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1st Division
Anfield | 08 November 1947 at14:45UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
1
Grimsby Town
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.51)
1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Bob Priday
8
Kevin Baron
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Jack Balmer
(c)
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Albert Stubbins
45 seconds
(Bob Priday)
Bob Priday
49′
(Albert Stubbins)
Kevin Baron
77′
(Bob Priday)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 30.16)
George Tweedy
Fred Fisher
Jack Hodgson
Sam Hodgson
Dick Taylor
Tommy Blenkinsopp
Albert Wilson
Fred Reeve
Tommy Briggs
Billy Cairns
Billy Wardle
Opposition goals
Fred Reeve
80
′
Notes
- Kevin Baron scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Charles Spencer
Referee:
Leafe RJ
Attendance:
36,796
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1838
League game number:
1664
Liverpool league position:
13th
Grimsby Town league position:
21st
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23 Aug 1947 - Liverpool 3-1 Preston North End
27 Aug 1947 - Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool
30 Aug 1947 - Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool
03 Sep 1947 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
06 Sep 1947 - Liverpool 1-1 Burnley
08 Sep 1947 - Sheffield United 1-3 Liverpool
13 Sep 1947 - Portsmouth 0-1 Liverpool
17 Sep 1947 - Charlton Athletic 0-2 Liverpool
20 Sep 1947 - Liverpool 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
27 Sep 1947 - Everton 3-0 Liverpool
04 Oct 1947 - Middlesbrough 1-3 Liverpool
11 Oct 1947 - Liverpool 3-0 Chelsea
18 Oct 1947 - Huddersfield Town 1-1 Liverpool
25 Oct 1947 - Liverpool 2-2 Derby County
01 Nov 1947 - Blackpool 0-2 Liverpool
08 Nov 1947 - Liverpool 3-1 Grimsby Town
15 Nov 1947 - Sunderland 1-5 Liverpool
22 Nov 1947 - Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
29 Nov 1947 - Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool
06 Dec 1947 - Liverpool 3-3 Aston Villa
13 Dec 1947 - Wolves 2-1 Liverpool
20 Dec 1947 - Preston North End 3-3 Liverpool
25 Dec 1947 - Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
27 Dec 1947 - Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
01 Jan 1948 - Liverpool 2-3 Charlton Athletic
03 Jan 1948 - Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City
10 Jan 1948 - Liverpool 4-1 Nottingham Forest
17 Jan 1948 - Burnley 0-3 Liverpool
24 Jan 1948 - Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool
31 Jan 1948 - Liverpool 0-3 Portsmouth
07 Feb 1948 - Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Liverpool
21 Feb 1948 - Liverpool 0-1 Middlesbrough
28 Feb 1948 - Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool
06 Mar 1948 - Liverpool 4-0 Huddersfield Town
20 Mar 1948 - Liverpool 2-0 Blackpool
26 Mar 1948 - Liverpool 4-0 Sheffield United
27 Mar 1948 - Grimsby Town 2-0 Liverpool
31 Mar 1948 - Derby County 4-0 Liverpool
03 Apr 1948 - Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
10 Apr 1948 - Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Liverpool
17 Apr 1948 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
21 Apr 1948 - Liverpool 4-0 Everton
24 Apr 1948 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
01 May 1948 - Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
15
10
5
0
28
8
+20
25
2
Preston NE
16
10
3
3
25
21
+4
23
3
Blackpool
16
8
3
5
20
12
+8
19
4
Burnley
15
6
7
2
17
11
+6
19
5
Derby Co
16
6
6
4
22
17
+5
18
6
Wolves
15
6
5
4
34
27
+7
17
7
Aston Villa
16
7
3
6
23
20
+3
17
8
Charlton Ath
15
8
1
6
26
26
+0
17
9
Middlesbrough
15
7
2
6
26
24
+2
16
10
Everton
16
6
4
6
17
19
-2
16
11
Portsmouth
15
6
3
6
21
16
+5
15
12
Man City
16
5
5
6
20
18
+2
15
13
Liverpool
16
5
5
6
22
21
+1
15
14
Chelsea
15
6
3
6
20
24
-4
15
15
Man Utd
15
4
6
5
30
23
+7
14
16
Sheff Utd
16
5
4
7
20
30
-10
14
17
Blackburn R
15
5
3
7
22
20
+2
13
18
Huddersfield
16
4
5
7
24
25
-1
13
19
Sunderland
16
4
5
7
19
26
-7
13
20
Stoke C
16
4
3
9
12
24
-12
11
21
Grimsby T
16
4
1
11
20
44
-24
9
22
Bolton Wan
15
3
2
10
14
26
-12
8
