| 1915-16 season | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Performance | |
| Lancashire Principal Tournament |
6th |
| Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament South |
3rd |
| Top scorers | |
| Lancashire Principal Tournament |
Pagnam (21) |
| Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament South |
Pagnam (9) |
| Overall |
Pagnam (30) |
| Attendances | |
The 1915-16 season was an unofficial season during World War I, and was Liverpool's 24th 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
- GK. Elisha Scott
- GK. Ted Taylor
- DF. James Bradley
- DF. Thomas Fairfoul
- DF. Ephraim Longworth
- DF. Don Mackinlay
- DF. James Scott
- DF. Walter Wadsworth
- MF. John Bamber
- MF. William Banks
- MF. Arthur Goddard
- MF. Bill Lacey
- MF. James Speakman
- FW. James Dawson
- FW. Arthur Metcalf
- FW. Fred Pagnam
- FW. Ernie Pinkney
- ?. Tommy Cunliffe
- ?. James Henderson
- ?. James Kennedy
- ?. Alex McGhie
- ?. James Middlehurst
- ?. Jack Molyneux
- ?. George Ritchie
- ?. Jack Waine
- ?. Dave Watson
- ?. David Williams
- ?. Ted Winns
Friendlies[]
No friendlies were played this season.
Results[]
Lancashire Principal Tournament[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1915 | Bolton | 1-1 | Pagnam |
| 11 September 1915 | Man City | 0-1 | |
| 18 September 1915 | Stoke | 2-2 | Longworth, Pagnam |
| 25 September 1915 | Burnley | 5-2 | Dawson (4, 41), Henderson (20), Pagnam (30), Goddard (36) |
| 2 October 1915 | Preston | 2-1 | Pagnam, Wadsworth |
| 9 October 1915 | Stockport | 0-0 | |
| 16 October 1915 | Rochdale | 2-2 | Pagnam (15, 33) |
| 23 October 1915 | Bury | 1-2 | Pagnam (44) |
| 30 October 1915 | Man Utd | 0-2 | |
| 6 November 1915 | Blackpool | 2-5 | Goddard 2 (1 pen) |
| 13 November 1915 | Southport | 4-2 | Metcalf (12), Watson (60), Pagnam (pen 80, 86) |
| 20 November 1915 | Oldham | 2-1 | Banks (46, 90) |
| 27 November 1915 | Everton | 4-1 | Pagnam (31, 33, 81), Watson (38) |
| 4 December 1915 | Bolton | 3-3 | Banks (17), Pagnam (85), Mackinlay (89) |
| 11 December 1915 | Man City | 1-2 | Watson (pen) |
| 18 December 1915 | Stoke | 2-0 | Pagnam (6, 46) |
| 25 December 1915 | Burnley | 3-3 | Pagnam (30, 60), Watson (70) |
| 1 January 1916 | Preston | 0-2 | |
| 8 January 1916 | Stockport | 3-1 | Mackinlay 2, Pagnam |
| 15 January 1916 | Rochdale | 1-3 | Mackinlay |
| 22 January 1916 | Bury | 2-1 | Pagnam (33), Watson (60) |
| 29 January 1916 | Man Utd | 1-1 | Pinkney |
| 5 February 1916 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Pinkney (7) |
| 12 February 1916 | Southport | 5-2 | Watson 2, Pagnam 2 (1 pen), Metcalf |
| 19 February 1916 | Oldham | 0-2 | |
| 26 February 1916 | Everton | 1-0 | Metcalf (53) |
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament South[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1916 | Oldham | 4-1 | Watson (31), Pagnam (39, 51), Metcalf (83) |
| 11 March 1916 | Man City | 1-1 | Watson |
| 18 March 1916 | Man Utd | 0-0 | |
| 25 March 1916 | Stockport | 2-1 | Metcalf (77), Waine (89) |
| 1 April 1916 | Everton | 0-1 | |
| 8 April 1916 | Oldham | 1-2 | Watson |
| 15 April 1916 | Man City | 0-2 | |
| 21 April 1916 | Everton | 5-2 | Banks (6), Pagnam (pen 20, pen 44, 60), Watson (62) |
| 22 April 1916 | Man Utd | 7-1 | Pagnam (19, 49), Watson (11) |
| 29 April 1916 | Stockport | 1-2 | Pagnam |
Tables[]
Lancashire Principal Tournament[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 35 | 1.74 | 35 |
| 2 | Burnley | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 43 | 1.65 | 33 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 41 | 1.32 | 31 |
| 4 | Everton | 25 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 42 | 1.40 | 30 |
| 5 | Oldham | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 44 | 1.18 | 29 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 1.14 | 29 |
| 7 | Stockport | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 43 | 1.09 | 29 |
| 8 | Stoke | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 46 | 0.93 | 27 |
| 9 | Southport | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 1.00 | 24 |
| 10 | Bury | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 52 | 0.88 | 23 |
| 11 | Man Utd | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 0.80 | 22 |
| 12 | Bolton | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 65 | 0.74 | 21 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 56 | 0.61 | 19 |
| 14 | Preston | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 67 | 0.34 | 10 |
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament South[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 1.21 | 13 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1.19 | 13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 4 | Oldham | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 5 | Stockport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 6 | Man Utd | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 0.50 | 5 |
Player stats[]
Note: Stats during war years are unofficial.
| Pos. | Name | LPT | LSTS | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MF | John Bamber | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| MF | William Banks | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| DF | James Bradley | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| GK | Ken Campbell | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| ? | Tommy Cunliffe | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| FW | James Dawson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| DF | Thomas Fairfoul | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Arthur Goddard | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| ? | James Henderson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| ? | James Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Bill Lacey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Ephraim Longworth | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| DF | Don Mackinlay | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| ? | Alex McGhie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Arthur Metcalf | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
| ? | James Middlehurst | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| ? | Jack Molyneux | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | Fred Pagnam | 26 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 30 |
| FW | Ernie Pinkney | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 3 |
| ? | George Ritchie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Elisha Scott | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | James Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | James Speakman | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | Ted Taylor | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Walter Wadsworth | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| ? | Jack Waine | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| ? | Dave Watson | 18 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 13 |
| ? | David Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ? | Ted Winn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |