| 1916-17 season | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Performance | |
| Lancashire Principal Tournament |
Winners |
| Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group B |
3rd |
| Top scorers | |
| Lancashire Principal Tournament |
Bennett (17) |
| Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group B |
Mackinlay (4) |
| Overall |
Bennett (19) |
| Attendances | |
The 1916-17 season was an unofficial season during World War I, and was Liverpool's 25th 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. Ted Taylor
- DF. Norman Bradley
- DF. Horace Fairhurst
- DF. William Jenkinson
- DF. Ephraim Longworth
- DF. Harry Lowe
- DF. Tommy Lucas
- DF. Don Mackinlay
- DF. Clement Rigg
- DF. Walter Wadsworth
- MF. John Bamber
- MF. Arthur Goddard
- MF. Sam Speakman
- FW. Thomas Bennett
- FW. Harry Lewis
- FW. Arthur Metcalf
- FW. Fred Pagnam
- FW. Ernie Pinkney
- ?. Jimmy Ashcroft
- ?. Stephen Beattie
- ?. Joseph Butler
- ?. Thomas Capper
- ?. Tommy Cunliffe
- ?. Frank Curtis
- ?. Joseph Donachie
- ?. Arthur Gee
- ?. Jack Hannaway
- ?. James Henderson
- ?. Joseph Houghton
- ?. Joseph Lees
- ?. William Murphy
- ?. Frederick Osborne
- ?. Thomas Page
- ?. James Stansfield
- ?. Charles Spencer Sutcliffe
- ?. John William Swann
- ?. Jack Waine
- ?. Wilfred Williams
- ?. David "Dai" Williams
Friendlies[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 1916 | Everton | 0-1 | |
| 1 January 1917 | Leeds City | 4-0[1] | Bennet (16, ?, ?), Lewis (55) |
Results[]
Lancashire Principal Tournament[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1916 | Bolton | 3-1 | Pagnam (59), Goddard (60), Bamber (90) |
| 9 September 1916 | Port Vale | 0-0 | |
| 16 September 1916 | Oldham | 2-0 | Pagnam (35, 48) |
| 23 September 1916 | Preston | 1-0 | Pagnam |
| 30 September 1916 | Burnley | 0-0 | |
| 7 October 1916 | Man Utd | 0-0 | |
| 14 October 1916 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Lewis |
| 21 October 1916 | Stockport | 3-1 | Metcalf (6), Mackinlay (58), Pagnam |
| 28 October 1916 | Bury | 4-3 | Pagnam 2, Longworth, Metcalf |
| 4 November 1916 | Stoke | 3-1 | Pagnam (2, 88), Goddard (37) |
| 11 November 1916 | Southport | 3-1 | Metcalf 2, Bamber |
| 18 November 1916 | Blackburn | 3-1 | Metcalf (8, 40), Lewis (42) |
| 25 November 1916 | Man City | 1-1 | Metcalf |
| 2 November 1916 | Everton | 2-1 | Metcalf (9), Bennett (36) |
| 9 December 1916 | Rochdale | 2-3 | Bennett 2 |
| 23 December 1916 | Port Vale | 5-1 | Bennett (10, 12, 30, 49), Mackinlay (47) |
| 30 December 1916 | Oldham | 1-0 | Bennett |
| 6 January 1917 | Preston | 3-1 | Bennett (55, 63), Bamber (71) |
| 13 January 1917 | Burnley | 1-0 | Lewis (8) |
| 20 January 1917 | Man Utd | 3-3 | Lewis (12, 62), Bennett (64) |
| 27 January 1917 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Lewis (8), Pagnam (75) |
| 3 February 1917 | Stockport | 0-0 | |
| 10 February 1917 | Bury | 4-0 | Bradley (35), Bennett (47, 48), Lewis (60) |
| 17 February 1917 | Stoke | 0-1 | |
| 24 February 1917 | Southport | 4-2 | Hemsley (og 15), Lewis (20), Bennett (52), Metcalf (pen 70) |
| 3 March 1917 | Blackburn | 2-0 | Bennett, Metcalf |
| 10 March 1917 | Man City | 3-0 | Lewis (13), Bamber (48), W. Wadsworth (80) |
| 17 March 1917 | Everton | 2-2 | Bennett (2), W. Wadsworth (75) |
| 24 March 1917 | Rochdale | 4-0 | Lewis (1), Bennett (46), Metcalf (53), Cunliffe |
| 28 April 1917 | Bolton | 0-1 |
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group B[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 1916 | Southport | 0-1 | |
| 31 March 1917 | Stockport | 0-0 | |
| 7 April 1917 | Everton | 0-4 | |
| 9 April 1917 | Southport | 7-0 | Goddard (50), Pagnam (55, 73, 89), Mackinlay 3 |
| 14 April 1917 | Stockport | 6-0 | Metcalf (10), Mackinlay (16), Lewis (33, 57), Bennett (53, 75) |
| 21 April 1917 | Everton | 0-5 |
Tables[]
Lancashire Principal Tournament[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 2.38 | 46 |
| 2 | Stockport | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 31 | 1.97 | 43 |
| 3 | Stoke | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 1.78 | 39 |
| 4 | Man City | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 1.69 | 37 |
| 5 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 41 | 1.51 | 37 |
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 73 | 56 | 1.30 | 34 |
| 7 | Man Utd | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 54 | 0.89 | 32 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 54 | 0.87 | 29 |
| 9 | Southport | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 0.93 | 28 |
| 10 | Bolton | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 65 | 0.91 | 24 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 66 | 0.79 | 24 |
| 12 | Preston | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 65 | 0.72 | 23 |
| 13 | Bury | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 63 | 0.63 | 22 |
| 14 | Oldham | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 65 | 0.55 | 22 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 0.83 | 21 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 80 | 0.55 | 19 |
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group B[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | 9 |
| 2 | Stockport | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0.60 | 7 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1.30 | 5 |
| 4 | Southport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.33 | 3 |
Player stats[]
Note: Stats during war years are unofficial.
| Pos. | Name | LPT | LSTGB | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ? | Jimmy Ashcroft | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | John Bamber | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| ? | Stephen Beattie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Thomas Bennett | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 |
| DF | James Bradley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| ? | Joseph Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Ken Campbell | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| ? | Thomas Capper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | Tommy Cunliffe | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| ? | Frank Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ? | Joseph Donachie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Horace Fairhurst | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | Arthur Gee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Arthur Goddard | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| ? | Jack Hannaway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | James Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ? | Joseph Houghton | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | William Jenkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| ? | Joseph Lees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Lewis | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 |
| DF | Ephraim Longworth | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| DF | Harry Lowe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Lucas | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| DF | Don Mackinlay | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 6 |
| FW | Arthur Metcalf | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| ? | William Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ? | Frederick Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | Thomas Page | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Fred Pagnam | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| FW | Ernie Pinkney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Clement Rigg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | James Speakman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ? | James Stansfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | Charles Spencer Sutcliffe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | John William Swann | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Ted Taylor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Walter Wadsworth | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| ? | Jack Waine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | Dave Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ? | David Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Lucas | Ecess Borough | Free | 1916 |
Out[]
None.
Notes[]
- ↑ Mrs Cameron's testimonial.