1942/1943 Football League Northern Section (First Championship) 4th
Manager: Walter Crickmer

Date   H/A	Opponents	      W D L    Score	Scorers
29 Aug	A	Everton			D	2-2	Catterick, Pearson
05 Sep	H	Everton			W	2-1	Carey, Mitten
12 Sep	H	Chester			L	0-2	--------------------------------------
19 Sep	A	Chester			D	2-2	Catterick, Roughton
26 Sep	A	Blackburn Rovers	L	2-4	Bryant, Catterick
03 Oct	H	Blackburn Rovers	W	5-2	J.Smith x3, Mitten, Morris
10 Oct	H	Liverpool		L	3-4	J.Smith x2, Mitten
17 Oct	A	Liverpool		L	1-2	Carey
24 Oct	A	Stockport County	W	4-1	Bellis x2, Carey, O.G.
31 Oct	H	Stockport County	W	3-1	J.Smith x2, Bellis
11 Nov	H	Manchester City		W	2-1	Pearson, O.G.
14 Nov	A	Manchester City		W	5-0	J.Smith x3, Bryant x2
21 Nov	A	Tranmere Rovers		W	5-0	Morris x2, J.Smith x2, O.G.
28 Nov	H	Tranmere Rovers		W	5-1	Pearson x2, J.Rowley x2, J.Smith
05 Dec	H	Wrexham			W	6-1	J.Smith x3, Bellis x2, Bryant
12 Dec	A	Wrexham			W	5-2	J.Smith x3, Bryant, Carey
19 Dec	A	Bolton Wanderers	W	2-0	Carey, Mitten
25 Dec	H	Bolton Wanderers	W	4-0	Carey x2, Bryant, Roughton

1942/1943 Football League Northern Section (Second Championship) 6th
Manager: Walter Crickmer

Date   H/A	Opponents	      W D L    Score	Scorers
26 Dec	H	Chester			W  $$$	3-0 ***	Bellis x2, Mitten
02 Jan	A	Chester			L  $$$	1-4 ***	J.Smith
09 Jan	A	Blackpool		D  $$$	1-1 ***	Pearson
16 Jan	H	Blackpool		W  $$$	5-3 ***	Buchan x3, Bryant
23 Jan	H	Everton			L  $$$	1-4 ***	J.Smith
30 Jan	A	Everton			W  $$$	5-0 ***	J.Smith x3, Buchan, Pearson
06 Feb	A	Manchester City		D  $$$	0-0 ***	--------------------------------------		
13 Feb	H	Manchester City		D  $$$	1-1 ***	J.Smith
20 Feb	H	Crewe Alexandre		W  $$$	7-0 ***	J.Smith x3, Pearson x2, Bryant, Morris
27 Feb	A	Crewe Alexandre		W  $$$	3-2 ***	Bryant x2, Broadis
06 Mar	H	Manchester City		L  $$$ 	0-1 ***	--------------------------------------
13 Mar	A	Manchester City		L  $$$	0-2 ***	--------------------------------------
20 Mar	H	Bury			W  	4-1 ***	J.Rowley x3, Broadis
27 Mar	H	Bury			W	5-3 ***	Bellis, Hyde, McKay, J.Smith, O.G.
03 Apr	H	Crewe Alexandre		W	4-1 ***	J.Smith x2, McKay, Hyde	
10 Apr	A	Crewe Alexandre		W	6-0 ***	J.Smithx2,Black,Bryant,W.GriffithsPearson
17 Apr	H	Oldham Athletic		W	3-0 ***	J.Smith, Bellis
24 Apr	A	Oldham Athletic		L	1-3 ***	J.Smith
01 May	H	Sheffield United	W	2-0 ***	Carey, J.Smith
08 May	A	Liverpool		W	3-1 !!!	Bellis, Pearson, J.rowley
15 May	H	Liverpool		D	3-3 !!!	J.Rowley x2, Roughton

*** =	Matches marked *** counted in the Football League North (Second Championship)
$$$ =	Matches marked $$$ counted in the League Cup Qualifying Competition and also counted towards the League
as did Mar 6th & 13th (League War Cup Knockout competition)

!!! =	Matches marked !!! counted in the Lancashire Cup of which matches May 8th & 15th were a two legged Final
			
			ONLY THE FINAL GAMES DID NOT ALSO COUNT TOWARDS THE LEAGUE.