 Fagan returned to Merseyside upon the conclusion of the war and was appointed captain.He played 22 (18 league) matches, scoring seven goals (all in the league) as Liverpool won the first post-war First Division championship by the end of the 1946–47 season.Injuries caused his appearances during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons to be very irregular, and he also lost the captaincy and appeare dto be on the verge of departing.