SEASON 1948-1949

Lancashire Combination League Division One

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
21/08/1948 Darwen A 1 - 1 Booth
24/08/1948 Prescot Cables A 0 - 1
28/08/1948 Fleetwood Town H 2 - 0 Brown, Robinson 5,000
30/08/1948 Prescot Cables H 4 - 0
04/09/1948 Clitheroe A 2 - 1 North, Robinson 2,000
08/09/1948 Southport Reserves A 2 - 1 Hodgson (og), North 4,000
11/09/1948 Bangor City A 0 - 1
13/09/1948 Southport Reserves H 5 - 2 Taylor 2, Cunliffe E., Robinson, Finch 7,000
25/09/1948 Lancaster City A 0 - 5
09/10/1948 Marine A 1 - 0 North
16/10/1948 Marine H 2 - 2 Robinson, McGurk
23/10/1948 Morecambe A 0 - 1
30/10/1948 Accrington Stanley Reserves H 0 - 2
06/11/1948 Oldham Athletic Reserves A 0 - 2
13/11/1948 Bacup Borough H 2 - 0 Fryer, Cunliffe E.
27/11/1948 Barrow Reserves H 0 - 2 2,500
04/12/1948 Nelson A 0 - 4 5,000
11/12/1948 Rossendale United H 3 - 1 Cunliffe, North, Fryer
25/12/1948 Rochdale Reserves A 1 - 2 Taylor
26/12/1948 Rochdale Reserves H 1 - 1 Booth
01/01/1949 Fleetwood Town A 4 - 3 Fryer, Shirley, Cunliffe E., Wilson
08/01/1949 Ashton United H 1 - 1 Sharrock
22/01/1949 Bangor City H 1 - 0 Cunliffe
29/01/1949 Darwen H 0 - 1
05/02/1949 Chorley A 3 - 1 Cunliffe 3
12/02/1949 Leyland Motors A 1 - 1 Shirley
19/02/1949 Lancaster City H 1 - 0 Cunliffe 4,000
26/02/1949 Ashton United A 1 - 2 Cunliffe E.
12/03/1949 Netherfield A 0 - 6
19/03/1949 Morecambe H 0 - 0 3,000
26/03/1949 Accrington Stanley Reserves A 1 - 4 Lowe
02/04/1949 Oldham Athletic Reserves H 1 - 0 Taylor 2,500
04/04/1949 Chorley H 2 - 1 Cunliffe E.  2 4,000
09/04/1949 Bacup Borough A 3 - 4 Fryer, Taylor 2
15/04/1949 New Brighton Reserves A 0 - 0
16/04/1949 Leyland Motors H 4 - 2 Cunliffe 2, Smith, og
18/04/1949 New Brighton Reserves H 5 - 1 Fryer 2, Cunliffe, Taylor 2 4,000
20/04/1949 Clitheroe H 5 - 2 Cunliffe 2, og, Smith, Howcroft 3,000
23/04/1949 Barrow Reserves A 2 - 2 Taylor, Vickers
27/04/1949 Netherfield H 2 - 0 Cunliffe, Fryer 5,000
30/04/1949 Nelson H 4 - 4 Smith, Brown, Tolley, Cunliffe 5,000
07/05/1949 Rossendale United A 6 - 3 Fryer 3, Cunliffe 2

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
18/09/1948 Skelmersdale United (Pre) H 2 - 1 Robinson 2 9,100
02/10/1948 Prescot Cables (1Q) H 1 - 2 North 10,000

Lancashire Junior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
20/11/1948 Atherton Collieries (Pre) H 2 - 1 Fryer, Shirley 2,500
18/12/1948 Belle Vue (1) H 2 - 0 Fryer, Styles
15/01/1949 Morecambe (QF) A 1 - 2 Cunliffe E.

Lancashire Combination Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
28/03/1949 Horwich A.C.I (R1) H 4 - 1 Taylor, Fryer, Booth, Finch 2,800
13/04/1949 Leyland Motors (R2) H 4 - 1 Cunliffe E. 2, Fryer, Taylor
26/04/1949 Bootle Athletic (R3) A 1 - 0 Cunliffe 4,000
29/04/1949 Bangor City (SF) A 0 - 0 6,000
03/05/1949 Bangor City (SFR) H 0 - 1 7,000

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
06/04/1949 All Star XI H 3 - 5 Munro 2, Fryer 5,000
1947-1948
1949-1950
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