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1st Division
Anfield | 25 March 1939 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Brentford
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.87)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
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
Willie Fagan
51′ penalty
Red Cards
Willie Fagan
0′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.91)
Joe Crozier
Bill Gorman
Buster Brown
Billy Scott
Joe James
Ernie Muttitt
Dai Hopkins
Maurice Edelston
Tommy Cheetham
Les Boulter
Leslie Smith
Notes
- Willie Fagan's sending off happened a couple of minutes before the end of the game.
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Harold Curtis
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
18,113
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1763
League game number:
1599
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
10th
Brentford league position:
15th
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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
Everton
33
22
3
8
71
43
+28
47
2
Wolves
33
18
8
7
72
26
+46
44
3
Derby County
35
17
7
11
59
46
+13
41
4
Middlesbrough
34
15
8
11
71
58
+13
38
5
Aston Villa
34
15
7
12
63
46
+17
37
6
Bolton Wanderers
34
13
11
10
59
48
+11
37
7
Arsenal
34
14
9
11
44
33
+11
37
8
Charlton Athletic
33
16
5
12
59
50
+9
37
9
Stoke City
34
13
9
12
57
59
-2
35
10
Liverpool
35
12
11
12
53
56
-3
35
11
Preston North End
33
12
10
11
49
47
+2
34
12
Leeds United
33
13
7
13
51
57
-6
33
13
Grimsby Town
33
12
9
12
47
57
-10
33
14
Sunderland
34
12
8
14
46
54
-8
32
15
Brentford
34
12
7
15
46
61
-15
31
16
Manchester United
33
9
12
12
48
56
-8
30
17
Chelsea
33
11
6
16
58
65
-7
28
18
Blackpool
34
8
12
14
41
58
-17
28
19
Portsmouth
33
8
12
13
35
54
-19
28
20
Huddersfield Town
33
10
6
17
45
51
-6
26
21
Leicester City
35
8
10
17
37
65
-28
26
22
Birmingham City
33
9
5
19
52
73
-21
23