Season Fixtures

Season 1943-44

 

The War Cups
Cup Wins Cup Final 1944 VenueGateNotes
  Aston Villa 1 1Charlton Athletic   Stamford Bridge, London38,540 
 
Football League North (War) Cup Final 1944VenueGateNotes
  Blackpool 2 1Aston Villa   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool28,000 
  Aston Villa 4 2Blackpool   Villa Park, Birmingham54,824agg 5-4
 
Football League North (War) Cup Semi-Finals 1944VenueGateNotes
  Aston Villa 3 2Sheffield United   Villa Park, Birmingham40,000 
  Blackpool 1 1Manchester City   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool25,000 
  Sheffield United 2 2Aston Villa   Bramall Lane, Sheffield48,483agg 4-5
  Manchester City 1 2Blackpool   Maine Road, Manchester60,000agg 2-3
 
Football League South (War) Cup Final 1944VenueGateNotes
  Charlton Athletic 3 1Chelsea   Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London85,000 
 
Football League South (War) Cup Semi Final 1944VenueGateNotes
  Chelsea 3 2Reading   White Hart Lane, London23,312aet
  Tottenham Hotspur 0 3Charlton Athletic   Stamford Bridge, London34,821Replay
 
Football League West (War) Cup Final 1944VenueGateNotes
  Bath City 4 2Cardiff City   Twerton Park, Bath5,0001st Leg
  Cardiff City 0 0Bath City   Ninian Park, Cardiff8,0002nd Leg agg 2-4
 

 

Football League North
  Football League NorthPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1D 1Blackpool18 8 0 1 38 9 4 4 1 18 11 2.8 28
2D 1Manchester United18 8 0 0 30 7 5 2 3 26 23 1.87 28
3D 1Liverpool18 7 1 1 44 10 6 0 3 28 16 2.77 27
4 D 3NDoncaster Rovers18 7 2 0 26 12 4 3 2 19 13 1.8 27
5 D 2Bradford18 6 2 1 31 9 5 2 2 34 19 2.32 26
6D 1Huddersfield Town18 6 2 1 28 10 6 0 3 20 15 1.92 26
7 D 3SNorthampton Town18 7 1 1 27 8 3 4 2 16 17 1.72 25
8D 1Aston Villa18 6 2 1 23 9 5 1 3 20 18 1.59 25
9D 1Sunderland18 6 1 2 31 14 4 2 3 15 16 1.53 23
10 D 3NHartlepools United18 6 1 2 26 15 4 2 3 18 16 1.42 23
11D 1Everton18 4 3 2 32 17 5 1 3 28 17 1.76 22
12D 1Blackburn Rovers18 7 1 1 34 12 3 1 5 13 20 1.47 22
13 D 3NRochdale18 8 0 1 28 14 2 2 5 15 27 1.05 22
14D 1Sheffield United18 5 3 1 16 9 3 2 4 14 17 1.15 21
15 D 3NLincoln City18 6 2 1 37 18 2 2 5 14 22 1.28 20
16 D 2Birmingham18 6 2 1 23 10 2 2 5 15 21 1.23 20
17 D 2Manchester City18 4 2 3 19 15 5 0 4 19 20 1.09 20
18 D 3SMansfield Town18 5 2 2 13 6 4 0 5 19 27 0.97 20
19D 1Derby County18 5 3 1 27 23 3 1 5 16 22 0.96 20
20 D 3NChester18 6 2 1 26 15 3 0 6 14 28 0.93 20
21 D 2West Bromwich Albion18 5 2 2 26 20 3 1 5 16 24 0.95 19
22D 1Grimsby Town18 6 1 2 20 15 2 2 5 12 21 0.89 19
23 D 3NGateshead18 5 1 3 25 21 3 1 5 15 30 0.78 18
24 D 2Burnley18 4 2 3 15 8 1 5 3 9 14 1.09 17
25 D 3SWalsall18 2 4 3 10 12 3 3 3 17 19 0.87 17
26 D 2Nottingham Forest18 4 2 3 22 15 2 3 4 11 24 0.85 17
27D 1Leeds United18 4 2 3 19 19 2 3 4 19 31 0.76 17
28 D 2Leicester City18 4 2 3 17 13 2 2 5 16 17 1.1 16
29 D 3NDarlington18 4 3 2 27 19 2 1 6 22 29 1.02 16
30 D 3NRotherham United18 7 0 2 26 12 0 2 7 12 30 0.9 16
31 D 3NYork City18 7 0 2 26 14 0 2 7 9 26 0.88 16
32 D 3NHalifax Town18 4 3 2 16 17 2 1 6 11 19 0.75 16
33 D 3NSouthport18 5 2 2 21 14 2 0 7 12 37 0.65 16
34D 1Stoke City18 5 2 2 30 13 1 1 7 10 22 1.14 15
35 D 2Chesterfield18 5 0 4 23 13 2 1 6 6 18 0.94 15
36 D 3NOldham Athletic18 5 1 3 18 20 2 0 7 12 24 0.68 15
37 D 3NStockport County18 4 3 2 15 13 1 2 6 9 30 0.56 15
38 D 2Coventry City18 3 2 4 19 12 1 4 4 6 11 1.09 14
39 D 2Newcastle United18 4 2 3 19 16 1 2 6 13 21 0.86 14
40 D 2Sheffield Wednesday18 3 2 4 18 15 2 2 5 11 19 0.85 14
41D 1Middlesbrough18 3 3 3 19 24 1 3 5 16 28 0.67 14
42D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers18 3 1 5 18 19 2 2 5 12 23 0.71 13
43 D 2Bury18 5 1 3 19 12 1 0 8 12 32 0.7 13
44 D 2Barnsley18 4 1 4 19 21 1 1 7 13 21 0.76 12
45 D 3NWrexham18 5 0 5 32 24 0 1 7 11 39 0.68 11
46 D 3NBradford City18 3 3 3 15 20 1 0 8 12 27 0.57 11
47 D 3SNotts County18 2 2 5 9 23 2 1 6 17 30 0.49 11
48D 1Bolton Wanderers18 3 0 6 15 21 2 0 7 9 25 0.52 10
49 D 3NTranmere Rovers18 3 0 6 22 30 1 1 7 17 41 0.55 9
50 D 3NCrewe Alexandra18 3 0 6 14 26 1 1 7 15 36 0.47 9
 
FL North 2nd Championship
   PldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1NLBath City21 10 1 0 53 12 6 1 3 25 14 3 34
2 D 3NWrexham21 8 1 1 37 15 7 3 1 25 14 2.14 34
3D 1Liverpool21 10 1 1 49 15 4 1 4 22 23 1.87 30
4 D 2Birmingham20 8 2 0 30 7 4 3 3 17 12 2.47 29
5 D 3NRotherham United21 7 3 1 36 15 5 2 3 18 15 1.8 29
6D 1Aston Villa21 9 0 2 27 12 4 3 3 23 22 1.47 29
7D 1Blackpool20 6 3 1 33 11 6 0 4 20 16 1.96 27
8 D 3SCardiff City21 8 1 1 33 8 5 0 6 20 20 1.89 27
9D 1Manchester United21 5 4 0 31 14 5 3 4 24 24 1.45 27
10 D 2Bradford20 6 2 2 27 13 5 2 3 23 17 1.67 26
11 D 2Newcastle United20 9 0 1 32 10 4 0 6 15 26 1.31 26
12D 1Everton21 6 0 3 38 13 6 1 5 35 26 1.87 25
13D 1Stoke City21 5 3 2 39 26 5 2 4 27 19 1.47 25
14 D 2Leicester City21 5 4 1 21 11 5 1 5 19 21 1.25 25
15 D 3NDarlington21 6 2 3 34 16 5 0 5 16 14 1.67 24
16 D 2Nottingham Forest20 6 2 2 21 9 3 4 3 11 11 1.6 24
17D 1Sheffield United21 8 1 1 40 11 3 1 7 13 24 1.51 24
18 D 2Coventry City21 8 1 2 34 15 2 3 5 14 22 1.3 24
19 D 2Manchester City21 7 2 3 26 16 2 4 3 16 19 1.2 24
20NLLovell's Athletic20 8 1 1 34 12 2 1 7 14 18 1.6 22
21 D 3NGateshead21 7 1 2 24 17 2 3 6 21 36 0.85 22
22 D 3NDoncaster Rovers17 5 1 2 22 9 4 2 3 20 24 1.27 21
23D 1Derby County21 5 3 4 23 16 3 2 4 10 12 1.18 21
24 D 3NRochdale20 6 2 2 24 10 2 3 5 16 26 1.11 21
25 D 2Barnsley17 7 1 1 26 13 1 3 4 8 17 1.13 20
26 D 3NHalifax Town20 5 1 4 25 20 3 3 4 19 22 1.05 20
27 D 3NChester20 5 1 4 37 27 4 1 5 28 38 1 20
28 D 3NHartlepools United20 5 2 3 29 25 3 2 5 20 25 0.98 20
29 D 3NStockport County19 6 0 3 27 20 4 0 6 17 29 0.9 20
30 D 2Sheffield Wednesday20 6 3 2 17 11 2 1 6 15 25 0.89 20
31D 1Blackburn Rovers16 7 1 0 22 5 1 2 5 8 22 1.11 19
32D 1Huddersfield Town21 6 1 3 26 14 2 2 7 15 26 1.03 19
33 D 2West Bromwich Albion21 5 3 2 26 17 0 6 5 20 31 0.96 19
34D 1Bolton Wanderers21 7 2 1 31 13 1 1 9 11 36 0.86 19
35D 1Leeds United18 7 1 0 15 4 1 2 7 19 36 0.85 19
36 D 3SNorthampton Town19 6 0 3 23 14 3 0 7 14 25 0.95 18
37 D 2Burnley18 4 5 0 27 16 2 1 6 12 26 0.93 18
38 D 3SBristol City20 6 2 2 21 11 0 3 7 17 31 0.9 17
39 D 3NYork City20 6 2 2 26 15 1 0 9 11 25 0.93 16
40D 1Middlesbrough21 4 1 5 22 25 2 3 6 19 26 0.8 16
41 D 2Swansea Town20 5 1 4 26 23 2 1 7 16 44 0.63 16
42D 1Grimsby Town15 5 1 1 14 5 1 2 5 9 23 0.82 15
43 D 2Bury20 5 1 4 19 23 1 2 7 19 32 0.69 15
44 D 3NOldham Athletic18 2 2 5 9 15 3 2 4 19 21 0.78 14
45D 1Sunderland19 4 2 4 22 21 2 0 7 22 37 0.76 14
46 D 2Chesterfield19 5 0 4 20 15 0 4 6 11 26 0.76 14
47 D 3SMansfield Town14 4 1 2 15 6 2 0 5 8 19 0.92 13
48D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers20 2 4 5 14 24 1 2 6 14 32 0.5 12
49 D 3SWalsall17 3 5 1 14 9 0 1 7 3 26 0.49 12
50 D 3NTranmere Rovers20 4 0 6 17 24 2 0 8 12 38 0.47 12
51 D 3NBradford City18 3 2 4 20 22 1 0 8 7 25 0.57 10
52 D 3NSouthport20 3 1 7 25 32 0 2 7 10 35 0.52 9
53 D 3NLincoln City18 3 2 5 18 24 0 0 8 7 32 0.45 8
54 D 3SNotts County20 2 0 7 12 23 1 0 10 11 45 0.34 6
55 D 3NCrewe Alexandra18 1 1 7 21 37 1 0 8 10 46 0.37 5
56NLAberaman Athletic18 1 1 7 14 35 0 0 9 6 52 0.23 3
 
Football League South
  Football League SouthPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1 D 2Tottenham Hotspur30 11 5 0 45 19 8 3 3 26 17 1.97 46
2 D 2West Ham United30 10 4 1 40 16 7 3 5 34 23 1.9 41
3 D 3SQueens Park Rangers30 9 5 1 40 26 5 7 3 29 28 1.28 40
4D 1Arsenal30 9 4 1 44 17 5 6 5 28 25 1.71 38
5 D 3SCrystal Palace30 9 3 3 39 23 7 2 6 36 30 1.42 37
6D 1Portsmouth30 9 2 4 34 27 7 3 5 34 32 1.15 37
7D 1Brentford30 10 1 4 38 23 4 6 5 33 28 1.39 35
8D 1Chelsea30 8 2 4 39 18 8 0 8 40 37 1.44 34
9 D 2Fulham30 7 3 5 47 35 4 6 5 33 38 1.1 31
10 D 2Millwall30 7 1 7 48 42 6 3 6 22 24 1.06 30
11 D 3SAldershot30 6 3 6 32 33 6 3 6 32 40 0.88 30
12 D 3SReading30 7 1 8 44 36 5 2 7 29 26 1.18 27
13 D 2Southampton30 6 4 5 38 29 4 3 8 29 59 0.76 27
14D 1Charlton Athletic30 5 4 6 24 29 4 3 8 33 44 0.78 25
15 D 3SWatford30 4 4 7 35 38 2 4 9 23 42 0.73 20
16 D 3SBrighton & Hove Albion30 3 2 10 26 36 6 0 9 29 46 0.67 20
17 D 2Luton Town30 2 4 9 26 38 1 1 13 16 66 0.4 11
18 D 3SClapton Orient30 3 3 9 15 38 1 0 14 17 49 0.37 11
 
Football League West
  Football League WestPldWDLFAWDLFAG AvePts
1 NLLovell's Athletic18 8 0 1 42 10 4 0 5 20 20 2.07 24
2 D 3SCardiff City18 8 0 1 30 9 3 1 5 15 19 1.61 23
3 NLBath City18 7 1 1 20 10 2 0 7 21 32 0.98 19
4 NLAberaman Athletic18 5 1 3 18 16 3 1 5 14 19 0.91 18
5 D 3SBristol City18 7 1 1 25 13 1 0 8 7 23 0.89 17
6 D 2Swansea Town18 3 0 6 16 28 0 1 8 9 38 0.38 7
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
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 unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons
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