The 1944–45 season was Arsenal Football Club's sixth season playing wartime football during World War II. They finished eighth the Football League South, their poorest performance of the wartime era. Arsenal reached the semifinals 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.
Arsenal had a poor start to the league and failed to recover, finishing eighth in the Football League South. Arsenal's most reliable scorer Reg Lewis was unavailable due to his military service. Stan Mortensen, a guest player from Blackpool, scored 18 goals for Arsenal in 12 games. Ted Drake, another reliable scorer, was injured with a slipped disk and his career came to an end.
Arsenal reached the semifinals of the Football League South Cup but did not reach the finals, losing to Millwall.
Results Arsenal's score comes firststatto.com
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League South
Selected results from the league.
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 2 September 1944 Tottenham HotspurA0–4 21 October 1944 West Ham UnitedH0–327,800 28 October 1944 Crystal PalaceA3–4 25 November 1944 ChelseaA1–2 9 December 1944 Tottenham HotspurH2–3 23 December 1944 BrentfordH5–218,527 24 February 1945 ReadingH0–2 24 March 1945 Crystal PalaceH1–0 2 April 1945 BrentfordA1–3 28 April 1945 ChelseaH3–0 5 May 1945 West Ham UnitedA1–19,000 ReadingA1–3
Final League table
Football League South Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersGS3 February 1945 ReadingA3–1GS10 February 1945 Clapton OrientH5–0GS17 February 1945 PortsmouthA4–2GS24 February 1945 ReadingH3–0GS3 March 1945 Clapton OrientA3–1GS10 March 1945 PortsmouthH2–4SF17 March 1945 MillwallN0–1
References
External links Arsenal season-by-season line-ups