1943-1944 Summary
Final League Tables and Cup Winners

  << 1942-43                             (Click for:    Appearances and Goals     back to Everton's Results)                              1944-45 >> 

The normal Football League and FA Cup had been suspended when World War II broke out.
The Football League was replaced with regional leagues - and in 1943/44 Everton played in the Northern Division,
which ended on December 25 1943, with 50 teams competing but only playing 18 games each (9 at home and 9 away).
After that date the 56 teams from the Northern and Western Divisions combined for a 10-game
League War North Cup qualifying competition.
Each club played 5 others, home and away, with the opponents being selected by the Football League.
The 32 teams with the best records qualified for the knock-out stages.
All of the games played in the Cup qualifying competition and the knock-out rounds, together with other
non-War Cup fixtures, counted towards the War Football League Northern Division 2nd Championship,
which comprised all 56 teams who had competed in the pre-Xmas Northern and Western Divisions,
although clubs did not all play the same number of games.
In 1943/44 London and Southern clubs played in the War Football League Southern Division and
in their own Football League War South Cup.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.

War Football League Northern Division - Final Table
Cup Winners
   
 
HOME
AWAY
 
          
   
PLD
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
Football League War North Cup Final
1.
 Blackpool
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
Aston Villa
5
-
4
 Blackpool
2.
 Man Utd
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
(on agg: 1-2; 4-2)
3.
 Liverpool
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Semi-Finals
4.
 Doncaster
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Aston Villa
5
-
4
Sheff Utd (on agg)
5.
 Bradford PA
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
Blackpool
3
-
2
Man City (on agg)
6.
 Huddersfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
 
 
 
 
 
7.
 Northampton
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Football League War South Cup Final
8.
 Aston Villa
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Charlton
3
-
1
 Chelsea
9.
 Sunderland
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
(at Wembley)
10.
 Hartlepools
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
Semi-Finals
11.
 Everton*
18
4
3
1
32
16
5
1
4
28
18
22
Charlton
3
-
0
Tottenham H
12.
 Blackburn R
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Chelsea
3
-
2
Reading (aet)
13.
 Rochdale
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
  
14.
 Sheff Utd
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Cup Winners' Play-Off
15.
 Lincoln
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Aston Villa
1
-
1
 Charlton
16.
 Birmingham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
(at Stamford Bridge)
17.
 Man City
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
 
18.
 Mansfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
 
19.
 Derby
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Other War Regional League Winners
20.
 Chester*
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
 
21.
 Grimsby
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Western Division
22.
 West Brom
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Lovell's Athletic
23.
 Gateshead
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Southern Division
24.
 Burnley
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Tottenham H
25.
 Walsall
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
26.
 Nott'm Forest
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
27.
 Leeds
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
28.
 Leicester
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
29.
 Darlington
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
30.
 Rotherham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
31.
 York
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
32.
 Halifax
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
33.
 Southport
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
34.
 Stoke
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
35.
 Chesterfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
36.
 Oldham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
37.
 Stockport
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
38.
 Coventry
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
39.
 Newcastle
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
40.
 Sheff Wed
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
41.
 Middlesbrough
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
42.
 Wolves
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
43.
 Bury
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
44.
 Barnsley
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
45.
 Bradford C
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
46.
 Wrexham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
47.
 Notts Co
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
48.
 Bolton
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
  
49.
 Tranmere
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
  
50.
 Crewe
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
  
* Everton & Chester agreed to play both their matches at
 
  Chester's ground
 
 
 
War Football League Northern Division 2nd Championship - Final Table
  
   
 
HOME
AWAY
 
  
   
PLD
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
  
1.
 Bath
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
  
2.
 Wrexham
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
  
3.
 Liverpool
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
  
4.
 Birmingham
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
5.
 Rotherham
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
6.
 Aston Villa
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
7.
 Blackpool
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
8.
 Cardiff
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
9.
 Man Utd
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
10.
 Bradford PA
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
11.
 Newcastle
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
12.
 Everton
21
6
0
3
38
13
6
1
5
35
26
25
  
13.
 Stoke
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
  
14.
 Leicester
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
  
15.
 Darlington
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
16.
 Nott'm Forest
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
17.
 Coventry
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
18.
 Sheff Utd
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
19.
 Man City
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
20.
 Lovell's Athletic
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
  
21.
 Gateshead
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
  
22.
 Doncaster
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
23.
 Derby
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
24.
 Rochdale
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
25.
 Barnsley
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
26.
 Halifax
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
27.
 Chester
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
28.
 Hartlepools
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
29.
 Stockport
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
30.
 Sheff Wed
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
31.
 Blackburn R
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
32.
 Huddersfield
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
33.
 West Brom
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
34.
 Bolton
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
35.
 Leeds
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
36.
 Northampton
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
37.
 Burnley
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
38.
 Bristol C
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
39.
 York
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
40.
 Middlesbrough
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
41.
 Swansea
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
42.
 Grimsby
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
43.
 Bury
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
44.
 Sunderland
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
45.
 Oldham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
46.
 Chesterfield
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
47.
 Mansfield
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
48.
 Tranmere
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
49.
 Wolves
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
50.
 Walsall
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
51.
 Bradford C
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
  
52.
 Southport
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
  
53.
 Lincoln
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
  
54.
 Notts Co
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
  
55.
 Crewe
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
  
56.
 Aberaman
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3