Transfers that took place when English football was suspended during World War I and World War II.
WWI
In
| Player | Team | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Robinson | Laird's Munition Works | May 1917 | Free |
| Ernie Gault | Stockport County | May 1917 | £45 |
| Jimmy Miller | Grimsby Town | December 1918 | £25 |
| Owen Williams | South Liverpool | February 1919 | Free |
- Ernie Gault (Stockport County) – Transfer completed around 1st May 1917.
- Jimmy Miller (Grimsby Town) – Transfer completed around 23rd December 1918.
- Owen Williams (South Liverpool) – Transfer completed around February 1919.
Out
| Player | Team | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Palmer | Released | May 1915 | |
| Lance Johnston | Released | May 1916 | |
| Bobby Simpson | Sacked | 14 November 1916 | |
| Bill Wright | ? | May 1917 | Undisclosed |
| Harry Makepeace | Retired | January 1919 |
- Bill Palmer (Released) – Eventually joined Barnsley.
- Lance Johnston (Released) – Eventually joined Blackpool.
- Bobby Simpson (Sacked) – Bobby Simpson was sacked for "grossly insubordinate" behaviour in the dressing room on the day of Everton's match against Preston North End.
- Bill Wright (?) – Possibly moved to St Mirren.
WWII
In
| Player | Team | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin McDonnell | Haydock C & B | Summer 1942 | Amateur |
| Jackie Grant | High Spen | 5 December 1942 | Free |
| Jack Hedley | North Shields | 25 April 1945 | £100 |
- Martin McDonnell (Haydock C & B) – Signed professional forms in September 1945.
Out
| Player | Team | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | |||