The 1942–43 season was Manchester United's fourth season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.
Many of Manchester United's players went off to fight in the war, but for those who remained, the Football League organised a special War League.
War League North Regional League First Championship DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance29 August 1942 EvertonA2–2Catterick, Pearson5 September 1942 EvertonH2–1Carey, Mitten12 September 1942 ChesterH0–219 September 1942 ChesterA2–2Catterick, Roughton26 September 1942 Blackburn RoversA2–4Bryant, Catterick3 October 1942 Blackburn RoversH5–2J. Smith (3), Mitten, Morris10 October 1942 LiverpoolH3–4J. Smith (2), Mitten17 October 1942 LiverpoolA1–2Carey24 October 1942 Stockport CountyA4–1Bellis (2), Carey, own goal31 October 1942 Stockport CountyH3–1J. Smith (2), Bellis11 November 1942 Manchester CityH2–1Pearson, own goal14 November 1942 Manchester CityA5–0J. Smith (3), Bryant (2)21 November 1942 Tranmere RoversA5–0Morris (2), J. Smith (2), own goal28 November 1942 Tranmere RoversH5–1Pearson (2), J. Rowley (2), J. Smith5 December 1942 WrexhamH6–1J. Smith (3), Bellis (2), Bryant12 December 1942 WrexhamA5–2J. Smith (3), Bryant, Carey19 December 1942 Bolton WanderersA2–0Carey, Mitten25 December 1942 Bolton WanderersH4–0Carey (2), Bryant, Roughton
War League North Regional League Second Championship DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance26 December 1942 ChesterH3–0Bellis (2), Mitten2 January 1943 ChesterA1–4J. Smith9 January 1943 BlackpoolA1–1Pearson16 January 1943 BlackpoolH5–3Buchan (3), Bryant23 January 1943 EvertonH1–4J. Smith30 January 1943 EvertonA5–0J. Smith (3), Buchan, Pearson6 February 1943 Manchester CityA0–013 February 1943 Manchester CityH1–1J. Smith20 February 1943 Crewe AlexandraH7–0J. Smith (3), Pearson (2), Bryant, Morris27 February 1943 Crewe AlexandraA3–2Bryant (2), Broadis6 March 1943 Manchester CityH0–113 March 1943 Manchester CityA0–220 March 1943 BuryH4–1J. Rowley (3), Broadis27 March 1943 BuryH5–3Bellis, Hyde, McKay, J. Smith, own goal3 April 1943 Crewe AlexandraH4–1J. Smith (2), McKay, Hyde 10 April 1943 Crewe AlexandraA6–0J. Smith (2), Black, Bryant, W. Griffiths, Pearson17 April 1943 Oldham AthleticH3–0J. Smith, Bellis24 April 1943 Oldham AthleticA1–3J. Smith1 May 1943 Sheffield UnitedH2–0Carey, J. Smith8 May 1943 LiverpoolA3–1Bellis, Pearson, J. Rowley15 May 1943 LiverpoolH3–3J. Rowley (2), Roughton
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