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1st Division
Victoria Ground | 07 May 1938 at 15:15 UK local time
Stoke City
2
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.24)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Opposition Lineup
Norman Wilkinson
Harry Brigham
Charlie Scrimshaw
Arthur Tutin
Billy Mould
Jack Kirton
Stanley Matthews
Bobby Liddle
Freddie Steele
Frank Soo
Frank Baker
Opposition goals
Frank Baker
44
′
Freddie Steele
88
′
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Robert McGory
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
21,671
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1725
League game number:
1564
Liverpool league position:
11th
Stoke City league position:
17th
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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
42
21
10
11
77
44
+33
52
2
Wolves
42
20
11
11
72
49
+23
51
3
Preston North End
42
16
17
9
64
44
+20
49
4
Charlton Athletic
42
16
14
12
65
51
+14
46
5
Middlesbrough
42
19
8
15
72
65
+7
46
6
Brentford
42
18
9
15
69
59
+10
45
7
Bolton Wanderers
42
15
15
12
64
60
+4
45
8
Sunderland
42
14
16
12
55
57
-2
44
9
Leeds United
42
14
15
13
64
69
-5
43
10
Chelsea
42
14
13
15
65
65
+0
41
11
Liverpool
42
15
11
16
65
71
-6
41
12
Blackpool
42
16
8
18
61
66
-5
40
13
Derby County
42
15
10
17
66
87
-21
40
14
Everton
42
16
7
19
79
75
+4
39
15
Huddersfield Town
42
17
5
20
55
68
-13
39
16
Leicester City
42
14
11
17
54
75
-21
39
17
Stoke City
42
13
12
17
58
59
-1
38
18
Portsmouth
42
13
12
17
62
68
-6
38
19
Birmingham City
42
10
18
14
58
62
-4
38
20
Grimsby Town
42
13
12
17
51
68
-17
38
21
Manchester City
42
14
8
20
80
77
+3
36
22
West Bromwich Albion
42
14
8
20
74
91
-17
36
