Season Fixtures

Season 1943-44

 

The War Cups
Cup Wins Cup Final 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Aston Villa 1 1 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London 38,540  
 
Football League North (War) Cup Final 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Blackpool 2 1 Aston Villa Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 28,000  
Aston Villa 4 2 Blackpool Villa Park, Birmingham 54,824 agg 5-4
 
Football League North (War) Cup Semi-Finals 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Aston Villa 3 2 Sheffield United Villa Park, Birmingham 40,000  
Blackpool 1 1 Manchester City Bloomfield Road, Blackpool 25,000  
Sheffield United 2 2 Aston Villa Bramall Lane, Sheffield 48,483 agg 4-5
Manchester City 1 2 Blackpool Maine Road, Manchester 60,000 agg 2-3
 
Football League South (War) Cup Final 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Charlton Athletic 3 1 Chelsea Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 85,000  
 
Football League South (War) Cup Semi Final 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Chelsea 3 2 Reading White Hart Lane, London 23,312 aet
Tottenham Hotspur 0 3 Charlton Athletic Stamford Bridge, London 34,821 Replay
 
Football League West (War) Cup Final 1944 Venue Gate Notes
Bath City 4 2 Cardiff City Twerton Park, Bath 5,000 1st Leg
Cardiff City 0 0 Bath City Ninian Park, Cardiff 8,000 2nd Leg agg 2-4
 

 

Football League North
    Football League North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 1 Blackpool 18 8 0 1 38 9 4 4 1 18 11 2.8 28
2D 1 Manchester United 18 8 0 0 30 7 5 2 3 26 23 1.87 28
3D 1 Liverpool 18 7 1 1 44 10 6 0 3 28 16 2.77 27
4 D 3N Doncaster Rovers 18 7 2 0 26 12 4 3 2 19 13 1.8 27
5 D 2 Bradford 18 6 2 1 31 9 5 2 2 34 19 2.32 26
6D 1 Huddersfield Town 18 6 2 1 28 10 6 0 3 20 15 1.92 26
7 D 3S Northampton Town 18 7 1 1 27 8 3 4 2 16 17 1.72 25
8D 1 Aston Villa 18 6 2 1 23 9 5 1 3 20 18 1.59 25
9D 1 Sunderland 18 6 1 2 31 14 4 2 3 15 16 1.53 23
10 D 3N Hartlepools United 18 6 1 2 26 15 4 2 3 18 16 1.42 23
11D 1 Everton 18 4 3 2 32 17 5 1 3 28 17 1.76 22
12D 1 Blackburn Rovers 18 7 1 1 34 12 3 1 5 13 20 1.47 22
13 D 3N Rochdale 18 8 0 1 28 14 2 2 5 15 27 1.05 22
14D 1 Sheffield United 18 5 3 1 16 9 3 2 4 14 17 1.15 21
15 D 3N Lincoln City 18 6 2 1 37 18 2 2 5 14 22 1.28 20
16 D 2 Birmingham 18 6 2 1 23 10 2 2 5 15 21 1.23 20
17 D 2 Manchester City 18 4 2 3 19 15 5 0 4 19 20 1.09 20
18 D 3S Mansfield Town 18 5 2 2 13 6 4 0 5 19 27 0.97 20
19D 1 Derby County 18 5 3 1 27 23 3 1 5 16 22 0.96 20
20 D 3N Chester 18 6 2 1 26 15 3 0 6 14 28 0.93 20
21 D 2 West Bromwich Albion 18 5 2 2 26 20 3 1 5 16 24 0.95 19
22D 1 Grimsby Town 18 6 1 2 20 15 2 2 5 12 21 0.89 19
23 D 3N Gateshead 18 5 1 3 25 21 3 1 5 15 30 0.78 18
24 D 2 Burnley 18 4 2 3 15 8 1 5 3 9 14 1.09 17
25 D 3S Walsall 18 2 4 3 10 12 3 3 3 17 19 0.87 17
26 D 2 Nottingham Forest 18 4 2 3 22 15 2 3 4 11 24 0.85 17
27D 1 Leeds United 18 4 2 3 19 19 2 3 4 19 31 0.76 17
28 D 2 Leicester City 18 4 2 3 17 13 2 2 5 16 17 1.1 16
29 D 3N Darlington 18 4 3 2 27 19 2 1 6 22 29 1.02 16
30 D 3N Rotherham United 18 7 0 2 26 12 0 2 7 12 30 0.9 16
31 D 3N York City 18 7 0 2 26 14 0 2 7 9 26 0.88 16
32 D 3N Halifax Town 18 4 3 2 16 17 2 1 6 11 19 0.75 16
33 D 3N Southport 18 5 2 2 21 14 2 0 7 12 37 0.65 16
34D 1 Stoke City 18 5 2 2 30 13 1 1 7 10 22 1.14 15
35 D 2 Chesterfield 18 5 0 4 23 13 2 1 6 6 18 0.94 15
36 D 3N Oldham Athletic 18 5 1 3 18 20 2 0 7 12 24 0.68 15
37 D 3N Stockport County 18 4 3 2 15 13 1 2 6 9 30 0.56 15
38 D 2 Coventry City 18 3 2 4 19 12 1 4 4 6 11 1.09 14
39 D 2 Newcastle United 18 4 2 3 19 16 1 2 6 13 21 0.86 14
40 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 18 3 2 4 18 15 2 2 5 11 19 0.85 14
41D 1 Middlesbrough 18 3 3 3 19 24 1 3 5 16 28 0.67 14
42D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 18 3 1 5 18 19 2 2 5 12 23 0.71 13
43 D 2 Bury 18 5 1 3 19 12 1 0 8 12 32 0.7 13
44 D 2 Barnsley 18 4 1 4 19 21 1 1 7 13 21 0.76 12
45 D 3N Wrexham 18 5 0 5 32 24 0 1 7 11 39 0.68 11
46 D 3N Bradford City 18 3 3 3 15 20 1 0 8 12 27 0.57 11
47 D 3S Notts County 18 2 2 5 9 23 2 1 6 17 30 0.49 11
48D 1 Bolton Wanderers 18 3 0 6 15 21 2 0 7 9 25 0.52 10
49 D 3N Tranmere Rovers 18 3 0 6 22 30 1 1 7 17 41 0.55 9
50 D 3N Crewe Alexandra 18 3 0 6 14 26 1 1 7 15 36 0.47 9
 
FL North 2nd Championship
      Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1NL Bath City 21 10 1 0 53 12 6 1 3 25 14 3 34
2 D 3N Wrexham 21 8 1 1 37 15 7 3 1 25 14 2.14 34
3D 1 Liverpool 21 10 1 1 49 15 4 1 4 22 23 1.87 30
4 D 2 Birmingham 20 8 2 0 30 7 4 3 3 17 12 2.47 29
5 D 3N Rotherham United 21 7 3 1 36 15 5 2 3 18 15 1.8 29
6D 1 Aston Villa 21 9 0 2 27 12 4 3 3 23 22 1.47 29
7D 1 Blackpool 20 6 3 1 33 11 6 0 4 20 16 1.96 27
8 D 3S Cardiff City 21 8 1 1 33 8 5 0 6 20 20 1.89 27
9D 1 Manchester United 21 5 4 0 31 14 5 3 4 24 24 1.45 27
10 D 2 Bradford 20 6 2 2 27 13 5 2 3 23 17 1.67 26
11 D 2 Newcastle United 20 9 0 1 32 10 4 0 6 15 26 1.31 26
12D 1 Everton 21 6 0 3 38 13 6 1 5 35 26 1.87 25
13D 1 Stoke City 21 5 3 2 39 26 5 2 4 27 19 1.47 25
14 D 2 Leicester City 21 5 4 1 21 11 5 1 5 19 21 1.25 25
15 D 3N Darlington 21 6 2 3 34 16 5 0 5 16 14 1.67 24
16 D 2 Nottingham Forest 20 6 2 2 21 9 3 4 3 11 11 1.6 24
17D 1 Sheffield United 21 8 1 1 40 11 3 1 7 13 24 1.51 24
18 D 2 Coventry City 21 8 1 2 34 15 2 3 5 14 22 1.3 24
19 D 2 Manchester City 21 7 2 3 26 16 2 4 3 16 19 1.2 24
20NL Lovell's Athletic 20 8 1 1 34 12 2 1 7 14 18 1.6 22
21 D 3N Gateshead 21 7 1 2 24 17 2 3 6 21 36 0.85 22
22 D 3N Doncaster Rovers 17 5 1 2 22 9 4 2 3 20 24 1.27 21
23D 1 Derby County 21 5 3 4 23 16 3 2 4 10 12 1.18 21
24 D 3N Rochdale 20 6 2 2 24 10 2 3 5 16 26 1.11 21
25 D 2 Barnsley 17 7 1 1 26 13 1 3 4 8 17 1.13 20
26 D 3N Halifax Town 20 5 1 4 25 20 3 3 4 19 22 1.05 20
27 D 3N Chester 20 5 1 4 37 27 4 1 5 28 38 1 20
28 D 3N Hartlepools United 20 5 2 3 29 25 3 2 5 20 25 0.98 20
29 D 3N Stockport County 19 6 0 3 27 20 4 0 6 17 29 0.9 20
30 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 20 6 3 2 17 11 2 1 6 15 25 0.89 20
31D 1 Blackburn Rovers 16 7 1 0 22 5 1 2 5 8 22 1.11 19
32D 1 Huddersfield Town 21 6 1 3 26 14 2 2 7 15 26 1.03 19
33 D 2 West Bromwich Albion 21 5 3 2 26 17 0 6 5 20 31 0.96 19
34D 1 Bolton Wanderers 21 7 2 1 31 13 1 1 9 11 36 0.86 19
35D 1 Leeds United 18 7 1 0 15 4 1 2 7 19 36 0.85 19
36 D 3S Northampton Town 19 6 0 3 23 14 3 0 7 14 25 0.95 18
37 D 2 Burnley 18 4 5 0 27 16 2 1 6 12 26 0.93 18
38 D 3S Bristol City 20 6 2 2 21 11 0 3 7 17 31 0.9 17
39 D 3N York City 20 6 2 2 26 15 1 0 9 11 25 0.93 16
40D 1 Middlesbrough 21 4 1 5 22 25 2 3 6 19 26 0.8 16
41 D 2 Swansea Town 20 5 1 4 26 23 2 1 7 16 44 0.63 16
42D 1 Grimsby Town 15 5 1 1 14 5 1 2 5 9 23 0.82 15
43 D 2 Bury 20 5 1 4 19 23 1 2 7 19 32 0.69 15
44 D 3N Oldham Athletic 18 2 2 5 9 15 3 2 4 19 21 0.78 14
45D 1 Sunderland 19 4 2 4 22 21 2 0 7 22 37 0.76 14
46 D 2 Chesterfield 19 5 0 4 20 15 0 4 6 11 26 0.76 14
47 D 3S Mansfield Town 14 4 1 2 15 6 2 0 5 8 19 0.92 13
48D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 2 4 5 14 24 1 2 6 14 32 0.5 12
49 D 3S Walsall 17 3 5 1 14 9 0 1 7 3 26 0.49 12
50 D 3N Tranmere Rovers 20 4 0 6 17 24 2 0 8 12 38 0.47 12
51 D 3N Bradford City 18 3 2 4 20 22 1 0 8 7 25 0.57 10
52 D 3N Southport 20 3 1 7 25 32 0 2 7 10 35 0.52 9
53 D 3N Lincoln City 18 3 2 5 18 24 0 0 8 7 32 0.45 8
54 D 3S Notts County 20 2 0 7 12 23 1 0 10 11 45 0.34 6
55 D 3N Crewe Alexandra 18 1 1 7 21 37 1 0 8 10 46 0.37 5
56NL Aberaman Athletic 18 1 1 7 14 35 0 0 9 6 52 0.23 3
 
Football League South
    Football League South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1 D 2 Tottenham Hotspur 30 11 5 0 45 19 8 3 3 26 17 1.97 46
2 D 2 West Ham United 30 10 4 1 40 16 7 3 5 34 23 1.9 41
3 D 3S Queens Park Rangers 30 9 5 1 40 26 5 7 3 29 28 1.28 40
4D 1 Arsenal 30 9 4 1 44 17 5 6 5 28 25 1.71 38
5 D 3S Crystal Palace 30 9 3 3 39 23 7 2 6 36 30 1.42 37
6D 1 Portsmouth 30 9 2 4 34 27 7 3 5 34 32 1.15 37
7D 1 Brentford 30 10 1 4 38 23 4 6 5 33 28 1.39 35
8D 1 Chelsea 30 8 2 4 39 18 8 0 8 40 37 1.44 34
9 D 2 Fulham 30 7 3 5 47 35 4 6 5 33 38 1.1 31
10 D 2 Millwall 30 7 1 7 48 42 6 3 6 22 24 1.06 30
11 D 3S Aldershot 30 6 3 6 32 33 6 3 6 32 40 0.88 30
12 D 3S Reading 30 7 1 8 44 36 5 2 7 29 26 1.18 27
13 D 2 Southampton 30 6 4 5 38 29 4 3 8 29 59 0.76 27
14D 1 Charlton Athletic 30 5 4 6 24 29 4 3 8 33 44 0.78 25
15 D 3S Watford 30 4 4 7 35 38 2 4 9 23 42 0.73 20
16 D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 30 3 2 10 26 36 6 0 9 29 46 0.67 20
17 D 2 Luton Town 30 2 4 9 26 38 1 1 13 16 66 0.4 11
18 D 3S Clapton Orient 30 3 3 9 15 38 1 0 14 17 49 0.37 11
 
Football League West
    Football League West Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1 NL Lovell's Athletic 18 8 0 1 42 10 4 0 5 20 20 2.07 24
2 D 3S Cardiff City 18 8 0 1 30 9 3 1 5 15 19 1.61 23
3 NL Bath City 18 7 1 1 20 10 2 0 7 21 32 0.98 19
4 NL Aberaman Athletic 18 5 1 3 18 16 3 1 5 14 19 0.91 18
5 D 3S Bristol City 18 7 1 1 25 13 1 0 8 7 23 0.89 17
6 D 2 Swansea Town 18 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