Manchester United programme 1942/43

The 1942–43 season was Manchester United’s fourth season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.

Many of Manchester United’s players went off to fight in the war, but for those who remained, the Football League organised a special War League.

 

War League North Regional League First Championship

Date	Opponents	H / A	ResultF – A	Scorers	Attendance
29 August 1942	Everton	A	2 – 2	Catterick, Pearson
5 September 1942	Everton	H	2 – 1	Carey, Mitten
12 September 1942	Chester	H	0 – 2
19 September 1942	Chester	A	2 – 2	Catterick, Roughton
26 September 1942	Blackburn Rovers	A	2 – 4	Bryant, Catterick
3 October 1942	Blackburn Rovers	H	5 – 2	J. Smith (3), Mitten, Morris
10 October 1942	Liverpool	H	3 – 4	J. Smith (2), Mitten
17 October 1942	Liverpool	A	1 – 2	Carey
24 October 1942	Stockport County	A	4 – 1	Bellis (2), Carey, own goal
31 October 1942	Stockport County	H	3 – 1	J. Smith (2), Bellis
11 November 1942	Manchester City	H	2 – 1	Pearson, own goal
14 November 1942	Manchester City	A	5 – 0	J. Smith (3), Bryant (2)
21 November 1942	Tranmere Rovers	A	5 – 0	Morris (2), J. Smith (2), own goal
28 November 1942	Tranmere Rovers	H	5 – 1	Pearson (2), J. Rowley (2), J. Smith
5 December 1942	Wrexham	H	6 – 1	J. Smith (3), Bellis (2), Bryant
12 December 1942	Wrexham	A	5 – 2	J. Smith (3), Bryant, Carey
19 December 1942	Bolton Wanderers	A	2 – 0	Carey, Mitten
25 December 1942	Bolton Wanderers	H	4 – 0	Carey (2), Bryant, Roughton

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
3	Sheffield Wednesday	18	12	3	3	61	26	27
4	Manchester United	18	12	2	4	58	26	26
5	Huddersfield Town	18	10	6	2	52	32	26

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

War League North Regional League Second Championship

Date	Opponents	H / A	ResultF – A	Scorers	Attendance
26 December 1942	Chester	H	3 – 0	Bellis (2), Mitten
2 January 1943	Chester	A	1 – 4	J. Smith
9 January 1943	Blackpool	A	1 – 1	Pearson
16 January 1943	Blackpool	H	5 – 3	Buchan (3), Bryant
23 January 1943	Everton	H	1 – 4	J. Smith
30 January 1943	Everton	A	5 – 0	J. Smith (3), Buchan, Pearson
6 February 1943	Manchester City	A	0 – 0
13 February 1943	Manchester City	H	1 – 1	J. Smith
20 February 1943	Crewe Alexandra	H	7 – 0	J. Smith (3), Pearson (2), Bryant, Morris
27 February 1943	Crewe Alexandra	A	3 – 2	Bryant (2), Broadis
6 March 1943	Manchester City	H	0 – 1
13 March 1943	Manchester City	A	0 – 2
20 March 1943	Bury	H	4 – 1	J. Rowley (3), Broadis
27 March 1943	Bury	H	5 – 3	Bellis, Hyde, McKay, J. Smith, own goal
3 April 1943	Crewe Alexandra	H	4 – 1	J. Smith (2), McKay, Hyde
10 April 1943	Crewe Alexandra	A	6 – 0	J. Smith (2), Black, Bryant, W. Griffiths, Pearson
17 April 1943	Oldham Athletic	H	3 – 0	J. Smith, Bellis
24 April 1943	Oldham Athletic	A	1 – 3	J. Smith
1 May 1943	Sheffield United	H	2 – 0	Carey, J. Smith
8 May 1943	Liverpool	A	3 – 1	Bellis, Pearson, J. Rowley
15 May 1943	Liverpool	H	3 – 3	J. Rowley (2), Roughton

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
5	Sheffield Wednesday	20	9	8	3	43	26	26
6	Manchester United	19	11	3	5	52	26	25
7	York City	18	11	3	4	52	30	25

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points