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. James 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. James 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
- ?. Dave Watson
- ?. David 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.