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1st Division
Stamford Bridge | 24 December 1938 at 14:20 UK local time
Chelsea
4
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.69)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Tom Bush
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Bill Kinghorn
Goals
Jack Balmer
75′
Opposition Lineup
Vic Woodley
John O'Hare
George Barber
Billy Mitchell
Bob Salmond
Sam Weaver
Dickie Spence
Joe Payne
George Mills
Harry Burgess
Alf Hanson
Opposition goals
Dickie Spence
5
′
Harry Burgess
15
′
Joe Payne
35
′
Joe Payne
89
′
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Leslie Knighton
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
6,801
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
1745
League game number:
1584
Liverpool league position:
6th
Chelsea league position:
17th
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27 Aug · 2-1 · Chelsea (H)
03 Sep · 1-0 · Preston North End (A)
07 Sep · 1-0 · Manchester United (H)
10 Sep · 1-0 · Charlton Athletic (H)
14 Sep · 3-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
17 Sep · 3-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
24 Sep · 3-0 · Leeds United (H)
01 Oct · 2-1 · Everton (A)
08 Oct · 2-2 · Leicester City (A)
15 Oct · 3-0 · Aston Villa (H)
22 Oct · 2-2 · Wolves (A)
29 Oct · 3-3 · Huddersfield Town (H)
05 Nov · 1-1 · Portsmouth (A)
12 Nov · 2-2 · Arsenal (H)
19 Nov · 2-1 · Brentford (A)
26 Nov · 1-0 · Blackpool (H)
03 Dec · 2-2 · Derby County (A)
10 Dec · 2-2 · Grimsby Town (H)
17 Dec · 2-3 · Sunderland (A)
24 Dec · 4-1 · Chelsea (A)
26 Dec · 3-1 · Stoke City (A)
27 Dec · 1-0 · Stoke City (H)
31 Dec · 4-1 · Preston North End (H)
02 Jan · 3-0 · Middlesbrough (A)
07 Jan · 3-0 · Luton Town (H)
14 Jan · 1-3 · Charlton Athletic (A)
21 Jan · 5-1 · Stockport County (H)
25 Jan · 1-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
28 Jan · 1-1 · Leeds United (A)
04 Feb · 0-3 · Everton (H)
11 Feb · 4-1 · Wolves (A)
18 Feb · 2-0 · Aston Villa (A)
25 Feb · 0-2 · Wolves (H)
04 Mar · 1-1 · Leicester City (H)
11 Mar · 4-4 · Portsmouth (H)
15 Mar · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (A)
18 Mar · 2-0 · Arsenal (A)
25 Mar · 1-0 · Brentford (H)
01 Apr · 1-1 · Blackpool (A)
07 Apr · 4-0 · Birmingham (H)
08 Apr · 2-1 · Derby County (H)
10 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (A)
15 Apr · 2-1 · Grimsby Town (A)
22 Apr · 1-1 · Sunderland (H)
06 May · 2-0 · Manchester United (A)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Derby County
21
13
4
4
40
23
+17
30
2
Everton
20
14
1
5
43
20
+23
29
3
Charlton Athletic
20
10
4
6
30
26
+4
24
4
Wolves
20
8
7
5
29
15
+14
23
5
Middlesbrough
20
9
5
6
43
32
+11
23
6
Liverpool
20
8
7
5
35
30
+5
23
7
Grimsby Town
20
8
7
5
30
26
+4
23
8
Leeds United
20
9
3
8
35
37
-2
21
9
Arsenal
20
6
8
6
24
20
+4
20
10
Bolton Wanderers
20
6
7
7
30
29
+1
19
11
Aston Villa
20
8
3
9
31
31
+0
19
12
Sunderland
20
7
5
8
26
29
-3
19
13
Stoke City
20
6
7
7
28
37
-9
19
14
Portsmouth
20
6
7
7
21
30
-9
19
15
Preston North End
20
7
4
9
25
30
-5
18
16
Blackpool
20
6
6
8
27
34
-7
18
17
Chelsea
20
7
3
10
36
40
-4
17
18
Manchester United
20
5
7
8
26
29
-3
17
19
Leicester City
21
5
7
9
26
37
-11
17
20
Huddersfield Town
21
6
4
11
27
35
-8
16
21
Brentford
20
6
4
10
26
42
-16
16
22
Birmingham City
21
6
2
13
31
37
-6
14
