D 3NWrexham18 5 0 4 29 24 0 1 8 14 43 0.64 11
43D 1Leeds United18 2 3 4 16 18 1 1 7 12 27 0.62 10
44 D 3NOldham Athletic18 4 1 4 20 15 0 1 8 9 39 0.54 10
45 D 3NBradford City18 2 1 6 19 37 2 1 6 11 26 0.48 10
46D 1Bolton Wanderers18 2 3 4 20 23 1 0 8 11 29 0.6 9
47 D 3NDoncaster Rovers17 1 1 6 9 18 2 2 5 14 23 0.56 9
48 D 3SMansfield Town18 2 2 5 16 26 0 2 7 9 39 0.38 8
 
FL North 2nd Championship
  FL North 2nd ChampionshipPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1D 1Liverpool20 9 1 1 34 13 6 1 2 30 19 2 32
2NLLovell's Athletic20 6 0 4 36 17 5 5 0 27 15 1.97 27
3 D 2Manchester City19 7 5 0 26 8 4 0 3 17 16 1.79 27
4D 1Aston Villa20 9 0 2 25 17 4 1 4 19 13 1.47 27
5 D 2Sheffield Wednesday20 7 2 0 30 13 2 6 3 13 13 1.65 26
6D 1Manchester United19 7 0 1 29 9 4 3 4 23 17 2 25
7 D 3NYork City18 6 3 0 27 10 5 0 4 25 20 1.73 25
8D 1Huddersfield Town19 7 0 1 28 6 4 3 4 20 22 1.71 25
9 D 2Coventry City20 5 2 3 15 7 6 1 3 18 14 1.57 25
10D 1Stoke City20 6 2 2 26 14 4 2 4 16 20 1.24 24
11 D 2West Bromwich Albion20 7 0 3 28 14 4 2 4 21 26 1.23 24
12 D 3SNotts County20 5 3 2 19 12 4 3 3 18 22 1.09 24
13D 1Blackpool19 7 3 0 32 9 1 4 4 17 22 1.58 23
14 D 2Newcastle United19 7 1 2 35 16 3 2 4 27 26 1.48 23
15D 1Blackburn Rovers18 6 2 1 35 16 3 2 4 10 19 1.29 22
16 D 3SBristol City19 5 4 1 25 11 3 2 4 16 22 1.24 22
17 D 2Chesterfield20 5 2 4 22 17 4 2 3 13 13 1.17 22
18D 1Derby County20 4 3 4 26 18 4 2 3 15 16 1.21 21
19NLAberaman Athletic18 4 0 3 18 15 6 1 4 21 26 0.95 21
20 D 3NRochdale16 7 0 1 27 9 2 2 4 12 17 1.5 20
21D 1Sunderland19 5 3 2 44 17 3 1 5 14 23 1.45 20
22 D 2Leicester City20 6 0 4 28 12 3 2 5 12 25 1.08 20
23D 1Sheffield United19 6 2 1 23 12 2 2 6 20 30 1.02 20
24 D 2Bradford19 4 2 3 17 12 3 3 4 18 19 1.13 19
25D 1Everton19 5 0 3 29 20 4 1 6 22 26 1.11 19
26 D 2Birmingham20 6 0 3 20 12 2 2 7 12 17 1.1 18
27NLBath City18 5 3 1 26 16 2 1 6 23 30 1.07 18
28 D 2Barnsley17 5 1 3 23 17 3 1 4 11 20 0.92 18
29 D 2Nottingham Forest18 5 3 2 22 13 2 1 5 8 21 0.88 18
30 D 3NCrewe Alexandra20 3 3 5 31 30 4 1 4 13 27 0.77 18
31 D 3NWrexham17 7 1 2 29 15 0 2 5 7 22 0.97 17
32 D 3NBradford City16 4 2 2 15 11 3 0 5 14 18 1 16
33D 1Bolton Wanderers17 5 1 3 25 16 2 1 5 9 26 0.81 16
34 D 3NTranmere Rovers20 5 3 3 23 21 1 1 7 14 27 0.77 16
35 D 3NHalifax Town18 5 1 3 21 17 2 1 6 9 22 0.77 16
36 D 3NChester20 4 1 4 16 15 2 2 7 24 34 0.82 15
37D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers17 3 1 2 18 14 2 3 6 20 31 0.84 14
38 D 3SNorthampton Town17 3 2 3 16 15 3 0 6 14 22 0.81 14
39 D 2Swansea Town18 2 5 3 23 22 2 1 5 13 30 0.69 14
40D 1Grimsby Town13 3 2 1 15 10 1 3 3 15 17 1.11 13
41 D 2Bury16 4 1 3 27 17 1 2 5 17 25 1.05 13
42 D 3NDoncaster Rovers17 4 1 3 16 14 1 2 6 11 27 0.66 13
43 D 3NRotherham United18 4 2 3 19 13 0 3 6 9 30 0.65 13
44 D 3NGateshead13 3 0 3 19 17 3 0 4 10 19 0.81 12
45 D 3NStockport County19 4 2 3 25 23 0 2 8 12 53 0.49 12
46 D 3NSouthport18 4 2 3 25 24 0 1 8 13 34 0.66 11
47D 1Leeds United16 3 1 4 19 21 2 0 6 13 29 0.64 11
48 D 3NOldham Athletic18 4 2 3 19 16 0 1 8 9 31 0.6 11
49D 1Middlesbrough18 4 0 5 23 25 1 0 8 8 44 0.45 10
50 D 3NLincoln City10 2 1 2 13 7 2 0 3 10 11 1.28 9
51 D 2Burnley14 3 3 1 12 7 0 0 7 5 24 0.55 9
52 D 3SWalsall16 2 1 5 13 18 1 1 6 9 17 0.63 8
53 D 3SCardiff City17 1 1 7 12 28 1 2 5 10 19 0.47 7
54 D 3SMansfield Town10 1 1 3 8 12 0 0 5 4 29 0.29 3
 
Football League South
  Football League SouthPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1D 1Arsenal28 10 0 3 52 12 11 1 3 50 28 2.55 43
2 D 2Tottenham Hotspur28 9 4 2 42 14 7 2 4 26 14 2.43 38
3 D 3SQueens Park Rangers28 11 1 2 40 20 7 1 6 24 29 1.31 38
4D 1Portsmouth28 10 2 2 38 20 6 1 7 28 32 1.27 35
5 D 2Southampton28 9 2 3 47 21 5 3 6 39 37 1.48 33
6 D 2West Ham United28 10 1 3 46 26 4 4 6 34 40 1.21 33
7D 1Chelsea28 7 2 5 29 23 7 2 5 23 22 1.16 32
8 D 3SAldershot28 9 2 3 57 33 5 0 9 30 44 1.13 30
9D 1Brentford28 8 3 3 43 26 4 2 8 21 37 1.02 29
10D 1Charlton Athletic28 7 2 5 41 36 6 1 7 27 39 0.91 29
11 D 3SClapton Orient28 8 1 5 33 33 3 4 7 21 39 0.75 27
12 D 3SBrighton & Hove Albion28 6 2 6 35 34 4 3 7 30 39 0.89 25
13 D 3SReading28 5 2 7 36 37 4 4 6 31 37 0.91 24
14 D 2Fulham28 7 1 6 40 37 3 1 10 29 41 0.88 22
15 D 3SCrystal Palace28 3 3 8 19 32 4 2 8 30 43 0.65 19
16 D 2Millwall28 4 3 7 29 32 2 2 10 37 56 0.75 17
17 D 3SWatford28 5 1 8 35 41 2 1 11 16 47 0.58 16
18 D 2Luton Town28 3 4 7 25 37 1 2 11 18 63 0.43 14
 
Football League West
  Football League WestPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1 NLLovell's Athletic18 8 1 0 38 9 6 1 2 21 12 2.81 30
2 NLBath City18 8 0 1 37 14 6 0 3 29 12 2.54 28
3 D 3SCardiff City18 5 2 2 21 10 3 1 5 21 35 0.93 19
4 D 3SBristol City17 5 1 2 37 11 2 2 5 22 26 1.59 17
5 D 2Swansea Town18 3 1 5 17 30 0 0 9 10 47 0.35 7
6 NLAberaman Athletic17 2 0 7 20 38 0 1 7 9 38 0.38 5
Notes
Accrington Stanley - chose not to take part in wartime football league
Barrow chose not to take part in wartime football league
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic - unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons
Bristol Rovers chose not to take part in wartime football league
Carlisle United chose not to take part in wartime football league
Exeter City could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort
Hartlepools United could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort
Hull City chose not to take part in wartime football league
Ipswich Town chose not to take part in wartime football league
New Brighton could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort
Newport County chose not to take part in wartime football league
Norwich City - unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons
Plymouth Argyle chose not to take part in wartime football league
Port Vale - chose not to take part in wartime football league
Preston North End - could not take part because ground had been requested as a POW detention centre
Southend United unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons
Swindon Town could not take part because ground had been requested as a POW detention centre
Torquay United unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons