1917-18 season

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
←1916-17	1918-19→

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.