Liverpool
Reserves 2 - 1 Burnley Reserves
| Saturday 26 August 1939 15:15
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1 George Poland
- Tom Cooper
- Fred Rogers
- Stanley Eastham
- John Easdale
- Bob Paisley
- Billy Liddell
- Harry Eastham
- Cyril Done
- George Paterson
- Bill Kinghorn |
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- Tom Smith
- Gilbert Richmond
- Len Martindale
- Bob Johnson
- Joe Loughran
- Jim Smith
- Billy Morris
- Jack Billingham
- George Knight
- Ollie Burns |
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Preston North End Reserves 2 - 1
Liverpool Reserves
| Saturday 2 September 1939 Central
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| 2 - 1 ( - ) |
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- Billy Liddell
- Harry Eastham
- Len Carney
- Bill Kinghorn |
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- 1-0 Lambert (own goal), 1-1 Shafto, 2-1 Beattie.
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Preston
North End Reserves v Liverpool Reserves 2-1 (Central League)
Saturday, September 2 – 1939
Reserves, Central League, at Deepdale.
Preston North End Reserves – Liverpool Reserves 2-1.
Players mentioned Preston North End Reserves: Fairbrother, Ickton, Taylor, Andy
Beattie,
Players mentioned Liverpool Reserves: Eric Mansley,
Ray Lambert, John Shafto, Billy Liddell, Harry Eastham, Len Carney, Bill Kinghorn.
Goals: 1-0 Own goal (Lambert), 1-1 Shafto, 2-1 Beattie (pen.).
Two presentation goals from full backs and two penalty kicks were the features of a
well-fought game at Deepdale. Lambert passed back and beat his own goalkeeper. Andy
Beattie passed back to Shafto, who scored a smart goal. Beattie converted a spot kick and
Fairbrother saved Eastham’s penalty drive. Otherwise Liverpool would have gained a
well-deserved point. Kinghorn and Shafto were lively sharp-shooting members of a virile
attack.
Copyright - Liverpool Daily Post, 04-09-1939 - Transcribed by playupliverpool.com |
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| Saturday 4 November 1939
Lancashire League |
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Notes:
- Now I not know, was this match played Liverpool Reserves team or Liverpool A team
and which Tournament Central League or Lancashire League.
- Start line Liverpool F.C. Reserves written on newspaper:
- 1. Lund, Ted Rafferty, Jack Tennant, Ray Lambert, Douglas Cooke, Eddie
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Two guests for Liverpool Reserves
Wednesday, November 1 – 1939
Liverpool will have the assistance of Jack Tennant (Stoke City) and Albert Malam
(Doncaster Rovers) for their Lancashire Football League game against Wigan Athletic at
Anfield.
Liverpool Reserves: Lund, Ted Rafferty, Jack Tennant, Ray Lambert, Dennis Cooke,
Eddie Spicer, George Leadbetter, Albert Malam, Cyril Done, George Paterson, William
Pinnington.
Copyright - Evening Express, 01-11-1939 - Transcribed by playupliverpool.com |
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Bolton Wanderers 1 - 3 Liverpool
New Brighton 1 - 4 Liverpool
| Saturday 13 January 1940
Lancashire Senior Cup 2nd Round |
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- Tom Cooper
- Bernard Ramsden
- Stanley Eastham
- Fred Rogers
- Jack Tennant
- Berry Nieuwenhuys
- Phil Taylor
- Willie Fagan
- Cyril Done
- Billy Liddell |
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Rake Lane (capacity )
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George Kay (Liverpool) |
Notes:
- In matches Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup, Liverpool F.C. can use
players main team (on main stage). Not only for classification, tournaments Lancashire
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Everton 4 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 5 - 1 Southport
| Saturday 2 March 1939 15:10
Liverpool Senior Cup Semi-Final |
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| 5 - 1 (2-1) |
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| Fagan 2 goals (2, ? p), Taylor 30,
Balmer 2 goals |
Hunt 35 |
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- Bernard Ramsden
- Jack Tennant
- Stanley Eastham
- Tom Bush (c)
- Jimmy McInnes
- Billy Liddell
- Phil Taylor
- Willie Fagan
- Jack Balmer
- Harman Van Den Berg |
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1 Harry Stevenson
- Jack Little
- Jack Grainger
- Bob Hodgkiss
- Jimmy Watt
- Ben Scott
- Dennis Grainger
- Teddy Rothwell
- Hunt
- Watson
- Harry Tomkin |
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| Referee: T E Campbell |
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Anfield (capacity )
Attendance: 4,000 |
George Kay (Liverpool)
(Southport) |
Notes:
- In matches Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup, Liverpool F.C. can use
players main team (on main stage). Not only for classification, tournaments Lancashire
Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup - on reserves page.
- 3-1 Fagan, 4-1 Balmer, 5-1 Balmer. |
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Liverpool
v Southport 5-1 (War time, Lancashire Cup match)
Saturday, March 2 – 1940
Match: Liverpool Senior Cup, semi-final, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:10.
Liverpool – Southport 5-1 (2-1).
Attendance: 1,500 at start, increasing to 4,000.
Referee: Mr. T.E. Campbell.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Eric Mansley, Tommy Bernard
Ramsden, Jack Tennant, Stan Eastham, Tom Bush (C), Jimmy McInnes, Billy Liddell, Phil
Taylor, Willie Fagan, Jack Balmer, Herman Van Den Berg.
Southport (2-3-5): Harry Stevenson, Jack Little, Jack Grainger, Bob Hodgkiss, Jimmy
Watt, Ben Scott, Dennis Grainger, Teddy Rothwell, Hunt, Watson, Harry Tomkin.
The goals: 1-0 Fagan (2 min.), 2-0 Taylor (30 min.), 2-1 Hunt (35 min.), 3-1 Fagan
(penalty), 4-1 Balmer, 5-1 Balmer.
Five for Liverpool.
Southport beaten at Liverpool.
Liverpool made their way through to the last stage of the Liverpool Cup by a convincing
5-1 victory against Southport at Anfield before 4,000 people. But through they won easily
enough in the end, Southport enjoyed moments when they might have made things distinctly
uncomfortable, in face of the opposition’s superiority on paper. For instance, when,
after they had reduced Liverpool’s early lead of 2-0 to 2-1, Southport missed a
wonderful chance to have drawn level in the second half.
Quite apart from this case there were times when nothing could have saved the
Liverpool defence save a mistake on the part of the forward in possession of the ball.
Southport were obliging in every instance, except the one in which Hunt scored.
In view of the fact that many of them left their Army stations at 6 a.m. on the day
of the match, Liverpool performed extremely well. Captained by Tom Bush, who was showered
with confetti – he had been married earlier in the day – as he came on to the field,
they celebrated the occasion with some light-hearted football and good finishing, and only
in the second half did the match begun to pall.
Penalty goals by Fagan.
Fagan, who scored twice, once from the penalty spot, was probably the most
successful of the front-liners, but Balmer who came back after a lengthy absence, was soon
into his stride again and was a good second. He, too, scored twice, and the other goal
came from Taylor.
There was no mistaking the force of Liverpool’s finishing. Stevenson had to play
well to prevent other goals.
Liverpool’s defence without Tommy Cooper and Matt Busby cannot be said to have
left no loopholes. Ramsden always had a bit in hand in dealing with a forward line that
failed chiefly when it reached the shooting box, but one could not help but notice the
number of occasions when Southport were in a scoring position.
Rothwell I though was particularly good in his approach play; indeed the line as a
whole played well except for the vital errors in rounding off their work.
Copyright - Liverpool Daily Post, 04-03-1940, by ‘L.E.E. - Transcribed by
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Everton 6 - 3 Liverpool
| Monday 13 May 1940 19:00
Liverpool Senior Cup Final |
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| Bentham 1, Busby 8 og, Caskie 15,
Jones 19, Lawton 58, Stevenson 62 |
Busby 36, Nieuwenhuys 51,
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1 Ted Sagar (c)
- George Jackson
- Norman Greenhalgh
- Joe Mercer
- Tommy Jones
- Gordon Watson
- Jimmy Caskie
- Stan Bentham
- Tommy Lawton
- Alex Stevenson
- Walter Boyes |
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1 Eric Mansley
- Ray Lambert
- Ron Guttridge
- Matt Busby (c)
- Alan Brown
- Bob Paisley
- Billy Liddell
- Len Carney
- Berry Nieuwenhuys
- Stan Palk
- Harman Van Den Berg |
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| Referee: W H E Evans
(Liverpool) |
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Goodison Park (capacity )
Attendance: 5,834 |
Theo Kelly (Everton)
George Kay (Liverpool) |
Notes:
- In matches Lancashire Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup, Liverpool F.C. can use
players main team (on main stage). Not only for classification, tournaments Lancashire
Senior Cup and Liverpool Senior Cup - on reserves page.
- In this match for Liverpool team played Ron Guttridge (Aston Villa), Alan Brown
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Everton
v Liverpool 6-1 (War time, Liverpool Cup match)
Monday, May 13 – 1940
Match: Liverpool Cup, final, at Goodison Park, kick-off: 19:00.
Everton – Liverpool 6-3 (4-1).
Attendance: 5,834.
Referee: Mr. W.H. Evans.
Everton (2-3-5): Ted Sagar (C); George Jackson, Norman Greenhalgh; Joe Mercer,
Tommy Jones, Gordon Watson; Jimmy Caskie, Stan Bentham, Tommy Lawton, Alex Stevenson,
Walter Boyes.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Eric Mansley, Ray Lambert, Ron
Guttridge (Aston Villa), Matt Busby (C), Alan Brown (Huddersfield Town), Bob Paisley;
Billy Liddell, Len Carney, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Stan Palk, Herman van den Berg.
The goals: 1-0 Bentham (1 min.), 2-0 Own goal (Busby, 8 min.), 3-0 Caskie (15
min.), 4-0 Jones (19 min.), 4-1 Busby (36 min.), 4-2 Nieuwenhuys (51 min.), 5-2 Lawton (58
min.), 6-2 Stevenson (62 min.), 6-3 Nieuwenhuys (88 min.).
Everton won the Liverpool Cup for the 26th time; in fact, they made so sure of it
in the first 19 minutes that, but for a typical Liverpool fight back, the game would have
petered out into a one-sided struggle. Four goals did Everton pile on in that delightful
“curtain riser,” during which they demonstrated their brilliance in ball control,
positional understanding and effectiveness. It was a delight to watch them.
The 5,834 spectators saw Liverpool came along with a rare burst and brought the
total to 4-2 before Everton machine got moving again. It was experience –yes, in tactics
as well as mastery of the ball –which made the difference but I admired the sturdy Reds
–youngsters from the reserves side in the major portion –for their “We-can-take-it-and-come-back”
attitude. They were never beaten. Everton revealed sufficient class to make me believe
they can go near to securing that League War Cup to place on the sideboard, alongside
Liverpool Cup while Captain Joe Butterfield presented to Ted Sagar at the conclusion.
Caskie and Stan Matthews in the same game. What a Soccer treat that will be. I
liked Brown in the Liverpool defence, I can understand why Liverpool fancied him some time
ago. He was there in the breach in a vital period. Guttridge, Paisley –getting better
and better –Busby, Carney, Nieuwenhuys, Liddell, and Van Den Berg, also did well for the
fighting Reds’ side, while Palk pleased me for a youngster. He looks as if he will make
the grade all right. Everton were the complete side from stem to stern. It was their team
work and combined effort that took the eye even more than individual effort –and there
was a lot of solo work, which thrilled. Yes, the Blues deserved this win in the final tilt
at Liverpool this season and they wind up with the record: Wins, 5; Defeats, 2; Draws 1.
Copyright - Evening Express, 14-05-1940 - Transcribed by playupliverpool.com
Having won the Liverpool Senior Cup, which they lifted from Liverpool last night.
Everton have another final on the list, against Bury, for the Lancashire Senior Cup, as
well as an active interest in the League trophy. Everton and Bury tossed yesterday for
choice of venue for the Lancashire final. As Bury won, the game will be at Gigg Lane on a
date not yet fixed. Bury, who at the moment are top of the North-Western region have been
serving up first class football this season, and have had some of the best attendances in
the North. Everton will find them dour opponents. The inner politics of this match are
likely to cause more discussion than the game itself. Some time ago the Lancashire F.A
told the two clubs concerned that bonus could be paid for a win, but the League stepped in
and said it couldn’t. The Lancashire F.A replied that if this ban was persisted with
they would take the matter direct to the F.A. which apparently cut no ice with the
Management Committee, for the latter have now announced their intention to stick to the
prohibition. It is rather a pity that at a time like this football cannot avoid such
disturbances. The Liverpool County F.A. also announced last week that Everton and
Liverpool could pay bonuses for last night’s final at Goodison Park which may bring the
game also into the orbit of controversy.
Worthy Winners.
Everton were worthy winners of the Liverpool Senior Cup at Goodison last night.
Early on it looked as though the game was going to be outstanding for the size of Everton’s
victory, for they were four-up in 18 minutes through Bentham, Busby (own goal), Caskie,
and Jones, and were so much on top that a cricket score seemed imminent. Time and again
they swept half the length of the field without a Liverpool man touching the ball. Nobody
would have recognised them for the team which did so badly at Rochdale; though for that
matter it wasn’t the same, for with Jones and Mercer back in the side and Caskie on the
wing this was something like the old championship Everton. Then the incomparable Busby
managed to pull Liverpool round. He set them on the goal track just before half-time,
while Nivvy added a second just after it and a third a few minutes from the end. In
between Nivvy’s two Lawton and Stevenson popped on another couple for Everton. In
fairness to the losers it must be remembered that these days they are much below strength
compared with Everton. No fewer than six of last night’s side were “A” team players
at the beginning of the season. Caskie, making his first war-time appearance for Everton,
confirmed the good impressions of last season. He will be in the side to play Stoke in the
third round of the League Cup at Goodison on Saturday, when Everton will field the same
side as defeated Liverpool viz:- Everton.
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