GAME BY GAME: 1939-40
WAR TIME: NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 1939
LEEDS UNITED 3
Hodgson xx', xx', Brown, 46'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
BRADFORD CITY 0
McPhillips, Murphy, McDermott, Molloy, Goodyear, Moore, Mahon, Hinsley, Whittingham, Hastie, Smailes
Attendance: 3,000
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 1939
HULL CITY 0
Curnow, Woodhead, Watson, C. Robinson, Meens, Smith, Jack Robinson, Woods, Prescott, Anderson, E. Richardson
Missed penalty: Prescott (over the bar xx')
Missed penalty: Prescott (saved by Swindin xx')
Referee: H. Shaw
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 3
Powell 50', Hodgson xx', McGraw 85'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown
Attendance: 3,000
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 1939
DARLINGTON 1
Simpson xx'
Todd, Milburn, Foulkes, Spedding, Smith, Hodgson, Birkett, Hogg, Surtees, Deacon, Simpson
Referee: T. Thompson
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 3
McGraw xx', Hodgson xx', Brown xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown
Attendance: 5,727
SATURDAY 18th NOVEMBER 1939
LEEDS UNITED 2
Holley xx', Hodgson penalty xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Browne, Henry, McGraw▮xx', Hodgson, Hargreaves, Brown
Missed penalty: Hodgson, (wide xx' - The referee ordered the penalty to be retaken as the Hartlepools 'keeper moved too early and Hodgson scored with the second attempt)
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
HARTLEPOOLS UNITED 1
Stephens 20'
Full line-up unknown
Attendance: 4,000
SATURDAY 25th NOVEMBER 1939
YORK CITY 1
Lee xx'
Ferguson, Pinder, Boyle, Hurst, Hawkins, Collier, Brenon, Woffinden, Stockhill, Sherwood, Lee
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 1
Henry xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown
Attendance: 4,000
SATURDAY 2nd DECEMBER 1939
LEEDS UNITED 0
Swindin, Goldberg, Jim Milburn, Makinson, Thompson, Browne, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, Stephenson, Brown
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0
Hesford, Hayes, Mountford, Gordon, Young, Boot, Beasley, Barclay, Watson, Isaac, Juliussen
Attendance: 4,000
SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER 1939
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 3
McGarry xx', 87', Barton xx'
Gilroy, Stephen, Carr, Stabb, Danskin, Smith, Davis, Barton, McGarry, Wesley▮xx', Cochrane
Referee: J. Rayner
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 1
Hodgson penalty xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Thompson, Browne, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Hargreaves
Attendance: 4,000
SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 1939
LEEDS UNITED 3
Cochrane xx', Powell xx', Henry xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Henry, Stephenson, Brown
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
MIDDLESBROUGH 1
Murphy xx'
Cumming, Fowler, Stuart, Brown, Robinson, Forrest, Murphy, Mannion, Camsell, Fenton, Chadwick
Attendance: 5,000
SATURDAY 6th JANUARY 1940
NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
Moses 29', Gordon 37', Park 77'
Swinburne, Richardson, Craig, Gordon, Denmark, Woodburn, Park, Duns, Moses, Park, Pearson
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 0
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Thompson, McGraw, Brown
Attendance: 6,000
SATURDAY 9th MARCH 1940
LEEDS UNITED 3
Stephenson penalty 12', Henry xx',
Cochrane xx'
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Henry
Referee: H. Moore
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
DARLINGTON 2
Surtees 9', W. Kelly xx'
Theaker, Smith, Richardson, Hodgson, D. Kelly, W. Kelly, Simpson, Hogg, Cairns, Surtees, Cochrane
Attendance: 4,000
SATURDAY 16th MARCH 1940
HARTLEPOOLS UNITED 2
Howe penalty 8', West 63'
Hall, Fowler, Howe, Mordue, Johnston, Copping, Park, Dawson, Fenton, West, McMahon
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 1
Stephenson 71'
Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Henry
Missed penalty: Stephenson (no other details)
Attendance: 1,500
SATURDAY 23rd MARCH 1940
LEEDS UNITED 3
Short xx',xx', Powell xx'
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Copping, Powell, Short, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
YORK CITY 1
Brennan 40'
Ferguson, Pinder, Gledhill, Woffington, Scaife, Collier, Wardle, Brennan, Stockhill, Porritt✙SH', Lee
Attendance: 3,100
SATURDAY 30th MARCH 1940
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2
Smith xx', Beasley xx'
Hesford, Hayes, Mountford, Willingham, Young, Boot, Isaac, Barclay, Smith, Watson, Beasley
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 1
Short xx'
Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, W. Stephens, Short, Hargreaves
Attendance: 5,833
SATURDAY 6th APRIL 1940
LEEDS UNITED 5
McGraw 15', A. Stephens 65', Cochrane xx', xx',
Powell 79'
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, A. Stephens, McGraw, Buckley
Referee: R. Mortimer
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 2
Davis penalty 25', Curry 89'
Gilroy, Stephens, Johnstone, Stabb, Danskin, Kaye, Davis, Barton, McGarry✙45', Curry, Stephenson
Attendance: 3,000
SATURDAY 13th APRIL 1940
MIDDLESBROUGH 1
Fenton xx'
Cumming, Fowler, Stuart, Martin, Shepherdson, Forrest, Milne, Stobbart, Fenton, E. Murphy, McMahon
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 1
A. Stephens xx'
Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, A. Stephens, McGraw, Henry
Attendance: 1,000
SATURDAY 20th APRIL 1940
LEEDS UNITED 6
Thompson 23', A. Stephens 31', xx', xx',
Hargreaves xx', xx',
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, A. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves
Referee: P. Snape
LEAGUE WAR CUP 1st ROUND, 1st LEG
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3
Massarella xx', Hunt xx', xx'
Morton, Ashley, Millership, Russell, Collett, Burrows, Toseland, Robinson, Hunt, Thompson, Massarella
Attendance: 8,065
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1940
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3
Napier 17', 30', penalty xx'
Morton, Ashley, Catlin, Russell, Collett, Burrows, Toseland, Robinson, Napier, Thompson, Massarella
Referee: P. Snape
LEAGUE WAR CUP 1st ROUND, 2nd LEG
LEEDS UNITED 2
Powell xx', Hodgson xx'
Leeds United won 8-6 on aggregate
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Powell, A. Stephens, Hodgson, Stephenson, Hargreaves
Attendance: 9,506
SATURDAY 4th MAY 1940
played at St James Park, Newcastle
SUNDERLAND 0
Heywood, Gorman, Hall, Housam, Johnston, Hastings, Duns, Thomson, Whitelam, Carter, Burbanks
Referee: E. Nicholson
LEAGUE WAR CUP 2nd ROUND, 1st LEG
LEEDS UNITED 0
Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Ainsley, A. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves
Attendance: 11,226
SATURDAY 11th MAY 1940
LEEDS UNITED 0
Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Edwards, Thompson, Makinson, Cochrane, Henry, Hodgson, McGraw, Hargreaves
Referee: unknown
LEAGUE WAR CUP 2nd ROUND, 2nd LEG
SUNDERLAND 1
Carter 25'
Sunderland won 1-0 on aggregate
Heywood, Gorman, Hall, Housam, Johnston, Hastings, Duns, Thomson, Whitelam, Carter, Burbanks
Attendance: 9,000
SATURDAY 25th MAY 1940
HALIFAX TOWN 3
Wood penalty xx', Griffiths xx', Graham xx'
Full line-up unknown
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
LEEDS UNITED 2
Henry xx', xx'
Lee, Murgatroyd, Jack Milburn, Makinson, Hodgson, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, Henry, McGraw, Hargreaves
Attendance: 600
SATURDAY 1st JUNE 1940
LEEDS UNITED 3
Henry xx', Cochrane xx', xx'
Lee, Jack Milburn, Murgatroyd, Makinson, Hodgson, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, Henry, McGraw, Hargreaves
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
HULL CITY 1
Anderson xx'
Curnow, Woodhead, Watson, Gilmore, Meens, Smith, Robinson, Dawson, Anderson, Davies, Spivey
Missed penalty: Meens (saved by Lee xx')
Attendance: 1,000
SATURDAY 8th JUNE 1940
LEEDS UNITED 1
Cochrane xx'
Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Thompson, McGraw, Brown
Referee: unknown
NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE
NEWCASTLE UNITED 3
Blackburn xx', Bradley xx', A. Gilholme xx'
McVey, Craig, Ancell, Dodgson, Denmark, Bradley, Moses, A. Gilholme, Cairns, Blackburn, Pearson
Attendance: 2,000
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | |||||||
| 2 | Newcastle United | |||||||
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | |||||||
| 4 | Middlesbrough | |||||||
| 5 | LEEDS UNITED | |||||||
| 6 | Bradford City | |||||||
| 7 | Hull City | |||||||
| 8 | York City | |||||||
| 9 | Darlington | |||||||
| 10 | Hartlepools United | |||||||
| 11 | Halifax Town |
The following games were never played:
Bradford Park Avenue vs Darlington.
Bradford City vs Leeds United.
Leeds United vs Halifax Town.