1943–44 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1943–44 season
ChairmanRobin Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 8th Marquess of Londonderry
ManagerGeorge Allison
Football League South4th
Football League South CupSemi-final

The 1943–44 season was Arsenal Football Club's fifth season playing wartime football during World War II. They finished fourth the Football League South. Arsenal failed to progress to the finals in the Football League South Cup.

Background

Arsenal played their home games at White Hart Lane, as Highbury had been transformed to support Air Raid Precautions.[1]

Arsenal found little success in 1943-44. The team finished fourth in the Football League South. Rivals Tottenham Hotspur won the league.[2]

Arsenal had a poor showing in the 1943-44 Football League South Cup. The defending champions finished last in the group stage and failed to progress in the cup.[3]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[4]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League South

Main article: 1943–44 Football League South
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 August 1943 Charlton Athletic A 0–1
4 September 1943 Southampton H 4–1
11 September 1943 West Ham United A 1–1
18 September 1943 Portsmouth H 1–2
25 September 1943 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1
2 October 1943 Fulham A 4–3
9 October 1943 Clapton Orient A 1–1
16 October 1943 Brentford H 3–3
23 October 1943 Watford H 4–2
30 October 1943 Crystal Palace A 1–1
6 November 1943 Chelsea H 6–0
13 November 1943 Queen's Park Rangers H 5–0
27 November 1943 Charlton Athletic H 6–2
4 December 1943 Southampton A 2–1
11 December 1943 West Ham United H 1–1
18 December 1943 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2
25 December 1943 Millwall A 5–1
26 December 1943 Millwall H 1–1
1 January 1944 Portsmouth A 1–2
8 January 1944 Chelsea A 0–2
22 January 1944 Fulham H 1–1
29 January 1944 Clapton Orient H 1–0
5 February 1944 Brentford A 4–1
12 February 1944 Watford A 2–0
1 April 1944 Aldershot A 3–0
8 April 1944 Crystal Palace H 5–2
10 April 1944 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–1
22 April 1944 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–3
29 April 1944 Queen's Park Rangers A 1–1
6 May 1944 Aldershot H 3–1

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur (C) 30 19 8 3 71 36 1.972 46
2 West Ham United 30 17 7 6 74 39 1.897 41
3 Queen's Park Rangers 30 14 12 4 69 54 1.278 40
4 Arsenal 30 14 10 6 72 42 1.714 38
5 Crystal Palace 30 16 5 9 75 53 1.415 37
6 Portsmouth 30 16 5 9 68 59 1.153 37
7 Brentford 30 14 7 9 71 51 1.392 35
8 Chelsea 30 16 2 12 79 55 1.436 34
9 Fulham 30 11 9 10 80 73 1.096 31
10 Millwall 30 13 4 13 70 66 1.061 30
11 Aldershot 30 12 6 12 64 73 0.877 30
12 Reading 30 12 3 15 73 62 1.177 27
13 Southampton 30 10 7 13 67 88 0.761 27
14 Charlton Athletic 30 9 7 14 57 73 0.781 25
15 Watford 30 6 8 16 58 80 0.725 20
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 9 2 19 55 82 0.671 20
17 Clapton Orient 39 4 3 32 32 87 0.368 11
18 Luton Town 30 3 5 22 42 104 0.404 11
Source: [citation needed]
(C) League Champions

Football League South Cup

Main article: 1943–44 Football League War Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
GS 4 March 1944 Reading H ?–?
GS 18 March 1944 Queen's Park Rangers H ?–?

References

  1. ^ Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (1995). Arsenal: Official History. London: Hamlyn. p. 98. ISBN 0600588262.
  2. ^ Kungler, Peter (12 February 2003). "England 1943/44". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cooper, Vince (10 May 2023). "The War Cups". The League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1943-1944/results [dead link‍]