May 16, 1942
Match: Lancashire League, at Deepdale.
Preston North End – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1).
Attendance: 3,000.
Referee: Mr. A.E. Ellis (Blackpool).
Preston North End (2-3-5): Jimmy Gooch, Andy Beattie, Scott, Bill Shankly, Lew Bradford, Mansley, Frank White, Andy McLaren, Jimmy Dougal, George Mutch, Jack Wharton.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Ray Lambert, Harry Kaye, Fred Finney, Bernard Ramsden, John Shafto, Jack Balmer, Cyril Done, Fred Haycock, Billy Liddell.
The goals: 0-1 Balmer (30 min.), 0-2 Liddell (50 min.).
Match report from the Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, May 19 – 1942.
"Play Up, Liverpool" 