The 1916–17 Liverpool F.C. season saw Liverpool compete in the wartime football league, which was set up following the outbreak of World War I. They competed in the Lancashire Section Principle Tournament and the Lanacashire Section Supplementary Competition.
| 1916–17 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Committee |
| Stadium | Anfield |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Bennett (19) |
Squad statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Principle | Supplementary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Jimmy Ashcroft | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Jack Bamber | 31 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Stephen Beattie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Thomas Bennett | 24 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Norman Bradley | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Joe Butler | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
|
Kenny Campbell | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Thomas Capper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Tommy Cunliffe | 35 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW |  WAL
|
Frank Curtis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Joe Donnachie | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Horace Fairhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Arthur Gee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Arthur Goddard | 22 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| (unknown) | 
|
Jack Hannaway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
James Henderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |
|
Joseph Houghton | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
William Jenkinson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Joe Lees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Harry Lewis | 28 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Ephraim Longworth | 34 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Harry Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Tommy Lucas | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Donald McKinlay | 35 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Arthur Metcalf | 28 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Billy Murphy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| (unknown) |
|
Frederick Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Tom Page | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Fred Pagnam | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ernie Pinkney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Clem Rigg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Sam Speakman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Jimmy Stansfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Charles Sutcliffe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |
|
John Swann | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Ted Taylor | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Walter Wadsworth | 30 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| (unknown) |
|
Robert Waine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| (unknown) |
|
Wilfred Watson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| (unknown) |
|
Owen Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Appearances for the 1916–17 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "11v11".
- ^ "ENFA".
- ^ "LFC during WWI".
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