1944 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:


1944 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1944 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1944 in professional wrestling
1944 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.


1944 in radio
The year 1944 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.


1944 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1944.


1944 in science
The year 1944 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1944 in sports
1944 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1944 in sports, Notes
Ettore Rossi did organise a "Campionato Alta Italia" for teams from northern Italy, whilst in southern Italy only regional competitions followed by playoffs were held. Owing to government bans on weekday sport, the Melbourne Cup was run on a Saturday from 1942 to 1944. The 1944 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe  was run at Le Tremblay over 2,300 metres.


1944 in television
The year 1944 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1944.


1944 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1944 in the Belgian Congo.


1944 in the Philippines
1944 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1944.


1944 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1944 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


1944 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1944 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Second World War.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash
The Ålvand Allied bomber crash refers to the shooting down of the Allied Avro Lancaster PB202 by a German night fighter over the small lake Ålvand, in the heathland east of Nørre Vorupør, Thy, Denmark, on the night of 29 August 1944. All of the seven crew were killed.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Background
On 29 August 1944, at 2110 English time (2210 Danish time), a total of 402 RAF planes, including the Lancaster in question, took off for a bombing raid towards Stettin and Königsberg. The planned route passed over northern Denmark, then continued over Sweden and Germany; it returned the same way. 23 of the aircraft were ultimately lost.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Background
It was previously thought that the downed bomber was first hit on its return flight by anti-aircraft artillery at Lyngby Battery, located on the coast ~10 km south of Vorupør, Thy. However, later investigation showed that the bomber was instead first hit on its outbound flight by shots fired from a radar-equipped German night fighter over Lodbjerg (slightly further south on the Danish west coast). The bomber was executing a course change from north east to east by south-east at the time, in order to proceed to the Kullen region of Scania. The night fighter was probably scrambled following the bomber being detected by several German radar installations in Denmark. A small Wassermann-S radar at Thyborøn (on the coast south of Ålvand) pinged the Lancaster on the night of the crash, as did an installation at Hjardemål (inland, to the north-east).


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, The bomber
The Lancaster was part of RAF No. 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group, No. 582 Squadron and was based at RAF Little Staughton. It was used as a Pathfinder aircraft, which were responsible for marking targets for other bombers using flares and incendiary weapons.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, The crash
After being shot by the night fighter, the Lancaster banked. It likely passed over Lyngby Battery as it did so, taking further damage from the artillery there. In flames and rapidly losing height, it passed low over the farm Udemark by Førby Lake, 2 km east of Nørre Vorupør. It glanced off a dune and struck the ground violently next to the small lake Ålvand; it is believed the crew were attempting to ditch into the lake. All of the crew were killed on impact.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, The crash
At the crash site, five large holes created by the bomber's four engines and the fuselage itself remain today.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, The German aircraft and crew
The German aircraft was a Junkers Ju 88 night fighter from Luftwaffe Nachtjagdgeschwader 3, Squadron 4, piloted by the fighter ace Unteroffizier (Corporal) Bruno Rupp. Two other crew members, by the names of Eckert and Biell, were also aboard. Rupp engaged the Lancaster from a height of 3600 m, and it became his 11th shootdown of the war. In total, Rupp would later reach 16 confirmed shootdowns.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Bomber crew and burial
The killed airmen were initially buried in the heathland at the site of the crash by the German Wehrmacht. A white wooden cross was raised at the grave by German soldiers, with text (in German) reading "Hier ruhen 7 unbekannte anglo amerik. Flieger 29.8.1944" (English: "Here lie 7 unknown Anglo-Americans. Airmen, 29.8.1944").


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Bomber crew and burial
On 3 February 1947, British authorities exhumed the bodies, placed them in coffins, and re-buried them at Vorupør Cemetery. The same plot also contains the remains of an unidentified British soldier, who was washed ashore on the beach near Nørre Vorupør in Autumn 1944. He was initially buried on the shore by the Wehrmacht and was then, following the German surrender, exhumed and moved to the churchyard by locals on 14 June 1945.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
It remains uncertain exactly which bombs were carried by the Lancaster, but it is clear that it released three bombs over the farm meadows at Koustrup Møllegaard, Sønderhå (approximately 10 km south by south-east of Ålvand) prior to the crash. The bombs, which were probably photoflash bombs, caused damage to buildings in the area. Locals described an intense flash that temporarily turned night to day, followed by a loud bang and shaking.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
After the Lancaster was hit, the crew would have had good reason to eject any ordnance over a sparsely populated area, partly to prevent civilian casualties but also to minimise the chance of the crew being killed by explosions if the aircraft was to crash. The photoflashes left several craters at Koustrup Møllegaard; during subsequent summers, workers at the farm were tasked with filling in the holes when there was no other work to be carried out.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
Agnes Møller (born 1909), who lived on the farm at the time, wrote of the bombs in her memoirs:


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
It was a strange experience. We went down to the bomb shelter. I was carried down there in a duvet they had tied around me. It was only in the morning that we understood how lucky we had been, in that the farmhouse itself hadn't been hit. It was bad enough. Ninety windows were broken. The two uppermost windows in the gable end of the farmhouse were hanging down just outside where my [paternal] Aunt slept. She came down to us, very scared.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
The stove [masonry heater] in the dining room lay spread out all over the floor and the lamp, which was attached to a plaster ring, hung down over the table in the sitting room from a  thin thread, ring and all. The whole farmhouse had taken a serious shaking, so later on the plaster ceilings fell down all over the place, and the bands that held the roof tiles were either hanging loose or had broken. We found that out later. We got DKK 1700 in compensation, but of course that wasn't sufficient at all because the damage kept appearing.


1944 Ålvand RAF Lancaster crash, Descriptions by locals
In Nørre Vorupør, locals reported an enormous ball of light so brilliant that "you could see a matchstick in the gravel".


1944 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 4 teams, and Valur won the championship. Valur's Sveinn Sveinsson, Sveinn Helgason and Jóhann Eyjólfsson, as well as Víkingur's Eiríkur Bergsson, were the joint top scorers with 2 goals. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur had initially participated but withdrew from the tournament after losing the first game 0-8 to Fram.


1944: The Loop Master
1944: The Loop Master is a vertical scrolling shooter scrolling arcade game made by Capcom in 2000 that uses a horizontal 4:3 screen. Unlike previous games, the programming for this arcade was done by a separate company called 8ing/Raizing. The game is the fifth of a series of World War II vertical shooters made by Capcom, the 19XX series. The game takes place in the heated battles of 1944 during the Second World War as two super ace pilots, P-38 Lightning and Mitsubishi A6M Zero are attempting to defeat an entire army. It is the sequel to 19XX: The War Against Destiny and uses the arcade cabinet CP System II.


1944: The Loop Master, Gameplay
The arcade operates and plays like most standard shooters. The objective of every level is to shoot enemy planes, tanks, trains, turrets, battleships, and defeat the boss after each level. Unlike its predecessor, 19XX: The War Against Destiny, the game plays more like the early games in the series. Despite the opening description of the plane stats, both planes operate equally, and are only available to the first or second player respectively. The game borrows from 19XX in that it has a form of charge up system. By holding the fire button down, the charge bar will fill, and when full, the plane will fly up and become temporarily invincible. The game also has the standard bomb button, which causes Tomahawk Missiles to fly up the screen doing major damage to any enemies they hit.


1944: The Loop Master, Gameplay
The health system in the game also works unlike the previous games in the series. The plane has a health bar which decreases after every hit. However, players start with only one life, and the game sparingly gives health boosts.


1944: The Loop Master, Gameplay, Wingmen
The option of wingmen is much more present in this game than others in the series. A small golden plane icon flies down the screen at certain times which releases a wingmen icon. Wingmen add some extra firepower, but are vulnerable to enemy fire.


1944: The Loop Master, Gameplay, Stages
As an arcade board option, Stage select allows the player to start the game at stage 1, 6, or 11. If stage layout is set to endless, the player can also choose round number 1, 2, or 3, with a higher round being more difficult.


1944: The Loop Master, Gameplay, Stages
During any boss battle, there is an invisible time limit for each battle. The mission is failed when there is at least one core among all boss units are not destroyed within the time limit. Mission failure does not change game progress, but it prevents the player from getting the stage clear bonus. Bosses include Nagi, a high speed destroyer, Akane, a prototype attacker, and Kai, an anti-submarine battle cruiser. After destroying the stage 15 boss Appare Toride, the game ends if the stage layout is set to 1 loop, or the game continues to stage 1 with enemies firing more rapidly if the stage layout is set to endless.


1944: The Loop Master, Release
In February 2021, it was included as part of pack 3 in the Capcom Arcade Stadium compilation for Nintendo Switch.


1944: The Loop Master, Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed 1944: The Loop Master on their November 15, 2000 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful arcade game of the month.


1944–45 AHL season
The 1944–45 AHL season was the ninth season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 60 games each in the schedule. The Cleveland Barons won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions, and their third Calder Cup as league champions.


1944–45 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1944–45 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1944–45 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship.


1944–45 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1944–45 Allsvenskan was the 11th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. IFK Karlskrona won the league, but the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska mästerskapet. IFK Kristianstad and Stockholms-Flottans IF were relegated.


1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1944–45 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in the Men's Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was former Razorback All-American Eugene Lambert's third season as head coach of the Hogs. The Razorbacks finished second in the Southwest Conference standings with a record of 9–3 and 17–9 overall.


1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Arkansas received a bid to the NCAA Tournament, its second appearance in the tournament overall after not being able to participate the year before due to a serious car crash that killed a staff member, Everett Norris, and injured two starters, Deno Nichols and Ben Jones. Arkansas beat Oregon in the first round of the tournament to advance to its second Final Four in as many tournament appearances before losing to eventual champion Oklahoma A&M in the two clubs' fourth meeting of the season.


1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Center George Kok was named First Team All-SWC for the season.


1944–45 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was Blackpool F.C. 's sixth and final season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing twentieth in the first competition and sixteenth in the second.


1944–45 Blackpool F.C. season
Stan Mortensen was the club's top scorer, with fourteen goals in all competitions.


1944–45 Boston Bruins season
The 1944–45 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 21st season in the NHL.


1944–45 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings finished second in the league with 67 points. The Boston Bruins finished fourth with 36 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Detroit winning the two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals where the Red Wings won in four games. Detroit won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning nineteen of twenty points.


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


1944–45 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The familiar pattern of player unavailability prevailed as Brentford entered the 1944–45 Football League South season, with 60 players eventually being used over the course of the league, cup and friendly matches during the campaign. A number of the club's amateur players were pressed into service during the regular season, as were 30 guests, many of whom made three appearances or less.


1944–45 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Aided by prolific scoring from forwards Len Townsend and Bob Thomas, Brentford rocketed along in the first half of the season, losing just four of 22 matches and posting big wins by margins of four, five and six goals. The Bees' form evaporated when the Football League War Cup campaign got underway in February 1945, losing four of six matches to crash out in the group stage. Brentford lost four of the remaining six league matches of the season, with the final match away to Watford (which had been postponed in January 1945) taking place after VE Day, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe.


1944–45 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
On 21 November 1944, Ralph Shields became the second and final Brentford player to die while on service in the Second World War. A forward between 1921 and 1922, Shields had emigrated to Australia in 1927 and was serving as a private in the Australian Army Service Corps when he died as a prisoner of war in Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp, North Borneo on 21 November 1944.


1944–45 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1944–45 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Southern Football League.


1944–45 Challenge Cup
The 1944–45 Challenge Cup was the 44th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1944–45 Challenge Cup, Final
In the Final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Huddersfield beat Bradford Northern 13-9 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 26,541.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 19th season in the NHL, and they were coming off an appearance in the 1944 Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 4 games.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would lose their top scorer Doug Bentley, who was given permission to stay home in Saskatchewan and tend the family farm by the Canadian Armed Forces officials, while his brother Max Bentley would miss his 2nd season due to World War II. The club would name Clint Smith as team captain, and after the first game of the season, a loss of 11–5 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, head coach Paul Thompson was replaced by former Black Hawk captain Johnny Gottselig.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Hawks would struggle to score goals, scoring a league low 141, while allowing 194, which ranked them 4th. The team would finish the season with a 13–30–7 record, and their 33 points was their lowest point total since 1938–39. Chicago would fail to make the post-season, as they would finish 3 points behind the Boston Bruins for 4th place.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
Midway through the season, the Black Hawks would be involved in a big trade with the Detroit Red Wings, as Chicago would trade Earl Seibert and Fido Purpur to the Wings for Butch McDonald, Don Grosso, and Cully Simon.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, the Hawks were led by Bill Mosienko, who led the team with 28 goals, Clint Smith with his team high 31 assists, and the two of them would tie for the team lead in points at 54. Pete Horeck would be the only other Black Hawk to score more than 10 goals, as he had 20. Joe Cooper would lead the defense all season long, earning 21 points and a team high 50 penalty minutes.


1944–45 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, the Hawks would bring back Mike Karakas, and he would lead the team with 12 wins and a 3.90 GAA, and earn 4 shutouts. Doug Stevenson would appear in a couple of games, getting a 1–1–0 record with a GAA of 3.50.


1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Ray Farnham, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 8–9.


1944–45 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1944–45 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 5–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 4–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by ninth-year head coach Don White.


1944–45 Copa Federación de España
The Copa Federación de España 1944–45 was the 1st staging (old competition) of the Copa Federación de España, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs.


1944–45 Copa Federación de España
The competition began on 18 February 1945 and ended with the final on 21 May 1945, where San Martín became champion after defeating Valladolid.


1944–45 Copa México
The Copa México 1944–45 is the 29th staging of the Copa México, a Mexican football cup competition that existed from 1907 to 1997, but the 2nd staging in the professional era.


1944–45 Copa México
The competition started on June 3, 1945, and concluded on June 24, 1945, with the Final, held at the Parque Asturias in México DF, in which Puebla lifted the trophy for the first time ever with a 6-4 victory over América.


1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo was the 43rd staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition.


1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo
The competition began on 31 December 1944 and concluded on 24 June 1945 with the final were Atlético de Bilbao won their 16th title.


1944–45 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
The 1944–45 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 37th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 23rd season.


1944–45 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
Cornell began the season as one of just seven operating varsity teams. Despite this, the Big Red were able to play four games during the season. Unfortunately, the team wasn't at the same level of competition as their opponents and lost all four game by a wide margin. Due to the constraints caused by World War II, the student newspaper wasn't published during the school year. As a result, the information for individual games is only available from outside sources.


1944–45 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not name a captain for the season.


1944–45 Cypriot Cup
The 1944–45 Cypriot Cup was the eighth edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 6 clubs entered the competition. It began on 18 February 1945 with the quarterfinals and concluded on 15 April 1945 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. EPA won their 1st Cypriot Cup trophy after beating APOEL 3–1 in the final.


1944–45 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1944–45 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division.


1944–45 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of three knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay match.


1944–45 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and EPA Larnaca FC won the championship.


1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1945–46 season was the Detroit Red Wings' 19th season of operation. The season saw the Wings achieve a record of 31-14-5, finishing second in the National Hockey League (NHL), qualifying the team for the playoffs. The coach and general manager was Jack Adams, with Flash Hollett serving as the team's captain.


1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season
Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season. The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.


1944–45 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;


1944–45 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1944–45 season of Division 2, then the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, consisted of 35 clubs divided into six geographical groups. The six group winners continued to qualifiers for promotion to Division 1 to replace the four teams with the poorest records in the 1944–45 Division 1 season.


1944–45 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The group winners were Mora IK (norra), UoIF Matteuspojkarna (östra), Västerås SK (Västmanland), Forshaga IF (västra), Södertälje IF (Sörmland), and Atlas Diesels IF (södra). Of these clubs, Mora, Västerås SK, Södertälje IF, and Atlas Diesels were promoted. Three clubs were relegated from Division 2 to play in their local district leagues for 1945–46 season, these being IFK Lidingö, IF Eyra, and GoIF Tjalve.


1944–45 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey), Promotion qualifier
The 1945 qualifier for promotion to Division 1 consisted of the six group winners from the 1944–45 Division 2 season. The four best teams from the qualifier were promoted to Division 1 for the 1945–46 season, replacing the four bottom teams from the 1944–45 Division 1 season (Sandvikens IF and Surahammars IF from the north group, and Skuru IK and IF Göta from the southern group). Mora IK, Västerås SK, Södertälje IF, and Atlas Diesels IF were promoted as a result of this qualifier.


1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1944–45 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Maury McMains, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.


1944–45 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1944–45 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Gerry Gerard, coaching his third season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 13–9.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was the sixth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Southern League
Four seasons of improving performances were not to be continued, with Dumbarton suffering a disastrous start to their fifth season in the Southern League campaign which saw only 3 points earned from the first 11 games. Things were not helped by a high 'turn-over' of playing staff and Dumbarton slumped to 13th out of 16 in the Scottish Southern League with 21 points - 38 behind champions Rangers.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season, League Cup South
Dumbarton again failed to escape from their qualifying section in the League Cup South, winning one and drawing two of their qualifying matches.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summer Cup
Dumbarton suffered another first round defeat in the Summer Cup, this time to Partick Thistle.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton's Second XI had similar disappointing fortunes during the season to the first team.


1944–45 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the first round to Falkirk, and finished 9th (of 11) in the Glasgow & District Reserve League.


1944–45 Dundee F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was the first time in five season in which Dundee fielded a team, having not played officially throughout the majority of World War II. Dundee would enter the North Eastern Football League, which was split into Autumn and Spring Series. Dundee would impress in their first official competition in years, winning the Autumn series, before coming 5th in the Spring series. Dundee would also compete in the North Eastern League Cup in lieu of the suspended Scottish Cup, and made it to the final before being defeated by Aberdeen.


1944–45 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was the 38th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1944 to 30 June 1945.


1944–45 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 38 unofficial matches during the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1944–45 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1944–45 season was the fifty-second season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. Emil Junker was the club's new chairman. He took over from Albert Besse following the AGM on 8 July 1944.


1944–45 FC Basel season, Overview
Max Barras was appointed as new first team manager. Basel played 43 games in their 1944–45 season. 28 in the Nationalliga (including two replayed games), three in the Swiss Cup and 12 were test games. They won 14, drew 10 and lost 19 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 86 goals and conceded 82. René Bader was the best scorer with 14 goals, Willy Monigatti second best with 13.


1944–45 FC Basel season, Overview
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1944–45 Nationalliga A. The two teams that finished in last and second last position in the league table would be relegated. Basel played a bad season, winning just six matches, drawing six and they suffered 14 defeats, thus they ended the season with 18 points in 13th position, second last. Two of the games during the season were played under protest and were later replayed. These were the games on 24 September 1944 against Lugano and on 29 April 1945 against Grenchen.


1944–45 FC Basel season, Overview
The protest was because Basel could not field their best teams due to the military duties of their players. Both replayed games ended with a defeat. Grasshopper Club won the Swiss championship, Basel and St. Gallen were relegated. René Bader was the best league goal scorer with 11 goals and Willy Monigatti second best with 9 league goals.


1944–45 FC Basel season, Overview
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the 3rd principal round with an away tie against lower tier local side FC Allschwil and a 6–0 victory. In the round of 32 Basel had a home game at the Landhof against lower tier SC Zofingen which ended with a 3–1 win. In the round of 16 Basel travelled to an away game against St. Gallen and were knocked out of the competition.


1944–45 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1944–45 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
The 1944–45 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the fourth season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. The team was led by the star backcourt of 2 time league MVP Bobby McDermott and Buddy Jeannette. The season ended with the Pistons winning a league best 25 out of 30 games and McDermott being awarded his third MVP award. As of 2019 this is still the best record in franchise history. The playoffs began with a 2-0 sweep over the Cleveland Allmen Transfers to make the team's fourth straight NBL Championship series.


1944–45 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
There they were met by the Sheboygan Redskins for the third straight year. The series went to a full five games but ended with Fort Wayne defeating Sheboygan to successfully defend their NBL Championship. The Pistons would not return to the finals for another decade and would not win another championship until the 1989 NBA Finals. At the end of the season  Blackie Towery left the team to join the military for World War II, however he would return one season later.


1944–45 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1944-45 French Rugby Union Championship first division was played at Parc des Princes on April 7, 1945, before 30,000 spectators and won by Agen, who defeated Lourdes 7 - 3 in the final.


1944–45 French Rugby Union Championship, Coupe de France
The "Coupe de France" was also won by Agen, again by defeating Lourdes in the final.


1944–45 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1944–45 season was Galatasaray SK's 41st in existence and the club's 33rd consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League.


1944–45 Gauliga
The 1944–45 Gauliga was the twelfth and final season of the Gauliga, the first tier of the football league system in Germany from 1933 to 1945. It was the sixth season of the league held during the Second World War but was not completed as Nazi Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945.


1944–45 Gauliga, Cancellation
The league operated in a large number of regional divisions, the effects of the war having forced a further regionalisation.


1944–45 Gauliga, Cancellation
The effects of the war led to the cancellation of all Gauliga competition and various stages from September 1944 onwards. In Southern Germany competitions continued up to almost the end of the war. Only the Gauliga Hamburg had an official champion recorded with Hamburger SV winning the competition.


1944–45 Gauliga, Cancellation
The last recorded official Gauliga game was Munich derby between FC Bayern and 1860 Munich on 23 April 1945, ending 3–2.


1944–45 Gauliga, Cancellation
League football soon resumed in post-war Germany in mostly regional competitions. In the American occupation zone, in Southern Germany the tier one Oberliga Süd kicked off with the approval of the US occupation authorities on 4 November 1945.


1944–45 Gauliga, German championship
The  league champions would have qualified for the 1945 German football championship, but the competition was not held, with the next edition being in 1948.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern
The 1944–45 Gauliga Bayern was the twelfth and last season of the league, one of the regional divisions of the Gauligas in Germany at the time. It was the first tier of the football league system in Bavaria (German:Bayern) from 1933 to 1945. It was the final season of the league which operated in five regional divisions. None of the competitions were completed and some may not even have been started.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern
Of the five leagues the Gauliga München/Oberbayern progressed the furtherst with last recorded official Gauliga game being the Munich derby between FC Bayern and TSV 1860 on 23 April 1945, ending 3–2.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern
League football soon resumed in post-war Germany in mostly regional competitions. In the American occupation zone, in Southern Germany the tier one Oberliga Süd kicked off with the approval of the US occupation authorities on 4 November 1945, containing former Gauliga Bayern clubs 1. FC Nürnberg, Schwaben Augsburg, FC Bayern Munich, 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, BC Augsburg, TSV 1860 München and SpVgg Fürth.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern, Tables, München/Oberbayern
The 1944–45 season saw the München/Oberbayern (English: Munich/Upper Bavaria) division made up from five clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and five promoted clubs.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern, Tables, Schwaben
The 1944–45 season saw the Schwaben (English: Swabia) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and three promoted clubs.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern, Tables, Mittelfranken
The 1944–45 season saw the Mittelfranken (English: Middle Franconia) division made up from four clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern and five promoted clubs.


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern, Tables, Oberfranken
The 1944–45 season saw the Oberfranken (English: Upper Franconia) division made up from two clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Nordbayern and four promoted clubs. It is unknown whether any of the seasons games were played but the following clubs were grouped in the division:


1944–45 Gauliga Bayern, Tables, Oberpfalz/Niederbayern
The 1944–45 season saw the Oberpfalz/Niederbayern (English: Upper Palatinate/Lower Bavaria) division made up from two clubs from the 1943–44 Gauliga Südbayern and six promoted clubs. It is unknown whether any of the seasons games were played but the following clubs were grouped in the division:


1944–45 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
The 1944–45 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland was the seventh and final season of the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, formerly the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945.


1944–45 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
The 1944–45 edition was not completed and stopped after nine rounds. Nazi Germany surrendered on 8 May 1945 and, in the following season, an independent Austrian football championship was held again.


1944–45 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, Table
The 1944–45 season saw two new clubs in the league, SC Rapid Oberlaa and SK Admira Wien. As the league was being expanded for next season from 10 to 12 clubs, no relegation took place.


1944–45 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1944–45 season Hearts competed in the Southern League, the Summer Cup, the Southern League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1944–45 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1944–45 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came fourth out of 16 clubs in the Southern Football League.


1944–45 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Albert Riopel, coaching the crusaders in his third season. The team finished with an overall record of 4–9.


1944–45 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1944–45 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 1st in the 1st NRL Competition, 34th in the War Cup qualifiers and 13th in the 2nd NRL Competition.


1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1944–45 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year acting head coach James "Babe" Brown and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 13–20 overall in the regular season and 3–13 in conference play.


1944–45 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1944–45 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
After the second worst season in Doug Mills tenure as the head coach of the Fighting Illini, the ongoing war created even more havoc with the 1944-45 season. The Illini were required to play games close to home which meant they played certain teams multiple times. For example, the team played Great Lakes three times, Chanute Field, in nearby Rantoul, Illinois, two times and George Mikan and the DePaul Blue Demons two times as well. As the season progressed, Mills experimented with several lineups, including a 19 player barrage versus Nebraska. These varied lineups allowed Mills to play an impressive freshman, Johnny Orr, playing his only season for Illinois prior to rejoining his high school coach, Dolph Stanley, at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin.


1944–45 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The Big Ten Conference season was unusual as well. The Illini dropped their opening game to Michigan followed by a seven-game winning streak then concluding with four consecutive losses. The heaviest load fell on the hands of sophomores Walt Kirk and Howard Judson with freshman Walt Kersulis, Jack Burmaster, and Orr also being major contributors. Kirk would be named a Consensus All-American for his performance during the season.


1944–45 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The team completed their season with an overall record of 13 wins and 7 losses with a conference mark of 7 and 5 for a third-place finish. They finished with a 7 - 3 record at home and a road record of 5 - 4. The starting lineup consisted of Walton Kirk, Howard Judson, Johnny Orr, Jack Burmaster, Don Delaney and Walt Kersulis.


1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–11 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 17–1 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.


1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1944-45 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his seventeenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa.


1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 11–5, 8–2 in Big Six play to finish in first place and win the Big Six championship. They lost to Kansas, 50-35 on January 27 to drop their record to 5-5 (2-2) before winning their last six games en route to a conference championship. The March 2, 1945 contest turned into a de facto championship game, with the Cyclones routing the Jayhawks, 61-39, to win their second consecutive Big Six championship.


1944–45 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Jim Myers was awarded with a first team All-Big Six distinction by the United Press, while Bob Mott garnered second team honors.


1944–45 Istanbul Football League
The 1944–45 İstanbul Football League season was the 37th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 8th time.


1944–45 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1944–45 college men's basketball season.


1944–45 La Liga
The 1944–45 La Liga was the 14th season since its establishment. Barcelona conquered their second title, 15 years after the first one in the inaugural season.


1944–45 La Liga, Relegation play-offs
Since this season, there was only match of the relegation play-offs. It was played at Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid.


1944–45 League of Ireland
The 1944–45 League of Ireland was the 24th season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland. Shelbourne were the defending champions.


1944–45 League of Ireland, Changes from 1943–44
St James's Gate failed to be re-elected and were replaced by Brideville, who returned after a one-year absence.


1944–45 Luxembourg National Division
The 1944–45 Luxembourg National Division was the 31st season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1944–45 Maltese Premier League
The 1944–45 Maltese First Division was the 30th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 4 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1944–45 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was Manchester United's sixth season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.


1944–45 Manchester United F.C. season
On 15 February 1945, United manager Walter Crickmer had resigned and four days later on 19 February 1945, the Scottish manager Matt Busby was signed, but it was not until 1 October that Busby officially took over at the club.


1944–45 Manchester United F.C. season
Many of Manchester United's players went off to fight in the war, but for those who remained, the Football League organised a special War League.


1944–45 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 13 teams, and Club España won the championship.


1944–45 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 12–7 and 5–7 against conference opponents.


1944–45 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Bennie Oosterbaan was in his seventh year as the team's head coach. Robert Geahan was the team's leading scorer with 136 points in 19 games for an average of 7.2 points per game. Don Lundquist was the team captain.


1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals.


1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games
In 1945, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.


1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1944, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 27, 1945, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Oklahoma A&M Aggies won their first NCAA national championship with a 49–45 victory over the NYU Violets.


1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season, Premo-Porretta Power Poll
In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively ranked teams during the 1944–45 as follows by reviewing results, opponents, and margins of victory.


1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1944–45 NHL season
The 1944–45 NHL season was the 28th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 50 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in seven games versus the Detroit Red Wings.


1944–45 NHL season, League business
In October 1944, Lester Patrick sponsored W. G. Hardy to become NHL president, replacing Red Dutton who wanted to step down. Patrick credited Hardy for being largely responsible for the current professional-amateur agreement between the NHL and the amateur associations in the International Ice Hockey Association, and said he was "temperamentally suited and has an excellent record as an executive of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association".


1944–45 NHL season, League business
Dutton offered to resign because of business concerns, but the league's board of governors dissuaded him. Conn Smythe, at one point, was offered the presidency, but turned it down. Dutton then stayed on.


1944–45 NHL season, Regular season
It was the year of the "Punch Line" as Rocket Richard scored 50 goals in 50 games, breaking Joe Malone's record of 44 goals, and when Richard scored his 45th, Malone was on hand to present him with the record-breaking puck. Richard had a five-goal, three-assist night againstDetroit at the Montreal Forum on December 28, 1944. His centreman, Elmer Lach, though, won the scoring race with 26 goals and 80 points. Toe Blake finished third with 29 goals, 38 assists, and for the second time, an entire line finished first, second, third scoring. The previous time had been in 1939–40, when the Boston Bruins' Kraut Line of Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart accomplished the feat. Schmidt finished with 52 points in 48 games that year, and Bauer and Dumart 43 apiece.


1944–45 NHL season, Regular season
Montreal dared not loan Paul Bibeault to Toronto again with his fine year the previous season and loaned him instead to Boston. But the Maple Leafs came up with a fine rookie named Frank McCool who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie. For the first time, a team produced three consecutive top rookies. McCool and Chicago netminder Mike Karakas tied for the league lead in shutouts with four each.


1944–45 NHL season, Regular season
Bill Durnan won his second consecutive Vezina Trophy with Montreal. Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season. The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.


1944–45 NHL season, Regular season
A major trade that occurred this year was Chicago trading their great defenceman Earl Seibert to Detroit for Don Grosso, Cully Simon and Byron "Butch" McDonald. After team owner Frederic McLaughlin died, it was just a matter of time before Bill Tobin would trade Seibert, as the two did not get along.


1944–45 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the league with 80 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished third with 52 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Montreal winning the two of the three previous series. They last met in previous year's Stanley Cup Semifinals where the Canadiens won in five games. Toronto won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning eleven of twenty points.


1944–45 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Boston Bruins
The Detroit Red Wings finished second in the league with 67 points. The Boston Bruins finished fourth with 36 points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Detroit winning the two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals where the Red Wings won in four games. Detroit won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning nineteen of twenty points.


1944–45 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams with Toronto winning four of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1943 Stanley Cup Semifinals where Detroit won in six games. Detroit won this season's ten-game regular-season series earning seventeen of twenty points.


1944–45 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1944–45 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1944–45 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1944–45 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1944–45 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1944–45 (listed with their last team):


1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team
The 1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 14–7 overall record and were national runners-up to the Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now known as the Oklahoma State Cowboys). The Violets were led by head coach and future Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Cann, while the Aggies were led by future hall of fame player Bob Kurland. The 1944–45 season was NYU's first of two NCAA Division I Final Four appearances; the second was in 1959–60.


1944–45 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Grasshopper Club Zürich won the championship.


1944–45 Nationalliga A season
The 1944–45 Nationalliga A season was the seventh season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Seven teams participated in the league, and HC Davos won the championship.


1944–45 New York Rangers season
The 1944–45 New York Rangers season was the 19th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers posted an 11–29–10 record and finished with 32 points. The Rangers' last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.


1944–45 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the third consecutive season and missed the 1945 Stanley Cup playoffs.


1944–45 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season
The 1944–45 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the sixth (and would be the last) season of the rugby league’s Wartime Emergency League necessitated by the Second World War. As in the previous (fifth) Wartime season, the clubs each played a different number of games, but this season clubs re-joined the league and there were now 17 of the original clubs taking part in the Competition (but still only Oldham, St Helens and Wigan from west of the Pennines). The League remained as one single amalgamated Championship.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
The 1944–45 season began on Saturday 2 September 1944. As in the previous season, there are still only the three Lancashire clubs who have not had to close down and withdrawn from the League. The Northern Rugby League continued with a single (now) 17 club single Competition. As the clubs are still playing different number of marches, the league positions and the title would be decided on a percentage basis...


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
At the completion of the regular season Bradford Northern  were on top of the league on the percentage success (with 34 points from 20 games and a percentage success of 85.00%) with Halifax second (27 points from 16 games @ 84.38%).


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
Last season’s League Leaders Wakefield Trinity although with the same number of points as Bradford Northern had played more games and finished in third position with 34 points from 23 games – percentage success 73.91%Wigan finished with one point more than Bradford Northern but had played 4 more games and finished fourth (with a record of played 24 points 35 points and 72.92%)Castleford  finished in a creditable 6th position in their first season back after an earlier withdrawal.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
St. Helens, for the third consecutive season, finished (this time joint with York.) bottom (16th out of the 17 clubs) with only 9 points from 23 games and with a points difference of (minus)  -217. The two clubs had almost identical records  – but St. Helens avoided the wooden spoon as they had a better points record than York (points difference (minus)-273). . Bradford Northern  beat Halifax 26-20 on aggregate in the two legged play-off final. and win the Championship.. The Wartime Emergency League did not count as an official league championship.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
In the Final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Huddersfield beat Bradford Northern 13-9 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 26,541. The Lancashire County Cup, suspended for season 1940–41 remained so for the rest of the war and again Wigan competed in the Yorkshire Cup. In the Final of the Yorkshire County Cup, Halifax beat Hunslet by 14-3 on aggregate in two low scoring legs before an aggregate crowd of 20,800.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Previous withdrawals
The following clubs had withdrawn from the League, before this 1944–45 season's completion began:-St Helens Recs – who folded before the war started. Hull Kingston Rovers – who withdrew after the end of the first (1939–40) season finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season. Rochdale Hornets – As Hull Kingston Rovers. Widnes – As Hull Kingston Rovers. Liverpool Stanley – withdrew after the end of the second 1940–41 season finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season. Salford – As Liverpool Stanley. Swinton – As Liverpool Stanley. Warrington – As Liverpool Stanley.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Previous withdrawals
Broughton Rangers – withdrew early in the 1941–42 season and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season. Leigh - During the Second World War, the club was forced to leave its ground as the adjacent cable factory extended onto the land. The townsfolk of Leigh, acting on chairman James Hilton's inspiration, cleared some fields on the edge of the town, and built a new stadium, including moving and rebuilding the old grandstand from the original ground.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Previous withdrawals
In 1941–42, Leigh quit the wartime Lancashire league and would not return to the league until 1946–47 when they played as a temporary measure at the Athletic Ground, Holden Road before moving to Kirkhall Lane (which was later officially renamed Hilton Park after James Hilton). Bramley – withdrew after the end of the third 1941–42 season finished and did not re-join until the 1945–46 season. Castleford – withdrew after the end of the third 1941–42 season finished and did not participate for two seasons, re-joining for the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Clubs Re-joining
Castleford – had withdrawn after the end of the third 1941–42 season finished and did not participate for two seasons, now re-joined for this 1944–45 season. Barrow and Hunslet who had re-joined the previous season, continued.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Special Note
Dewsbury had a relatively successful time during the war years. Managed by Eddie Waring, and with the side boosted by the inclusion of a number of big-name guest players, the club won the Wartime Emergency League in 1941–42 and again the following season 1942–43  (though that championship was declared null and void when it was discovered they had played an ineligible player). They were also runners-up in the Championship in 1943–44, Challenge Cup winners in 1943 and Yorkshire Cup Final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Championship
Heading AbbreviationsRL = Single Division; Pl = Games Played:  W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose; PF = Points For; PA = Points Against; Diff = Points Difference (+ or -); Pts = League Points% Pts = A percentage system was used to determine league positions due to clubs playing varying number of fixtures and against different opponents League points: for win = 2; for draw = 1;  for loss = 0.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup Competition had been suspended for season 1939–40, but after being re-introduced for the following season 1940–41 continued again this season. Each round including the final was played in two legs on a home and away basis


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Challenge Cup
Below are given some of the fixtures and results from this year’s Challenge Cup competition.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Challenge Cup
In the Final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Huddersfield beat Bradford Northern 13-9 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 26,541.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Lancashire Cup
The Lancashire County Cup, suspended for season 1940–41 remained so for the rest of the war and again Wigan competed in the Yorkshire Cup.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Yorkshire Cup
Below are given some of the fixtures and results from this year’s Yorkshire Cup competition.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Yorkshire Cup
In the Final of the Yorkshire County Cup, Halifax beat Hunslet in two low scoring legs by 14-3 on aggregate before an aggregate crowd of 20,800.


1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Notes and comments, Note on the first peacetime league programme which would take place in 1945–46
With the ending of the hostilities in Europe in May 1945 and the Far East in September 1945, a full league programme commences. All of the clubs who took part in the last peacetime competition in 1938-39 re-joined the league with the exceptions of :- St Helens Recs – who folded before the war started. Leigh – who had lost their ground and would not re-join for a further season until 1946–47


1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University, in NCAA competition in the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Oregon Webfoots men's basketball team were a college basketball team that represented the University of Oregon during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The Webfoots, coached by John A. Warren, played in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and compiled a 30–15 win–loss record in regular and postseason competition and an 11–5 record in conference play. Overall they finished with a home record of 13–6, away record of 16–7, and a neutral record of 1–2. They finished 3rd regionally in the NCAA Tournament. With a total of 45 games played, that is the most in NCAA history for one season.


1944–45 Palestine League
The 1944-45 Palestine League was a special edition of the Palestine League, designated as a "test league". For this season, 14 teams took part in the league, divided into two regional leagues. The northern division was won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, while the southern district was won by Beitar Tel Aviv.


1944–45 Palestine League
The two regional winners were due to meet at the end of the season in two friendly matches, however these matches weren't played, and currently the IFA recognize both team as league champions for this season.


1944–45 Panhellenic Championship
The 1944–45 Panhellenic Championship was supposed to be the first top division tournament to take place after the WW2, but in the end it was not held, due to the big delay and eventual abandonment of the Athenian championship. Greece was liberated, so the HFF made the decision to start the regional championships again. The Athenian championship started with the participation of 8 teams, but was not completed because of disputes between Panathinaikos' and Athenian Association over the illegal usage of one of Panionios' players, Giannakakos, in April 1945.


1944–45 Panhellenic Championship
As a result, Panathinaikos was expelled from the championship and had a 15-day ban from any sports activity, according to the decision made by the Athenian Association and HFF. Panathinaikos was not keen on the decision, so he refused to participate in any official competition of that season. The championship started with a big delay, in October 1945 and ended in mid-December, when it was abandoned.


1944–45 Panhellenic Championship
A tournament called "Freedom Cup" started on April 1945 with a format of 2 groups of a total of 14 teams from Athens and Piraeus. Eventually, the tournament failed to finish in July 1945, because the finals of both groups were not able to be completed for various reasons, so the titles were not awarded, as provided in the announcement of the tournament. The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.


1944–45 Panhellenic Championship, Qualification Round, Athens Football Clubs Association
Panathinaikos refused to participate in the championship due to previous disputes with the Athenian Association. 5 other teams joined with them: Apollon Athens, Atromitos, Athinaikos, Asteras Athens and Arion Kolonaki. The Athenian Association replaced those teams in order for the championship to take place. The championship started in October 1945. After the start of the second round, in December, Panathinaikos resolved their differences with the Athenian Association and decided to return to the championship, along with the other 5 clubs. However, the championship was abandoned due to the delay in getting it restarted, as the Athenian Association deemed there was insufficient time for the competition to be completed.


1944–45 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was Port Vale's second season of football in the wartime league system of World War II. First-team football was reinstated at the Old Recreation Ground for the first time since the 1939–40 season, however success was limited as they finished in the lower reaches of the North Championship and the League North Cup.


1944–45 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
Port Vale resumed first-team football for the first time since the 1939–40 season, entering the North Championship of the war league, which contained 54 teams but required only 18 games to be played by each club. The junior team had been active since this time and the club hoped they could step up to perform at a senior level, supplemented by guest players. A good crowd of 8,768 turned up at the Old Recreation Ground for the season-opener to Birmingham, and a 3–0 victory offered hope of a successful season.


1944–45 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
However they lost the reverse fixture 4–0 and went on to pick up only one more point by the end of September. Their home performances were generally competent, but they ended the league with only one point on the road. Vale ended the league programme in 46th-place, having accrued just 12 points from their 18 games.


1944–45 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
A ten game series for qualification to the League North Cup began in December and the club appointed David Pratt to manage the players, succeeding director Jack Diffin, though Pratt failed to gain clearance from the Royal Air Force and so never actually took charge of a game. Vale managed to win 3–2 away at Chester on 6 January, but lost six games of the series, including heavy 8–1 and 6–2 defeats to Potteries derby rivals Stoke City. A seven games series of the North Championship followed, which attracted little interest as crowds dwindled.


1944–45 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
Though Vale managed to beat Stockport County 5–0, they lost five of their seven games, including two further poor defeats at the hands of Stoke City. The season concluded with four games of Midland Cup competition, of which Vale lost three. The opening game of the competition did though see a 3–2 win over Walsall; the Vale line-up included a 16-year old Ronnie Allen and renowned Ireland international Peter Doherty. The club made a profit of £1,262 on the season, thanks to gate receipts of £11,200.


1944–45 Primeira Divisão
The 1944–45 Primeira Divisão was the eleventh season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1944–45 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1944–45 Puebla F.C. season
The 1944–45 Puebla season was the first professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league. This was the first season the club played in the Mexican professional league. The club had joined a year after the league began competition in 1943. Puebla finished second in the league to Club Espana and managed to establishment itself as one of the countries powerful clubs.


1944–45 Puebla F.C. season, League
1944-45 season was the first the club played in the First Division after being invited by the league in 1943.


1944–45 Puebla F.C. season, Copa Mexico, Matches
Puebla Had by weeks in rounds 3 and 4th .


1944–45 Rangers F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was the 6th year of wartime football by Rangers.


1944–45 Ranji Trophy
The 1944–45 Ranji Trophy was the 11th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.


1944–45 Real Madrid CF season
The 1944–45 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 42nd season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1944–45 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club finished Runner-up just one single point below Champions FC Barcelona under management of Ramon Encinas. The team remained competitive until on Round 21 archrivals Barcelona defeated the club in a 5–0 landslide score and shattered its options for the League title. The squad reached the Copa del Generalísimo Eightfinals after defeated SD Ceuta and was eliminated in a tie breaker by Sevilla thanks to Barinaga and 2 goals of Pruden.


1944–45 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
On 27 October 1944 the club started the construction of the new stadium at Chamartín.


1944–45 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1944–45 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1944–45 season saw Rochdale compete for their 6th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. Rochdale finished in 27th position in the first and in 57th position and in the second. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.


1944–45 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1944–45 SK Rapid Wien season was the 47th season in club history.


1944–45 SK Rapid Wien season, Fixtures and results, Gauliga
The competition was abandoned due to war. The games played are usually not counted in official statistics.


1944–45 SM-sarja season
The 1944–45 SM-sarja season was the 14th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. Nine teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.


1944–45 Scottish Districts season
The 1944–45 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1944–45 Scottish Districts season, History
There was no Inter-City match this year due to the Second World War.


1944–45 Scottish Districts season, History
East of Scotland District played the West of Scotland side.


1944–45 Segunda División
The 1944–45 Segunda División season was the 14th since its establishment and was played between 24 September 1944 and 20 May 1945.


1944–45 Segunda División, Overview before the season
14 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1943–44 La Liga and three promoted from the 1943–44 Tercera División.


1944–45 Slovenská liga
The 1944–45 Slovenská liga (English: Slovak league) was the seventh and last season of the Slovenská liga, the first tier of league football in the Slovak Republic, formerly part of Czechoslovakia until the German occupation of the country in March 1939.


1944–45 Slovenská liga
In the Slovak Republic, an independent Slovak league had been established in 1939 and played out its own championship which was abandoned after just two rounds in 1944–45. In the German-annexed Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia a separate league, the  Národní liga (English:National league), was played was not played at all in the 1944–45 season. A national Czechoslovak championship was not played between 1939 and 1945.


1944–45 Slovenská liga, Table
For the 1944–45 season Svit Batizovce and Kabel Bratislava had been newly promoted to the league.


1944–45 Southern Football League (Scotland)
The 1944–45 Southern Football League was the fifth edition of the regional war-time football league tournament.


1944–45 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
The 1944–45 Southern League Cup was the fifth edition of the regional war-time football tournament.


1944–45 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1944–45 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's College of Brooklyn during the 1944–45 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his ninth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn and the old Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.


1944–45 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1944–45 season was Stoke City's tenth season in the non-competitive War League.


1944–45 Stoke City F.C. season
In 1939 World War II was declared and the Football League was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues and cups, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League and thus not included in official records.


1944–45 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review
Tommy Sale now entering the twilight zone of his eventful career again went goal crazy in the 1944–45 season, scoring 34 goals in 40 appearances. In league action, neighbours Port Vale were taken for 14 goals, Stoke winning 8–1 at home and 6–2 away all in the space of eight days (17–24 February 1945) and indeed, during that months Stoke hit 24 times in just four matches. Overall Stoke's form was not that great despite being in fine goalscoring form and they took 11th place in the first phase and 17th in the second.


1944–45 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)
The 1944–45 Svenska mästerskapet was the 14th season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Teams qualified by winning their respective District Championships. 16 teams competed in the tournament. Majornas IK were the three-time defending champions, and won their sixth title, defeating IFK Karlskrona in the final. The final was played on 15 April in Mässhallen in Gothenburg, and was watched by 3,254 spectators.


1944–45 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball), Champions
The following players for Majornas IK received a winner's medal: Bertil Huss, Sven-Eric Forsell, Stig Neptun, Claes Hedenskog, Stig Hjortsberg, Åke Gustafsson, Bertil Herman, Torsten Henriksson, Gunnar Lindgren and Bo Sundby.


1944–45 Swedish Division I season
The 1944–45 Swedish Division I season was the first season of Swedish Division I. Hammarby IF defeated Sodertalje SK in the league final, 2 games to 1.


1944–45 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1944–45
Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season.


1944–45 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Taça de Portugal
The 1944–45 Taça de Portugal was the 7th season of the Taça de Portugal (English: Portuguese Cup), the premier Portuguese football knockout competition, organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Benfica was the defending champion but lost in the semi-finals to Sporting Clube de Portugal. The final was played on 1 July 1945 between Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sporting Clube Olhanense.


1944–45 Tercera División
The 1944–45 Tercera División was the 9th edition of the Spanish third national tier. The competition was divided into 3 phases.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the club's 28th season in the NHL. Toronto finished in third place in the regular season, with a 24–22–4 record, earning 52 points. The Leafs eliminated their archrivals Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the playoffs, and then defeated the Detroit Red Wings in seven games in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Toronto was a very streaky club during the regular season, where they started off very hot, winning their first six games, and 10 of their first 14, before a mid-season slump, when they managed a 5–10–2 record in 17 games. The Leafs would continue to be a streaky club for the remainder of the year, which included a five-game winning streak, and a seven-game winless streak. Overall, the Maple Leafs managed to end the season with a 24–22–4 record, earning 52 points, and third place in the NHL standings.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Leafs offense was led teenage superstar Ted Kennedy, who turned 19 during the season, and had a club high 29 goals and 54 points. Gus Bodnar, who was also 19 years old, led the club with 36 assists, while Lorne Carr put together another solid season, scoring 21 goals and adding 25 assists for 46 points. Sweeney Schriner, who only appeared in 26 games, managed to score 22 goals and 37 points. Babe Pratt led the Leafs defense, scoring 18 goals and 41 points, while fellow blueliner Reg Hamilton had 15 points, and a team high 41 penalty minutes.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
In goal, rookie Frank McCool had all the action, winning 24 games and posting a 3.22 GAA, while earning four shutouts. McCool would win the Calder Memorial Trophy for his efforts.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Maple Leafs would open the playoffs against the heavily favoured and defending Stanley Cup champions, the Montreal Canadiens in a best of 7 series. The Canadiens dominated the league, as they had a record of 38–8–4, recording 80 points, which was 28 more than the Leafs. Toronto stunned the Canadiens in the series opener at the Montreal Forum, as Frank McCool shut out the Habs in a 1–0 Leafs victory. The Leafs then went up 2–0 in the series, winning a close game by a 3–2 score.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The series shifted to Maple Leaf Gardens, however, the Canadiens roared back, easily defeating Toronto 4–1 to cut the Leafs series lead to 2–1. The fourth game was decided in overtime, and it was the Leafs who were victorious, winning 4–3, and taking a commanding 3–1 series lead. The series moved back to Montreal for the fifth game, and the Canadiens easily dismantled the Leafs, winning 10–3, and sending the series back to Toronto for the sixth game. The Maple Leafs would complete the upset, hanging on for a 4–3 win in the game, and win the series 4–2.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Toronto's opponent in the 1945 Stanley Cup Finals was the Detroit Red Wings, who finished the regular season with a 31–14–5 record, earning 67 points, which was 15 higher than the Leafs. The Red Wings had defeated the Boston Bruins in seven games in the first round. Toronto, led by Frank McCool, would shutout the Red Wings in the first two games held at the Detroit Olympia for an early series lead. The Maple Leafs returned home for the third game, and took a 3–0 series lead as McCool would earn another shutout as Toronto won the game 1–0.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Red Wings managed to finally find the back of the net in the fourth game, winning 5–3 to avoid the sweep. Detroit goaltender Harry Lumley then shutout the Leafs in the fifth game by a score of 2–0, and he would once again earn a shutout in the sixth game, as Detroit won the game 1–0 in overtime to set up a seventh and deciding game. Toronto, led by goaltender Frank McCool and Babe Pratt, who scored the series winning goal, managed to hang on for a 2–1 victory in the seventh game to win the Stanley Cup for the fifth time in club history, and their first title in three years.


1944–45 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions, 1945 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions
Don Metz, Frank McCool, Wally Stanowski, Reg Hamilton, Elwin Morris, John McCreedy, Tommy O'Neill, Ted Kennedy, Babe Pratt, Gus Bodnar, Art Jackson, Jack McLean, Mel Hill, Nick Metz, Bob Davidson (captain), Dave Schriner, Lorne Carr, Conn Smythe (manager), Hap Day (coach), Frank Selke (business manager), Tim Daly (trainer)


1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by sixth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 11–12 and won the  PCC southern division for the first time with a record of 3–1.


1944–45 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 10–10 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–3.


1944–45 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1944–45 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 50th season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1944–45 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1944–45 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 25th-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1944–45 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 22–18 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play; fourth in the Northern division.


1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1944–45 college basketball season. Led by seventeenth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.


1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 22–11 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, tied for first in the Northern division.


1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
In the best-of-three playoff series with Oregon, the road teams won the first two games, which were played six nights apart. In the deciding third game in Eugene the next night, the home team rallied from a six-point deficit at halftime to win by a basket; Oregon advanced to the eight-team NCAA Tournament, but lost their opener by three points.


1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. Under the second, and final, year of head coach Rube McCray (who concurrently served as the head football coach), the team finished the season 7–10 and 3–4 in the Southern Conference. This was the 40th season of the collegiate basketball program at William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.


1944–45 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The Indians finished in 7th place in the conference and qualified for the 1945 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by North Carolina State University at the Thompson Gym in Raleigh, North Carolina. William & Mary defeated The Citadel in the quarterfinals before falling to Duke in the semifinal round.


1944–45 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1944–1945 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Harold E. Foster, coaching his eleventh season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup
The  Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup
The competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)The Second World War was continuing and the Yorkshire Cup remained in the early part of the  1944–45 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season calendar


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup
1944–45 was the thirty-seventh occasion on which the  Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. Halifax won the trophy by beating Hunslet in a two-legged final by an aggregate score of 14-3Hunslet played the  first leg match at home (at Parkside, Hunslet, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire) and lost 3-12. The attendance was 11,213 and receipts were £744. Halifax were at home (at Thrum Hall) for the  second leg match and duly won 2-0. The attendance at the  second leg match was 9,800 and receipts £745.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Change in Club participation
Hull Kingston Rovers – The club dropped out of the wartime Lancashire league after the ‘first (1939–40) season. They did not return to league competition until 1945–46 peacetime season. Bramley – withdrew after the  third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not rejoin until the 1945–46 season. Castleford – withdrew after the  third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for two seasons, re-joining for this 1944–45 season.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Change in Club participation
Hunslet – withdrew after the  third wartime season (1941–42) had finished and did not participate for one season, and re-joined in time for the 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season Wigan - This club entered the  Yorkshire Cup competition for the fifth successive seasonOldham - The  club, as Wigan, also entered the  Yorkshire Cup competition and for the fifth successive seasonSt.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Change in Club participation
Helens - The  club, as Wigan and Oldham, also entered the Yorkshire Cup competition and for their third successive seasonBarrow – withdrew after the end of the first (1939–40) season finished and did not rejoin the  league, including the  Yorkshire Cup until the  1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season. Dewsbury  - had a relatively successful time during the war years.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Change in Club participation
Managed by Eddie Waring, and with the side boosted by the inclusion of a number of big-name guest players, the club won the Wartime Emergency League in 1941–42 and again the following season 1942–43  (though that championship was declared null and void when it was discovered they had played an ineligible player). They were also runners-up in the Championship in 1943–44, Challenge Cup winners in 1943 and Yorkshire Cup Final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, Castleford rejoined after two seasons' absence, and with the Lancashire presence with the quartet of Wigan, Oldham, St. Helens and Barrow, this increased the entries by one, bringing the total up to seventeen.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Background
This in turn resulted in no byes in the first round, and also the addition of one fixture in a preliminary round.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Background
For the third successive year all the ties (this season including the actual final) were played on a two-legged home and away basis.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Preliminary Round - First Leg
Involved  1 match and 2 ClubsThe preliminary round tie was played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Preliminary Round - Second Leg
Involved  1 match and 2 ClubsAll first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 1 - First Leg
Involved  8 matches (with no byes) and 16 ClubsAll first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 1 - Second Leg
Involved  8 matches (with no byes) and 16 ClubsAll first round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 2 - Quarter Finals - First Leg
Involved 4 matches and 8 ClubsAll second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 2 - Second Leg
Involved 4 matches and 8 ClubsAll second round ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Round 3 – Semi-Finals - First Leg
Involved 2 matches and 4 ClubsBoth semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Semi-Final - Second Leg
Involved 2 matches and 4 ClubsBoth semi-final ties are played on a two-legged home and away basis


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final - First Leg
The  final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final - Second Leg
The  final was played on a two-legged home and away basis this season


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final - Second Leg, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, The road to success
All the ties (including the  final itself) were played on a two leg (home and away) basis. The first club named in each of the ties played the first leg at home. The scores shown are the aggregate score over the two legs.


1944–45 Yorkshire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Parkside was the home ground of Hunslet from 1888 to 1973. The club were struggling financially when in 1971 fire destroyed the stand, greatly reducing the ground attendance capacity, the record for which stood at the 24,700 for a third round Challenge Cup match in 1924. After the fire the directors sold the ground and wound up the club. 2 * Thrum Hall was the home ground of Halifax with a final capacity of 9,832 (The attendance record of 29,153 was set on 21 March 1959 for a third round Challenge Cup tie v  Wigan). The club finally moved out in 1998 to take part ownership and ground-share with Halifax Town FC at The Shay Stadium.


1944–45 in Belgian football
The national football competitions in Belgium were stopped during the 1944–45 season due to World War II. RSC Anderlechtois was the leader of the Premier Division when it was stopped however not all teams had played the same number of matches Also, 4 clubs did not participate to that season: the title holders R Antwerp FC, R Beerschot AC, K Liersche SK and R Berchem Sport. The Belgium national football team played their first official match since 1940 on the 1944 Christmas Eve.


1944–45 in Belgian football, Overview
At the end of the season, RRC de Bruxelles, K Boom FC and R Tilleur FC were promoted to the Premier Division, while the 4 clubs which did not take part in the 1943-44 Championship came back. No teams were relegated to Division I so the Premier Division was played with 19 clubs in 1945–46.


1944–45 in Belgian football, Overview
Also in the lower divisions, the number of teams was increased from 16 to 17 in Division I A, from 15 to 18 in Division I B, from 14 to 18 in Promotion A, 16 to 19 in Promotion B, 14 to 18 in Promotion C and 16 to 18 in Promotion D.


1944–45 in English football
The 1944–45 season was the sixth season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War.


1944–45 in English football, Overview
Between 1939 and 1946 normal competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.


1944–45 in English football, Honours
League competition was split into three regional leagues, South, West and North. Many fixtures were unfulfilled.


1944–45 in Scottish football
The 1944–45 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the sixth season of special wartime football during World War II.


1944–45 in Scottish football, Overview
Between 1939 and 1946 normal competitive football was suspended in Scotland. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Scottish Football League and Scottish Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.


1944–45 in Scottish football, Honours
League competition was split into two regional leagues, the Southern League and the North-Eastern League. No country-wide cup competition took place, the Glasgow Cup, East of Scotland Shield and Renfrewshire Cup continued, the Forfarshire Cup was revived and Southern and North-Eastern League Cups were competed for, the Southern League Cup would later form the basis of the League Cup. The Summer Cup was played for by Southern League teams during May and June once league competition had been completed.


1944–45 in Scottish football, International
Due to the war official international football was suspended and so officially the Scotland team was inactive. However unofficial internationals featuring scratch teams representing Scotland continued. Appearances in these matches are not, however, included in a players total international caps.


1944–45 in Scottish football, International
Scotland faced England in a wartime international on 14 October 1944 at Wembley in front of 90,000 fans. The Scotland team lost 6–2 with their goals coming from Tommy Walker and Arthur Milne. The Scotland team that day comprised: David Cumming, Jimmy Stephen, George Cummings, Bob Thyne, Bobby Baxter, Archie Macaulay, Gordon Smith, Tommy Walker, Arthur Milne, Andy Black and Jimmy Caskie.


1944–45 in Scottish football, International
The two teams met again on 3 February 1945 at Villa Park, Birmingham in front of a crowd of 65,780. England won again, this time 3–2, with Jimmy Delaney and Jock Dodds accounting for Scotland's goals. The Scotland team featured: Bobby Brown, Jim Harley, Jimmy Stephen, Matt Busby, Bob Thyne, Archie Macaulay, Jimmy Delaney, Willie Fagan, Jock Dodds, Andy Black, Billy Liddell.


1944–45 in Scottish football, International
They met for a third time at Hampden Park on 14 April where a crowd of 133,000 saw England win 6–1. Leslie Johnston scored for Scotland after, unusually at the time, coming on a substitute. The line up was: Bobby Brown, Jim Harley, Jimmy Stephen, Matt Busby, John Harris, Archie Macaulay, Willie Waddell, Tommy Bogan (Leslie Johnston 2'), Tony Harris, Andy Black and John Kelly.


1944–45 in Swedish football
The 1944–45 season in Swedish football, starting August 1944 and ending July 1945:


1944–45 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Gösta Malm - Olle Åhlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Erik Holmqvist, Stellan Nilsson.


1944–45 in Swedish football, National team results
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Gösta Malm - Olle Åhlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Carl-Erik Sandberg, Stellan Nilsson.


1945
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1945th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 945th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th  year of the 20th century, and the  6th   year of the 1940s decade.


1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany. It was also the only year in which nuclear weapons had been used in combat.


1945, Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.


1945 (2017 film)
1945 is a 2017 Hungarian drama film directed by Ferenc Török and co-written by Török and Gábor T. Szántó. It concerns two Jewish survivors of the Holocaust who arrive in a Hungarian village in August 1945, and the paranoid reactions of the villagers, some of whom fear that these and other Jews are coming to reclaim Jewish property.


1945 (2017 film)
The film was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and was awarded the 3rd place prize in the Panorama Audience Award.


1945 (2017 film), Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 67 reviews, and an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "1945 sifts through the aftermath of the Holocaust to offer a sober, well-crafted look at a variety of weighty themes." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".


1945 (Conroy novel)
1945 is an alternate history novel by Michigan economics professor Robert Conroy, an author of alternate history novels, such as 1901 and 1862. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook form by Ballantine Books in May 2007. In the novel's point of divergence, the Kyūjō coup overthrew Japanese Emperor Hirohito and so World War II resumed until 1946.


1945 (Conroy novel), Plot
On the night of August 14–15, 1945, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, a battalion of rogue Imperial Japanese Army officers and troops led by Major Kenji Hatanaka seize the Imperial Palace to prevent the surrender of Japan. They persuade the war minister, General Korechika Anami, to join the coup and gain the support from the rest of the Japanese military. Rather than staying loyal to Emperor Hirohito, as in actual history, Anami orders the imprisonment of Hirohito and establishes himself as the de facto dictator of Imperial Japan.


1945 (Conroy novel), Plot
Anami's refusal to surrender cause US President Harry Truman to order Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall to launch Operation Downfall, the Allied invasion of Japan. In preparation for the invasion, a third atomic bomb is dropped on Kokura, destroying the city. Anami authorizes the transfer of Allied POWs to cities of strategic importance, which prompts the United States to suspend the atomic bombing campaign. The OSS recruit the Japanese American veteran Joe Nomura to head into Nagasaki under the guise of a Japanese officer to investigate the effects of the nuclear blast. Based on in part of his reports of the radiation effects, the US military's intention of using the atomic bombs tactically is abandoned as too dangerous for their own troops.


1945 (Conroy novel), Plot
In Okinawa, General Douglas MacArthur begins the first phase of Operation Downfall, the invasion of Kyushu (codenamed Olympic), followed by an invasion of Honshu (codenamed Coronet) with the ultimate goal of capturing Tokyo. They are initially set back by the typhoon season, however Allied forces land on Kyushu on X-Day, suffering heavy losses from Japanese guerilla warfare, kamikaze attacks, Kairyu submarines, and Kaiten human torpedoes.