ENGLISH LEAGUE, 1916-17 (LANCASHIRE SECTION). T. E. FERN, Captain. R. THOMPSON, SUB-Captain. Goals Date. Club. Where Played For. Agst. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19l6 Sept. 2 Bury .......................... Away 3 0 L " 9 Stoke ......................... Home 1 1 L " 16 Southport Central ............. Away 0 1 L " 23 Blackburn Rovers .............. Home 2 5 L " 30 Manchester City ............... Away 1 4 L Oct. 7 Blackpool ..................... Home 3 1 L " 14 Rochdale ...................... Home 3 0 L " 21 Bolton Wanderers .............. Away 3 1 L " 28 Burslem Port Vale ............. Home 3 1 L Nov. 4 Oldham Athletic ............... Away 3 2 F " 11 Preston North End ............. Home 3 1 L " 18 Burnley ....................... Away 2 2 L " 25 Manchester United ............. Home 3 2 L Dec. 2 Liverpool ..................... Away 1 2 L " 9 Stockport County .............. Home 0 1 L " 16 Bury .......................... Home 5 0 L " 23 Stoke ......................... Away 2 0 L " 25 Liverpool ..................... Home 1 0 F " 26 Stockport County .............. Away 4 3 F " 30 Southport Central ............. Home 1 1 L 1917 Jan. 1 Stockport County .............. Home 5 2 F " 6 Blackburn Rovers .............. Away 5 1 L " 13 Manchester City ............... Home 0 2 L " 20 Blackpool ..................... Away 1 1 L " 29 Rochdale ...................... Away 1 2 L Feb. 3 Bolton Wanderers .............. Home 1 0 L " 10 Burslem Port Vale ............. Away 1 1 L " 17 Oldham Athletic ............... Home 2 0 L " 24 Preston North End ............. Away 2 2 L Mar. 3 Burnley ....................... Home 5 0 L " 10 Manchester United ............. Away 2 0 L " 17 Liverpool ..................... Home 2 2 L " 24 Stockport County .............. Away 1 5 L SUBSIDIARY COMPETITION. Goals Date Club. Where Played For. Agst. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19I7 Mar. 31 Southport Central ............. Home 4 2 L April 6 Liverpool ..................... Away 1 1 F " 7 Liverpool ..................... Away 4 0 L " 9 Stockport County .............. Home 1 1 L " 14 Southport Central ............. Away 1 0 L " 21 Liverpool ..................... Home 5 0 L " 28 Stockport County .............. Away 1 2 L May 5 Leeds City .................... Home 1 3 F L means League. F Friendly. N.B.——Owing to the War the League Championship Competition was discontinued and the above series of Matches substituted.