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1st Division
Anfield | 31 January 1948 at14:45UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
3
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.53)
1
Ray Minshull
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Jack Balmer
(c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Bill Jones
11
Billy Liddell
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.84)
Ernie Butler
Jasper Yeuell
Phil Rookes
Jimmy Scoular
Reg Flewin
Jimmy Dickinson
Peter Harris
Duggie Reid
Ike Clarke
Guy Wharton
Jack Froggatt
Opposition goals
Guy Wharton
5
′
Duggie Reid
31
′
Duggie Reid
52
′
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Robert Jackson
Referee:
Barrick CJ
Attendance:
23,097
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
1852
League game number:
1676
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
16th
Portsmouth league position:
10th
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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
27
17
8
2
49
17
+32
42
2
Burnley
27
14
9
4
40
25
+15
37
3
Preston NE
27
14
5
8
44
42
+2
33
4
Derby Co
26
12
8
6
52
34
+18
32
5
Man Utd
27
10
11
6
56
36
+20
31
6
Blackpool
27
12
7
8
37
26
+11
31
7
Wolves
26
12
6
8
56
42
+14
30
8
Man City
27
10
8
9
38
30
+8
28
9
Middlesbrough
27
11
5
11
55
42
+13
27
10
Portsmouth
27
12
3
12
45
36
+9
27
11
Aston Villa
26
10
7
9
40
37
+3
27
12
Sheff Utd
28
11
5
12
47
50
-3
27
13
Charlton Ath
27
12
2
13
40
50
-10
26
14
Everton
26
10
5
11
31
39
-8
25
15
Huddersfield
26
8
8
10
38
38
+0
24
16
Liverpool
28
8
8
12
38
49
-11
24
17
Sunderland
28
8
7
13
39
47
-8
23
18
Stoke C
27
8
7
12
26
39
-13
23
19
Chelsea
27
8
6
13
35
50
-15
22
20
Blackburn R
26
7
5
14
36
52
-16
19
21
Bolton Wan
28
8
3
17
30
47
-17
19
22
Grimsby T
27
6
3
18
30
74
-44
15
