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1942–43 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1942–43
manager	Walter Crickmer
chairman	James W. Gibson
league	War League North
Regional League
First Championship
league result	4th
league2	War League North
Regional League
Second Championship
league2 result	6th
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prevseason	1941–42
nextseason	1943–44

Regional League First Championship Regional League Second Championship 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	Result
F–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

War League North Regional League Second Championship

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–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

References

"Manchester United In War League 1942/43". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
(2005). "Soccer at War: 1939 - 45". Headline Book Publishing.
"England 1942/43". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] (RSSSF).

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