1916-1917
Summary
Appearances and Goals
<< 1915-16 (Click for: Final League Tables back to Everton's Results) 1917-18 >>
Appearances and Goals
<< 1915-16 (Click for: Final League Tables back to Everton's Results) 1917-18 >>
The normal Football League
and FA Cup competitions were suspended at the end of the 1914/15 season
due to World War I.
The Football League was replaced with regional leagues - a Lancashire Section and a Midlands Section.
In 1916/17 Everton played in the Lancashire Section Principal Tournament up until March 24 1917.
After that date they competed in a further Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament - which itself was
sub-regionalised into 4 Groups, with Everton in Group B.
The 4 final Group tables were amalgamated to give a combined Final Table for the Subsidiary Tournament.
In 1916/17 London and Southern League clubs formed their own 'London Combination'.
The FA Cup was not replaced and no Cup competitions were contested.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.
The Football League was replaced with regional leagues - a Lancashire Section and a Midlands Section.
In 1916/17 Everton played in the Lancashire Section Principal Tournament up until March 24 1917.
After that date they competed in a further Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament - which itself was
sub-regionalised into 4 Groups, with Everton in Group B.
The 4 final Group tables were amalgamated to give a combined Final Table for the Subsidiary Tournament.
In 1916/17 London and Southern League clubs formed their own 'London Combination'.
The FA Cup was not replaced and no Cup competitions were contested.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.
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Appearances
and Goals
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War Football League
Lancashire Section Principal Tournament |
War Football League
Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament |
Total
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Apps
|
Gls
|
Apps
|
Gls
|
Apps
|
Gls
|
|
| Bob Thompson |
28
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
33
|
2
|
| Alan Grenyer |
27
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
32
|
1
|
| Bill Wareing |
26
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
32
|
1
|
| Tom Fleetwood |
25
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
30
|
0
|
| Joe Clennell |
24
|
25
|
4
|
4
|
28
|
29
|
| Frank Jefferis |
18
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
24
|
6
|
| Frank Mitchell |
20
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
| Joseph Smith (West Brom)† |
17
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
| James Morris (Stoke)† |
18
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
4
|
| George Harrison |
17
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
5
|
| ? Lloyd |
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
| Joe Donnachie* (Oldham)† |
9
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
14
|
1
|
| Billy Kirsopp |
13
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
| Tommy Fern |
10
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
| Ernie Gault** (Stockport)† |
5
|
6
|
6
|
9
|
11
|
15
|
| John Bradbury (Hull City)† |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
| Stephen Murray |
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| John Blair |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
| Tom Cooper (Exeter)† |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
| George Merritt (Southport C)† |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Jock Maconnachie |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Bob Stewart |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| John Dunn (Luton)† |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Bobby Simpson |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Sam Challinor |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| ? Campey (Man Utd)† |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Sam Chedgzoy |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| T Gouldson |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
| ? Peet |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| ? Hunter |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| James Twiss |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| A Williams |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| S Elliott |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| A Lovelady |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Bobby McNeal (West Brom)† |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Frank Sheldon |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
† Teams were allowed to use guest players in wartime matches.
The actual clubs that Everton's guest players belonged to is indicated where appropriate.
* Joe Donnachie played for Everton from 1905/06 - 1908/09 and again in 1919/20.
During the war he played for the club as a guest.
** Ernie Gault played for Everton in 1912/13 and again in 1919/20.
During the war he played for the club as a guest in 1916/17 before signing permanently
at the end of that season.
Players in bold only played wartime games for Everton; they never played in a normal Football League
or FA Cup match for the club.