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1st Division
Anfield | 02 May 1931 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
West Ham United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.73)
1
Elisha Scott
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Danny McRorie
10
Archie McPherson
11
Gordon Gunson
Goals
Gordon Hodgson
11′
Gordon Hodgson
80′
Opposition Lineup
Ted Hufton
Alf Earl
Reg Wade
Jimmy Collins
Jim Barrett
Fred Norris
Jimmy Wood
Stan Earle
Vic Watson
Wilfred James
Jimmy Ruffell
Notes
-Benefit match for Jackson, Hodgson and Riley.
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Sydney King
Referee:
Westwood ER
Attendance:
14,582
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1412
League game number:
1270
Liverpool league position:
9th
West Ham United league position:
18th
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30 Aug · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H)
01 Sep · 7-0 · West Ham United (A)
06 Sep · 3-3 · Middlesbrough (A)
10 Sep · 7-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
13 Sep · 1-4 · Huddersfield Town (H)
20 Sep · 4-2 · Aston Villa (A)
27 Sep · 3-1 · Chelsea (H)
04 Oct · 0-4 · Newcastle United (A)
11 Oct · 1-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (H)
18 Oct · 2-0 · Leeds United (H)
25 Oct · 1-3 · Blackpool (A)
01 Nov · 0-2 · Manchester City (H)
08 Nov · 2-2 · Derby County (A)
15 Nov · 3-1 · Leicester City (H)
22 Nov · 4-0 · Portsmouth (A)
29 Nov · 6-1 · Sheffield United (H)
06 Dec · 6-5 · Sunderland (A)
13 Dec · 1-1 · Arsenal (H)
20 Dec · 2-0 · Birmingham (A)
25 Dec · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A)
26 Dec · 1-1 · Grimsby Town (H)
27 Dec · 3-3 · Blackburn Rovers (A)
03 Jan · 3-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
10 Jan · 0-2 · Birmingham (H)
14 Jan · 2-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
17 Jan · 2-1 · Huddersfield Town (A)
24 Jan · 1-1 · Aston Villa (H)
31 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (A)
07 Feb · 4-2 · Newcastle United (H)
14 Feb · 3-5 · Sheffield Wednesday (A)
21 Feb · 1-2 · Leeds United (A)
28 Feb · 5-2 · Blackpool (H)
07 Mar · 1-1 · Manchester City (A)
14 Mar · 0-0 · Derby County (H)
21 Mar · 3-2 · Leicester City (A)
28 Mar · 3-1 · Portsmouth (H)
03 Apr · 1-1 · Manchester United (H)
04 Apr · 4-1 · Sheffield United (A)
06 Apr · 4-1 · Manchester United (A)
11 Apr · 2-4 · Sunderland (H)
15 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (H)
18 Apr · 3-1 · Arsenal (A)
02 May · 2-0 · West Ham United (H)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
42
28
10
4
127
59
+68
66
2
Aston Villa
42
25
9
8
128
78
+50
59
3
Sheffield Wednesday
42
22
8
12
102
75
+27
52
4
Portsmouth
42
18
13
11
84
67
+17
49
5
Huddersfield Town
42
18
12
12
81
65
+16
48
6
Derby County
42
18
10
14
94
79
+15
46
7
Middlesbrough
42
19
8
15
98
90
+8
46
8
Manchester City
42
18
10
14
75
70
+5
46
9
Liverpool
42
15
12
15
86
85
+1
42
10
Blackburn Rovers
42
17
8
17
83
84
-1
42
11
Sunderland
42
16
9
17
89
85
+4
41
12
Chelsea
42
15
10
17
64
67
-3
40
13
Grimsby Town
42
17
5
20
82
87
-5
39
14
Bolton Wanderers
42
15
9
18
68
81
-13
39
15
Sheffield United
42
14
10
18
78
84
-6
38
16
Leicester City
42
16
6
20
80
95
-15
38
17
Newcastle United
42
15
6
21
78
87
-9
36
18
West Ham United
42
14
8
20
79
94
-15
36
19
Birmingham City
42
13
10
19
55
70
-15
36
20
Blackpool
42
11
10
21
71
125
-54
32
21
Leeds United
42
12
7
23
68
81
-13
31
22
Manchester United
42
7
8
27
53
115
-62
22
