1918-19 season

1918-19 season
General information
Performance
Lancashire Principal Tournament	3rd
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group D	Winners
Top scorers
Lancashire Principal Tournament	Lewis (16)
Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group D	Lewis (2) Mackinlay (2) J. Miller (2) H. Wadsworth (2)
Overall	Lewis (18)
Attendances
←1917-18	1919-20→

The 1918-19 season was an unofficial season during World War I, and was Liverpool's 27th 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. Tom Bromilow
• DF. Francis Checkland
• DF. William Jenkinson
• DF. Ephraim Longworth
• DF. Don Mackinlay
• DF. James Penman
• DF. Walter Wadsworth
• MF. John Bamber
• MF. John Miller
• MF. Albert Pearson
• MF. James Speakman
• MF. Harold Wadsworth
• FW. Thomas Bennett
• FW. Harry Chambers
• FW. Dick Forshaw
• FW. Harry Lewis
• FW. Billy Matthews
• FW. Arthur Metcalf
• ?. Richard Birchall
• ?. Billy Connell
• ?. Benjamin Cross
• ?. Thomas Green
• ?. John McTavish
• ?. Arthur Newman
• ?. W. Patterson
• ?. John Page
• ?. Thomas Page
• ?. Reginald Phillips
• ?. Alexander Robertson
• ?. George William Schofield
• ?. William Scott

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2 April 1919	South Liverpool	2-1	H. Wadsworth, Cross
3 May 1919	Tranmere	0-2
10 May 1919	Man Utd	4-0	Bamber, Chambers, T. Miller 2
17 May 1919	Man Utd	0-1

Results

Lancashire Principal Tournament

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
7 September 1918	Rochdale	4-0	Bennett (5, 35), Lewis (44), Metcalf (67)
14 September 1918	Rochdale	2-1	Lewis, Green
21 September 1918	Preston	8-0	Metcalf (20), Lewis (35), H. Wadsworth (42), Mackinlay (48, 77), Bennett (50, 70, 82)
28 September 1918	Preston	2-0	Bennett, Lewis
5 October 1918	Everton	2-4	Metcalf (11), H. Wadsworth (18)
12 October 1918	Everton	2-4	Green, Wareing (og 77)
19 October 1918	Bolton	6-1	Green (7, 83), Bamber (68), Metcalf (75), Lewis (80), H. Wadsworth (85)
26 October 1918	Bolton	2-2	Bennett, Mackinlay
2 November 1918	Port Vale	2-0	Lewis, Green
9 November 1918	Port Vale	4-0	Green (4), Bennett (28), H. Wadsworth 2
16 November 1918	Man City	2-0	Metcalf (75), Bennett (84)
23 November 1918	Man City	2-0	H. Wadsworth (39), Bennett (65)
30 November 1918	Oldham	2-0	Green 2
7 December 1918	Oldham	5-1	H. Wadsworth (30), Mackinlay (46, 62), Green (48, 70)
14 December 1918	Blackburn	2-1	Metcalf 2
21 December 1918	Blackburn	1-0	Duckworth (og 65)
28 December 1918	Burnley	7-0	W. Wadsworth, J. Miller (?, 4, 46), Lewis (15, 35), Phillips (20)
11 January 1919	Southport	3-0	Lewis (48), T. Page (70, 78)
18 January 1919	Southport	1-2	Matthews (10)
25 January 1919	Man Utd	1-1	Matthews (50)
1 February 1919	Man Utd	1-0	H. Wadsworth
8 February 1919	Stoke	1-1	Matthews (72)
15 February 1919	Stoke	1-3	Matthews (45)
22 February 1919	Bury	1-1	J. Miller
1 March 1919	Bury	6-0	Lewis (pen 5), Matthews (18), J. Miller (40, 63, 88), Mackinlay (83)
8 March 1919	Blackpool	2-3	J. Miller, Lewis
15 March 1919	Blackpool	3-1	Lewis (2, 3), Mackinlay (28)
22 March 1919	Stockport	1-2	Lewis (3)
29 March 1919	Stockport	3-0	Lewis (30, 89), Longworth (62)
7 April 1919	Burnley	3-5	H. Wadsworth (30), Matthews (50, 89)

Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group D

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 January 1919	Everton	2-1	Metcalf (20), Lewis (53)
5 April 1919	Southport	4-2	J. Miller (12), Lewis (38), W. Wadsworth (75), H. Wadsworth (82)
12 April 1919	Southport	2-0	Mackinlay (23), Matthews (89)
18 April 1919	Everton	1-1	Pearson
19 April 1919	Stockport	3-1	Mackinlay (5), H. Wadsworth (38), J. Miller (62)
26 April 1919	Stockport	1-1	Bamber

Tables

Lancashire Principal Tournament

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
1	Everton	30	27	2	1	108	26	4.15	56
2	Stoke	30	20	3	7	84	36	2.33	43
3	Liverpool	30	19	4	7	82	33	2.48	42
4	Bolton	30	15	6	9	58	58	1.00	36
5	Man City	30	15	3	12	57	36	1.58	33
6	Southport	30	15	3	12	49	53	0.92	33
7	Preston	30	12	6	12	41	51	0.80	30
8	Stockport	30	11	7	12	48	52	0.92	29
9	Man Utd	30	11	5	14	51	50	1.02	27
10	Rochdale	30	11	5	14	56	61	0.92	27
11	Blackpool	30	10	5	15	45	61	0.74	25
12	Port Vale	30	10	4	16	39	77	0.51	24
13	Burnley	30	10	3	17	54	76	0.71	23
14	Bury	30	7	6	17	27	58	0.47	20
15	Oldham	30	7	4	19	39	62	0.63	18
16	Blackburn	30	5	4	21	35	83	0.42	14

Lancashire Subsidiary Tournament Group D

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
1	Liverpool	6	4	2	0	13	6	2.17	10
2	Stockport	6	3	1	2	7	6	1.17	7
3	Southport	6	2	0	4	9	12	0.75	4
4	Everton	6	1	1	4	5	10	0.50	3

Player stats

Note: Stats during war years are unofficial.

Pos.	Name	LPT		LSTGD		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	John Bamber	29	1	8	1	37	2
FW	Thomas Bennett	11	10	0	0	11	0
?	Richard Birchall	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Tom Bromilow	0	0	1	0	1	0
GK	Ken Campbell	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	Harry Chambers	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF	Francis Checkland	1	0	0	0	1	0
?	Billy Connell	6	0	0	0	6	0
?	Benjamin Cross	1	0	1	0	2	0
FW	Dick Forshaw	0	0	2	0	2	0
?	Thomas Green	12	10	0	0	12	0
DF	William Jenkinson	28	0	8	0	36	0
FW	Harry Lewis	30	16	8	2	38	18
DF	Ephraim Longworth	18	1	5	0	23	0
DF	Don Mackinlay	29	7	8	2	37	9
FW	Billy Matthews	11	7	2	1	13	8
?	John McTavish	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Arthur Metcalf	17	7	1	1	18	8
MF	John Miller	14	8	7	2	21	10
?	Arthur Newman	0	0	1	0	1	0
?	W. Patterson	1	0	0	0	1	0
?	John Page	1	0	1	0	2	0
?	Thomas Page	1	2	0	0	1	0
MF	Albert Pearson	2	0	7	1	9	1
DF	James Penman	0	0	1	0	1	0
?	Reginald Phillips	3	1	1	0	4	0
?	Alexander Robertson	6	0	0	0	6	0
?	George William Schofield	18	0	0	0	18	0
?	William Scott	21	0	8	0	29	0
MF	James Speakman	11	0	1	0	12	0
MF	Harold Wadsworth	28	9	7	2	35	11
DF	Walter Wadsworth	26	1	8	1	34	2

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Albert Pearson	Port Vale	Unknown	March 1919

Out

None.