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1941–42 Manchester United F.C. season

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1941–42 season

Chairman

Manager

War League North
Regional League
First Championship

4th

War League North
Regional League
Second Championship

1st

The 1941–42 season was Manchester United's third season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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[edit]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
30 August 1941	New Brighton	H	13–1	J. Rowley (7), Smith (3), Bryant (2), Mitten
6 September 1941	New Brighton	A	3–3	Carey, Morris, Whalley
13 September 1941	Stockport County	A	5–1	J. Rowley (4), Mitten
20 September 1941	Stockport County	H	7–1	J. Rowley (4), Carey, Mitten, Warner
27 September 1941	Everton	H	2–3	J. Rowley, Smith
4 October 1941	Everton	A	3–1	Carey, J. Rowley, Smith
11 October 1941	Chester	A	7–0	Mitten (2), Smith (2), Morris, Warner, Whalley
18 October 1941	Chester	H	8–1	J. Rowley (4), Smith (2), Bryant, Carey
25 October 1941	Stoke City	A	1–1	Carey
1 November 1941	Stoke City	H	3–0	Carey, Rowley, Whalley
8 November 1941	Tranmere Rovers	H	6–1	J. Rowley (5), Smith
15 November 1941	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1	J. Rowley
22 November 1941	Liverpool	A	1–1	Smith
29 November 1941	Liverpool	H	2–2	J. Rowley (2)
6 December 1941	Wrexham	H	10–3	Carey (4), J. Rowley (3), Smith (2), Bryant
13 December 1941	Wrexham	A	4–3	Morris (4)
20 December 1941	Manchester City	A	1–2	Morris
25 December 1941	Manchester City	H	2–2	J. Rowley, Smith

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers
27 December 1941	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–1	J. Rowley (2), Morris
3 January 1942	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	Pearson, J. Rowley
10 January 1942	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	Morris
17 January 1942	Oldham Athletic	A	3–1	Carey (2), J. Rowley
31 January 1942	Southport	A	3–1	Carey, J. Rowley, Smith
14 February 1942	Sheffield United	A	2–0	Carey, J. Rowley
21 February 1942	Preston North End	H	0–2
28 February 1942	Preston North End	A	3–1	J. Rowley (2), Carey
21 March 1942	Sheffield United	H	2–2	Catterick, Smith
28 March 1942	Southport	H	4–2	Catterick (2), Carey (2)
4 April 1942	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	Catterick, Walker
6 April 1942	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–1	Carey (2), Bryant
11 April 1942	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	5–4	Catterick (2), Carey, Morris, Smith
18 April 1942	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2 (a.e.t.)
25 April 1942	Oldham Athletic	H	5–1	Carey (2), Morris (2), Catterick
2 May 1942	Oldham Athletic	A	2–1	Carey, Smith
9 May 1942	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1	Carey
16 May 1942	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–1
23 May 1942	Manchester City	A	3–1	Worrall (2), Whalley

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

^ "Manchester United In War League 1941/42". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

^ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War: 1939 - 45. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1431-X.