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1st Division
Anfield | 23 April 1938 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Bolton Wanderers
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.85)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Tom Bush
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Jack Balmer
4′
Phil Taylor
7′
Opposition Lineup
Stan Hanson
Jack Tennant
Harry Hubbick
Harry Goslin
Jack Hurst
George Taylor
Tom Woodward
Tom Grosvenor
Jim Currier
Teddy Rothwell
Don Howe
Opposition goals
Jim Currier
46
′
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Charles Foweraker
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
26,370
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
1723
League game number:
1562
Liverpool league position:
10th
Bolton Wanderers league position:
7th
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28 Aug · 6-1 · Chelsea (A)
01 Sep · 3-2 · Portsmouth (H)
04 Sep · 1-2 · Charlton Athletic (H)
08 Sep · 1-1 · Portsmouth (A)
11 Sep · 4-1 · Preston North End (A)
15 Sep · 3-0 · Stoke City (H)
18 Sep · 2-1 · Grimsby Town (H)
25 Sep · 2-0 · Leeds United (A)
02 Oct · 1-2 · Everton (H)
09 Oct · 0-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H)
16 Oct · 2-0 · Wolves (A)
23 Oct · 1-1 · Leicester City (H)
30 Oct · 2-3 · Sunderland (A)
06 Nov · 3-4 · Brentford (H)
13 Nov · 1-3 · Manchester City (A)
20 Nov · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H)
27 Nov · 0-1 · Blackpool (A)
04 Dec · 3-4 · Derby County (H)
11 Dec · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
18 Dec · 2-0 · Arsenal (H)
27 Dec · 2-2 · Birmingham (A)
01 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (H)
08 Jan · 0-0 · Crystal Palace (A)
12 Jan · 3-1 · Crystal Palace (H)
15 Jan · 3-0 · Charlton Athletic (A)
22 Jan · 1-1 · Sheffield United (A)
26 Jan · 1-0 · Sheffield United (H)
29 Jan · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A)
02 Feb · 2-2 · Preston North End (H)
05 Feb · 1-1 · Leeds United (H)
12 Feb · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H)
16 Feb · 1-3 · Everton (A)
19 Feb · 5-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A)
26 Feb · 0-1 · Wolves (H)
05 Mar · 2-2 · Leicester City (A)
12 Mar · 4-0 · Sunderland (H)
19 Mar · 1-3 · Brentford (A)
26 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester City (H)
02 Apr · 1-2 · Huddersfield Town (A)
06 Apr · 3-2 · Birmingham (H)
09 Apr · 4-2 · Blackpool (H)
15 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (A)
16 Apr · 4-1 · Derby County (A)
18 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
23 Apr · 2-1 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
30 Apr · 1-0 · Arsenal (A)
07 May · 2-0 · Stoke City (A)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
40
19
10
11
71
44
+27
48
2
Wolves
39
19
10
10
69
46
+23
48
3
Preston North End
40
15
16
9
62
44
+18
46
4
Brentford
41
18
9
14
68
57
+11
45
5
Charlton Athletic
39
16
12
11
64
49
+15
44
6
Middlesbrough
40
18
8
14
67
61
+6
44
7
Bolton Wanderers
40
14
15
11
61
54
+7
43
8
Leeds United
40
14
15
11
62
59
+3
43
9
Sunderland
40
13
16
11
54
55
-1
42
10
Liverpool
40
15
11
14
65
68
-3
41
11
Chelsea
39
14
11
14
63
61
+2
39
12
Derby County
40
15
9
16
64
84
-20
39
13
Blackpool
41
15
8
18
58
65
-7
38
14
Leicester City
40
13
11
16
52
71
-19
37
15
Everton
40
15
6
19
73
72
+1
36
16
West Bromwich Albion
39
14
8
17
71
82
-11
36
17
Stoke City
40
12
12
16
56
56
+0
36
18
Portsmouth
40
12
12
16
56
63
-7
36
19
Huddersfield Town
40
15
5
20
51
68
-17
35
20
Manchester City
40
13
8
19
74
74
+0
34
21
Birmingham City
40
8
18
14
52
60
-8
34
22
Grimsby Town
40
11
12
17
47
67
-20
34
