1943 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Valur won the championship. KR's Jón Jónasson was the top scorer with 5 goals.


1943: The Battle of Midway
1943: The Battle of Midway, known as 1943: Middouei Kaisen in Japan, is a 1987 shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Capcom. It was the first follow-up to Capcom's earlier 1942. The game's name is a reference to the Battle of Midway, which in actuality happened in June 1942.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Gameplay
The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll. The goal is to attack the Japanese air fleet that bombed the American aircraft carrier, pursue all Japanese air and sea forces, fly through the 16 stages of play, and make their way to the Japanese battleship Yamato and destroy her. 11 of these stages consist of an air-to-sea battle (with a huge battleship or an aircraft carrier as the stage boss), while 5 stages consist of an all-aerial battle against a squadron of Japanese bombers with a mother bomber at the end.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Gameplay
As in 1942, players pilot a P-38 Lightning. Controls are also similar: button 1 fires main weapons, and button 2 performs two special actions: one of three special lightning attacks in exchange for some of the player's fuel, or a loop maneuver like in 1942 if buttons 1 and 2 are pressed simultanously . Indeed, players now have only one life, in the form of a large "fuel" meter; constantly depleting, but refillable by collecting various powerups (chiefly "Pow" icons).


1943: The Battle of Midway, Gameplay
In 2-player mode, when both players overlap their planes on screen, the energy bar can be transferred from the player with more fuel to the player with less. Destroying a complete formation of red enemy planes will result in a power-up, such as a health boost or a new main weapon.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Gameplay
There are cheat codes, different for every stage, ranging from holding down a fire button or pointing the joystick in a certain direction; player(s) are rewarded with fully upgraded weapons.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports
Capcom released their own port for the NES, but the game has also been ported to the Atari ST, the ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad CPC, the Commodore 64 and the Amiga. In 1998 it was rereleased as Capcom Generation 1 for the Sega Saturn and the PlayStation. In 2005 it was re–released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 as part of Capcom Classics Collection, and again in Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded on the PlayStation Portable.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports
It also included as the initial game in Capcom Arcade Cabinet, a compilation of games released digitally for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 19, 2013 in which the games are sold individually or in packs. The overall faithfulness and quality of execution of these third party versions varies greatly.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports, NES
Released exactly one year after the arcade version, the NES version of 1943 introduced the ability to improve the player's plane by permanently upgrading certain aspects of its abilities. These include the plane's offensive and defensive powers, the maximum fuel level, and its special weapons and their durations. This somewhat alters the game balance and a different tactic is required to survive the game. For example, initially very few weapons are made available; more can be attained from power-ups by putting statistic points into "special weapons ability".


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports, Kai
Developed and released alongside the Family Computer version, 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (1943改 ミッドウェイ海戦) is an arcade game, an "alternate" version of the original 1943, released in 1987 in Japan.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports, Kai
In 1991, this version was converted to the PC Engine as simply 1943 Kai, again exclusively in Japan; this version contains many additional levels and original music.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Ports, Kai
Although the arcade release was exclusive to Japan, the arcade version itself was included in the 1998 Capcom Generations for the Sega Saturn and the PlayStation and in the 2005 Capcom Classics Collection for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.


1943: The Battle of Midway, Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed 1943: Midway Kaisen in their July 15, 1987 issue as being the most-popular arcade game at the time. It went on to become Japan's second highest-grossing table arcade game of 1987, and tenth highest-grossing arcade conversion kit of 1988. Game Machine also listed 1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen in their August 1, 1988 issue as being the sixteenth most-popular arcade game at the time.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election
The elections for the 14th Parliament of Iran was held in November 1943–February 1944 and more than 800 candidates ran for 136 seats.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election
Ervand Abrahamian wrote in 1982 that the elections were "the most prolonged, most competitive and most meaningful of all elections in modern Iran".


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Results
Tudeh Party put forward fifteen candidates, nine of whom won seats. The number of the total votes cast for the candidates of the party is estimated at 1.5 million, one-eight of the total votes cast.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Results
Out of the 41,000 total votes cast in Tehran, Mohammad Mossadegh finished first with some 15,000 votes. All Tudeh Party candidates were defeated in the constituency.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Results
In Isfahan, official results showed that Taghi Fadakar became the first deputy with 30,499 votes, and Hessameddin Dowlatabadi and Heidar-Ali Emami were elected for the second and third seats with 29,740 and 28,730 votes respectively.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Results
The top two seats for Tabriz went to Kho'i and Pishevari (Soviet-supported) with 15,883 and 15,780 votes out of 47,780 respectively, but credentials of both were rejected later. The rest of the seven seats in the constituency went to Eskandari, Sadeqi, Seqat ol-Eslam, Ipakchiyan (Soviet-supported), Panahi, Mojtahedi and Sartippur.


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Composition
According to Ervand Abrahamian, a summarized composition of the parliament that was shaped after at the election is as follows:


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Composition
Based on the lines mentioned above for each parliamentary group, the absolute majority of members of parliament were against the royal family and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi:


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Composition
None of the Sovietophile, Anglophile or American exceptionalist members held the upper hand in the parliament, as a result neutralist votes were decisive:


1943–1944 Iranian legislative election, Composition
A characterization of members of the parliament on political spectrum could be as follows:


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal
The 1943–1944 Italian campaign medal (French: Médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Italie 1943-1944) was a French commemorative campaign medal awarded to soldiers and sailors who served on Italian soil or Italian waters as part of the "French Expeditionary Corps of Italy" (French: "Corps Expéditionaire Français (CEF)") under the command of general Alphonse Juin.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal
The French Expeditionary Corps (CEF) participated in the allied amphibious landing and the ensuing campaign in Italy in 1943 and 1944. Composed in part of Frenchmen from North Africa and in part with colonial troops, the CEF covered itself with glory during this long campaign and especially during the battle of the Garigliano.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal
Such was the impact of the CEF and resulting national pride following the first major action on European soil by a large French military  formation that by the early 1950s, many politicians felt the "ITALIE" clasp worn on the ribbon of the 1939–1945 Commemorative war medal simply wasn't enough of a mark of respect and admiration on the part of the nation for what was in effect the resurrection of the French army in the eyes of the enemy.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal
In January 1953, a proposition was made in parliament by a group of its members requesting the creation of a distinct medal to adequately recognize the valour in combat and the sacrifice of the men of the CEF who lost more than 7,000 members of the 1st Free French Division. The 1943–1944 Italian campaign medal was finally established on 1 April 1953 by law 53-273.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal, Award statute
Article 4 of Law 53-1009 of 10 October 1953 further added that the medal could be awarded to foreign nationals having served under French command, who met the aforementioned award prerequisites.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal, Award statute
Article 5 of the same law directed that when worn in the presence of other French awards, the 1943–1944 Italian campaign medal was to be worn immediately after the United Nations operations in Korea commemorative medal.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal, Award statute
Article 7 ordered the removal of the "ITALIE" clasp from Article 3 of the decree of 21 May 1946 establishing the 1939–1945 Commemorative war medal.


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal, Award description
The 1943–1944 Italian campaign medal was a 36mm in diameter silvered bronze medal. Its obverse bore the left profile view of a Gallic rooster in front of Sun rays surrounded by the relief circular inscription "CORPS EXPÉDITIONAIRE FRANÇAIS D'ITALIE * 1943-1944 *" (English: "FRENCH EXPEDITIONARY CORPS OF ITALY * 1943-1944 *") within a relief laurel wreath along the entire medal circumference. On the reverse, within the same relief laurel wreath, the circular inscription "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (English: "FRENCH REPUBLIC"), at the bottom a relief five pointed star, in the center, the relief inscription "CEF".


1943–1944 Italian campaign medal, Award description
The medal hung from a ribbon passing through a suspension ring, itself passing through the medals suspension loop. The 36mm wide silk moiré ribbon was composed of seven red and six white alternating vertical stripes of equal width.


1943–1944 Massachusetts legislature
The 153rd Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1943 and 1944.


1943–44 1re série season
The 1943–44 1re série season was the 26th season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Chamonix Hockey Club won their 10th championship.


1943–44 AHL season
The 1943–44 AHL season was the eighth season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played in a 54 game schedule. The Cleveland Barons won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, while the Buffalo Bisons won their second consecutive Calder Cup.


1943–44 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1943–44 AHL season, Final standings
†The final two regular season games between Providence and Pittsburgh had no effect in the standings, and were cancelled.


1943–44 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1943–44 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the championship.


1943–44 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1943–44 Allsvenskan was the 10th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. Majornas IK won the league, but the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska mästerskapet. Sanna IF and Göteborgs BoIS were relegated.


1943–44 Army Cadets men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy (known as "Army" for their sports teams) during the 1943–44 intercollegiate basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Ed Kelleher, coaching in his first season with the Cadets. The team finished the season with a 15–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. The Helms and NCAA Division I Tournament champions were the same except for 1939, 1940, 1944, and 1954 when Oregon, Indiana, Utah, and La Salle respectively won the tournament.


1943–44 Army Cadets men's basketball team
Dale Hall was named a consensus All-American as well as the Sporting News National Player of the Year.


1943–44 Australian bushfire season
A series of major bushfires following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria in Australia, occurred during the summer of 1943–44. It was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne until 2002 with just 46 millimetres or 1.81 inches falling, a third of the long-term average. Between 22 December 1943 and 15 February 1944, burnt an estimated one million ha, 51 people were killed, 700 injured, and 650 buildings were destroyed across the state. Many personnel who would have been normally available for fire fighting duties had been posted overseas and to remote areas of Australia during World War II.


1943–44 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December–January
The first major fire was a grassfire at Wangarrata on 22 December which burnt hundreds of hectares and resulted in 10 deaths. On 14 January and the following day, fires broke out across the state. To the west of Melbourne, a series of bushfires broke out between South Australian border and the outskirts of Geelong including areas near the towns of Hamilton, Skipton, Dunkeld, Birregurra and Goroke. Many smaller towns were substantially damaged. In Derrinallum, the only buildings left standing were the Mechanics' Institute, two churches and several business premises. In central Victoria, fires occurred near Daylesford, Woodend, Gisborne and Bendigo. In the Melbourne area, 63 homes were destroyed at Beaumaris and another 5 in the Glenroy – Pascoe Vale area.


1943–44 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December–January
On 14 February a fire broke out near Yallourn. In Hernes Oak, 16 houses and the post office were destroyed while 80 houses were destroyed and 6 lives lost in the Morwell district and 40 houses destroyed and 3 deaths occurred in the Traralgon area.


1943–44 Australian bushfire season, Timeline, December–January
A major outcome following the fires was a Royal Commission led by Judge Leonard Stretton and the establishment of the Country Fire Authority in 1945 to co-ordinate rural fire brigades.


1943–44 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Royal Antwerp FC won the championship.


1943–44 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was Blackpool F.C. 's fifth season in special wartime football during World War II. They competed in League North, finishing first in the first competition and seventh in the second. They were also losing finalists in the League War Cup Northern Section, Aston Villa beating them in the final.


1943–44 Blackpool F.C. season
Jock Dodds was the club's top scorer for the sixth consecutive season, with 23 goals in all competitions.


1943–44 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season
The 1943-44 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season was the fifth and final season of the Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and LTC Prag won the championship.


1943–44 Bohemian-Moravian Hockey League season, Promotion
SK Prostejov was promoted to the Bohemian-Moravian League for the 1944–45 season, which was not played. The team participated in the Czechoslovak Extraliga in the 1945–46 season.


1943–44 Boston Bruins season
The 1943–44 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 20th season in the NHL.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1943–44 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 marginally improved on the previous season's 9th-place finish, ending in 7th.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford returned for the 1943–44 Football League South season again with a shortage of first team players, with just 10 available who made a senior appearance for the club prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. The biggest boost for the squad came with the availability of goalkeeper Joe Crozier, who had not appeared since 21 October 1939. Reserve forwards Fred Durrant and Bob Thomas, signed before the war, would feature during the season, as would six junior and amateur players on the club's books. A whopping 36 guest players would be used during the campaign.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite an improved 7th-place finish in the Football League South, 1943–44 proved to be as forgettable as the previous season, though there were a few memorable results – 7–2 versus Southampton on 18 December 1943, 4–1 versus Arsenal in front of 20,270 at Griffin Park on 4 February 1944 and 8–0 versus Brighton & Hove Albion a month later in the group stage of the Football League War Cup, from which Brentford failed to qualify for the knockout stages.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Three players won wartime international caps during the season – Les Smith for England, Joe Crozier for Scotland and Idris Hopkins for Wales. Though he finished the season as second-leading scorer behind guest Douglas Hunt, Les Smith's 15 goals in 15 appearances led his case for a first international cap in over two years.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
The 1943–44 season ended with the retirements of two players who had contributed to Brentford's rise from the Third Division South to the First Division between 1932 and 1935. 34-year-old centre half Joe James elected to retire six months after failing to recover from a wrist injury suffered in the match versus Charlton Athletic on 26 February 1944. He would return to football briefly with Colchester United in November 1945.


1943–44 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
35-year-old centre forward Jack Holliday, who moved to the half back line in his later years, retired at the end of the season, having scored 122 goals in 222 matches from his arrival in May 1932 to the outbreak of war in September 1939. He remained on the club's books as assistant trainer of the reserve team.


1943–44 CA Oradea season
The 1943–44 season was CA Oradea's 22nd season, 5th in the Hungarian football league system and their 3rd season in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. In this season the club was known as Nagyváradi Atletikai Club, Nagyváradi AC or simply as NAC and managed to obtain the first big performance in the history of the football from Oradea, a Nemzeti Bajnokság I title. A title won in a league considered to be one of the best in Europe at that time, also being the first club outside Budapest that won the Hungarian championship in 41 official seasons.


1943–44 CA Oradea season, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1943–44 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1943–44 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Southern Football League.


1943–44 Challenge Cup
The 1943–44 Challenge Cup was the 43rd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1943–44 Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Bradford Northern and Wigan, and was played over two legs. The final was won by Bradford Northern 8–3 on aggregate.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 18th season in the NHL, and they were coming off a 5th-place finish in 1942–43, failing to qualify for the playoffs.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would once again finish just under .500, with a 22–23–5 record, good for 49 points, and 4th place in the NHL. The Hawks 178 goals would rank them just ahead of the New York Rangers for 5th in the league, while the 187 goals they let in ranked 4th. The team would qualify for the playoffs, as they would have 6 more points than the 5th place Boston Bruins.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
Doug Bentley would have another huge season, breaking the Black Hawks record for points in a season, which he set in the 1942–43 season, by earning 77 points, along with a club record 38 goals, which led the NHL. Clint Smith, who the Black Hawks acquired from the Rangers in the off-season, would set a club record with 49 assists, and win the Lady Byng Trophy. Bill Mosienko would have a break out season with 32 goals and 70 points. Earl Seibert would anchor the defense, leading all defensemen with 33 points and had a team high 40 penalty minutes.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, the Hawks would begin the season with Hec Highton in goal, however, after a 10–14–0 start, and a GAA of 4.50, the Hawks would trade him to the Providence Reds of the American Hockey League for former Hawks goaltender Mike Karakas. Karakas would put together a 12–9–5 record with a 3.04 GAA, helping Chicago clinch the final playoff spot.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks would have a first-round playoff date with the second place Detroit Red Wings, who finished 9 points better than Chicago in the regular season, in a best-of-seven series. The Hawks and Wings would split the opening two games in Detroit, and Chicago would take a 2–1 series lead by shutting out the Red Wings in game three. The Black Hawks would dominate game four, winning 7–1 and take a commanding 3–1 series lead.


1943–44 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago would then complete the upset in game five, defeating the Wings 5–2 in Detroit, and earn a spot in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1941. Their opponent would be the Montreal Canadiens, who dominated the NHL with 83 points, 34 points better than the Hawks in the regular season. Chicago would prove to be no match for the powerful Canadiens, as they would sweep the Black Hawks, including a Stanley Cup clinching win in overtime in the 4th game, to win the 1944 Stanley Cup.


1943–44 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Reuss, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 6–5.


1943–44 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1943–44 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 10–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–0 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Don White.


1943–44 Copa México
The Copa México 1943–44 is the 28th staging of the Copa México, the 1st staging in the professional era.


1943–44 Copa México
The competition started on May 7, 1944, and concluded on July 16, 1944, with the Final, held at the Parque Asturias in México DF, in which Club España lifted the trophy for fourth time ever with a 6-2 victory over Atlante F.C..


1943–44 Copa México
This edition was played by 12 teams, first with a group stage and later a knock-out stage.


1943–44 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season
The 1943–44 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season was the 36th season of play for the program. The teams was coached by Nick Bawlf in his 22nd season.


1943–44 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
With World War II still raging in Europe and the Pacific, Cornell began the season with a much smaller pool of players than normal. part of the reason was that only two players from last year's team returned for coach Bawlf. The team received a little bit of luck in that Beebe Lake was entirely frozen in early January, allowing the team to not only practice but play a home game for the first time in almost two years. In the end, however, the team's lack of experience and leadership was too much of a hindrance and they lost the opening match of the season to Colgate.


1943–44 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
While the team knew their next game was against Army, the Big Red had to wait three weeks to play the match. When they finally got on the ice the Big Red were routed by the Cadets, losing 1–8 in a game that was only that close because of a herculean effort by goaltender Ed Carmen. The team only had to wait a week for the next match and were able to play at home against Penn State. Cornell won its only game on the season against the team, dominating the Nittany Lions 7–1. The next game was a rematch with Colgate and the Raiders again put the clamps on Cornell, this time winning 7–1. The Big Red were hoping to end the season with a second win against Penn State on February 19 but the game was cancelled due to rain.


1943–44 Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey season, Season
The team did not name a captain for the season.


1943–44 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1943–44 Detroit Red Wings season was the 18th season of the Detroit NHL franchise. The Red Wings qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Chicago Black Hawks.


1943–44 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;


1943–44 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
Division 2 was the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden for the 1943–44 season. The league was divided into six groups, and the winner of each group was promoted to Division 1 for the 1944–45 season. This change from previous seasons—in which the group winners had played a qualifier which resulted in only two teams being promoted—was prompted from the change in format from the eight-team Svenska Serien to a twelve-team Division 1 following the 1943–44 season. Sandvikens IF, IF Göta, Surahammars IF, IFK Mariefred, Tranebergs IF, and Skuru IK won their groups, and were therefore promoted into the new Division 1.


1943–44 Division 2 season (Swedish ice hockey)
The 1943 Swedish Ice Hockey Championship was held as a separate tournament, and included teams from Division 2.


1943–44 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1943–44 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach John Marino, played their home games at Curtis Hall Gym.


1943–44 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Due to wartime, the Drexel varsity men's basketball team was replaced with the Drexel men's junior varsity (or "frosh") team. This team is presumed to be the Drexel Dragons men's basketball team for the 1943–44 season for record keeping purposes. Following the season, it was expected that most, if not all, of the players from this team, including the head coach, would ever return to the team again due to joining the armed forces in World War II. The schedule for the season was essentially made as the season went on, with few games scheduled before the season began.


1943–44 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
During the season, a mixed team of civilians and cadets (3318th S.U.) that were stationed on the Drexel University campus formed, called the Drexel ASTU. The team attempted to form the previous season, however had trouble composing a schedule when they learned they would only be allowed to face teams that were also ASTP teams. This team was coached by Maury McMains, who was the director of the physical training program for the cadets. When McMains was unavailable, Gene Carney (A-3) assumed coaching responsibilities as a player-coach. While the team was at a disadvantage due to a lack of practice, members of the team included former college basketball players and other experienced basketball players. The Drexel ASTU men left the campus in April after being recalled.


1943–44 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1943–44 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Gerry Gerard, coaching his second season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 13–13.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was the fifth Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed in regional football during World War II.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Southern League
Dumbarton had their best performance to date in their fourth season in the Scottish Southern League. Indeed, for two weeks in October 1943 Dumbarton topped the league. However with only two wins recorded after the New Year it was a 5th place finish out of 16 that was achieved with 32 points - 18 behind champions Rangers. Nevertheless the league results included a first ever league win over Celtic at Celtic Park.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, League Cup South
Despite an unbeaten away record, Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup South.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, Summer Cup
Dumbarton suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Clyde in the first round of the Summer Cup.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers, Players out
In addition George Henderson and John Honeyman both played their last games in Dumbarton 'colours'.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton continued to run a Second XI during the season.


1943–44 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In the Scottish Second XI Cup, Dumbarton lost in the second round to St Mirren, and finished as runners-up in the Glasgow & District Reserve League (First Series).


1943–44 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was the 37th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1944.


1943–44 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 38 unofficial matches during the 1944–45 season.


1943–44 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1943–44 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1943–44 season was the fifty-first 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. Albert Besse was the club's chairman for the fifth consecutive season.


1943–44 FC Basel season, Overview
Team manager Eugen Rupf left the club following the last season and Willy Wolf was appointed as Basel's new team manager. Basel played 41 games in their 1943–44 season. 26 in the Nationalliga, five in the cup and ten were test games. They won 18, drew 11 and lost 12 times. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, they scored 83 goals and conceded 65.


1943–44 FC Basel season, Overview
There were 14 teams contesting in the 1943–44 Nationalliga. The team that finished in last position in the league table would be relegated. Basel played a mediocre season, winning nine matches, drawing eight and suffered nine defeats they ended the season with 26 points in 9th position. Lausanne-Sport won the Swiss championship, Luzern were relegated. Alfred Weisshaar was Basel's top league goal scorer with 15 goals, joint second league scorer with Alfred Bickel (Grasshopper Club) behind top scorer Erich Andres (Young Fellows Zürich) who netted 23 times.


1943–44 FC Basel season, Overview
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 with a home tie at the Landhof against lower tier local side Nordstern Basel. This was won 4–1. In the round of 16 they had a home tie and won 6–2 against St. Gallen. The quarter-final gave Basel another home tie and they won 5–1 against Young Boys. The semi-final was an away tie against Biel-Bienne. Hans Vonthron's goal was the only goal of the game and Basel qualified for the final. This was played on 10 April in Wankdorf Stadium in Bern against Lausanne-Sport. Two goals from Numa Monnard and one from Roger Courtois during the last five minutes of the match meant that Basel lost the game 0–3 and Lausanne won the national double.


1943–44 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1943–44 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season
The 1943–44 Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons season was the third season of the franchise in the National Basketball League. The Pistons entered the season with the big three of league MVP Bobby McDermott, Buddy Jeanette and Jake Pelkington and off of two straight losses in the championship series. The team finished the season 18–4 and defeated the Cleveland Chase Brassmen in the first round in a two-game sweep to earn their third straight finals birth and a rematch of last year against the Sheboygan Redskins. From there the Pistons swept the Redskins in 3 games to win their first NBL Championship.


1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Perpignan that beat Bayonne in the final.


1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship
The championship was played by 96 team divided in twelve pools of eight, The first two of each pool was admitted to second round. In the second round, the 24 teams were divided in four pools of  six, The first two of each poll were admitted the quarter of finals.


1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Coupe de France was won by le Toulouse OEC that beat the SBUC in the finals.


1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
The start of the match was delayed due an air raid alarm.


1943–44 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
After this match many players left the Perpignan to play Rugby league.


1943–44 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1943–44 season was Galatasaray SK's 40th in existence and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League.


1943–44 Gauliga
The 1943–44 Gauliga was the eleventh season of the Gauliga, the first tier of the football league system in Germany from 1933 to 1945. It was the fifth season of the league held during the Second World War and the last completed one.


1943–44 Gauliga
The league operated in thirty-one regional divisions, two more than in the previous season, with the league containing 358 clubs all up, 60 more than the previous season. The  league champions entered the 1944 German football championship, won by Dresdner SC who defeated Luftwaffe team  LSV Hamburg 4–0 in the final. It was Dresden's second national championship, having won the competition in the previous season as well.


1943–44 Gauliga
The number of Gauligas, thirty-one, increased by two compare to the previous season because of the splitting off of the Gauliga Osthannover from the Gauliga Südhannover-Braunschweig and the creation of the Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren.


1943–44 Gauliga
The 1943–44 season saw the continued participation of military and police teams, especially in the eastern regions. Gauliga champions like LSV Hamburg, LSV Danzig, LSV Mölders Krakau and LSV Rerick were associated with the German air force, the Luftwaffe, LSV standing for Luftwaffen Sportverein while MSV Brünn, WSV Celle and HSV Groß-Born were clubs of the Wehrmacht.


1943–44 Gauliga
In the part of Czechoslovakia annexed into Germany in March 1939, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a separate Czech league continued to exist which was not part of the Gauliga system or the German championship.


1943–44 Gauliga, Champions
The 1943–44 Gauliga champions qualified for the knock-out stages of the German championship. HSV Groß-Born and 1. FC Nürnberg were knocked-out in the semi-finals while LSV Hamburg and Dresdner SC contested the final which the latter won.


1943–44 Gauliga, Champions
FC Schalke 04 won their eleventh consecutive Gauliga title, VfB Königsberg and Kickers Offenbach their fifth, Germania Königshütte and First Vienna FC their third while SDW Posen, SpVgg Wilhelmshaven, Eintracht Braunschweig, Holstein Kiel, Dresdner SC, 1. FC Nürnberg, VfR Mannheim, SV Dessau 05, TuS Neuendorf and FC Mühlhausen 93 defended their 1942–43 Gauliga title.


1943–44 Gauliga Bayern
The 1943–44 Gauliga Bayern was the eleventh season of the league, one of the 31 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 second and last season of the league being sub-divided into a northern and southern division, the Gauliga Nordbayern and Gauliga Südbayern, with further sub-dividing taking place in the uncompleted 1944–45 season.


1943–44 Gauliga Bayern
For FC Bayern Munich it was the only Gauliga championship while, for 1. FC Nürnberg, it was the seventh and last the club would win in the era from 1933 to 1944. Unlike TSV 1860 in the previous season FC Bayern did not receive an invitation by the Lord Mayor of Munich, Karl Fiehler, to celebrate their title at the town hall, the club having been unpopular with the Nazis because of its past Jewish connections. Both Gauliga champions qualified for the 1944 German football championship, where Bayern Munich was knocked out in the first preliminary round after losing 2–1 to VfR Mannheim while Nürnberg lost 3–1 to eventual winners Dresdner SC in the semi finals.


1943–44 Gauliga Bayern, Table
The 1943–44 saw a number of Kriegsspielgemeinschaft teams compete in the league, shortened as KSG. The KSG's were unified teams formed from two or more clubs but not mergers of these clubs.


1943–44 Gauliga Bayern, Table, North
The 1943–44 season saw two new clubs in the league, WTSV Schweinfurt and KSG Post/Reichsbahn Nürnberg/Fürth.


1943–44 Gauliga Bayern, Table, South
The 1943–44 season saw two new clubs in the league, KSG MTV/VfB Ingolstadt and TSV Pfersee.


1943–44 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
The 1943–44 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland was the sixth season of the Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, formerly the Gauliga Ostmark, the first tier of football in German-annexed Austria from 1938 to 1945.


1943–44 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
First Vienna FC won the championship and qualified for the 1944 German football championship, reaching the quarter-finals where it lost 3–2 to eventual winners Dresdner SC.


1943–44 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland
The Gauliga Ostmark and Gauliga Donau-Alpenland titles from 1938 to 1944, excluding the 1944–45 season which was not completed, are recognised as official Austrian football championships by the Austrian Bundesliga.


1943–44 Gauliga Donau-Alpenland, Table
The 1943–44 season saw two new clubs in the league, LSV Markersdorf an der Pielach and SK Amateure Steyr. Steyr withdrew from the league on 20 April 1944, had its record expunged and was relegated.


1943–44 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1943–44 season Hearts competed in the Southern League, the Summer Cup, the Southern League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1943–44 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1943–44 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came third out of 16 clubs in the Southern Football League.


1943–44 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Albert Riopel, coaching the crusaders in his second season. The team finished with an overall record of 6–8.


1943–44 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1943–44 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 6th in the 1st NRL Competition, 37th in the War Cup qualifiers and 32nd in the 2nd NRL Competition.


1943–44 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Results, 2nd NRL Competition
The first 10 matches of this competition took part in the War Cup qualifiers. The last 10 matches took place in the Combined Counties Cup.


1943–44 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1943–44 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year acting head coach James "Babe" Brown and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1943–44 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 7–16 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play. In Idaho's final game of the season, they handed visiting Washington their only conference loss. Idaho swept the four games with Palouse rival Washington State, but dropped all eight to the two Oregon schools.


1943–44 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1943–44 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
March 1, 1943, changed the future of Fighting Illini men's basketball when the team was broken up due to all five starters from back-to-back Big Ten Conference championships heading to active duty in the armed forces. The group who left, known as the Whiz Kids, consisted of 21-year-old All-America forward Andy Phillip and 20-year-olds Ken Menke, Gene Vance, Jack Smiley and Art Mathisen. Phillip went on to become a member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Four of the five, minus Mathisen, returned to Illinois and tried to recapture the glory for one more season in 1946–47 after the war ended, but the chemistry had changed as well as their talent. Illinois went 14–6.


1943–44 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1943–44 season, however, was a struggle for head coach Doug Mills, as it was the second worst season of his career. The overall record was 11 wins and 9 losses with a conference mark of 5 and 7. The team finished with a 6 - 4 record at home and a .500 record on the road at 5 - 5. The Illini returned only one player from the 1942-43 season, Gordon Horton, who wasn't even a starter, which meant the entire lineup was made up of rookie/unproven players. The starting lineup consisted of Walton Kirk,  Howard Judson, Ray DeMoulin, Bob Morton, Don Delaney and Gordon Gillespie.


1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1943–44 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Louis Menze, who was in his sixteenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. The Cyclones qualified for the Final Four for the first time in school history, defeating Pepperdine in the NCAA Western Regional, before falling to Utah, 40-31. Initially, it was not even known if Iowa State would be able to fulfill its role in the postseason tournament, but they were ultimately able to do so. Star player Price Brookfield joined the Cyclones mid-season through the naval training program at Iowa State.


1943–44 Istanbul Football League
The 1943–44 İstanbul Football League season was the 36th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 10th time.


1943–44 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1943–44 college men's basketball season.


1943–44 LFF Lyga
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1943–44 LFF Lyga
The 1943–44 LFF Lyga was the 23rd season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was abandoned.


1943–44 La Liga
The 1943–44 La Liga was the 13th season since its establishment. Valencia achieved its second title.


1943–44 La Liga, Relegation play-offs
Match between Deportivo La Coruña and Constancia was played at Estadio Chamartín in Chamartín de la Rosa, while the other one was held at Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona.


1943–44 League of Ireland
The 1943–44 League of Ireland was the 23rd season of senior football in the Republic of Ireland. Cork United were the two-time defending champions.


1943–44 League of Ireland, Changes from 1942–43
Two teams failed to be re-elected: Bray Unknowns and Brideville, resulting in a reduction in size from ten to eight.


1943–44 Liga Bet
The 1943–44 Liga Bet was the fifth season of second tier football in Mandatory Palestine.


1943–44 Liga Bet
The season began on 30 October 1943, and was played until the summer break, on 24 June 1944. Initially seven teams competed in the league, but after several weeks more teams, including reserve teams of Palestine League teams were added to the line-up. By the end of the season, no team played all its matches and the season was never completed.


1943–44 Magyar Kupa
The 1943–44 Magyar Kupa (English: Hungarian Cup) was the 21st season of Hungary's annual knock-out cup football competition.


1943–44 Malmö FF season
Malmö FF competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen for the 1943/44 season. For the first time the club won both competitions. The season was the beginning of a very successful era in Malmö FF's history as the club would finish within the first three positions in the league table for nine more seasons, winning five Swedish championships and five cup championships in the process.


1943–44 Malmö FF season, Club, Other information
Updated to match played 19 OctoberSource: Malmö FF and Malmö IP


1943–44 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was Manchester United's fifth season in the non-competitive War League during the Second World War.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Manchester United F.C. season, War League North Regional League Second Championship
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points


1943–44 Mexican Primera División season
The 1943–44 Mexican Primera División season was the 1st season of Mexican professional football. Asturias won its third championship and first professional title.


1943–44 Mexican Primera División season, Championship play-off
A match between Asturias and España was held to determine the champion, since both teams ended the season with the same number of points.


1943–44 Mexican Primera División season, Moves
After this season León, Oro, and Puebla joined the league.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1943–44 season. In their sixth year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines finished the season in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 12–7 and 5–7 against conference opponents.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
After team captain Ralph Gilbert was inducted into the military, junior guard/forward Dave Strack from Indianapolis was the team's acting captain and led the team in scoring with 194 points. Sophomore forward Thomas "Little Tommy" King scored 172 points and was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. Center Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch was the team's third highest scorer and became the first University of Michigan athlete to receive varsity letters in four sports (football, basketball, track and field and baseball) during the same academic year.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
In March 1943, at the conclusion of the 1942–43 season, Ralph Gilbert of Flint, Michigan was elected to serve as the captain of the 1943–44 team. However, he was inducted into the military and did not play. Junior forward Dave Strack from Indianapolis served as "acting captain" in place of Gilbert.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
The 1943–44 team finished the season in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 12–7 and 5–7 against conference opponents. Bennie Oosterbaan was in his sixth year as the team's head coach.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
Dave Strack was the team's leading scorer with 194 points in 16 games for an average of 12.1 points per game. Strack later served as the head coach of the Michigan basketball team from 1960 to 1968, including three consecutive Big Ten championships from 1963 to 1966.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
Sophomore forward Thomas King, known as "Little Tommy" and sometimes "Tiny Tom," was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player. King was the team's second leading scorer with 172 points and the team leader in scoring against Big Ten opponents. King was a United States Marine Corps trainee who transferred from Michigan State College after his freshman year.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
At the end of the 1943–44, and based on a vote of Big Ten coaches and Midwestern sportswriters, the United Press named four Wolverines as honorable mention players on the All-Big Ten basketball team. Elroy Hirsch was named at the center position while Thomas King was named at forward, and Dave Strack and John Leddy were named at guard.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
The 1943–44 team also included three athletes, Don Lund, Bob Wiese and Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, who went on to play professionally in sports other than basketball. Lund played football, baseball, and basketball at Michigan, received a total of nine varsity letters, and later played Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1954. Wiese played for the Detroit Lions from 1947 to 1948. Hirsch was the first University of Michigan athlete to receive varsity letters in four sports in the same academic year.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season overview
Hirsch lettered in football, basketball, track and field (as a broad jumper), and baseball during the 1943–44 academic year. Hirsh went on to play 12 seasons in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. Five participant on the 1943–44 Michigan basketball team were inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor. Head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, who was a multi-sport star at Michigan in the 1920s and head football coach from 1948 to 1958, was one of the inaugural inductees in 1978. Elroy Hirsch, Don Lund, Dave Strack was inducted in 1984. Bruce Hilkene, who was the captain of the undefeated 1947 Michigan Wolverines football team, was inducted in 1992.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Statistical leaders
Eleven players were awarded varsity letters for their participation on the 1943–44 basketball team. They are indicated in bold in the list below. Six other players received "secondary" awards: Bruce Hilkene, William Oren, Albin Pertile, Walter Rankin, Robert Stevens, and Robb H. Rutledge. Senior Hugh Miller received the Manager's Award as the team's student manager.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Central Michigan: Dec. 4, 1943
On Saturday, December 4, 1943, Michigan opened its basketball season with a 51–28 victory over Central Michigan at Yost Field House. The game drew a crowd of 1,500 persons. The Wolverines jumped to a 23–10 lead at halftime and expanded its lead to 23 points by the end of the game. Dave Strack was the leading scorer for Michigan with 13 points, and Bill Oren scored 10 points. Dick Shrider, a transfer student from Ohio State, also had four field goals.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Romulus Air Base: Dec. 6, 1943
On Monday, December 6, 1943, the Wolverines defeated the team from the Army Air Corps team from the Romulus Air Base by a 42–30 score in a game played at Romulus, Michigan. Due to wartime restrictions, Michigan was not permitted to play any of its military trainees in the weekday game off campus and was forced to play an all civilian lineup. Romulus led at halftime 16-13. The Wolverines rallied for 26 points in the second half. Don "Whitey" Lund was the high scorer for Michigan with 11 points on five field goals and one free throw. Howard Wikel and William Seymour added 10 points each.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Fort Custer: Dec. 11, 1943
On Saturday, December 11, 1943, Michigan defeated the United States Army team from Fort Custer by 46–44 score in a night game at Yost Field House. The Wolverines led 22–19 at halftime. Dave Strack was the leading scorer for Michigan with 19 points on nine field goals and one-of-two free throws. Guard Richard Shrider was the second highest scorer with eight points on three field goals and two-of-three free throws.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Western Michigan: Dec. 18, 1943
On Saturday, December 18, 1943, Michigan lost to Western Michigan by a 48–38 score at Yost Field House. Western Michigan led 20–17 at halftime. The victory was Western Michigan's fifth in a row in a streak that included wins against Notre Dame and Northwestern.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Western Michigan: Jan 1, 1944
On Saturday, January 1, 1944, the Wolverines lost their second consecutive game to Western Michigan by a 57–50 score at Kalamazoo. The victory was Western Michigan's sixth in a row. The game was tied 48–48 at the end of regulation, but the Wolverines scored only two points in the overtime period on a field goal by Dick Shrider. Bill Morton scored six points for Western Michigan in the overtime period. Dave Strack led Michigan with 14 points, and Thomas King added 13. Elroy Hirsch played at center, in his first basketball game for Michigan.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Western Michigan: Jan 1, 1944
He had not played in a basketball game since high school. After the game, The Michigan Alumnus reported on Hirsch: "His fighting spirit and his drive, plus his ability to grab the ball off the backboard, stamp him as the man who may play center for Coach Oosterbaan during the regular season."


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Northwestern: Jan. 7, 1944
On Friday, January 7, 1944, Michigan lost to Northwestern by a 57–47 score at Yost Field House. Thomas King, a Marine Corps transfer from Michigan State, was the leading scorer in the game with 24 points. Elroy Hirsch was assigned to cover Northwestern star Otto Graham and held Graham to four field goals.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Illinois: Jan. 8, 1944
On Saturday, January 8, 1944, Michigan defeated Illinois by a 52–45 score at Yost Field House. Thomas King was the leading scorer for Michigan with 16 points. In a weekend during which University of Michigan athletes also won a swim meet, and track and field meet, and a wrestling meet, an Associated Press account noted: "Tommy King, Jr., the bantam Marine cager from East Lansing, today emerged as the No. 1 hero of a highly-successful week-end on the Michigan indoor sports front."


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin: Jan. 14-15, 1944
On Friday, January 14, 1944, Michigan lost to the Wisconsin Badgers by a 50–41 score at Camp Randall Fieldhouse in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin led 25–20 at halftime, and Michigan trailed by only one point, 40–39, with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Tom King was Michigan's leading scorer with 13 points on four field goals and five free throws. Elroy Hirsch scored 11 points, all in the second half on four field goals and three free throws.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Wisconsin: Jan. 14-15, 1944
On Saturday, January 15, 1944, the Wolverines lost their second straight game to the Badgers by a 42–31 score at Camp Randall Fieldhouse.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Fort Custer: Jan. 18, 1944
On Tuesday, January 18, 1944, Michigan lost an away game against Fort Custer by a 35–32 score. The Wolverines played the game without four of their regular players, as Don Lund was the only starter who played in the game. The four other Michigan starters were either Navy or Marine Corps trainees who were not permitted to participate in mid-week games off campus.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Purdue: Jan. 21-22, 1944
On Friday, January 21, 1944, the Wolverines lost to the Purdue Boilermakers by a 46–44 score. The Wolverines led the game 23-–and were ahead 42–40 with 10 seconds left in the game. The Boilermakers scored, and the game went to overtime. Dave Strack was the high scorer for Michigan with 19 points.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Purdue: Jan. 21-22, 1944
On Saturday, January 22, 1944, the Wolverines lost the second game of their weekend series at Purdue by a 51–35 score. The Saturday game drew a crowd of 7,000. The Boilermakers led 18–16 at halftime and outscored the Wolverines 33–19 in the second half. Dave Strack was Michigan's high scorer for the second consecutive night with 14 points on seven field goals and 0-for-1 free throws. Thomas King scored eight points on four field goals and 0-for-4 free throws. Guard John Leddy scored six points on three field goals.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Ohio State: Jan. 28-29, 1944
On Friday, January 28, 1944, Michigan lost to Ohio State by a 53–49 score at Yost Field House. Ohio State led 23–22 at halftime and the game remained close throughout. Thomas King scored 27 points in the game on 11 field goals and five free throws. With his performance against the Buckeyes, King became the leading scorer in the Big Ten up to that point in the season. Elroy Hirsch was the second leading scorer for Michigan with seven points while Dave Strack scored six.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Ohio State: Jan. 28-29, 1944
On Saturday, January 29, 1944, Michigan lost the second game of its weekend series against Ohio State by a 52–39 score. Ohio State led 25–22 at halftime but outscored Michigan 27–17 in the second half. Thomas King led the Wolverines with 12 points on six field goals and remained the leading scorer in the Big Ten Conference through that date. Elroy Hirsch was the second highest scorer for Michigan with nine points (three field goals, three free throws) while Dave Strack added eight points (three field goals).


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Indiana: Feb. 4-5, 1944
On February 4, 1944, Michigan defeated Indiana by a 65–49 score at Yost Field House. Elroy Hirsch led Michigan with 22 points. Thomas King scored 16 points and remained the leading scorer in the Big Ten with 125 points.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, Indiana: Feb. 4-5, 1944
On February 5, 1944, Michigan defeated Indiana by as 46–44 at Yost Field House. After defeating the Hoosiers by 16 points on Friday night, the Wolverines found themselves in a close game on Saturday. Michigan trailed by six points with five minutes remaining, but rallied in the final minutes. Free throws by Dave Strack and John Leddy put Michigan ahead in the final minute. Dave Strack was the high scorer for Michigan with 18 points, and Tom King scored 12.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Chicago: Feb. 12, 1944
On Saturday, February 12, 1944, Michigan defeated the University of Chicago by a 74–41 score in Chicago. Thomas King was held to six points and dropped from the top spot among Big Ten Conference scorers with 143 points. The loss was the 46th consecutive loss for the University of Chicago against a Big Ten opponent.


1943–44 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Game summaries, at Northwestern: Feb. 19, 1944
On Saturday, February 19, 1944, the Wolverines concluded the 1943–44 season with a victory over Northwestern by a 50–45 score at Evanston, Illinois. Thomas King scored 14 points in the game. Northwestern was tied for first place in the Big Ten before the game and dropped to fourth place after the defeat. Ohio State won the Big Ten championship, and Thomas King finished fifth in the Big Ten individual scoring race with 157 points (65 field goals, 27 free throws) in 12 conference games. Dave Strack finished in seventh place with 135 points (63 field goals, 9 free throws) in 12 conference games.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 35th season, 27th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team would win the Stanley Cup for the fifth time. Bill Durnan would join the club as its new goaltender and he won the Vezina Trophy in his rookie season.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season, Offseason
At the Habs' training camp in 1943, Canadiens manager Tommy Gorman settled on Durnan as his goalie. Durnan stated that he was happy as an amateur and happy with less money if it meant avoiding the stress of the professional game. On opening night, Durnan was not yet signed. Ten minutes before the first faceoff, he spoke with Gorman and reached a deal. Durnan signed the contract and played in the game. The result was a 2–2 draw with the Boston Bruins. The rookie netminder was a few months shy of his 27th birthday.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Some of Durnan's teammates included the Punch Line of Elmer Lach, Rocket Richard and Toe Blake. Durnan was a key element that took Montreal back to the Stanley Cup after 13 years of frustration. Durnan led the league in games played, wins and goals-against average in the regular season.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
In the Stanley Cup playoffs, Durnan allowed only 1.53 goals per game as the Canadiens skated to the title. At season's end, Durnan was awarded the Vezina Trophy, the first rookie to win the award, and was selected to the league's First All-Star Team.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Semi-final: Montreal vs. Toronto
Rocket Richard scored seven goals in the series, including all five for Montreal in game two. After giving up the first game at home to Toronto, Montreal took over, winning the next four, finishing the series with an 11–0 shellacking in game five.


1943–44 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Final: Montreal vs. Chicago
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard made his Stanley Cup debut with a five-goal performance in the series, including a hat-trick in game two. The Punch Line of Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake scored 10 of the Canadiens 16 goals. Blake scored the Cup winner in overtime. In the same overtime, Bill Durnan stopped the first penalty shot awarded in the finals, awarded to Virgil Johnson.


1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1943, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1944 NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 28, 1944, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Utah Redskins won their first NCAA national championship with a 42–40 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green.


1943–44 NHL season
The 1943–44 NHL season was the 27th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams played 50 games each. The Montreal Canadiens were the top team of the regular season and followed it up with the team's fifth Stanley Cup championship.


1943–44 NHL season, League business
In memory of Frank Calder, the former NHL President who died in 1943, the league's Board of Governors donated the Calder Memorial Trophy to be awarded to the NHL's top rookie.


1943–44 NHL season, League business
Due to World War II, 75 per cent of the amateurs signed by the NHL ended up in the armed services. In April 1943, Canadian Amateur Hockey Association past-president George Dudley recommended that payments from the NHL for signing amateurs be deferred until players lost due to the wartime enlistments return to professional hockey. The NHL negotiated with W. G. Hardy and the International Ice Hockey Association to sign more junior-aged players than usual, due to World War II travel restrictions. The Canadian Press reported that Hardy was rumored to be appointed president of the NHL, to replace Red Dutton who had been acting president since the death of Calder.


1943–44 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
NHL rules committee chairman Frank Boucher and Ottawa District Hockey Association executive Cecil Duncan collaborated to experiment with then introduce the centre ice red line to the hockey rink, in an effort to open up the game and allow the defending team to pass the puck out of their own zone and counter-attack quicker.


1943–44 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
"This rule is considered to mark the beginning of the modern era in the NHL," according to the NHL's Guide and Record Book. In 2005, 62 years later, the two-line pass would be legalized for similar reasons.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
The Montreal Canadiens had turned the corner and now Tommy Gorman and Dick Irvin had a team to make the fans happy. Bill Durnan solved the goaltending woes, but not before Gorman had all kinds of problems signing him. Durnan knew his worth, and wanted a handsome sum. Just before the first game, Gorman agreed to his contract demands. He was worth every penny, as he ran away with the Vezina Trophy and the Canadiens lost only five games all year, finishing first by a wide margin.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
The new and more familiar "Punch line" of Elmer Lach, Toe Blake, and Maurice Richard dominated the offence and Richard had 32 goals. He replaced Joe Benoit, who did his duty to his country by joining the armed forces. Richard, in fact, was dubbed by teammate Ray Getliffe the nickname that would be hislegend "The Rocket".


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
When Paul Bibeault came back from the Army, he found his job lost to the best goaltender in the NHL, Bill Durnan. Montreal agreed to loan him to Toronto, where he played very well, leading the Leafs to third place and leading the NHL with five shutouts. Gus Bodnar, a crack centre, was the top rookie, and for the first time, a team produced Calder Memorial Trophy winners in consecutive years. In fact, Bodnar scored the fastest goal by a rookie in his very first game. It took him only 15 seconds to score on Ken McAuley, Ranger goaltender, in a 5–2 win over the war-weakened Rangers.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
The Rangers had plunged to last place the previous year and Lester Patrick was so discouraged that he wanted to suspend operations for the year. This year the Rangers lost Clint Smith, Lynn Patrick, Phil Watson, and Alf Pike. The most unbelievably inept team iced for the Rangers this year. Things were so desperate that coach Frank Boucher had to come out of retirement to play some. But the Rangers set a modern-day record of 6.20 goals against, giving up 310 goals in 50 games.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
One night when Lester Patrick went behind the bench to coach the team with Frank Boucher attending a brother's funeral, the Rangers were demolished 15–0 by Detroit as the Red Wings set a modern-day record of most goals by a team in a single game. It was a horrifying experience for Patrick. Only a week later Syd Howe set a modern-day record of 6 goals in a game in a 12–2 conquest of the hapless Rangers. The Rangers won only 6 games all year and finished a distant last, 26 points behind fifth-place Boston.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
Chicago started with sub-par goaltending, but then president and general manager Bill Tobin decided to bring back Mike Karakas, who had been demoted to the minors in 1939–40 for his lackluster play. Karakas was just what the Black Hawks needed, as he played well and recorded three shutouts and got the team into the playoffs.


1943–44 NHL season, Regular season
In Boston, the Bruins lost star forward Bill Cowley to injury after the first 36 games. At that point in the season Cowley was on pace to set a new standard in scoring for the NHL. After the first 36 games he had scored 30 goals – 41 assists – 71 points before going down to injury. However, the scoring title would still eventually end up in Boston as linemate Herb Cain picked up the slack, scoring 82 points over the course of the 50-game schedule and setting a new record for points in the regular season.


1943–44 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the league with 83 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished third in the league with 50 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1925 NHL Championship where Montreal won a two-game total goals series 5–2. Montreal won this year's ten game regular season series earning fifteen of twenty points. Maurice "Rocket" Richard was named first, second, and third Star of the game after scoring all 5 Montreal goals in game two, the first player to have this honour.


1943–44 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) Chicago Black Hawks
The Detroit Red Wings finished second in the league with 58 points. The Chicago Black Hawks finished fourth with 49 points. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams with the teams splitting the two previous series. They last met in the 1941 Stanley Cup Semifinals where Detroit won in two games. The teams split this year's ten-game regular season series.


1943–44 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams with Chicago winning three of the five previous series. They last met in the 1941 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals where Chicago won in three games. Montreal won this year's ten game regular season series earning eighteen of twenty points.


1943–44 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1943–44 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1943–44 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1943–44 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1943–44 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1943–44 (listed with their last team):


1943–44 Nationalliga, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Lausanne Sports won the championship.


1943–44 Nationalliga A season
The 1943–44 Nationalliga A season was the sixth 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.


1943–44 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Nagyváradi AC won the championship.


1943–44 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1943–1944 was contested by 52 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. De Volewijckers won this year's championship by beating VUC, LONGA, sc Heerenveen and Heracles.


1943–44 New York Rangers season
The 1943–44 New York Rangers season was the 18th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers had a 6–39–5 record and compiled 17 points, the fewest of any team in franchise history. New York finished in last place in the NHL.


1943–44 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers finished the season in last place in the NHL for the second consecutive season and missed the 1944 Stanley Cup playoffs.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season
The 1943–44 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fifth season of the rugby league’s 'Wartime Emergency League necessitated by the Second World War. As in the previous (fourth) Wartime season, the clubs each played a different number of games, but this season clubs re-joined the league and there were now 16 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.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
The 1943–44 season began on Saturday 4 September 1943. As in the previous season, there are still only the three Lancashire clubs who have not had to close down and withdraw from the League. The Northern Rugby League continued with a single (now) 16 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.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
At the completion of the regular season Wakefield Trinity were on top of the league on both points and percentage success (with 38 points from 22 games and a percentage success of 86.36%), and Wigan were second (34 points from 21 games @ 80.95%). As of 2017, this is the only occasion that Wakefield Trinity have finished top of the league. Hunslet and Barrow finished a mid-table 8th and 9th respectively in their first season back after an earlier withdrawal.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
St Helens, for the second consecutive season, finished bottom (16th out of the 16 clubs) with only 1 wins from 21 and 2 points. Wigan beat Dewsbury 25-14 on aggregate in the two legged play-off final. and win the Championship (for the second consecutive season). The Wartime Emergency League did not count as an official league championship. In the Final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Bradford Northern beat Wigan 8-3 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 52,000.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Season summary
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, Bradford Northern beat Keighley in two low scoring legs by 10-7 on aggregate before an aggregate crowd of 19,244.


1943–44 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 1943–44 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.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Clubs Re-joining
Barrow – had withdrawn after the end of the first (1939–40) season finished. They had competed in the Challenge Cup competition at the end of last season and now re-joined for this 1944–45 season. Hunslet – had withdrawn after the end of the third 1941–42 season finished, also, re-joining for this 1944–45 season.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, General Comments, Change in Club participation, Clubs Re-joining
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 1942–43 and Yorkshire Cup Final appearances in this season 1940–41 and winners in 1942–43.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 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


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Challenge Cup
In the Final of the Rugby league Challenge Cup, Bradford Northern beat Wigan 8-3 on aggregate over two legs in front of an aggregate crowd of 52,000.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Northern Rugby Football League Wartime Emergency League season, Trophies, Yorkshire Cup
In the Final of the Yorkshire County Cup, Bradford Northern beat Keighley in two low scoring legs by 10-7 on aggregate before an aggregate crowd of 18,741.


1943–44 Národní liga
The 1943–44 Národní liga (English: National league) was the fifth season of the Národní liga, the first tier of league football in the Nazi Germany-annexed Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia which had been part of Czechoslovakia until March 1939.


1943–44 Národní liga
The Czech championship was won by Sparta Prague, and Josef Bican was the league's top scorer with 57 goals.


1943–44 Národní liga
Czech clubs in what was now the German-annexed Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia continued their own league which was variously referred to as the Národní liga (English: National league), Bohemia/Moravia championship or Česko-moravská liga (English: Bohemian-Moravian league) while ethnic-German clubs played in the German Gauliga Sudetenland and, from 1943 onward, also in the Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren.


1943–44 Národní liga
In the Slovak Republic an independent Slovak league, the Slovenská liga, had been established in 1939 and played out its own championship which was won by ŠK Bratislava in the 1943–44 season. A national Czechoslovak championship was not played between 1939 and 1945.


1943–44 Národní liga, Table
For the 1943–44 season Polaban Nymburk, FK Viktoria Žižkov, Slezská Ostrava and SK Plzeň had been newly promoted to the league.


1943–44 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1943–44 OB I bajnokság season was the eighth season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Five teams participated in the final round of the league, and BKE Budapest won the championship.


1943–44 Palestine League
The 1943-44 Palestine League was the tenth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine. The defending champions were Maccabi Tel Aviv.


1943–44 Palestine League
Fourteen clubs took part in the league. the league schedule was inconsistent, as no club completed playing the 26 games.


1943–44 Palestine Noar League
The 1943–44 Palestine Youth League was the second season since its introduction in 1941–42.


1943–44 Palestine Noar League
Although league matches weren't completed, the EIFA declared Maccabi Michael Tel Aviv as champions, as no other team could overtake them.


1943–44 Panhellenic Championship
The 1943–44 Panhellenic Championship did not occur due the events of the WW2 and the Axis occupation of Greece. In May 1943, football matches were organized by the municipality of Piraeus. Based on what has become known, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos participated in them, while in December of the same year a Holiday Cup, later called  "Christmas Cup" was held, in which the Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens competed. All 3 games were conducted on Leoforos Alexandras Stadium This was in fact the only event during the years of The Occupation that was completed.


1943–44 Panhellenic Championship
In February 1944, the dusputes between the HFF and the Union of Greek Athletes caused Panathinaikos to create the "Panathinaikos Tournament", but it failed to end. There were 2 groups created, 1 in Athens and 1 in Piraeus. Not a single score is known. Furthermore, little is known about the "Unified Center Championship", which started in February 1944 with 3 groups of 22 teams. There were 2 groups of 7 teams from Athens and 1 of 8 teams from Piraeus. The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.


1943–44 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season
The 1943–44 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season was the 5th season of play for the program. The Nittany Lions represented Pennsylvania State University and were coached by Arthur Davis in his 4th season.


1943–44 Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey season, Season
With only one player returning from the previous year's team (team captain Art Gladstone), the Nittany Lions weren't in any kind of shape to compete against established teams. While the program was finally able to get into games against other varsity teams, they were embarrassed in all of their matches, losing by significant margins each time. because the war was still raging, with no end in sight, Penn State finally bowed to circumstance and suspended the program after the year.


1943–44 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1943–44 Rangers F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was the 5th year of wartime football by Rangers.


1943–44 Ranji Trophy
The 1943–44 Ranji Trophy was the tenth season of the Ranji Trophy. Western India won their only title defeating Bengal in the final.


1943–44 Ranji Trophy
This season could be considered as the arbitrary starting point of high scoring in Indian domestic cricket that would last till the end of the decade. In the final of the Bombay Pentangular in early December 1943, Vijay Merchant and Vijay Hazare scored 250* and 309. It was the prelude to Merchant setting a new Ranji and Indian first class record of 359* for Bombay against Maharashtra between December 31, 1943, and January 2, 1944, at the Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.


1943–44 Real Madrid CF season
The 1943–44 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 41st season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1943–44 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
A new Executive Board arrived on 11 September 1943 and the club appointed Santiago Bernabéu as its new president. The squad finished on 7th spot in League 12 points below Champions Valencia in the first season of Ramon Encinas as head coach. On 16 July 1944 the club played the only match in its history against UD Melilla (until 2018) After 11 years in the club midfielder Sauto announces his retirement. The squad was eliminated in Eightfinals by underdogs Granada CF after being shockingly defeated 0–2 in Madrid.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1943–44 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 13th position out of 50, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 24th out of 50. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.


1943–44 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1943–44 SK Rapid Wien season was the 46th season in club history.


1943–44 SM-sarja season
The 1943–1944 SM-sarja season was stopped mid-season cause of the Continuation War.


1943–44 SM-sarja season
This would be the last SM-sarja/SM-liiga season which had to be cancelled pre- or mid-season until 2020.


1943–44 SM-sarja season, SM-sarja Championship
The season was stopped in the middle of it. Therefore, the standings are the situation from the moment of cancellation. The result between Karhu-Kissat and TBK is not included on the scoreboard but the match is counted on.


1943–44 SM-sarja season, SM-sarja Championship
The match between TPS and Ilves was stopped cause of an air alert. On February 6, the match between Karhu-Kissat and TBK at Helsinki was stopped because the hockey field was bombed. As a result, a Karhu-Kissat's player was injured and never played hockey again. Bombing of Helsinki had started. Ilves wished to play the two games remaining at their hometown to claim the title. However, the night of 26–27 February, the Helsinki-Tampere road was destroyed by bombardment and the championship stopped permanently.


1943–44 Scottish Districts season
The 1943–44 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1943–44 Scottish Districts season, History
There was no Inter-City match this year due to the Second World War.


1943–44 Segunda División
The 1943–44 Segunda División season was the 13th since its establishment and was played between 26 September 1943 and 9 April 1944. Unlike past season, all the teams played in a single group of 14 teams.


1943–44 Segunda División, Overview before the season
14 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1942–43 La Liga.


1943–44 Slovenská liga
The 1943–44 Slovenská liga (English:Slovak league) was the sixth 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.


1943–44 Slovenská liga
In the Slovak Republic an independent Slovak league had been established in 1939 and played out its own championship which was won by ŠK Bratislava in 1943–44. In the German-annexed Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia a separate league, the  Národní liga (English:National league), was played and won by Sparta Prague in the 1943–44 season. A national Czechoslovak championship was not played between 1939 and 1945.


1943–44 Slovenská liga, Table
For the 1943–44 season ZTK Zvolen and Turčianský Sv. Martin had been newly promoted to the league.


1943–44 Southern Football League (Scotland)
The 1943–44 Southern Football League was the fourth edition of the regional war-time football league tournament.


1943–44 Southern League Cup (Scotland)
The 1943–44 Southern League Cup was the fourth edition of the regional war-time football tournament.


1943–44 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1943–44 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's College of Brooklyn during the 1943–44 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The team was coached by Joseph Lapchick in his eighth year at the school. St. John's home games were played at DeGray Gymnasium in Brooklyn and the old Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.


1943–44 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1943–44 season was Stoke City's ninth season in the non-competitive War League.


1943–44 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.


1943–44 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review
With the war now at its most demanding clubs had to rely on even more guest players and Stoke used the most players this season more than any other time during the war. With most senior players being called for military duty there was a largely youthful feel to Stoke squad for the 1943–44 season and it showed as they ended the first phase of the Football League North in an overall position of 34th (out of 50 teams) and in the second phase they finished in 13th. Freddie Steele hit an impressive 20 goals from just 9 matches including a double hat trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1943–44 Svenska Serien season
The 1943–44 Svenska Serien season was the ninth and final season of the Svenska Serien, the top level ice hockey league in Sweden. It was replaced by the Swedish Division I for 1944–45. Hammarby IF won the Svenska Serien for the sixth straight year.


1943–44 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball)
The 1943–44 Svenska mästerskapet was the 13th season of Svenska mästerskapet, a tournament held to determine the Swedish Champions of men's handball. Teams qualified by winning their respective District Championships. 19 teams competed in the tournament. Majornas IK were the two-time defending champions, and won their fifth title, defeating IFK Karlskrona in the final. The final was played on 2 April in Karlskrona, and was watched by 1,499 spectators.


1943–44 Svenska mästerskapet (men's handball), Champions
The following players for Majornas IK received a winner's medal: Bertil Huss, Sven-Eric Forsell (1 goal in the final), Claes Hedenskog, Stig Hjortsberg (2), Torsten Henriksson (1), Åke Gustafsson (3), Gustav-Adolf Thorén (5), Lars Lindstrand, Gunnar Lindgren (3) and Bo Sundby(1).


1943–44 Swedish football Division 2
Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1943–44 season.


1943–44 Swedish football Division 2, League standings, Division 2 Norra 1943–44
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, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.


1943–44 Swedish football Division 3
Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 for the 1943–44 season.


1943–44 Taça de Portugal
The 1943–44 Taça de Portugal was the 6th 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 and played Estoril in the final on 28 May 1944.


1943–44 Tercera División
The 1943–44 Tercera División was the 8th edition of the Spanish third national tier. The competition was divided into 2 phases.


1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1943–44 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 27th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season and were members of the Pacific Coast Conference. The Bruins were led by fifth year head coach Wilbur Johns. They finished the regular season with a record of 10–10 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 3–3.


1943–44 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the regular season with a record of 14–7 and were second in the PCC southern division with a record of 4–4.


1943–44 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1943–44 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 49th season of collegiate ice hockey in the United States.


1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
The 1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The Reddkins captured the Mountain States Conference championship and its only national championship.


1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team
Utah was given an opportunity to compete in the NCAA Tournament through an unusual circumstance. The University of Arkansas Razorbacks squad, who were supposed to appear in the tournament, were victimized by an automobile accident. Prior to the tournament, two of Arkansas’ starters were injured when their station wagon broke down after returning from a scrimmage in Fort Smith, Arkansas. While attempting to fix a flat tire, Deno Nichols and Ben Jones were injured when another car rammed into the back of the station wagon. Both players were injured. The severity of the accident caused Arkansas to withdraw from the upcoming NCAA Tournament and the Redskins were tapped as a replacement.


1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team, Postseason, National Invitation Tournament
Utah competed in the 1944 National Invitation Tournament and lost its quarterfinal match.


1943–44 Utah Redskins men's basketball team, Postseason, NCAA Tournament
In need of a replacement, the NCAA committee turned to Utah, despite the fact that the Redskins had 4 losses and had just lost their first-round game in the NIT tournament. Utah had one player, Lyman Condie, a medical student, who midway through the season quit the team to pursue medical school. Additionally, all of Utah's players were raised within 30 miles of the Utah campus. These players included Arnie Ferrin, Fred Sheffield, and Wat Misaka, who was of Japanese descent.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season
The 1943–44 Victorian bushfire season  was marked by a series of major bushfires following severe drought conditions in the state of Victoria in Australia. The summer of 1943–44 was the driest summer ever recorded in Melbourne with just 46 mm falling, a third of the average for the period. Between 22 December and 15 February 51 people were killed, 700 injured, and 650 buildings were destroyed across the state. Many personnel who would have been normally available for fire fighting duties had been posted overseas and to remote areas of Australia during World War II.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season, 22 December 1943
The first major fire was a grassfire at Wangaratta on 22 December which burnt hundreds of hectares and resulted in the deaths of 10 volunteer firefighters near Tarrawingee.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season, 22 December 1943
The fire started a short distance away from the Bowser railway yard. It is unclear how it started but the fire spread quickly and headed in a south easterly direction towards Tarrawingee. The fire swept through Londrigan and East Wangaratta, where several houses were damaged. The fire then crossed the Tarrawingee road and a change of wind drove the flames back upon a large party of fire-fighters who were attempting to create fire breaks. Most of the firefighters escaped in motor-cars and on bicycles, but five men were burnt to death. Five men later died in hospital.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season, 22 December 1943
Up to 1000 volunteers, including defence force personnel, help fight the flames during the night. In the morning the winds picked up again split the fire into two. The fires near Oxley Flat were first to be brought under control and the Ovens Valley section was stopped by the end of the second day.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season, 14 January 1944
On 14 January and the following day, fires broke out across the state. To the west of Melbourne, a series of bushfires broke out between South Australian border and the outskirts of Geelong. including areas near the towns of Skipton, Birregurra and Goroke. Many smaller towns were substantially damaged. In central Victoria, fires occurred near Daylesford, Woodend, Gisborne and Bendigo.


1943–44 Victorian bushfire season, 14 January 1944
A fire that was started by sparking power lines threatened Hamilton; the fire that started to the west of town was fanned by strong blustering winds, and at one stage had three quarters of the town encircled. 40 houses were lost as well as the railway yards and buildings. The fire was contained eventually near Tarrington.