1942 Wallasey by-election, Candidates
Local Conservatives were keen to have a local candidate and feared that the Wallasey Conservative Association would have an outsider foisted on them. They persuaded local Councillor and former Mayor, George Reakes to put his name forward, which he did, as an Independent. Reakes had been a member of the Labour Party but had left it when the mainstream parliamentary Labour party failed to call for rearmament, to face Nazi Germany. Though not an appeaser, he had publicly backed Neville Chamberlain's Munich Agreement. However some backing from local Conservatives may have benefited the eventual Conservative candidate, local alderman, J Pennington.


1942 Wallasey by-election, Candidates
On the eve of war, with an election expect to follow no later than May 1940, the Liberal Party had already selected a candidate, Robert Forster, however the Labour Party had not decided upon one at that stage. In the event both parties were officially bound by the wartime electoral truce to publicly support the Conservative candidate (see Churchill war ministry) and did so.


1942 Wallasey by-election, Candidates
A third candidate entered the field, in the form of the Independent, Major Leonard Cripps. Cripps was the younger brother of Sir Stafford Cripps, a well-known Labour frontbencher. Cripps had retired from military service and owned a shipbuilders in Liverpool, however, he did not have the support of his brother nor any of the activists in the local parties.


1942 Washington Huskies football team
The 1942 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ralph Welch, the team compiled a 4–3–3 record, finished in sixth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94. Walt Harrison was the team captain.


1942 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
Five University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1943 NFL Draft, which lasted 32 rounds with 300 selections.


1942 Washington Redskins season
The 1942 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 11th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 6th in Washington, D.C.. Finishing at 10-1 The team improved on their 6–5 record from 1941. They would end the season by winning the NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears, 14–6.


1942 Washington Redskins season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1942 Washington Senators season
The 1942 Washington Senators won 62 games, lost 89, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1942 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1942 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1942 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1942 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1942 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1942 Washington Senators season, Farm system
Newport club folded, June 26, 1942; Florida East Coast League folded, May 14


1942 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1942 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1942 college football season. Seventeenth-year head coach Babe Hollingbery led the team to a 5–1–1 mark in the PCC and 6–2–2 overall. Two home games were played on campus at Rogers Field in Pullman and two in Spokane at Gonzaga Stadium.


1942 Washington State Cougars football team
The season was Hollingbery's last and marked the longest tenure at the school. Due to manpower shortages during World War II, no team was fielded for the next two seasons; Cougar football resumed in 1945.


1942 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 1942 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


1942 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Erin's Own won the championship after a 2-05 to 2-03 defeat of Lismore in the final. This was their 10th championship title overall and their first title since 1935.


1942 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1942 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 1–6–1 record and was outscored by opponents, 144 to 52. It played its home games at the University of Detroit Stadium.


1942 Wayne Tartars football team
Joe Gembis was in his 11th year as head coach. His assistant coaches, Joseph Truskowski and Ox Emerson, were lost to military service for the 1942 season. In the absence of Truskowski and Emerson, two Wayne alumni Laurence "Lefty" Russell and Ralph Betker served as assistant coaches.


1942 Wayne Tartars football team
Before the season began, the team held a 10-day training camp in Charlevoix, Michigan.


1942 Wayne Tartars football team
The team's statistical leaders included Doug Rutherford, a sophomore from Denby High School, with 58 pass completions. Frank Chorney and Donald Kennedy were the team captains.


1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Gus Miller, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 112. The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.


1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1942 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Kern, the team compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 91. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Richard McElwee was the team captain.


1942 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1942 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 5–1 record and outscored their opponents, 66 to 37. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1942 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Center Bill Yambrick was the team captain. He also received the team's most outstanding player award.


1942 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1942 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1942 college football season. The team was coached by Tom Davies, assisted by Dick Luther until he was called to the U.S. Navy early in the season.


1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election
The Whitechapel and St. George's by-election, 1942 was a by-election held on 8 August 1942 for the British House of Commons constituency of Whitechapel and St. George's, which covered Whitechapel, Shadwell, Wapping, and St George in the East in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney.


1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election
The by-election was caused by the death of the constituency's Labour Party Member of Parliament James Henry Hall, who had held the seat since the 1935 general election, having previously been the seat's MP between 1930 and 1931.


1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election
In accordance with the war-time electoral pact, neither the Conservative nor the Liberal parties fielded a candidate. Labour's candidate was Stoker Edwards.


1942 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1942 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Graham, the Shockers compiled a 5–4 record, including its first victory over Kansas State since 1904, and outscored all opponents by a total of 125 to 106.


1942 Wigan by-election
The Wigan by-election of 11 March 1942 was held after the death of the incumbent Labour MP, John Parkinson.


1942 Wigan by-election
The by-election was only contested by one candidate, William Foster, who retained the seat for Labour unopposed.


1942 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1942 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1942 college football season.


1942 Williams Ephs football team
The 1942 Williams Ephs football team represented the Williams College during the 1942 college football season. In Charlie Caldwell's 15th and final year at Williams, the Ephs compiled a 7–1 record, shutting out three teams, and outscored opponents 256 to 46. After winning their first seven contests, the Ephs made a quick appearance on the AP Poll for the first and only time in program history. The Ephs lost their last game of the season against rival Amherst and fell from the rankings.


1942 Wilmington Clippers season
The 1942 Wilmington Clippers season was their sixth season in existence. Due to World War II, the 1942 American Association season was cancelled. So the Wilmington Clippers became Independent and posted a 8-0-1 record. Their head coach was George Veneroso. They ended the season with a 21–21 tie against the Philadelphia Eagles with 8,500 in attendance.


1942 Wilmington Clippers season, Schedule
The table below was compiled using the information from The Pro Football Archives. The winning teams score is listed first. If a cell is greyed out and has "N/A", then that means there is an unknown figure for that game. Green-colored rows indicate a win; yellow-colored rows indicate a tie; and red-colored rows indicate a loss.


1942 Windsor by-election
The Windsor by-election, 1942, was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Windsor in Berkshire on 30 June 1942. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate Charles Mott-Radclyffe.


1942 Windsor by-election, Vacancy
The Conservative MP Annesley Somerville had died on 15 May 1942, aged 84. He had held the seat since the 1922 general election and had been returned unopposed in 1931 and 1935.


1942 Windsor by-election, Candidates
The Conservative candidate was 30-year-old Charles Mott-Radclyffe, who had not previously contested a parliamentary election.


1942 Windsor by-election, Candidates
During the Second World War, the political parties in the Coalition Government had agreed not to contest by-elections when a vacancy arose in any of the seats held by the other coalition parties. However, many by-elections were contested by independent or minor party candidates, and in Windsor William Douglas-Home, the younger brother of the future Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, stood as an "Independent Progressive" candidate, opposing Winston Churchill's war aim of an unconditional surrender by Germany. Douglas-Home, a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Armoured Corps, had previously contested the Glasgow Cathcart by-election in April 1942. He had supported appeasement in the 1930s.


1942 Windsor by-election, Candidates
Both candidates were in the army and had been schoolfriends at Eton.


1942 Windsor by-election, Result
On a low turnout, Mott-Radclyffe held the seat for the Conservatives, but with a majority of only 17%, a surprisingly good result for Douglas-Home. Mott-Radclyffe served as Windsor's MP until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1970 general election


1942 Windsor by-election, Result
Douglas-Home went on to contest the Clay Cross by-election in April 1944, where he came a poor third, and was later imprisoned for a year with hard labour after being court-martialled for refusing to fight in the attack on Le Havre after the allied forces had refused a German request to suspend hostilities to allow civilian evacuation.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, led the conference in scoring defense (6.8 points allowed per game), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. Harry Stuhldreher was in his seventh year as Wisconsin's head coach.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The Helms Athletic Foundation selected Wisconsin as the 1942 national champion, giving the program its only national championship. Ohio State, a team that Wisconsin defeated, was selected as national champion in the AP Poll.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium. During the 1942 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,026.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Awards and honors
End Dave Schreiner received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player. Schreiner was also selected as a unanimous first-team player on the 1942 College Football All-America Team. Schreiner joined the United States Marine Corps and was killed in action during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Awards and honors
In addition to Schreiner, other Wisconsin players receiving All-America or All-Big Ten honors in 1942 were:


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Awards and honors
Three players from the 1942 Wisconsin team have been into the College Football Hall of Fame: Dave Schreiner in 1955; Elroy Hirsch in 1974; and Pat Harder in 1993.


1942 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Awards and honors
Dave Schreiner received the team's most valuable player award. Schreiner and Mark Hoskins were the team captains.


1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.


1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil was defeated by Progressive nominee Orland S. Loomis in a rematch of the 1940 election with 49.65% of the vote.


1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Loomis died of a heart attack on December 7, 1942, a month before he was to take office. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue in office.


1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, Progressive primary, Lieutenant Governor, Results
In the September Primary, Nelson won with a commanding 71% of the vote. Nelson, however, had already been appointed to the federal War Production Board and, on the eve of the Progressive Party state convention, declined the nomination. On October 5, the Progressives formally nominated Henry Berquist in place of Nelson.


1942 Wisła Kraków season
The 1942 season was Wisła Kraków's 34th year as a Polish football club.


1942 Wisła Kraków season
Because of the Second World War only two matches were played.


1942 Women's Western Open
The 1942 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Elmhurst Country Club in Addison, Illinois, which was the 13th edition of the event. Betty Jameson won the championship in match play competition by defeating Phyllis Otto in the final match, 9 and 7.


1942 World Series
The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals, with the Cardinals winning the Series in five games for their first championship since 1934 and their fourth overall.


1942 World Series
The 1942 Cardinals set a franchise record for victories with 106. Every Cardinal—except for Harry Gumbert—was a product of the team's farm system, which had been put in place by Branch Rickey.


1942 World Series
The Yankees won Game 1 despite a Cardinals rally, but the Cardinals swept the rest. The loss was the Yankees' first since the 1926 World Series, also to the Cardinals. They had won eight Series in the interim (a record for most consecutive series won between losses) and had won 32 out of 36 World Series games in that period, including five sweeps (1927 vs. the Pirates, 1928 vs. the Cardinals, 1932 and 1938 vs. the Cubs and 1939 vs. the Reds).


1942 World Series, Summary
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL New York Yankees (1)


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
In Game 1, Red Ruffing had a no-hitter until Terry Moore singled for St. Louis with two out in the eighth inning. The Yankees scored the game's first run in the fourth on Buddy Hassett's two-out double with two on off of Mort Cooper. Next inning with runners on second and third, Joe DiMaggio's fielder's choice made it 2–0 Yankees. In the eighth with two on, Hassett's single scored a run, then an error on Red Ruffing's fly ball scored two more.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Red Rolfe singled to lead off the ninth off of Max Lanier and scored on an error on Roy Cullenbine's bunt attempt. Charlie Keller walked and an error on a pickoff attempt allowed Cullenbine to score. In the bottom of the ninth, with two on and two outs, Marty Marion put the Cardinals on the board with a two-run triple, then scored on Ken O'Dea's single. After Jimmy Brown walked, Spud Chandler relieved Ruffing and allowed an RBI single to Terry Moore. Another single loaded the bases, bringing Stan Musial to the plate as the potential winning run, only to have Musial ground out to end the game as the Yankees took a 1–0 series lead with a 7–4 win.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
In Game 2, Walker Cooper's two-run double in the first, the Cardinals' first hit of the game, put them up 2–0 off of Tiny Bonham. In the seventh, innings Johnny Hopp singled and scored on Whitey Kurowski's triple to make it 3–0 Cardinals. Johnny Beazley pitched seven shutout innings, but in the eighth allowed a two-out single to Roy Cullenbine, who stole second and scored on Joe DiMaggio's single.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
A two-run home run by Charlie Keller then tied the score, but the Cardinals regained the lead in the bottom half when Enos Slaughter doubled with two outs and scored on Stan Musial's single. Slaughter threw out Tuck Stainback going from first to third on a single with no outs in the ninth. Beazley then retired the next two hitters to end the game as the Cardinals tied the series with a 4–3 win heading to New York.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Ernie White pitched a six-hit shutout against New York, walking none. The last time the Yankees were shutout in a World Series game was by Jesse Haines in 1926. The Cardinals scored the game's first run in the third off of Spud Chandler on Jimmy Brown's groundout with runners on second and third, then added an insurance run in the ninth off of Marv Breuer on Enos Slaughter's RBI single with two on, the run unearned due to catcher Bill Dickey's error on Terry Moore's bunt attempt, to take a 2–1 series lead.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
In Game 4, the Yankees struck first in the bottom of the first when Red Rolfe doubled off of Mort Cooper and scored on Roy Cullenbine's single. In the top of the fourth, the Cardinals loaded the bases with no outs on two singles and walk before Whitey Kurowski's two-run single put them up 2–1. A walk loaded the bases before Cooper's two-run single made it 4–1 Cardinals. Atley Donald relieved starter Hank Borowy and allowed a one-out RBI single to Terry Moore and two-out RBI double to Stan Musial.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
In the bottom of the sixth, after a leadoff single and walk, Cullunbine's RBI single made it 6–2 Cardinals and one out later, Charlie Keller's three-run home run cut their lead to one. Harry Gumbert relieved Cooper and Joe Gordon reached first third baseman Kurowski's throwing error, then scored on Jerry Priddy's double to tie the game, but the Cardinals took the lead for good in the seventh. After two leadoff walks, an RBI single by Walker Cooper put them up 7–6, and Marty Marion hit a sacrifice fly off of Tiny Bonham later that inning. The Cardinals added another run in the ninth Johnny Hopp hit a leadoff single, moved to third on two groundouts and scored on a single by Max Lanier, who pitched three shutout innings to close the game and earn the win, leaving the Cardinals one win away from the championship.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
In Game 5, Phil Rizzuto's leadoff home run in the bottom of the first off of Johnny Beazley put the Yankees up 1–0, but the Cardinals tied the score in the fourth on Enos Slaughter's leadoff home run off of Red Ruffing. The Yankees retook the lead in the bottom half when Red Rolfe hit a leadoff single, moved to third on an error and groundout and scored on Joe DiMaggio's single, but the Cardinals again tied the game in the sixth on two leadoff singles and a sacrifice fly by Walker Cooper.


1942 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
In the top of the ninth, Whitey Kurowski's two-run home run put the Cardinals up 4–2. Though the Yankees put two on in the bottom of the ninth on a single and error with no outs, Beazley picked off Joe Gordon at second and retired the next two batters to end the game and give the Cardinals the championship.


1942 World Series, Composite box
1942 World Series (4–1): St. Louis Cardinals (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)


1942 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1942 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1942 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 against MSC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 115 to 106.


1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The 1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican Governor Nels H. Smith ran for a second term as Governor. After defeating several opponents in the Republican primary, he advanced to the general election, where he was opposed by Lester C. Hunt, the Wyoming Secretary of State and the Democratic nominee. In a reversal from Smith's landslide election in 1938, Hunt narrowly defeated him in his attempt at a second term.


1942 Wyoming state elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 3, 1942. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Like the 1938 elections, this year's elections were something of a mixed bag for both parties. Democratic Secretary of State Lester C. Hunt successfully defeated Republican Governor Nels H. Smith for re-election, but Republicans flipped the Secretary of State's office in Hunt's absence. The other incumbents—State Auditor William M. Jack, a Democrat, and Superintendent Esther L. Anderson, a Republican—were re-elected, and Republicans held onto the State Treasurer's office.


1942 Wyoming state elections, Governor
After defeating his predecessor, Democrat Leslie A. Miller, by a wide margin in 1938, Republican Governor Nels H. Smith faced a tough challenge to his re-election in Secretary of State Lester C. Hunt, the Democratic nominee. Ultimately, Hunt narrowly defeated Smith, winning the first of his two terms as Governor.


1942 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State
Secretary of State Lester C. Hunt opted to challenge Republican Governor Nels H. Smith for re-election rather than seek a third term as Secretary of State, thereby creating an open seat. Susan J. Quealey, a leader in the state Democratic Party, narrowly won the primary over State Representative Raymond E. Morris. In the general election, she faced State Treasurer Mart T. Christensen, and lost to him in a landslide. Fewer than two years into Christensen's term, however, he would die in office; Governor Hunt appointed State Auditor William M. Jack as his replacement.


1942 Wyoming state elections, Auditor
Incumbent Democratic Auditor William M. Jack ran for re-election to a third term. After winning a contested Democratic primary against C. A. Johnson, a former state employee, he faced State Representative Everett T. Copenhaver in the general election. Building on his track record of decisive victories, Jack defeated Copenhaver relatively easily, winning 55% of the vote to Copenhaver's 45%. During Jack's third term, he was appointed by Governor Hunt as the successor to the late Secretary of State Mart T. Christensen, who died in office. Governor Hunt would, in turn, appoint Carl Robinson as Jack's successor.


1942 Wyoming state elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Mart T. Christensen was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, and instead successfully ran for Secretary of State. The open seat became a contest between two former presiding officers of the state legislature: Democratic nominee Henry D. Watenpaugh, the Director of the State Office of Government Reports and the Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1935 to 1937, and Republican nominee Earl Wright, the President of the Wyoming State Senate. Despite the strength of both candidates, Wright ended up defeating Watenpaugh comfortably, holding the office for the Republican Party.


1942 Wyoming state elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Esther L. Anderson ran for re-election to a second term. She was opposed by Democratic nominee Albert L. Keeney, the Superintendent of Schools in the town of Superior. Keeney proved little challenge to Anderson, who overwhelmingly defeated him for re-election and won the highest percentage of the vote of any statewide candidate in Wyoming that year.


1942 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1942 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1942 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Howard Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 5–3 record.


1942 York state by-election
A by-election for the seat of York in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia was held on 21 November 1942. It was triggered by the resignation of Charles Latham (the Country Party leader and leader of the opposition) on 7 October 1942, to take up an appointment to the Senate. The Country Party retained the seat, with Charles Perkins winning by just 40 votes on the two-candidate-preferred count.


1942 York state by-election, Background
Charles Latham had held York for the Country Party since the 1921 state election. He was elected party leader in 1930, and after the 1933 state election became leader of the opposition (due to the Country Party winning more seats than its coalition partner, the Nationalist Party). Latham resigned from parliament on 7 October 1942, to be appointed to the Senate. The writ for the by-election was issued on 10 October, with the close of nominations on 29 October. Polling day was on 21 November, with the writ returned on 4 December.


1942 York state by-election, Aftermath
Perkins held York until it was abolished at the 1950 state election, and then held Roe until his death in office in 1961. He served as a minister in the government of David Brand. One of his opponents at the by-election, Labor's Alfred Reynolds, won the seat of Forrest at the 1947 state election, although he served only a single term. Latham, the retiring member in York, served in the Senate for less than a year, losing his seat at the 1943 federal election. He returned to state parliament in 1946, as a member of the Legislative Council.


1942 college football season
In 1942, Ohio State and Georgia were crowned national champions. Georgia defeated UCLA in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1943. Nine ranking authorities listed in the NCAA record books listed the Bulldogs as No. 1. Ohio State was crowned No. 1 in the final AP Poll at the end of November and did not make a bowl appearance. At the time, the AP poll did not put out a post-bowl poll.


1942 college football season
In 1942, as many as 156 sportswriters participated in the AP poll (which did not take into account bowl games). Each writer listed his choice for the top ten teams, and points were tallied based on 10 for first place, 9 for second, etc., and the AP then ranked the twenty teams with the highest number of points.


1942 college football season
The United States had entered World War II, and able-bodied men of college age had volunteered for, or been drafted into, the armed forces. "Service teams," many of which had former collegiate or professional players who had entered the Army or the Navy, played games against the college programs. In 1942, teams were fielded by Georgia Pre-Flight, the Great Lakes Naval Station, Iowa Pre-Flight, Jacksonville NAS, and St. Mary's Preflight.


1942 college football season, September
On September 19, in Louisville, Georgia defeated Kentucky, 7–6. The following Friday, Georgia defeated the Jacksonville Naval Air Station, 14–0, in Macon. The soldiers at the Flight School at the University of Iowa, organized as the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, overwhelmed Kansas, 61–0.


1942 college football season, September
Most schools got their seasons underway on September 26. Defending champion Minnesota beat Pittsburgh, 50–7. Duke beat Davidson 21–0. Notre Dame and Wisconsin played to a 7–7 tie in Madison. Illinois beat South Dakota 46–0. In Montgomery, Alabama beat South Louisiana Institute (later University of Louisiana at Lafayette), 54–0. Texas beat the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, 18–7. Michigan beat the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, 9–0. Before its smallest crowd since 1933 (22,555) Ohio State defeated a service team, the Fort Knox Armoraiders, 59–0. Iowa Pre-Flight won again, at Northwestern, 20–12.


1942 college football season, October
Minnesota's winning streak ended when the defending national champs lost their first game in almost four years, to the Seahawks of Iowa Pre-Flight (who just happened to be coached that season by "former" Minnesota head coach Bernie Bierman who had taken leave from Minnesota to serve as an officer in the military during World War II), 7–6. Ohio State beat Indiana 32–21. Michigan beat Michigan State 20–0. Illinois defeated Butler 67–0. Texas beat LSU 27–14. Notre Dame lost to Georgia Tech 13–6. Georgia defeated Furman 40–7. Alabama beat Mississippi State 21–6. Duke lost at Wake Forest, 20–7.


1942 college football season, October
Minnesota lost at Illinois, 20–13. Ohio State beat visiting USC, 28–12. Michigan lost to Iowa Pre-Flight, 26–14. Georgia beat Ole Miss, 48–13, at Memphis. In Mobile, Alabama defeated the Pensacola NAS, 27–0. Texas lost at Tulane, 18–7. In the poll that followed, the Top Five consisted of three teams from the Big Nine (No. 1 Ohio State, No. 3 Michigan, and No. 5 Illinois) and two from the SEC (No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama).


1942 college football season, October
No. 1 Ohio State beat Purdue 26–0. No. 2 Georgia beat Tulane 40–0. No. 3 Michigan defeated Northwestern 34–16. In Birmingham, No. 4 Alabama beat No. 15 Tennessee, 8–0. No. 5 Illinois won at No. 19 Iowa, 12–7. Losing also that day was Iowa Pre-Flight, which sustained its first loss at Notre Dame, 28–0.


1942 college football season, October
In the next poll, the Top Five shuffled slightly, with Alabama and Michigan trading places: Ohio State (No. 1), Georgia (No. 2), Alabama (No. 3), Michigan (No. 4), Illinois (No. 5).


1942 college football season, October
No. 1 Ohio State won at Northwestern 20–6. No. 2 Georgia won at Cincinnati 35–13. No. 3 Alabama won at Kentucky, 14–0. No. 4 Michigan lost at No. 13 Minnesota, 16–14. No. 5 Illinois lost to No. 8 Notre Dame, 21–14. No. 6 Georgia Tech won at Navy, 21–0.


1942 college football season, October
In the poll that followed, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech replaced Michigan and Illinois: Ohio State (No. 1), Georgia (No. 2), Alabama (No. 3), Notre Dame (No. 4), Georgia Tech (No. 5).


1942 college football season, October
No. 1 Ohio State lost at No. 6 Wisconsin, 17–7. In Atlanta, No. 2 Georgia beat No. 3 Alabama, 21–10. No. 4 Notre Dame beat Navy in Cleveland, 9–0. No. 5 Georgia Tech won at Duke, 26–7. No. 7 Boston College beat Georgetown, 47–0. The Georgia Bulldogs took over first place in the poll that followed, and Wisconsin and Boston College moved in while Ohio State and Alabama fell out: 1. Georgia 2. Wisconsin 3. Georgia Tech 4. Notre Dame 5. Boston College.


1942 college football season, November
In Jacksonville, No. 1 Georgia beat Florida, 75–0. No. 2 Wisconsin lost at unranked Iowa, 6–0. No. 3 Georgia Tech beat Kentucky 47–7. No. 4 Notre Dame beat Army 13–0 at Yankee Stadium. No. 5 Boston College beat Temple, 28–0. No. 8 Alabama beat South Carolina 29–0 and moved into the Top Five as Wisconsin dropped out. The nation's top two teams were Georgia and Georgia Tech: Georgia (No. 1), Georgia Tech (No. 2), Boston College (No. 3), Notre Dame (No. 4), Alabama (No. 5).


1942 college football season, November
No. 1 Georgia won at Chattanooga, 40–0. In Atlanta, No. 2 Georgia Tech beat No. 5 Alabama 7–0. No. 3 Boston College beat Fordham at home, 56–6. No. 4 Notre Dame lost to No. 6 Michigan, 32–20, while in Cleveland, No. 10 Ohio State beat No. 13 Illinois 44–20. The poll: Georgia (No. 1), Georgia Tech (No. 2), Boston College (No. 3), Michigan  (No. 4), Ohio State (No. 5).


1942 college football season, November
In Columbus, Georgia, No. 1 Georgia lost to unranked Auburn, 27–13. No. 2 Georgia Tech beat Florida 20–7. No. 3 Boston College defeated Boston University, 37–0. No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Ohio State met in Columbus, with OSU winning 21–7, capturing the Big Nine championship. No. 7 Wisconsin beat No. 10 Minnesota 21–6 to finish its season at 8–1–1. In the next poll, the Boston College Eagles were No. 1: Boston College (No. 1), Georgia Tech (No. 2), Ohio State (No. 3), Wisconsin (No. 4), Georgia (No. 5).


1942 college football season, November
No. 1 Boston College lost to unranked Holy Cross, 55–12. No. 2 Georgia Tech visited No. 5 Georgia, and lost 34–0. No. 3 Ohio State defeated the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, 41–12, finishing 9–1–0 and capturing the No. 1 ranking in the final AP poll.


1942 experimental cents
The 1942 experimental cents were pattern coins struck by the United States Mint to test alternative compositions for the penny.


1942 experimental cents, History
After the outbreak of World War II, the demand for copper rose as it was used in ammunition and other military equipment. The US Mint researched ways to reduce or eliminate the usage of copper in cent production. The mint struck pattern coins in various metals, using the obverse design of the Colombian two centavo coin. Dies were sent to various companies to test possible non-metal compositions. Patterns were also struck with modified rim Lincoln cent dies.


1942 experimental cents, History
One of the compositions tested, zinc-coated steel, was chosen for the 1943 cent.


1942 in Afghanistan
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in Afghanistan.


1942 in Afghanistan, July 1942
The king again reaffirms his country's policy of neutrality "provided Afghanistan is left unmolested."


1942 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in Australia.


1942 in Australia, Population
Australia had a population of 7,201,096 people consisting of 3,619,699 men and 3,581,397 women


1942 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1942.


1942 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1942 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1942 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 1942 football (soccer) season in Brazil, which was the 41st season of competitive football in the country.


1942 in Brazilian football, Brazil national team
The following table lists all the games played by the Brazil national football team in official competitions and friendly matches during 1942.


1942 in British music
This is a summary of 1942 in music in the United Kingdom.


1942 in British radio
This is a list of events from British radio in 1942.


1942 in British television
This is a list of British television related events from 1942.


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadian Press reporter's landing craft "under intense Nazi fire" from boats, planes and infantry at Dieppe


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Official study details objectives, heroism and failures of combined commando raid on Dieppe, France


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadian soldier in Dieppe raid describes prisoner-of-war camp life in Germany


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Considerable excitement and tension" - HMCS Oakville rams U-boat while on convoy duty in Caribbean Sea


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Blasted from a cosy state room to a cold, icy water" - Survivors' tales of torpedoed Sydney–to–Port-aux-Basques ferry Caribou


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Pubnico, Nova Scotia children salvage flour, cigarettes and candy bars from torpedoed freighters in harbour


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
To maintain status quo with Vichy France, Allies manoeuvre to get Free French forces off St. Pierre and Miquelon


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Minister of Finance says Canadians not working for themselves or their families, but for victory


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
In U.S. government profile of Allies, Canada noted for contributions like 2 billion pounds of food and "54% of everyone's income"


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Has Canada fully mobilized her material resources [and] man and woman power to wage total war?" - Opposition Leader's 7-point plan


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Federal agriculture minister James Gardiner lists supports and goals for producers, and praises farm men, women and children


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
PM King broadcasts enhanced plan of men's, women's and youth's service to achieve "total effort for total war"


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"The most sacred understanding" - PM King asks voters for release from pledge of no conscription for overseas military service


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadians vote "yes" in conscription plebiscite by large majorities in 8 provinces, with strong "no" in Quebec


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"A systemic policy of annihilation" - Zionist congress of Switzerland reports millions of Jews killed


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Defensive measures of the racial brotherhood" - "Final Solution" should include sterilization of "half-Jews"


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Eviction from coastal British Columbia creates many social problems for people of Japanese origin


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Young interned Japanese Canadians seek pen pals to "sling some ink our way"


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Japanese Canadian George Tanaka experiences feeling of freedom in Toronto, along with both sympathy and racism


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Canadian diplomat in Washington strongly suspects U.S. government is eavesdropping on his communications


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Drills and training part of Manitoba's Air Raid Precaution campaign, though federal government calls it unnecessary


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
As part of Victory Bonds campaign, Winnipeg stages "If Day" mock German invasion including arrest of premier and mayor


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Death and Destruction!" - Victory Bonds promotion page shows Hamilton, Ont. after bomber attack


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Hamilton hydro commission prohibits commercial and decorative lighting, and dims street lights to 60%


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Environments created by war foster dangerous inclinations and tendencies" - PM King urges temperance as part of war effort


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"Prophet of a new idea" - Journalist Bruce Hutchison's tribute to late CCF leader and co-founder J.S. Woodsworth


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
"There is work for everyone" - Whitehorse, Yukon transformed by industrial development


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Wife of U.S. Army general enjoys settling in Whitehorse (Note: "squaw" and rape mentioned)


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Brief film of Alberta oil sands being quarried and refined


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
After three decades and 1.6 billion feet of lumber cut, Fort Frances, Ont. mill closes with banquet and dance for employees


1942 in Canada, Historical Documents
Future Netherlands queen Juliana's Ottawa maternity suite declared outside Canadian jurisdiction for birth of her third child


1942 in Canadian football
With Canadians serving on battlefields across Europe and the Pacific, the first ever non-civilian Grey Cup took place in 1942. The Toronto RCAF Hurricanes defeated the Winnipeg RCAF Bombers on an icy field at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.


1942 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1942
The WIFU and the IRFU suspended operations for the duration of World War II. A couple of military teams based in Toronto, the RCAF Hurricanes and the Navy York Bulldogs joined the regular ORFU teams like Balmy Beach and the Toronto Indians. The Ottawa Rough Riders continued operation, but as part of the an Ottawa based league. Out West, a three team Winnipeg city league was formed with the Winnipeg Bombers, the University of Manitoba Bisons and a military team called the RCAF Flyers.


1942 in Canadian football, Regular season, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1942 in Canadian football, Grey Cup Championship
30th Annual Grey Cup Game: Varsity Stadium - Toronto, Ontario


1942 in Canadian football, 1942 Ottawa City Senior Rugby Football Union All-Stars selected by Canadian Press
NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections do not distinguish between some offensive and defensive positions.


1942 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in Chile.


1942 in El Salvador
The following lists events that happened in 1942 in El Salvador.


1942 in Estonia
This article lists events that occurred during 1942 in Estonia.


1942 in Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1942 in Iceland.


1942 in Japan, Events
Below, events of World War II have the "WWII" preface


1942 in Malaya
This article lists important figures and events in the public affairs of British Malaya during the year 1942, together with births and deaths of prominent Malayans. Malaya was occupied by Japanese forces at this time.


1942 in Malaya, Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WW2" acronym


1942 in Mandatory Palestine
Events in the year 1942 in the British Mandate of Palestine.


1942 in Michigan, Top stories
The Associated Press polled editors of its member newspapers in Michigan and ranked the state's top news stories of 1942 as follows:


1942 in Michigan, Population
In the 1940 United States Census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 5,256,106, ranking as the seventh most populous state in the country. By 1950, Michigan's population had increased by 21.2% to 6,371,766.


1942 in Michigan, Population, Cities
The following is a list of cities in Michigan with a population of at least 20,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 is included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases. Cities that are part of the Detroit metropolitan area are shaded in tan.


1942 in Michigan, Population, Counties
The following is a list of counties in Michigan with populations of at least 75,000 based on 1940 U.S. Census data. Historic census data from 1930 and 1950 are included to reflect trends in population increases or decreases.


1942 in Michigan, Companies
The following is a list of major companies based in Michigan in 1942.


1942 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during  1942 in New Zealand.


1942 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government
The life of the 26th New Zealand Parliament was extended for a further year (to 1942) due to World War II, with the Labour Party in government.


1942 in New Zealand, Arts and literature, Film
See : Category:1942 film awards, 1942 in film, List of New Zealand feature films, Cinema of New Zealand, Category:1942 films


1942 in New Zealand, Sport
Most sports events were on hold due to the war.


1942 in Norway, Events
The German occupation saw a great rise in food shortages throughout Norway. Here people wait in line for food rations, Oslo, 1942.


1942 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1942 in Norwegian music.


1942 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in South Africa.


1942 in Taiwan
Events from the year 1942 in Taiwan, Empire of Japan.


1942 in Turkey, Cabinet
12th government of Turkey (up to 9 July)13th government of Turkey (from 9 July)


1942 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1942 to Wales and its people.


1942 in animation
This is a list of events in 1942 in animation.


1942 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1942 throughout the world.


1942 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1942  throughout the world.


1942 in chess
The below is a list of events in chess in the year 1942.


1942 in chess, Team matches
(Toshev 01 Rabar; Tsvetkov 01 Tekavčić; Neikirch 10 Šubarić; Bidev 10 Petek; Kantardzhiev 00 Jerman; Dimitrov 00 Dumić; unknown 00 Horvath; Popov 01 Licul)


1942 in chess, Team matches
(Rohaček ½½ Rabar; Potuček 00 Tekavčić; Ramharter ½1 Šubarić; Ujtelky 0½ Petek; Milan 0½ Jerman; Dienes 11 Horvath; Miština ½1 Dumić; Lauda 01 Licul)


1942 in comics
Notable events of 1942 in comics. See also List of years in comics.


1942 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1942.


1942 in film
The year of 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.


1942 in film, Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1942 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


1942 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1942 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.


1942 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1942.


1942 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1942.


1942 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1942 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1942 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1942.


1942 in music, Biggest hit songs
The following songs achieved the highest positions in the National Best Selling Retail Records and the "American Folk Records" column, published by "The Billboard" during 1942:


1942 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology (from Greek: paleo, "ancient"; ontos, "being"; and logos, "knowledge") is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1942.


1942 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1942 in poetry, Works published
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:


1942 in poetry, Works published in other languages
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:


1942 in poetry, Works published in other languages, Indian subcontinent
Including all of the British colonies that later became India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Listed alphabetically by first name, regardless of surname:


1942 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1942 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1942 in professional wrestling
1942 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.


1942 in radio
The year 1942 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.


1942 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1942.


1942 in science
The year 1942 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1942 in sports
1942 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1942 in sports, Notes
Owing to government bans on weekday sport, the Melbourne Cup was run on a Saturday from 1942 to 1944.


1942 in television
The year 1942 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1942.


1942 in television, Events
February 26 — WRGB Signs on in Albany New York.


1942 in television, Debuts
February 27 - World This Week, an early news program hosted by Linton Wells, debuts on CBS (1942)


1942 in television, Debuts
March 6 - America At War debuts on CBS (1942)


1942 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in the Belgian Congo.


1942 in the Philippines
1942 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1942.


1942 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1942 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


1942 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1942 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Second World War.


1942 medium tank (Romania)
In 1942, a medium tank was proposed to be produced by the Axis-aligned Kingdom of Romania. The reason behind the proposal was the lack of a Romanian-produced armored fighting vehicle capable of challenging enemy Soviet tanks on the Eastern Front, as well as the allied Nazi Germany not being capable of supplying Romania with considerable amounts of tanks. The vehicle never saw production.


1942 medium tank (Romania), Background
From the moment the Romanians first encountered Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks in late 1941, it was obvious that not a single tank or gun in the Romanian inventory was able to tackle them on reasonable terms. Furthermore, the allied Germans were not prepared to supply such weapons as long as their own forces were short. By late 1942, apart from some T-3s and T-4s, the Romanian army was only equipped with obsolete R-1, R-2 and R35 tanks. This led to different proposals to produce a Romanian vehicle capable to threaten Soviet ones; one such proposal was that of a medium tank.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
By the end of 1942, the Romanian Army Headquarters and the Third Army's leadership definitized a set of proposals regarding the production of a tank in Romania. They wanted to avoid producing a light tank, since such vehicles proved to be "an easy prey for the enemy". Thus, the proposed Romanian vehicle was to include elements comparable to those of German armor that were considered superior to those of Soviet tanks. The 1st Armored Regiment was asked for advice regarding the tank's characteristics.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
British historian Mark Axworthy states that the Romanians had planned to locally produce the Soviet T-34 with some gun technology changes incorporated from the German Panzer IV, and that wartime leader Ion Antonescu himself proposed this vehicle.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
However, an original Romanian medium tank was also proposed, whose characteristics were partially comparable to those of the aforementioned Soviet and German tanks: Its planned weight was of 16-18 tonnes; it would have been able to reach 50 km/h; the crew would have consisted of four members; the main gun was to have a caliber of 50 mm or higher; secondary armament would have consisted of one or two machine guns; the armor was to be 40-60 mm thick; and the height of 2 m or less.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
The tank never went beyond the proposal stage. Instead, a number of tank destroyers were produced by Romania: the Mareșal, TACAM T-60, TACAM R-2 and VDC R35. According to Mark Axworthy, this was because of the Romanian industry not being able to produce a medium tank of such characteristics. The idea of producing a medium tank, however, was not at all a new concept in Romania.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
The first such proposal came in 1926 as an offer by the Reșița works to  produce a British Vickers tank under license, weighing 10.5 tonnes and reaching 24 km/h (which indicates it was the Medium Mk. I). Later, in 1934, a study stated that "the production of a medium tank at the Reșița works is not out of question". During World War II, in 1940, Romania applied to Germany for a license to build a local version of the Škoda T-21 tank in 216 examples; this planned vehicle was designated R-3.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
Germany refused to provide the license, since Romania was not yet part of the Axis. Then, in May 1942, Germany again refused a Romanian request to locally build the Škoda T-23, since it would have required importing armor plate from the Škoda Works. Both of those Škoda tanks were in some ways similar to the 1942 medium tank project – they had weaker armor and armament, however.


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
The suggested weight of 16-18 tonnes seems to be very reduced for a tank of such characteristics. It is possible that it would have been heavier, had it been produced, or that it would have been small in dimensions (as was the Mareșal tank destroyer, developed in parallel, which stood at only 1.54 m tall).


1942 medium tank (Romania), History
The proposed gun could have been a 50 mm one taken from inoperable Panzer IIIs, which were used in the Romanian army; since higher calibers were also considered, it is possible that the 75 mm Reșița M1943, the 76 mm ZiS-3 or the 76 mm F-22 guns (all of which were used on the above-mentioned Romanian tank destroyers) would have been considered for use.


1942 medium tank (Romania), Possible name
The planned medium tank never came to be produced. Instead, the parallelly developed Mareșal tank destroyer (whose development had also started in late 1942) was named after Ion Antonescu, Romania's wartime leader, who had the rank of Marshal (Mareșal). Had the medium tank made it into production, it is very possible that the tank destroyer would have not, and that, thus, the Mareșal name would have been used for the medium tank instead.


1942 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Valur won the championship. Valur's Ellert Sölvason was the top scorer with 6 goals.


1942: A Love Story
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Indian Hindi patriotic romance film, directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa and Pran. The first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo, it was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics and the portrayal of leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career. The film received thirteen nominations at the 40th Filmfare Awards, winning nine.


1942: A Love Story
The core plot of the movie was reported to be inspired by the 1992 Kannada movie Mysore Mallige based on the 1942 work of same title by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.


1942: A Love Story, Plot
The film is set in 1942, when the British Raj was declining from power. It was a time when many Indian citizens were either working for the British regime or rallying in underground meetings and protests against them. In this atmosphere, Naren Singh (Anil Kapoor) falls in love with Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak (Manisha Koirala). Their romance is shown developing in spite of the political and social unrest at the time.


1942: A Love Story, Plot
Naren's father Diwan Hari Singh (Manohar Singh) is a loyal British employee working for the brutal British General Douglas (Brian Glover), who is infamous in tracking down and executing citizens who are believed to be revolutionaries. Rajjo's father Raghuvir Pathak (Anupam Kher) is a revolutionary fighting against British rule, as he holds a grudge against Douglas for murdering his son. When Naren asks Raghuvir for Rajjo's hand in marriage, Raghuvir becomes livid by this. However, Naren declares that he is willing to sacrifice everything for Rajjo, and convinces Raghuvir of his love for her. Raghuvir relents, but tells Naren to talk to his father first. When Naren does so, Hari is angry that his son has chosen the daughter of a revolutionary, but pretends that he will do anything for Naren's happiness.


1942: A Love Story, Plot
However, Hari tricks Naren into revealing Raghuvir's secret location, and leaks the information to Major Bisht (Danny Dengzongpa) and the British authorities. Soon, police barge into Raghuvir's hideaway and try to kill him, only to find him waiting to light a bomb, killing both himself and the men. Rajjo, who was out at that time, realizes what has happened and runs away. She is taken into refuge by Shubhankar (Jackie Shroff), a compatriot of Raghuvir who has learned of his death. Under Shubhankar's tutelage, Rajjo follows her father's revolutionary path.


1942: A Love Story, Plot
Meanwhile, Naren get furious at his father for using him in killing Raghuvir and driving Rajjo away. Promising to make up to Rajjo and help her cause, Naren pledges to become a revolutionary by severing all ties with his father; even Bisht's daughter Chanda (Chandni) does the same after witnessing Bisht murdering her teacher Abid Ali Baig (Pran), who is a revolutionary allied with Shubhankar, much to Bisht's remorse.


1942: A Love Story, Plot
To prove more his point, Naren attempts to murder Douglas in front of the city, but is caught in the act after shooting down a few soldiers. Naren is then convicted and sentenced to hang for attempted murder. Douglas then orders his troops to fire at the town square, resulting several deaths of citizens, including Chanda. However, Shubhankar saves Naren from being hanged, and Bisht develops a change of heart after witnessing Chanda's death, helping Shubhankar and Naren in finishing off Hari and the remaining loyalists and stabbing Douglas with a flagpole. With the loyalists dead, Naren reconciles with Rajjo while Shubhankar hangs Douglas to death, avenging all those who perished under Douglas' wrath. The film ends with Naren, Rajjo, Shubhankar, Bisht and the surviving citizens hoisting and saluting the Indian flag.


1942: A Love Story, Location
The location was mostly chosen from Himachal Pradesh, District Chamba and its small town Dalhousie, Khajjiar and Kala Top was filmed to depict pre-independence India.


1942: A Love Story, Soundtrack
The film's original songs were composed by R.D. Burman with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. R.D. Burman won his last Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Javed Akthar bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist. Kumar Sanu won his 5th consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer and Kavita Krishnamurthy won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, the first of her hat-trick feat. The music in the introduction of the film is from Gustav Holst's The Planets - Mars the bringer of war.


1942: A Love Story, Release
The film was released after the death of music director Rahul Dev Burman.


1942: A Love Story, Release, Box office
The film's adjusted gross amounts to Rs 896.4 million Average


1942: Joint Strike
1942: Joint Strike is a video game developed by Backbone Entertainment for Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation 3 through PlayStation Network. It was released in 2008. It is the remake of the original 1984 video game 1942.


1942: Joint Strike
Despite the name, the game is an amalgamation of various elements of the 19XX series. For example, it includes health meter and bomb system from 1943: The Battle of Midway; charge-fire, land-based battle sections and rank increases from 1941: Counter Attack; and fighter lineup, bomb-based end-level bonus and level rank system from  19XX: The War Against Destiny.


1942: Joint Strike, Reception
The game received "average" reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN commented on the short length of the game, "spotty" online play and poor value for money, but praised the graphical overhaul. Anthony Gallegos of 1UP.com stated that while the game was short, this added to its 'arcade' appeal. As of year-end 2010, the game has sold over 111,000 units. Sales at year-end 2011 were over 119,000 units.


1942: The Pacific Air War
1942: The Pacific Air War is combat flight simulation developed and published  by MicroProse for the PC DOS in 1994. It is based on the U.S. and Japanese Pacific War conflict from 1942 to 1945. An expansion pack, 1942: The Pacific Air War – Scenario, was released in 1995. A sequel, European Air War, was released in 1998. Tommo purchased the rights to 1942 and digitally publishes it through its Retroism brand in 2015.


1942: The Pacific Air War, Gameplay
This simulation features aerial combat, ground attack, and naval engagements in the Pacific Theater of Operations. The game can be played as a flight simulator or a wargame. A player can fight a single battle in mission mode or follow the war in tour of duty mode.


1942: The Pacific Air War, Gameplay
In tour of duty mode, a player manages his fleets and air bases on a strategic campaign map. When aircraft engages in battle, the player can jump into the cockpit of any aircraft in combat.


1942: The Pacific Air War, Gameplay
The game also features a fairly advanced recording and editing tool allowing the player to film a mission after its completion. The player can use any number of cameras and place them anywhere in the scene. Also the timeline can be scrubbed back and forth and edits can be customised.


1942: The Pacific Air War, Reception
Computer Gaming World's reviewer, an Air National Guard F-16 flight instructor, in August 1994 rated the game four stars out of five. Praising the graphics, frame rate, and virtual cockpit, he stated that the flight modeling forced him to use the same tactics as real pilots during the war, with better game balance than Aces of the Pacific. The reviewer concluded that MicroProse succeeded in creating a "serious flight sim" with "staying power to spare".


1942: The Pacific Air War, Reception
PC Gamer US presented 1942 with its 1994 "Best Simulation" award. The editors called it "an essential component of any flight-sim fan's library." 1942 was named the 71st best computer game ever by PC Gamer UK in 1997.


1942–1944 musicians' strike
On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James C. Petrillo, began a strike against the major American record companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning at midnight, July 31, 1942, no union musician could make commercial recordings for any commercial record company. That meant that a union musician was allowed to participate on radio programs and other kinds of musical entertainment, but not in a recording session. The 1942–1944 musicians' strike remains the longest strike in entertainment  history.


1942–1944 musicians' strike
The strike did not affect musicians performing on live radio shows, in concerts, or, after October 27, 1943, on special recordings made by the record companies for V-Discs for distribution to the armed forces fighting World War II, because V-Discs were not available to the general public. However, the union did frequently threaten to withdraw musicians from the radio networks to punish individual network affiliates who were deemed "unfair" for violating the union's policy on recording network shows for repeat broadcasts.


1942–1944 musicians' strike
The strike had a major impact on the American musical scene. At the time, union bands dominated popular music; after the strike, and partly as a result of it, the Big Bands began to decline and vocalists began to dominate popular music.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Background to the strike
Petrillo had long publicly maintained that recording companies should pay royalties. As head of the Chicago local chapter of the union in 1937 he had organized a strike there. Petrillo was elected president of the American Federation of Musicians in 1940. When he announced that the recording ban would start at midnight, July 31, 1942, most people thought it would not happen. America had just entered World War II on December 8, 1941, and most newspapers opposed the ban.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Background to the strike
By July, it was clear that the ban would take place and record companies began to stockpile new recordings of their most popular artists. In the first two weeks of July, these performers all recorded new material: Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, and Glenn Miller, who made his last records as a civilian bandleader. Recording during the last week was a long list of performers, including Count Basie, Woody Herman, Alvino Ray, Johnny Long, Claude Thornhill, Judy Garland, Crosby (again), Glen Gray, Benny Goodman, Kay Kyser, Dinah Shore, Spike Jones, and Duke Ellington, among others.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
Several months passed before any effects of the strike were noticed. At first, the record companies hoped to call the union's bluff by releasing new recordings from their unissued stockpiles, but the strike lasted much longer than anticipated and eventually the supply of unissued recordings was exhausted. The companies also reissued long deleted recordings from their back catalogs, including some from as far back as the dawn of the electrical recording era in 1925.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
One reissue that was especially successful was Columbia’s release of Harry James’ "All or Nothing at All", recorded in August 1939 and released when James' new vocalist, Frank Sinatra, was still largely unknown. The original release carried the usual credit, "Vocal Chorus by Frank Sinatra" in small type. It sold around five thousand copies. When Columbia reissued the record in 1943 with the now famous Sinatra given top billing, and "with Harry James and his Orchestra" in small type below, the record was on the best–selling list for 18 weeks and reached number 2 on June 2, 1943.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
In 1942, the song "As Time Goes By" became immensely popular after it was featured in the Warner Bros.  film Casablanca. Rudy Vallée recorded the song for RCA Victor in 1931, and the reissue of his 12-year-old record became a number-one hit.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
As the strike extended into 1943, record companies bypassed the striking musicians by recording their popular vocalists singing with vocal groups filling the backup role normally filled by orchestras. Columbia, which had signed Sinatra on June 1, 1943, was keen to issue records featuring their new star; the company therefore hired Axel Stordahl as arranger and conductor for several sessions with a vocal group called the Bobby Tucker Singers. These first sessions were on June 7, June 22, August 5, and November 10, 1943. Of the nine songs recorded during these sessions, seven charted on the best–selling list. Other recordings made this way included:


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
The strike had an effect on radio shows that used recorded music due to the limited number of new recordings. Radio programs that relied mainly on records found it difficult to keep introducing new music to their listeners. Martin Block, host of WNEW's Make Believe Ballroom radio show, circumvented the ban by having friends in England send him versions of records produced in the UK, where the ban was not in effect. He was forced to discontinue this practice after the station's house orchestra staged a retaliatory strike, which was settled when WNEW agreed not to broadcast records made after August 1, 1942.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, During the strike
The only prominent musical organization not to be affected by the strike was the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as they were not in the union.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Ending the strike
Some recording companies did not have an extensive backlog of recordings and they settled with the union after just over a year. Decca Records and its transcription subsidiary World Broadcasting System settled in September 1943, agreeing to make direct payments to a union-controlled "relief fund", followed shortly by the recently established  Capitol Records, on October 11, 1943. Capitol had only issued its first records on July 1, 1942, 30 days before the strike began.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Ending the strike
Other recording and transcription companies continued to pursue the case with the National Labor Relations Board and the National War Labor Board, culminating in a WLB directive demanding that the AFM rescind its ban on musicians recording for those companies. When the AFM refused to comply, the matter was referred to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who wrote to James Petrillo:


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Ending the strike
In a country which loves democratic government and loves keen competition under the rules of the game, parties to a dispute should adhere to the decision of the Board even though one of the parties may consider the decision wrong. Therefore, in the interest of orderly government and in the interest of respecting the considered decision of the Board, I request your union to accept the directive orders of the National War Labor Board. What you regard as your loss will certainly be your country's gain.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Ending the strike
The union refused to budge, and with competing companies having made new recordings for more than a year, RCA Victor and Columbia finally capitulated, agreeing to substantially similar terms as the other recording companies, on November 11, 1944. The new contract included language releasing artists from exclusive recording contracts should the AFM strike those companies. Within a few hours after signing the new contract, RCA Victor had Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra record two songs from the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film musical, Meet Me in St. Louis. The record was quickly mastered, pressed and placed on sale just two days later.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Ending the strike
The end of the strike was not the end of the royalty dispute, however. As television was beginning, there were questions regarding musicians and royalties from this new medium, and a similar strike was called for 1948, lasting close to a year, ending on December 14, 1948.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences
Over the long term the record companies were not hurt by the strike. In 1941, 127 million records were sold; in 1946, two years after the strike, that number jumped to 275 million and it jumped higher in 1947 to 400 million.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Small specialty labels
The strike stopped business between major record labels and musicians under contract with them. With recording and manufacturing equipment idle from the strike, enterprising music promoters, record distributors, and store owners with the right connections took the opportunity to start small specialty labels, such as Savoy (1942) and Apollo (1943–44), that catered to musicians who were not under contract. Sometimes musicians under contract restrictions recorded for them under pseudonyms. That business model worked in large urban markets such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, where concentrated markets allowed a sufficient return from local distribution.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Small specialty labels
Many of the historically important recordings of jazz and R&B from the mid-1940s originated from these small labels, including an early 1944 recording of "Woody'n You" for Apollo featuring Coleman Hawkins and Dizzy Gillespie, which is often cited as the first formal recording of the form of jazz known as bebop. Although not lucrative for musicians, these small labels gained them exposure that sometimes led to contracts with more established labels.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Decline of the big bands
One unexpected result of the strike was the decline in popularity of the big bands of the 1930s and early 1940s. The strike was not the only cause of this decline, but it hastened the shift from big bands with an accompanying vocalist to an emphasis on the vocalist, with the exclusion of the band. In the 1930s and pre–strike 1940s, big bands dominated popular music; immediately following the strike, vocalists began to dominate popular music.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Decline of the big bands
During the strike, vocalists could and did record without instrumentalists; instrumentalists could not record for the public at all. As historian Peter Soderbergh expressed it, "Until the war most singers were props. After the war they became the stars and the role of the bands was gradually subordinated."


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Decline of the big bands
Before the strike began there were signs that the increasing popularity of singers was beginning to reshape the big bands. When Frank Sinatra joined Tommy Dorsey's band in 1940, most selections started with a Tommy Dorsey solo. By the time Sinatra left in 1942, his songs with the band began with his singing, followed by any solos by Dorsey or others.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Decline of the big bands
A significant moment in the rise of the vocalist occurred when Sinatra performed with Benny Goodman and his Orchestra at New York City's Paramount Theater on December 30, 1942. Sinatra was third–billed on the program and although he was then the most popular singer in the country, Goodman had never heard of him. Goodman announced him and the audience roared and shrieked for five minutes. Goodman's bewildered response was, "What the hell was that?" Once Sinatra started to sing, the audience continued to shriek during every song. As a saxophone player said, "When Frank hit that screaming bunch of kids, the big bands just went right into the background."


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Decline of the big bands
The other major cause of the decline of the big bands was World War II itself—and the resulting loss of band members who were drafted, curtailment of traveling by touring bands because of gasoline rationing, and a shortage of the shellac used to make records.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Lack of recordings of early bebop
As discussed by James Lincoln Collier, Geoffrey Ward, and Ken Burns, the new musical style known later as bebop, developed by Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie and others during the period of the strike, was not recorded and was not available to the general public because of the strike. James Lincoln Collier wrote in The Making of Jazz: "By about 1942 it was clear to musicians that here was something more than mere experimentation. Here was a new kind of music. Unfortunately, we cannot pinpoint these developments [because of the strike].


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Lack of recordings of early bebop
As a result there are few commercial recordings of any of the bop players during the years they were working out their innovations." As Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns put it in Jazz: A History of America's Music (based on Burns' miniseries), "And so, except for a handful of dedicated collaborators and a few devoted fans, the new music Parker and Gillespie and their cohorts were developing remained largely a secret". However, session dates of specialty labels such as Keynote, Savoy, and Apollo continued recording during the period when the ban was affecting the major labels.


1942–1944 musicians' strike, Consequences, Lack of recordings of early bebop
Those recordings for the most part showcased the more established styles of jazz, R&B, Calypso, and Gospel, with bebop first recorded for the Apollo label in early 1944. All of the recordings of bebop from 1944-45 after the strike were performed for small labels, with the new music only later starting to gain promotion from the majors.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons
The 1942–48 Pacific hurricane seasons all began during late spring in the northeast Pacific Ocean and the central Pacific. They ended in late fall.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons
Before the satellite age started in the 1960s, data on east Pacific hurricanes is extremely unreliable. In a few years, there are no reported cyclones although many systems certainly formed.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1943 season
A disturbance developed between the Revillagigedo Islands and the Marias Islands on October 8. It moved rapidly northeastward where it rapidly intensified, reaching pressures as low as 95.86 kPa (28.31 inHg). On October 9, as a major hurricane it struck the west coast of Mexico, a short distance south of Mazatlán. The next day, the hurricane dissipated inland.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1943 season
This hurricane caused damage in and around Mazatlán. It sank several vessels. The total cost of damage was $4,500,000 (1943 US dollars), and at least 106 people were killed.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1945 season
A hurricane dissipated off the northern coast of the Baja California Peninsula. Its remnants moved northeast, and they brought rain to California on September 9 and 10.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1945 season
A tropical depression, a continuation of Atlantic Hurricane 10, entered the Pacific Ocean on October 5. A circulation center associated with this cyclone moved along the Mexican coast, and remained recognizable until it was west of Acapulco. It caused heavy rain along its path.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1946 season
A hurricane made landfall on the northern Baja California Peninsula. It dissipated over northern Baja California. Its remnants headed north, where they brought rain to the mountains of southern and central California on September 30 and October 1.


1942–1948 Pacific hurricane seasons, 1948 season
In mid-October, a hurricane moved into the Gulf of California; a ship was reported missing for 2 days.


1942–43 A.C. Torino season
During 1942–43 season'Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A and Coppa.


1942–43 A.C. Torino season, Summary
At the start of the 1942–43 season, available to Hungarian András Kuttik, there's a squad that includes top players: experts goalkeepers Bodoira and Cavalli; defenders of expertise such as Ferrini, Ellena and quality like Piacentini and Cassano; in midfield the veterans Baldi and Gallea, with the new Ezio Loik and Mazzola; forward Menti and Ferraris, without forgetting Gabetto and Ossola.


1942–43 A.C. Torino season, Summary
On paper Torino is the team to beat, but the departure is not the best: the Bull is to compete with surprise Livorno. This duel creates a thrilling championship, solved only on the final day when Torino, with a goal of Mazzola, sunk Bari.


1942–43 A.C. Torino season, Summary
Torino also managed to win the Coppa Italia against their "terrible" Venezia of the year before and became the first team to hit the "double". The game is played in Milan and the Granata, thanks to a brace from Gabetto and goals from Mazzola and Ferraris II, get the win with a resounding 4–0.


1942–43 A.C. Torino season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1942–43 AHL season
The 1942–43 AHL season was the seventh season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January 1943. The Buffalo Bisons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, and their first Calder Cup as league champions.


1942–43 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1942–43 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1942–43 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship.


1942–43 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1942–43 Allsvenskan was the ninth season of the top division of Swedish handball. Nine teams competed in the league. Majornas IK won the league, but the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska mästerskapet. Västerås IK were relegated.


1942–43 American Soccer League, New England Division
The league went dormant for this and the following season.


1942–43 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and KV Mechelen won the championship.


1942–43 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1942–43 season was Blackpool F.C. 's fourth season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first in the first competition and thirteenth in the second. Blackpool also won the League War Cup Northern Section, beating Sheffield Wednesday in the final. They also won the Challenge Cup, a meeting with the winners of the southern section of the League War Cup, Arsenal. Blackpool beat the Londoners 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in front of 55,195 spectators.


1942–43 Blackpool F.C. season
Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with 47 goals in all competitions.


1942–43 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season
The 1942-43 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and LTC Prag won the championship.


1942–43 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season, Promotion
SK Liben was promoted to the Bohemian-Moravian League for 1943–44.


1942–43 Boston Bruins season
The 1942–43 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 19th season in the NHL.


1942–43 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the Semi-Finals 4–1 but lost to the Detroit Red Wings in The Stanley Cup Final however being swept four games to none.


1942–43 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1942–43 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. Early in a mid-table season for the club, inside forward Len Townsend notably scored six goals in a 9–4 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, the most-ever in any match by a Brentford player.


1942–43 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford returned to the Football League South for the 1942–43 season with cause for optimism, having generated over £20,000 (equivalent to £939,000 in 2021) from the semi-finals and the final of the club's victorious 1941–42 London War Cup campaign. Again the first team squad would be hit by a lack of unavailability of players, with no goalkeeper available for the second season in succession.


1942–43 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite averaging only 12 appearances per season since the war began, centre forward Len Townsend had been averaging nearly a goal a game and was in fantastic form, scoring 17 goals in a 17 match spell, including six in a 9–4 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 September 1942. The record of six goals in a single match bettered the official club record of five, but due to the unofficial nature of wartime football, Townsend does not hold the club record outright.


1942–43 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford's league form held up until the turn of the year then fell apart, losing 10 of the final 15 matches of the season in all competitions. Guest forwards Eddie Perry and Douglas Hunt, who had scored the bulk of the team's goals since the beginning of the 1940–41 season failed to find the net with such regularity, though Albion Rovers' guest Tommy Kiernan notably scored 9 goals in his 10 appearances.


1942–43 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The discontinuation of the London War Cup meant that the Bees would be unable to defend their crown, so the club were entered into the Football League South War Cup, which ended in elimination in the group stages. Brentford finished the league season in 9th place and Len Townsend scored 19 goals in 20 appearances.


1942–43 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 1942–43 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1942–43 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Art Powell, coaching his twenty-seventh season with the Bulls.


1942–43 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1942–43 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Southern Football League.


1942–43 Challenge Cup
The 1942–43 Challenge Cup was the 42nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup. All four rounds, including the final, were played as two-legged ties. The tournament took place over consecutive weeks in March and April 1943. All the ties were drawn at the beginning of March 1943 to enable the clubs to make travel arrangements in advance.


1942–43 Challenge Cup, Final
The final was played over the Easter weekend of 1943 with the first leg played on the Saturday and the second leg the following Monday. 10,740 attended the first leg at Crown Flatt while 16,000 watched the second leg at Headingley two days later. Receipts for the two games totalled £2,340.


1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 17th season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 4th-place finish in 1941–42, and lost to the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the playoffs. The NHL would lose another team, as the Brooklyn Americans would fold, leaving the league with only 6 clubs. The league also increased its schedule from 48 games to 50. With World War II going on, every team in the league would lose some players who left to fight in the war.


1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season
Black Hawks general manager Frederic McLaughlin, who had been the GM since the Black Hawks entered the league in 1926, retired before the season began, and Bill Tobin was hired to take over.


1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would finish just under .500, as they had a 17–18–15 record, good for 49 points and 5th place in the standings, missing the playoffs for the first time in 4 years. Chicago would score a club record 179 goals, which was the 4th highest in the league, however, they also allowed a team record 180 goals, the 3rd highest total in the league. Chicago would have a very strong home record, going 14–3–8, but would win only 3 road games, and miss the playoffs by a single point.


1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season
Doug Bentley would become the first Black Hawk to lead the NHL in scoring, as he set team records in goals (33) and points (73), while younger brother Max Bentley would set a team record with 44 assists, and finished with 70 points, and won the Lady Byng Trophy, as he would record only 2 penalty minutes all season long. Red Hamill had a strong season, scoring 28 goals. Earl Seibert once again led the defense, earning 32 points and had a club high 48 penalty minutes.


1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, the Hawks acquired Bert Gardiner from the Montreal Canadiens before the season began, due to Sam LoPresti leaving the team to fight in the war, and Gardiner would win 17 games, posting a 3.58 GAA and had a shutout.


1942–43 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1942–43 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Reuss, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 9–10.


1942–43 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1942–43 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1942–43 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 8–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Don White.


1942–43 Copa México
The Copa México 1942–43 Copa México, was the 27th staging of this Mexican football cup competition.


1942–43 Copa México
The competition started on May 30, 1943, and concluded on September 19, 1943, with the final, held at the Parque Asturias in México DF, in which Moctezuma lifted the trophy for first time.


1942–43 Copa México
On April 1943 in an initiative of América and Atlante started the professional era in Mexican soccer, Necaxa didn't accept that resolution and decided to retire as well the Selección Jalisco which was dissolved.


1942–43 Copa México
The clubs Guadalajara and Atlas as well Orizaba and Veracruz joined the league, so, the Cup Tournament of 1942-43 season was the first one in the Professional Era.


1942–43 Coppa Italia
The 1942–43 Coppa Italia was the 10th edition of the tournament and the last before the suspension of football competitions in Italy due to World War II related events. The Coppa Italia would have restored only several years later, in the summer of 1958.


1942–43 Coppa Italia
All teams from Serie A (16) and Serie B (18) took part to this competition. After a short elimination round, 32 clubs were admitted to the final phase. All the matches were played in a single leg with eventual replay on the model of the FA Cup, homefields were decided by drawing except for the final match in Milan.


1942–43 Coppa Italia
The trophy was won by Torino, which defeated 4–0 Venezia in the final match, played at the San Siro in Milan on May 30, 1943. This was Torino's second victory in the Coppa Italia. Top scorers of the competition were Bruno Ispiro (Genova 1893), Valentino Mazzola (Torino) and Vittorio Sentimenti (Juventus). Sentimenti scored all his 5 goals in the match against MATER.


1942–43 Coppa Italia
Palermo–Juve, which won his round of 16 match because of Venezia forfeit, had been excluded from the competition before the round of 8 because of the imminent Allied invasion of Sicily.


1942–43 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
The 1942–43 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 35th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 21st season.


1942–43 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
As they had done over the previous four seasons, the Big Red played in the Lake Placid Invitational Tournament early in the year. Due to the United States entry in World War II over a year earlier, several schools suspended their ice hockey programs beginning with this season. As a result, the normally 8-team bracket was replaced by a 6-team round robin. Cornell won its first two games and had a chance to lay claim to the championship, however, they were soundly beaten by Hamilton in their third match and had to settle for 3rd place. After returning from the winter break two main factor limited the team to just a single game for the remainder of the season: a lack of ice and a dearth of opponents. Cornell's only match after the tournament was against Army and the big Red were solidly defeated.


1942–43 Cupa României
The 1942–43 Cupa României was the tenth edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1942–43 Cupa României
The title was won by CFR Turnu Severin against Sportul Studențesc București.


1942–43 Cupa României, Format
The competition is an annual knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random.


1942–43 Cupa României, Format
There are no seeds for the draw. The draw also determines which teams will play at home. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1942–43 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, there a replay will be played, usually at the ground of the team who were away for the first game.


1942–43 Cupa României, Format
The format is almost similar with the oldest recognised football tournament in the world FA Cup.


1942–43 Cupa României, Format
This season, due to World War II, no official editions of Divizia A, Divizia B or Divizia C were played.


1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season was the 17th season of the Detroit NHL franchise, eleventh as the 'Red Wings.' The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup.


1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1942–43 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1942–43 Division 2 season was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden in for the 1942–43 season. The league operated a system of promotion and relegation, to the first-tier Svenska Serien and to district-level hockey leagues. The league consisted of four groups, two with seven clubs (north and east) and two with six (central and south), giving a total of 26 clubs.


1942–43 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The group winners, Brynäs IF (north), IF Aros (central), Nacka SK (east), and Årsta SK (south) won their groups, and continued to play in a qualifier for promotion to Svenska Serien, which resulted in Brynäs and Nacka being promoted to the 1943–44 Svenska Serien. IFK Stockholm finished last in Division 2 North, and as a result were relegated to their local level hockey league.


1942–43 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey), Svenska Serien qualifier
The winning teams from each group—Brynäs IF (north), IF Aros (central), Nacka SK (east), and Årsta SK (south)—played a qualifier for promotion to Sweden's first-tier hockey league. Brynäs and Nacka won this qualifier, and as a result competed in the 1943–44 Svenska Serien.


1942–43 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1942–43 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1941–42 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Lawrence Mains, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.


1942–43 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1942–43 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1942–43 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Gerry Gerard, coaching his first season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 20–6.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1942–43 season was the fourth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Southern League
Each season in which Dumbarton had played in the Scottish Southern League saw an improvement in results and the third season was no different, by finishing 10th out of 16 with 28 points - 22 behind champions Rangers. The positive league results included a first home league win over Celtic since 1892.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, League Cup South
Dumbarton continued to find it difficult to find success in the League Cup South where again they failed to negotiate the sectional stage of the competition - gaining just a single draw from six matches.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summer Cup
Dumbarton reached the second round of the Summer Cup before losing to eventual winners St Mirren.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers, Players out
In addition John McBride and David Corbett both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
For the first time since 1922, Dumbarton played a reserve team, and found a measure of success.


1942–43 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
While they suffered a second round exit to Airdrie in the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton finishing as runners-up in the First Series of the Glasgow & District Reserve League and reached the final of the Glasgow & District Reserve League Cup before losing out to Motherwell.


1942–43 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1942–43 season was the 36th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1942 to 30 June 1943.


1942–43 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 32 unofficial matches during the 1942–43 season.


1942–43 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics