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1917-18 season
General information
Performance
Lancashire Principal
Tournament

Runners-up

Lancashire Subsidiary
Tournament Group A

Winners

Top scorers
Lancashire Principal
Tournament

Bennett (41)

Lancashire Subsidiary
Tournament Group A

Green (9)

Overall

Bennett (48)

Attendances

The 1917-18 season was an unofficial season during World War I, and was Liverpool's 26th season of football since they were established.

Squad[]

List of players who played during the season, not necessarily a formal squad list.

  • GK. Ken Campbell
  • DF. William Jenkinson
  • DF. Ephraim Longworth
  • DF. Tommy Lucas
  • DF. Don Mackinlay
  • DF. Clement Rigg
  • DF. Walter Wadsworth
  • MF. John Bamber
  • MF. Arthur Goddard
  • MF. Harold Wadsworth
  • MF. James Speakman
  • FW. Thomas Bennett
  • FW. Harry Lewis
  • FW. Arthur Metcalf
  • FW. Fred Pagnam
  • ?. Richard Birchall
  • ?. Joseph Butler
  • ?. Billy Connell
  • ?. Benjamin Cross
  • ?. Tommy Cunliffe
  • ?. Thomas Green
  • ?. Charlie Hayes
  • ?. Joseph Houghton
  • ?. Edwin Hughes
  • ?. Jack Lovell
  • ?. S Neish
  • ?. John Page
  • ?. Alexander Robertson
  • ?. George William Schofield
  • ?. Walter Ernest Smith
  • ?. Jack Waine

Friendlies[]

No friendlies were played this season.

Results[]

Lancashire Principal Tournament[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
1 September 1917 Port Vale 3-2 OG, Bamber (80), Bennett (82)
8 September 1917 Port Vale 4-0 Bennett (13, 62), Lewis (67), Metcalf (87)
15 September 1917 Bolton 3-0 Bennett 2, Metcalf
22 September 1917 Bolton 6-0 Bennett 3, Lewis 3
29 September 1917 Everton 2-2 Bennett (47), Metcalf (50)
6 October 1917 Everton 6-0 Mackinlay (19), Lewis (27, 29, 52, 80), Bennett (76)
13 October 1917 Preston 6-0 Metcalf 2, Waine, Bennett, Lewis, Bamber
20 October 1917 Preston 2-2 Bennett (17, 84)
27 October 1917 Blackpool 4-1 Bennett (5), Metcalf (41, 47), W. Wadsworth (76)
3 November 1917 Blackpool 6-0 Bennett 2, Metcalf 2, W. Wadsworth, Waine
10 November 1917 Man City 2-0 Bennett (75, 82)
17 November 1917 Man City 1-1 Bennett (5)
24 November 1917 Blackburn 7-0 Bennett, Metcalf, Lewis 2, Mackinlay, Waine (65, 76)
1 December 1917 Blackburn 6-1 Bennett 2, Lewis, Metcalf, Waine, Mackinlay
8 December 1917 Rochdale 5-1 Bennett (6, 10, 42, 55, 60)
15 December 1917 Rochdale 0-1
22 December 1917 Oldham 3-0 Lewis (pen 62, 75), Bennett (72)
29 December 1917 Oldham 3-3 Waine, Bennett (78), OG
5 January 1918 Stockport 2-1 Schofield (25), Lewis (pen 35)
12 January 1918 Stockport 0-1
19 January 1918 Man Utd 5-1 Metcalf (26, 53), Bennett (50, 55), Mackinlay (78)
26 January 1918 Man Utd 2-0 Lewis, Metcalf (86)
2 February 1918 Southport 6-1 Lewis (4, 14), Bennett (13, 70), Metcalf (47), Mackinlay (57)
9 February 1918 Southport 3-1 Bennett 2, Lewis
16 February 1918 Burnley 7-1 Bennett (5, 9, 32, 35, 39), Lewis (20), Metcalf (55)
23 February 1918 Burnley 3-1 W. Wadsworth (45), Schofield (59), Green (61)
2 March 1918 Stoke 1-1 Lewis (pen)
9 March 1918 Stoke 1-3 Schofield (42)
16 March 1918 Bury 1-1 Bennett
23 March 1918 Bury 1-0 Metcalf

Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group A[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
1 January 1918 Everton 4-1 Lewis (45, 56), Waine (46), Bennett (60)
29 March 1918 Everton 2-3 Lewis, Green
30 March 1918 Southport 8-0 Bennett 4, Green 3, Schofield
6 April 1918 Southport 2-0 Bennett, Green
13 April 1918 Stockport 4-1 Green 3, Bennett
20 April 1918 Stockport 4-2 Green (35), Lewis (44, pen 60), Goddard (48)

Tables[]

Lancashire Principal Tournament[]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
1 Stoke 30 22 4 4 109 27 4.04 48
2 Liverpool 30 21 6 3 101 26 3.88 48
3 Everton 30 19 6 5 92 36 2.56 44
4 Man City 30 15 8 7 57 28 2.04 38
5 Stockport 30 17 3 10 59 32 1.84 37
6 Rochdale 30 14 9 7 78 51 1.53 37
7 Bolton 30 13 4 13 68 70 0.97 30
8 Man Utd 30 11 8 11 45 49 0.92 30
9 Oldham 30 11 6 13 50 59 0.85 28
10 Preston 30 12 3 15 38 53 0.72 27
11 Port Vale 30 9 8 13 47 58 0.81 26
12 Blackpool 30 10 5 15 46 70 0.66 25
13 Southport 30 8 6 16 33 69 0.48 22
14 Bury 30 8 5 17 46 64 0.72 21
15 Burnley 30 5 4 21 32 104 0.31 14
16 Blackburn 30 2 1 27 22 127 0.17 5

Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group A[]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
1 Liverpool 6 5 0 1 24 7 3.43 10
2 Everton 6 5 0 1 19 7 2.71 10
3 Stockport 6 2 0 4 6 13 0.46 4
4 Southport 6 0 0 6 1 23 0.04 0

Player stats[]

Note: Stats during war years are unofficial.

Pos. Name LPT LSTGA Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF John Bamber 30 2 6 0 36 2
FW Thomas Bennett 29 41 6 7 35 48
? Richard Birchall 0 0 1 0 1 0
? Joseph Butler 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK Ken Campbell 13 0 1 0 14 0
? Billy Connell 2 0 5 0 7 0
? Benjamin Cross 1 0 0 0 1 0
? Tommy Cunliffe 8 0 0 0 8 0
MF Arthur Goddard 0 0 1 1 1 1
? Thomas Green 2 1 5 9 7 10
? Charlie Hayes 0 0 1 0 1 0
? Joseph Houghton 7 0 0 0 7 0
? Edwin Hughes 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF William Jenkinson 15 0 6 0 21 0
? Harry Lewis 30 21 5 5 35 26
DF Ephraim Longworth 28 0 4 0 32 0
? Jack Lovell 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF Tommy Lucas 10 0 0 0 10 0
DF Don Mackinlay 29 5 6 0 35 5
FW Arthur Metcalf 29 17 1 0 30 17
? S Neish 1 0 0 0 1 0
? John Page 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW Fred Pagnam 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Clement Rigg 1 0 0 0 1 0
? Alexander Robertson 0 0 4 0 4 0
? George William Schofield 21 3 6 1 27 4
? Walter Ernest Smith 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Harold Wadsworth 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF James Speakman 5 0 1 0 6 0
DF Walter Wadsworth 29 3 1 0 30 3
? Jack Waine 28 6 5 1 33 7

Transfers[]

None.


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