# 1944–45 Brentford F.C. season

During the 1944–45 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League South, due to the cessation of competitive football for the duration of the Second World War. The Bees finished in a wartime-high of 3rd-place, scoring 100 goals in both the league and Football League War Cup, with forwards Len Townsend and Bob Thomas accounting for over half the team's total.

## Season summary

The familiar pattern of player unavailability prevailed as Brentford entered the 1944–45 Football League South season, with 60 players eventually being used over the course of the league, cup and friendly matches during the campaign. A number of the club's amateur players were pressed into service during the regular season, as were 30 guests, many of whom made three appearances or less.
Aided by prolific scoring from forwards Len Townsend and Bob Thomas, Brentford rocketed along in the first half of the season, losing just four of 22 matches and posting big wins by margins of four, five and six goals. The Bees' form evaporated when the Football League War Cup campaign got underway in February 1945, losing four of six matches to crash out in the group stage. Brentford lost four of the remaining six league matches of the season, with the final match away to Watford (which had been postponed in January 1945) taking place after VE Day, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe.
Two former Brentford players died during the season:
* Private Ralph Shields died as a prisoner of war in Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp, North Borneo on 21 November 1944. He had been serving in the Australian Army Service Corps and played for Brentford during the 1921–22 season.
* Sub-lieutenant Stan Cousins was killed when "his aircraft flew into a barrage balloon cable and lost a wing" during a glide bomb attack on the Soengi Gerong oil refinery, Sumatra on 29 January 1945. Formerly an employee of Glyn, Mills & Co, he had joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and was serving on HMS Illustrious when he was killed. Cousins made a single Football League War Cup appearance during the 1940–41 season.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 2 | West Ham United | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 96 | 47 | 2.043 | 47 |
| 3 | Brentford | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 57 | 1.526 | 38 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 37 |

## Results

    Brentford's goal tally listed first.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League South

| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 26 August 1944 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 6–2 | 6,000 | Townsend (2), Boulter, Hunt (2, 1 pen), Soo |
| 2 | 2 September 1944 | Portsmouth | A | 4–2 | 9,500 | Hunt, R. Thomas (2), Boulter |
| 3 | 9 September 1944 | Chelsea | H | 0–5 | 16,100 | |
| 4 | 16 September 1944 | Luton Town | A | 3–1 | 3,500 | Manley, Boulter, R. Thomas |
| 5 | 23 September 1944 | Millwall | H | 4–1 | 8,750 | Townsend (2), R. Thomas (2) |
| 6 | 30 September 1944 | Aldershot | H | 5–2 | 10,270 | Smith (2, 1 pen), Hunt, R. Thomas (2) |
| 7 | 7 October 1944 | Charlton Athletic | A | 4–0 | 7,143 | Boulter (2), Townsend (2) |
| 8 | 14 October 1944 | Watford | H | 4–1 | 5,387 | Townsend (2), R. Thomas (2), Hopkins |
| 9 | 21 October 1944 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–1 | 15,000 | Rose (og), R. Thomas, Townsend |
| 10 | 28 October 1944 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | 23,207 | R. Thomas, Soo |
| 11 | 4 November 1944 | Fulham | A | 2–0 | 25,000 | R. Thomas, Townsend |
| 12 | 11 November 1944 | Southampton | H | 0–1 | 11,080 | |
| 13 | 18 November 1944 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–2 | 11,100 | Townsend |
| 14 | 25 November 1944 | Reading | A | 4–4 | 6,000 | Hunt (2), Townsend (2) |
| 15 | 2 December 1944 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 7–2 | 5,000 | Townsend (3), Smith, R. Thomas (2), Hunt |
| 16 | 9 December 1944 | Portsmouth | H | 7–1 | 9,550 | C. Brown (2), Hunt (2, 1 pen), Townsend (2), Hopkins |
| 17 | 16 December 1944 | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | 24,500 | Hunt, R. Thomas |
| 18 | 23 December 1944 | Arsenal | A | 2–5 | 18,527 | R. Thomas (2) |
| 19 | 30 December 1944 | Luton Town | H | 6–0 | 6,500 | Townsend (4), R. Thomas, Smith |
| 20 | 6 January 1945 | Millwall | A | 0–0 | 5,438 | |
| 21 | 13 January 1945 | Aldershot | A | 1–0 | 4,000 | Smith |
| 22 | 20 January 1945 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | 6,850 | Hunt, R. Thomas, Baynham |
| 23 | 17 March 1945 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 5,900 | D. Thomas |
| 24 | 24 March 1945 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–2 | 16,750 | |
| 25 | 31 March 1945 | Fulham | H | 2–3 | 8,780 | Hopkins, Smith |
| 26 | 2 April 1945 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 | n/a | R. Thomas (2), D. Thomas |
| 27 | 14 April 1945 | Southampton | A | 2–4 | 7,549 | Hunt, Townsend |
| 28 | 21 April 1945 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–6 | 6,492 | D. Thomas |
| 29 | 28 April 1945 | Reading | H | 7–2 | 4,390 | R. Thomas (2), D. Thomas (2), Smith, Baynham (2) |
| 30 | 19 May 1945 | Watford | A | 1–5 | 2,563 | Cheetham |

### Football League South War Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorer(s) |
| Grp | 3 February 1945 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 3–5 | 10,110 | Townsend (3) |
| Grp | 10 February 1945 | Millwall | A | 2–3 | 8,553 | R. Thomas, Hunt |
| Grp | 17 February 1945 | Fulham | A | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| Grp | 24 February 1945 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 4–2 | 10,000 | Townsend (3), R. Thomas |
| Grp | 3 March 1945 | Millwall | H | 2–2 | 11,830 | Baynham, R. Thomas |
| Grp | 10 March 1945 | Fulham | H | 2–5 | 10,380 | Townsend, R. Thomas |
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

## Playing squad

       Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1944–45 season.
| Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| GK | Reg Saunders | (1920-07-29)29 July 1920 (aged 24) | Uxbridge Town | 1944 | Amateur |
| Defenders |||||||
| DF | Buster Brown | (1910-09-06)6 September 1910 (aged 33) | Huddersfield Town | 1937 | |
| DF | Bill Gorman | (1911-01-13)13 January 1911 (aged 33) | Bury | 1938 | |
| DF | George Poyser | (1910-02-06)6 February 1910 (aged 34) | Port Vale | 1934 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| HB | Albert Ballard | August 1923 (aged 20–21) | Youth | 1944 | |
| HB | Ted Ballard | (1920-06-16)16 June 1920 (aged 24) | Hayes | 1943 | Amateur |
| HB | Albert Hammond | (1924-02-05)5 February 1924 (aged 20) | Queens Park Rangers | 1944 | Amateur |
| HB | Tom Manley | (1912-10-07)7 October 1912 (aged 31) | Manchester United | 1939 | |
| HB | Ernest Muttitt | (1908-07-24)24 July 1908 (aged 36) | Middlesbrough | 1932 | Guest for Chelsea |
| HB | Billy Scott | (1907-12-06)6 December 1907 (aged 36) | Middlesbrough | 1932 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| FW | Johnny Baynham | (1918-04-21)21 April 1918 (aged 26) | Youth | 1939 | |
| FW | Les Boulter | (1913-08-31)31 August 1913 (aged 30) | Charlton Athletic | 1939 | |
| FW | Cyril Brown | (1918-05-25)25 May 1918 (aged 26) | Felixstowe | 1939 | |
| FW | Tommy Cheetham | (1910-10-11)11 October 1910 (aged 33) | Queens Park Rangers | 1939 | Guest for Queens Park Rangers and West Ham United |
| FW | Idris Hopkins | (1910-10-11)11 October 1910 (aged 33) | Crystal Palace | 1932 | Guest for West Ham United |
| FW | Peter Sheldon | April 1927 (aged 17) | Youth | 1944 | |
| FW | Les Smith | (1918-03-13)13 March 1918 (aged 26) | Petersham | 1934 | Guest for Chelsea |
| FW | Bob Thomas | (1919-08-02)2 August 1919 (aged 25) | Golders Green | 1939 | Guest for West Ham United |
| FW | Len Townsend | (1917-08-31)31 August 1917 (aged 26) | Hayes | 1937 | |
| Guest players |||||||
| GK | Johnny Boyd | n/a | Unattached | 1945 | Amateur, guest |
| GK | Harry Brown | (1924-04-09)9 April 1924 (aged 20) | Queens Park Rangers | 1944 | Guest from Queens Park Rangers |
| GK | John Jackson | (1906-11-29)29 November 1906 (aged 37) | Chelsea | 1944 | Guest from Chelsea |
| GK | John Jones | (1916-11-25)25 November 1916 (aged 27) | Northampton Town | 1944 | Guest from Northampton Town |
| DF | Arthur Banner | (1918-06-28)28 June 1918 (aged 26) | West Ham United | 1945 | Guest from West Ham United |
| DF | Ralph Cowan | n/a | Rangers | 1944 | Guest from Rangers |
| DF | Peter Croker | (1921-12-21)21 December 1921 (aged 22) | Charlton Athletic | 1945 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| DF | Fred Dawes | (1911-05-02)2 May 1911 (aged 33) | Crystal Palace | 1945 | Guest from Crystal Palace |
| DF | James Fullwood | (1911-02-17)17 February 1911 (aged 33) | Reading | 1944 | Guest from Reading |
| DF | Les Goldberg | (1918-01-03)3 January 1918 (aged 26) | Leeds United | 1944 | Guest from Leeds United |
| DF | Dick Jales | (1922-04-03)3 April 1922 (aged 22) | Bradford City | 1945 | Guest from Bradford City |
| DF | Cliff Lloyd | (1916-11-14)14 November 1916 (aged 27) | Wrexham | 1944 | Guest from Wrexham |
| DF | Reg Mountford | (1908-07-16)16 July 1908 (aged 36) | Huddersfield Town | 1945 | Guest from Huddersfield Town |
| HB | Sam Briddon | (1915-07-26)26 July 1915 (aged 29) | Swansea Town | 1944 | Guest from Swansea Town |
| HB | Matt Busby | (1909-05-26)26 May 1909 (aged 35) | Liverpool | 1944 | Guest from Liverpool |
| HB | Ernie Collett | (1914-11-17)17 November 1914 (aged 29) | Arsenal | 1945 | Guest from Arsenal |
| HB | Harold Hobbis | (1913-03-09)9 March 1913 (aged 31) | Charlton Athletic | 1945 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| HB | Joe Jobling | (1906-07-29)29 July 1906 (aged 38) | Charlton Athletic | 1945 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| HB | Duncan McKenzie | (1912-08-10)10 August 1912 (aged 32) | Middlesbrough | 1945 | Guest from Middlesbrough |
| HB | Jack Oakes | (1905-09-13)13 September 1905 (aged 38) | Charlton Athletic | 1945 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| HB | Taffy O'Callaghan | (1906-10-06)6 October 1906 (aged 37) | Fulham | 1945 | Guest from Fulham |
| HB | Bobby Russell | (1919-12-27)27 December 1919 (aged 24) | Chelsea | 1945 | Guest from Chelsea |
| HB | Frank Soo | (1914-03-12)12 March 1914 (aged 30) | Stoke City | 1944 | Guest from Stoke City |
| HB | R. Tunnicliffe | n/a | Unattached | 1945 | Guest |
| HB | Bill F. Whittaker | (1911-04-18)18 April 1911 (aged 33) | Kingstonian | 1945 | Guest from Kingstonian |
| HB | Bill P. Whittaker | (1922-12-20)20 December 1922 (aged 21) | Charlton Athletic | 1944 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| FW | Maurice Edelston | (1918-04-27)27 April 1918 (aged 26) | Reading | 1944 | Amateur, guest from Reading |
| FW | Douglas Hunt | (1914-05-19)19 May 1914 (aged 30) | Sheffield Wednesday | 1944 | Guest from Sheffield Wednesday |
| FW | Archie Livingstone | (1915-11-15)15 November 1915 (aged 28) | Bury | 1945 | Guest from Bury |
| FW | Bert Stephens | (1909-05-13)13 May 1909 (aged 35) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1945 | Guest from Brighton & Hove Albion |
| FW | Maurice Tadman | (1921-06-28)28 June 1921 (aged 23) | Charlton Athletic | 1945 | Guest from Charlton Athletic |
| FW | Dave Thomas | (1917-07-06)6 July 1917 (aged 27) | Plymouth Argyle | 1944 | Guest from Plymouth Argyle |
* Sources: Timeless Bees, Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939, 100 Years Of Brentford

## Coaching staff

| Name | Role |
| Harry Curtis | Manager |
| Jimmy Bain | Assistant Manager |
| Bob Kane | Trainer |
| Jack Cartmell | Assistant Trainer |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| Pos | Nat | Name | League | League | FL War Cup | FL War Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos | Nat | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | | Reg Saunders | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| DF | | Buster Brown | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| DF | | Bill Gorman | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | | George Poyser | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| HB | | Albert Ballard | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Ted Ballard | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Albert Hammond | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Tom Manley | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| HB | | Ernest Muttitt | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| HB | | Billy Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | | Johnny Baynham | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| FW | | Les Boulter | 12 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 5 |
| FW | | Cyril Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| FW | | Tommy Cheetham | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| FW | | Idris Hopkins | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| FW | | Peter Sheldon | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Les Smith | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| FW | | Bob Thomas | 28 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 27 |
| FW | | Len Townsend | 23 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 31 |
| Players guested during the season |||||||||
| GK | | Johnny Boyd | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | | Harry Brown | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| GK | | John Jackson | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| GK | | John Jones | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF | | Arthur Banner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | Ralph Cowan | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| DF | | Peter Croker | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Fred Dawes | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | James Fullwood | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Les Goldberg | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Dick Jales | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | | Cliff Lloyd | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| DF | | Reg Mountford | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Sam Briddon | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| HB | | Matt Busby | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Ernie Collett | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| HB | | Harold Hobbis | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Joe Jobling | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Duncan McKenzie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| HB | | Jack Oakes | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| HB | | Taffy O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Bobby Russell | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Frank Soo | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| HB | | R. Tunnicliffe | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Bill F. Whittaker | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| HB | | Bill P. Whittaker | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FW | | Maurice Edelston | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Douglas Hunt | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 13 |
| FW | | Archie Livingstone | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Bert Stephens | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Maurice Tadman | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FW | | Dave Thomas | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

### Goalscorers

| Pos. | Nat | Player | FLS | FLC | Total |
| FW | | Len Townsend | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| FW | | Bob Thomas | 23 | 4 | 27 |
| FW | | Douglas Hunt | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| FW | | Les Smith | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| FW | | Les Boulter | 5 | — | 5 |
| FW | | Dave Thomas | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | | Johnny Baynham | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| FW | | Idris Hopkins | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | | Cyril Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| HB | | Frank Soo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| FW | | Tommy Cheetham | 1 | — | 1 |
| HB | | Tom Manley | 1 | — | 1 |
| Opponents | Opponents | Opponents | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 87 | 13 | 100 |
* Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
* Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

### Wartime international caps

| Pos. | Nat | Player | Caps | Goals | Ref |
| FW | | Les Smith | 5 | 2 | |

### Management

| Name | Nat | From | To | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record All Comps | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League | Record League |
| Name | Nat | From | To | P | W | D | L | W % | P | W | D | L | W % |
| Harry Curtis | | 26 August 1944 | 19 May 1945 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 050.00| | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 056.67 |

### Summary

| Games played | 36 (30 Football League South, 6 Football League War Cup) |
| Games won | 18 (17 Football League South, 1 Football League War Cup) |
| Games drawn | 5 (4 Football League South, 1 Football League War Cup) |
| Games lost | 13 (9 Football League South, 4 Football League War Cup) |
| Goals scored | 100 (87 Football League South, 13 Football League War Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 75 (57 Football League South, 18 Football League War Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 7 (6 Football League South, 0 Football League War Cup) |
| Biggest league win | 6–0 versus Luton Town, 30 December 1944; 7–1 versus Portsmouth, 9 December 1944 |
| Worst league defeat | 5–0 versus Chelsea, 9 September 1944; 6–1 versus Crystal Palace, 21 April 1945 |
| Most appearances | 35, Buster Brown (29 Football League South, 6 Football League War Cup) |
| Top scorer (league) | 23, Len Townsend |
| Top scorer (all competitions) | 30, Len Townsend |

## Transfers & loans

    Guest players' arrival and departure dates correspond to their first and last appearances of the season.
Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 1944 | HB | Albert Hammond | Queens Park Rangers | Amateur | |
| Guest players in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Date to | Ref. |
| 26 August 1944 | FW | Douglas Hunt | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 April 1945 | |
| 26 August 1944 | HB | Frank Soo | Stoke City | 10 February 1945 | |
| 26 August 1944 | HB | Bill P. Whittaker | Charlton Athletic | 21 April 1945 | |
| 2 September 1944 | HB | Sam Briddon | Swansea Town | 7 October 1944 | |
| 16 September 1944 | GK | John Jones | Northampton Town | 17 February 1945 | |
| 14 October 1944 | GK | Harry Brown | Queens Park Rangers | 14 October 1944 | |
| 14 October 1944 | DF | Cliff Lloyd | Wrexham | 28 October 1944 | |
| 21 October 1944 | GK | John Jackson | Chelsea | End of season | |
| 23 December 1944 | HB | Matt Busby | Liverpool | 23 December 1944 | |
| 23 December 1944 | FW | Maurice Edelston | Reading | 23 December 1944 | |
| 23 December 1944 | DF | James Fullwood | Reading | 23 December 1944 | |
| 23 December 1944 | DF | Les Goldberg | Leeds United | 23 December 1944 | |
| 30 December 1944 | DF | Ralph Cowan | Rangers | 20 January 1945 | |
| 13 January 1945 | DF | Reg Mountford | Huddersfield Town | 13 January 1945 | |
| 17 February 1945 | DF | Arthur Banner | West Ham United | 24 March 1945 | |
| 17 February 1945 | FW | Dave Thomas | Plymouth Argyle | End of season | |
| 24 February 1945 | DF | Fred Dawes | Crystal Palace | 24 February 1945 | |
| 10 March 1945 | GK | Johnny Boyd | Unattached | 28 April 1945 | |
| 10 March 1945 | DF | Dick Jales | Bradford City | 10 March 1945 | |
| 17 March 1945 | DF | Peter Croker | Charlton Athletic | 17 March 1945 | |
| 17 March 1945 | FW | Archie Livingstone | Bury | 17 March 1945 | |
| 17 March 1945 | HB | Jack Oakes | Charlton Athletic | 2 April 1945 | |
| 24 March 1945 | HB | Bobby Russell | Chelsea | 24 March 1945 | |
| 24 March 1945 | HB | R. Tunnicliffe | Unattached | 28 April 1945 | |
| 31 March 1945 | HB | Harold Hobbis | Charlton Athletic | 31 March 1945 | |
| 2 April 1945 | HB | Duncan McKenzie | Middlesbrough | 2 April 1945 | |
| 14 April 1945 | HB | Taffy O'Callaghan | Fulham | End of season | |
| 9 May 1945 | HB | Joe Jobling | Charlton Athletic | End of season | |
| 9 May 1945 | FW | Bert Stephens | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of season | |
| 9 May 1945 | FW | Maurice Tadman | Charlton Athletic | End of season | |
| 9 May 1945 | HB | Bill F. Whittaker | Kingstonian | End of season | |
| Guest players out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 26 August 1944 | FW | Bob Thomas | West Ham United | 26 August 1944 | |
| 7 October 1944 | FW | Tommy Cheetham | Queens Park Rangers | 17 March 1945 | |
| 5 May 1945 | FW | Idris Hopkins | West Ham United | 5 May 1945 | |
| 12 May 1945 | FW | Tommy Cheetham | West Ham United | 12 May 1945 | |
| n/a | DF | Jimmy Anderson | Hamilton Academical | n/a | |
| n/a | FW | Fred Durrant | Blackburn Rovers | n/a | |
| n/a | FW | Ernest Muttitt | Chelsea | n/a | |