1939-1940 Summary
Appearances and Goals

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Total World War II Appearances & Goals

The 1939/40 Football League was abandoned after 3 games when World War II broke out.
It was replaced with regional leagues - and in 1939/40 Everton played in the Western Division.
The normal FA Cup competition was suspended and in 1939/40 teams competed in a national Football League War Cup instead.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.

Appearances and Goals

  
Football League
War Football
League
Western Division
Football League
War Cup
Total
  
Apps
Gls
Apps
Gls
Apps
Gls
Apps
Gls
Wally Boyes
3
0
22
6
6
1
31
7
Norman Greenhalgh
3
0
21
1
6
0
30
1
Gordon Watson
3
0
21
0
6
0
30
0
Ted Sagar
3
0
20
0
6
0
29
0
Alex Stevenson
3
0
20
15
6
2
29
17
Stan Bentham
3
1
19
7
6
1
28
9
George Jackson
0
0
21
0
6
0
27
0
Tommy 'TG' Jones
3
0
16
3
4
2
23
5
Tommy Lawton
3
4
14
12
6
6
23
22
Joe Mercer
3
0
14
3
5
0
22
3
Maurice Lindley
0
0
14
0
2
0
16
0
Torry Gillick
3
0
4
3
1
1
8
4
Cecil Wyles
0
0
7
2
1
1
8
3
Robert 'Bunny' Bell
0
0
6
4
0
0
6
4
Harry Catterick
0
0
4
1
0
0
4
1
Fred Sweeney
0
0
4
2
0
0
4
2
Billy Cook
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
Charlie Gee
0
0
2
0
1
0
3
0
Billy Sumner
0
0
2
0
1
1
3
1
Arthur Barber
0
0
1
0
2
0
3
0
George Burnett
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
Sid Simmons
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
3
Jack Davies
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Albert Johnson
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Jack Jones
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Jack Lyon
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
George Saunders
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Norman Sharp
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
James Caskie
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0

Players in bold only played wartime games for Everton; they never played in a normal Football League
or FA Cup match for the club.