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1st Division
Anfield | 05 December 1931 at14:15UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
3
Birmingham
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.15)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Bob Done
3
James Jackson
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
(c)
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Danny McRorie
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Gordon Gunson
Goals
Gordon Hodgson
5′
Dave Wright
27′
Gordon Gunson
39′
Danny McRorie
71′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.88)
Harry Hibbs
George Liddell
Jackie Randle
Lew Stoker
George Morrall
Jimmy Cringan
George Briggs
Tom Grosvenor
Sam Smith
John Bradford
Ernie Curtis
Opposition goals
George Briggs
8
′
Tom Grosvenor
32
′
Sam Smith
87
′
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Leslie Knighton
Referee:
Thompson T
Attendance:
19,847
Half-time score:
3
-
2
Game number:
1430
League game number:
1288
Liverpool league position:
5th
Birmingham league position:
11th
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29 Aug 1931 - Newcastle United 1-0 Liverpool
02 Sep 1931 - Liverpool 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
05 Sep 1931 - Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
09 Sep 1931 - Middlesbrough 1-4 Liverpool
12 Sep 1931 - Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool
16 Sep 1931 - Liverpool 7-2 Middlesbrough
19 Sep 1931 - Liverpool 1-3 Everton
26 Sep 1931 - Liverpool 4-0 Grimsby Town
03 Oct 1931 - Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
10 Oct 1931 - Liverpool 2-2 West Ham United
17 Oct 1931 - West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Liverpool
24 Oct 1931 - Liverpool 3-2 Blackpool
31 Oct 1931 - Sheffield United 0-3 Liverpool
07 Nov 1931 - Liverpool 4-2 Blackburn Rovers
14 Nov 1931 - Sunderland 3-1 Liverpool
21 Nov 1931 - Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City
28 Nov 1931 - Arsenal 0-6 Liverpool
05 Dec 1931 - Liverpool 4-3 Birmingham
12 Dec 1931 - Portsmouth 0-2 Liverpool
19 Dec 1931 - Liverpool 1-1 Derby County
25 Dec 1931 - Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
26 Dec 1931 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
02 Jan 1932 - Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United
09 Jan 1932 - Everton 2-1 Liverpool
16 Jan 1932 - Aston Villa 1-6 Liverpool
23 Jan 1932 - Chesterfield 4-2 Liverpool
27 Jan 1932 - Liverpool 3-3 Leicester City
30 Jan 1932 - Everton 1-2 Liverpool
06 Feb 1932 - Grimsby Town 1-5 Liverpool
13 Feb 1932 - Liverpool 1-0 Grimsby Town
20 Feb 1932 - West Ham United 0-1 Liverpool
27 Feb 1932 - Liverpool 0-2 Chelsea
02 Mar 1932 - Liverpool 4-1 West Bromwich Albion
05 Mar 1932 - Blackpool 2-2 Liverpool
12 Mar 1932 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
19 Mar 1932 - Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Liverpool
26 Mar 1932 - Liverpool 1-2 Sunderland
28 Mar 1932 - Liverpool 0-3 Huddersfield Town
29 Mar 1932 - Huddersfield Town 3-4 Liverpool
02 Apr 1932 - Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool
06 Apr 1932 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
09 Apr 1932 - Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
16 Apr 1932 - Birmingham 1-3 Liverpool
23 Apr 1932 - Liverpool 1-3 Portsmouth
30 Apr 1932 - Derby County 2-1 Liverpool
07 May 1932 - Bolton Wanderers 1-8 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
18
13
1
4
64
31
+33
27
2
West Brom
19
10
4
5
39
22
+17
24
3
Arsenal
18
9
5
4
43
24
+19
23
4
Sheff Wed
18
10
2
6
47
38
+9
22
5
Liverpool
18
10
2
6
41
38
+3
22
6
Aston Villa
16
9
3
4
43
25
+18
21
7
Huddersfield
18
8
5
5
32
26
+6
21
8
Sheff Utd
18
9
2
7
39
28
+11
20
9
Newcastle U
16
9
2
5
35
27
+8
20
10
Middlesbrough
18
8
4
6
37
34
+3
20
11
Birmingham C
18
7
4
7
35
33
+2
18
12
Leicester C
18
8
2
8
39
40
-1
18
13
Bolton Wan
18
7
3
8
31
38
-7
17
14
West Ham U
18
7
2
9
28
46
-18
16
15
Man City
19
4
7
8
34
38
-4
15
16
Portsmouth
18
6
3
9
18
29
-11
15
17
Blackburn R
18
5
4
9
32
44
-12
14
18
Derby Co
19
6
2
11
30
42
-12
14
19
Sunderland
19
4
6
9
23
35
-12
14
20
Chelsea
18
6
1
11
28
41
-13
13
21
Blackpool
18
5
3
10
27
46
-19
13
22
Grimsby T
18
4
1
13
27
47
-20
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