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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1941/42

Click on an opponent for full match details where available.

 

Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies scorer unknown.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH (1st COMPETITION)
(Ending 25th December 1941)

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 30 Aug Cardiff City H 6-3 H Jones 4, Elliott, Johnson - James 2, Moore     4,462 N/K
 Sat 06 Sep Cardiff City (1) A 1-1 C Edwards - Moore     4,647 N/K
 Sat 13 Sep Leicester City H 4-1 Evans 2, Richardson, Johnson - S Smith     3,786 N/K
 Sat 20 Sep Leicester City A 2-3 Elliott, Sankey - Cheney 2, S Smith     3,526 N/K
 Sat 27 Sep Walsall A 1-2 Elliott - Shell, Starling     4,494 N/K
 Sat 04 Oct Walsall H 4-0 Elliott, Heaselgrave, Wilkes, Evans     4,135 N/K
 Sat 18 Oct Swansea Town H 8-2 Richardson 5, Elliott 2, Evans - Houston, Millichip        537 N/K
 Sat 08 Nov Wolverhampton W A 8-2 Elliott 3, Evans 3, Johnson, Sankey - Ashton, McIntosh     6,000 N/K
 Sat 15 Nov Wolverhampton W H 5-3 Elliott 2, Richardson 2, Dudley - Westcott 2, McIntosh     3,774 N/K
 Sat 22 Nov Luton Town H 10-1 Richardson 6, Evans 2, Elliott, Johnson - *     2,618 N/K
 Sat 29 Nov Luton Town A 5-4 Richardson 2, Elliott 2, Clarke - *     2,200 N/K
 Sat 06 Dec Northampton Town H 7-0 McKennan 3, Elliott 2, Richardson, Sankey     1,766 N/K
 Sat 13 Dec Northampton Town A 1-4 Richardson - *     2,000 N/K
 
 1 - Some reports credit Albion's goal to George Dudley.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH (2nd COMPETITION)
(27th December 1941 - 30th May 1942)

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 27 Dec Wrexham # H 6-4 Richardson 2, Elliott 2, McKennan, Evans - *     4,497 N/K
 Sat 03 Jan Wrexham # A 5-5 Richardson 2, McKennan, Dearson, Elliott - *     2,500 N/K
 Sat 10 Jan Stoke City # H 4-0 Richardson, Elliott, McKennan, Johnson     7,335 N/K
 Sat 17 Jan Stoke City # A 1-2 Elliott - *     4,578 N/K
 Sat 14 Feb Leicester City # H 3-2 Richardson 2, Elliott - Barratt, Jayes     4,378 N/K
 Sat 21 Feb Mansfield Town # H 3-1 McKennan 2, Richardson - *     1,398 N/K
 Sat 07 Mar Northampton Town # A 3-4 Elliott 2, Evans - *     2,000 N/K
 Sat 14 Mar Northampton Town # H 2-2 McKennan, Johnson - *     3,706 N/K
 Sat 21 Mar Leicester City # A 2-4 Sankey, Gripton - Buchan 2, S Smith, Jayes     5,685 N/K
 Mon 23 May Walsall H 3-1 Bowen, Elliott, Ashley - Newsome     1,695 N/K
 
 # - Match also counted as a qualifying game for the Wartime League Cup proper. Albion qualified with ten points from their nine games.

WARTIME LEAGUE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

     GATE

 Sat 04 Apr  Stoke City A 1-1st leg 3-5 (1)  Johnson, Elliott, Evans - *       5,000
 Mon 06 Apr  Stoke City H 1-2nd leg 6-1 (1)  Richardson 2, McKennan 2 (1 pen), Elliott, Sankey - *     13,400
 Sat 11 Apr  Cardiff City A 2-1st leg 1-1 (2)  Richardson - Lewis     10,781
 Sat 18 Apr  Cardiff City H 2-2nd leg 3-2 (2)  Richardson, Elliott - Shelley 2     10,198
 Sat 25 Apr  Everton H 3-1st leg 3-1 (3)  Evans, Elliott, C Edwards - Lawton     19,006
 Sat 02 May  Everton A 3-2nd leg 5-1 (3)  Elliott 2, McKennan 2, Evans - Bentham     34,106
 Sat 09 May  Wolverhampton W H SF 1st leg 0-4 (4)  Robinson 2, Westcott, Broome     35,140
 Sat 16 May  Wolverhampton W A SF 2nd leg 0-3 (4)  Mullen, Westcott, Robinson     29,030
 Match results were also included in the table for the Football League South (2nd competition). 
 1 - Two-legged tie, Albion won 9-6 on aggregate.
 2 - Two-legged tie, Albion won 4-3 on aggregate.
 3 - Two-legged tie, Albion won 8-2 on aggregate.
 4 - Two-legged tie, Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7-0 on aggregate.

BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT LEAGUE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 11 Oct Aston Villa A 3-2  H Jones, Elliott 2 - Davis, Parkes     5,500 N/K
 Thu 25 Dec Aston Villa H 0-2  Haycock, Edwards     5,178 N/K
 
 Albion usually fielded their A team in the Birmingham & District League but for the two games above the Baggies fielded their first XI.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS      GATE
 Sat 01 Nov  Czech Army H 3-1  Evans, Elliott, Richardson - Micha       2,638
 Sat 20 Dec  Birmingham H 4-1  Richardson 3, Elliott - Dearson       1,270
 Sat 28 Mar  Aston Villa H 1-2  Sankey - Broome, Bassett (og)       4,148
 Mon 25 May  Aston Villa H 3-4  Elliott 2, Evans - Davis 2, Haycock, Houghton       2,035
 Sat 30 May  Birmingham H 4-1  C Edwards 2 (1 pen), G Edwards, Newsome (pen) - Mason       5,357



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