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SURVIVAL GAME AS WAR HITS LEAGUES

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Six clubs battle on in north
BOB BEVAN’S Cat Stats

THIS WEEK…THE FRUGAL 1940’s
Bob “the Cat” Bevan MBE looks at the years immediately after the war as the country struggled to get back to normal in difficult economic times
While most competitions were suspended as war broke out, the Northern League was made of stronger stuff and tried to carry on with the 1939-40 season. “Wartime difficulties” was the rather understated phrase used for the withdrawal of several clubs, but they tried to operate until December when the number of sides withdrawing ...

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