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1st Division
Anfield | 23 October 1948 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Middlesbrough
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.71)
1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer
(c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Billy Liddell
11
Ken Brierley
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Jack Balmer
25′
(Ken Brierley)
Albert Stubbins
75′
Billy Liddell
77′ penalty
Billy Whitaker O/G
89′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.09)
Rolando Ugolini
Dicky Robinson
George Hardwick
Harry Bell
Billy Whitaker
Jimmy Gordon
Martin Reagan
Johnny Spuhler
Micky Fenton
Tommy Blenkinsopp
Geoff Walker
Notes
- Billy Liddell missed a penalty on 79'
- Stubbins returns to the side after his strike.
- Minshull was in goal as Sidlow was featuring for Wales in Cardiff.
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
David Jack
Referee:
Ellis AE
Attendance:
57,561
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1880
League game number:
1704
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
11th
Middlesbrough league position:
16th
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21 Aug 1948 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
25 Aug 1948 - Liverpool 3-3 Sheffield United
28 Aug 1948 - Liverpool 4-0 Sunderland
30 Aug 1948 - Sheffield United 2-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1948 - Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
08 Sep 1948 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
11 Sep 1948 - Liverpool 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
15 Sep 1948 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
18 Sep 1948 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
25 Sep 1948 - Blackpool 0-1 Liverpool
02 Oct 1948 - Liverpool 0-0 Derby County
09 Oct 1948 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
16 Oct 1948 - Birmingham City 1-0 Liverpool
23 Oct 1948 - Liverpool 4-0 Middlesbrough
30 Oct 1948 - Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool
06 Nov 1948 - Liverpool 3-1 Portsmouth
13 Nov 1948 - Manchester City 4-2 Liverpool
20 Nov 1948 - Liverpool 1-1 Charlton Athletic
27 Nov 1948 - Stoke City 0-3 Liverpool
04 Dec 1948 - Liverpool 1-1 Burnley
11 Dec 1948 - Preston North End 2-3 Liverpool
18 Dec 1948 - Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
25 Dec 1948 - Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool
27 Dec 1948 - Liverpool 0-2 Manchester United
01 Jan 1949 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
08 Jan 1949 - Nottingham Forest 2-2 Liverpool
15 Jan 1949 - Liverpool 4-0 Nottingham Forest
22 Jan 1949 - Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Liverpool
29 Jan 1949 - Liverpool 1-0 Notts County
05 Feb 1949 - Liverpool 0-0 Everton
12 Feb 1949 - Wolves 1-3 Liverpool
19 Feb 1949 - Liverpool 1-1 Blackpool
05 Mar 1949 - Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
12 Mar 1949 - Liverpool 1-0 Birmingham City
19 Mar 1949 - Charlton Athletic 1-2 Liverpool
26 Mar 1949 - Liverpool 4-0 Stoke City
02 Apr 1949 - Portsmouth 2-3 Liverpool
06 Apr 1949 - Liverpool 0-0 Wolves
09 Apr 1949 - Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City
15 Apr 1949 - Liverpool 0-1 Huddersfield Town
16 Apr 1949 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Liverpool
18 Apr 1949 - Huddersfield Town 4-0 Liverpool
23 Apr 1949 - Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle United
30 Apr 1949 - Burnley 2-0 Liverpool
04 May 1949 - Derby County 0-3 Liverpool
07 May 1949 - Liverpool 0-2 Preston North End
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Portsmouth
14
9
4
1
27
9
+18
22
2
Derby Co
14
8
6
0
23
12
+11
22
3
Newcastle U
14
6
6
2
30
21
+9
18
4
Arsenal
14
6
5
3
23
11
+12
17
5
Charlton Ath
14
5
7
2
26
21
+5
17
6
Sunderland
14
6
5
3
24
21
+3
17
7
Birmingham C
14
5
6
3
19
11
+8
16
8
Stoke C
14
6
4
4
22
19
+3
16
9
Man City
14
6
4
4
18
16
+2
16
10
Blackpool
14
6
4
4
25
24
+1
16
11
Liverpool
14
4
6
4
18
12
+6
14
12
Wolves
14
5
4
5
30
23
+7
14
13
Man Utd
14
5
4
5
25
19
+6
14
14
Bolton Wan
14
5
3
6
17
26
-9
13
15
Chelsea
14
3
6
5
27
24
+3
12
16
Middlesbrough
14
4
3
7
18
23
-5
11
17
Burnley
14
4
3
7
13
20
-7
11
18
Preston NE
14
4
2
8
24
27
-3
10
19
Huddersfield
14
3
4
7
16
32
-16
10
20
Aston Villa
14
3
3
8
23
36
-13
9
21
Sheff Utd
14
1
5
8
19
32
-13
7
22
Everton
14
2
2
10
10
38
-28
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