Above is extract from the Liverpool Daily Post of 16th July 1945 – Oldham Athletic Reserves, Ashton(Hurst) did join + Droylsden to make the league operate with 20 clubs

Match Date	Opponents	F-A	Att.	GOAL	SCORERS
25-Aug-1945	Rhyl	3-0		WATSON	GALLIMORE	FLAVELL
1-Sep-1945	RHYL	1-2		RUDD
8-Sep-1945	Droylsden	1-3		SHARPS
15-Sep-1945	DROYLSDEN	5-2		N.A. JONES -2	WATSON -2	R. JONES
22-Sep-1945	GLOSSOP (FAC 1q.)	8-2		STUBBS -4	R. JONES	RUDD
				HEWITT	ASHLEY
29-Sep-1945	HURST	4-2		HEWITT	STUBBS	R. JONES
				EVANS
6-Oct-1945	HURST (FAC 2q.)	6-1		STUBBS -5	R. JONES
13-Oct-1945	OLDHAM ATHLETIC RESERVES	4-3		JONES	WATSON	SULLIVAN
				SCHOFIELD -p.
20-Oct-1945	Rhyl (FAC 3q.)	2-2		JONES	SCHOFIELD -p.
24-Oct-1945	RHYL (FAC 3q. Rep.)	3-1		STUBBS -3
27-Oct-1945	WELLINGTON TOWN	2-3		EVANS	STUBBS -p.
3-Nov-1945	MARINE (FAC 4q.)	2-3	4000	STUBBS	RUDD
10-Nov-1945	WIGAN ATHLETIC	6-1		STUBBS -2	WARING	ASHLEY
				EVANS	SCHOFIELD -p.
17-Nov-1945	Wrexham Reserves	0-2
24-Nov-1945	TRANMERE ROVERS RESERVES	8-0		WARING -2	ASHLEY -2	STUBBS -2
				EVANS -2
1-Dec-1945	Wigan Athletic	2-0	2000	WARING	STUBBS
8-Dec-1945	STOCKPORT COUNTY RESERVES	2-2		EVANS	STUBBS
15-Dec-1945	Wellington Town	4-3		EVANS	ALBINSON	STUBBS
				ASHLEY
22-Dec-1945	CHESTER RESERVES	4-6		WARING	ALBINSON	STUBBS
				EVANS
25-Dec-1945	NORTHWICH VICTORIA	6-2		STUBBS -2	JONES -2	WARING
				SCHOFIELD -p.
26-Dec-1945	South Liverpool	3-1		STUBBS -2	WARING
29-Dec-1945	Hurst	2-1		STUBBS	EVANS
5-Jan-1946	WREXHAM RESERVES	0-0
12-Jan-1946	Port Vale Reserves	5-3		STUBBS -2	ASHLEY	WHITEHEAD
				EVANS
19-Jan-1946	Northwich Victoria (CSC 1)	0-0	4474
23-Jan-1946	NORTHWICH VICTORIA (CSC 1 Rep.)	4-0	3000	STUBBS -2	WARING	EVANS
26-Jan-1946	Stockport County Reserves	1-2		JONES
2-Feb-1946	BUXTON	1-0		JONES
9-Feb-1946	CREWE ALEXANDRA RESERVES (CSC 2)	3-3		JONES -3
13-Feb-1946	CREWE ALEXANDRA RESERVES (CSC 2 Rep.)	8-2		STUBBS -4	WARING -2	EVANS -2
16-Feb-1946	PORT VALE RESERVES	3-2		STUBBS -3
23-Feb-1946	RUNCORN	1-1		STUBBS
2-Mar-1946	Mossley	3-5		WARING	STUBBS	CHALLENGER
9-Mar-1946	ALTRINCHAM ATHLETIC (CSC S/F)-Crewe	2-0	4000	JONES	CHALLENGER
16-Mar-1946	Hyde United	1-0		JONES
20-Mar-1946	HYDE UNITED	4-1		STUBBS -3	JONES
23-Mar-1946	MOSSLEY	7-1		STUBBS -4	LITTLER -2	WARING
30-Mar-1946	Hyde United (CSC F.) - Crewe	0-1	9300
3-Apr-1946	Chester Reserves	0-3
6-Apr-1946	Buxton	2-1		STUBBS	LITTLER
10-Apr-1946	Crewe Alexandra Reserves	0-1
13-Apr-1946	STALYBRIDGE CELTIC	3-4		STUBBS -2	LITTLER
19-Apr-1946	Northwich Victoria	2-3	9000	ALLMARK	CHALLENGER
20-Apr-1946	Tranmere Rovers Reserves	0-3
22-Apr-1946	SOUTH LIVERPOOL	3-1	2000	ASHLEY -2	STUBBS
24-Apr-1946	Stalybridge Celtic	0-3
27-Apr-1946	CREWE ALEXANDRA RESERVES	0-0
1-May-1946	Runcorn	1-0	3200	STUBBS
4-May-1946	Oldham Athletic Reserves	4-2		STUBBS -2	WARING	ASHLEY -p.