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1st Division

Anfield | 27 August 1938 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Chelsea

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.55)

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
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Bill Kinghorn

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Notes

  • - Bill Kinghorn makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Leslie Knighton
Referee: Gough EV
Attendance: 33,868
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 1726
League game number: 1565
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 6th
Chelsea league position: 16th
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