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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 23 October 1948 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Middlesbrough
Half time 1–0

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

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

  • - 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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Match timeline

Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Jack Balmer (Ken Brierley) (1–0)
25'
HT 1–0
Albert Stubbins (2–0)
75'
Billy Liddell penalty (3–0)
77'
Billy Liddell missed penalty
79'
Billy Whitaker o.g. (4–0)
89'
Full time 4–0

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