1944-1945 Summary
Final League Tables and Cup Winners

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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 1944/45 Everton played in the Northern Division,
which ended on December 23 1944, with 54 teams competing but only playing 18 games each (9 at home and 9 away).
After that date the 60 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 60 teams who had competed in the pre-Xmas Northern and Western Divisions,
although clubs did not all play the same number of games.
In 1944/45 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.
 Huddersfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
Bolton
3
-
2
 Man Utd
2.
 Derby
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
(on agg: 1-0; 2-2)
3.
 Sunderland
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
Semi-Finals
4.
 Aston Villa
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Bolton
4
-
3
Wolves (on agg)
5.
 Everton*
18
4
1
3
24
16
8
1
1
34
9
26
Man Utd
2
-
1
Chesterfield (on agg)
6.
 Wrexham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
 
 
 
 
 
7.
 Doncaster
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Football League War South Cup Final
8.
 Bolton
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Chelsea
2
-
0
 Milwall
9.
 Bradford PA
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
(at Wembley)
10.
 Man City
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Semi-Finals
11.
 Stoke
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Chelsea
2
-
1
West Ham
12.
 Birmingham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Arsenal
0
-
1
Millwall
13.
 Barnsley
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
  
14.
 Rotherham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Cup Winners' Play-Off
15.
 West Brom
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Bolton
2
-
1
 Chelsea
16.
 Liverpool
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
(at Stamford Bridge)
17.
 Grimsby
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
 
18.
 Halifax
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
 
19.
 Chester
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Other War Regional League Winners
20.
 Burnley
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
 
21.
 Blackpool
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Western Division
22.
 Leeds
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Cardiff
23.
 Sheff Wed
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Southern Division
24.
 Chesterfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Tottenham H
25.
 Darlington
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
26.
 Wolves
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
27.
 Rochdale
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
28.
 Crewe
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
29.
 Blackburn R
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
30.
 Man Utd
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
31.
 Preston
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
32.
 Walsall
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
33.
 Gateshead
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
34.
 Northampton
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
35.
 Newcastle
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
36.
 Sheff Utd
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
37.
 Hartlepools
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
38.
 Oldham
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
39.
 Mansfield
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
40.
 Nott'm Forest
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
41.
 Coventry
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
42.
 York
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
43.
 Middlesbrough
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
44.
 Bradford C
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
45.
 Accrington S
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
46.
 Port Vale
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
47.
 Bury*
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
48.
 Stockport
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
49.
 Hull
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
50.
 Southport
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
  
51.
 Lincoln
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
  
52.
 Leicester
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
  
53.
 Tranmere
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
  
54.
 Notts Co
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
  
* Everton & Bury agreed to play both their matches at
 
  Bury'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.
 Derby
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
  
2.
 Everton
27
9
2
3
45
21
8
1
4
34
22
37
  
3.
 Liverpool
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
  
4.
 Burnley
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
  
5.
 Newcastle
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
  
6.
 Aston Villa
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
  
7.
 Chesterfield
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
8.
 Wolves
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
9.
 Man Utd
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
10.
 Darlington
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
  
11.
 Bristol C
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
  
12.
 Blackburn R
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
  
13.
 Wrexham
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
14.
 Bolton
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
15.
 Blackpool
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
  
16.
 Stoke
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
17.
 Lovell's Athletic
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
18.
 Cardiff
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
19.
 Grimsby
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
20.
 Huddersfield
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
  
21.
 Birmingham
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
  
22.
 Crewe
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
  
23.
 Doncaster
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
24.
 Bradford PA
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
25.
 Barnsley
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
26.
 Accrington S
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
  
27.
 Rotherham
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
  
28.
 Gateshead
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
  
29.
 Preston
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
  
30.
 Sheff Utd
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
31.
 Sunderland
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
32.
 Leeds
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
33.
 Sheff Wed
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
  
34.
 Leicester
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
35.
 Bath
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
36.
 Bury
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
37.
 York
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
38.
 Chester
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
  
39.
 Bradford C
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
40.
 West Brom
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
41.
 Hartlepools
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
  
42.
 Coventry
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
  
43.
 Nott'm Forest
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
44.
 Tranmere
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
45.
 Halifax
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
  
46.
 Lincoln
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
47.
 Man City
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
  
48.
 Northampton
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
49.
 Oldham
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
  
50.
 Stockport
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
51.
 Middlesbrough
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
  
52.
 Walsall
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
53.
 Swansea
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
  
54.
 Port Vale
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
  
55.
 Mansfield
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
56.
 Hull
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
57.
 Rochdale
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
  
58.
 Southport
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
  
59.
 Notts Co
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
  
60.
 Aberaman
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6