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Liverpool

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Burnley

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.67)

1	Elisha Scott
2	Ephraim Longworth (c)
3	Tommy Lucas
4	Jock McNab
5	Walter Wadsworth
6	Tom Bromilow
7	Bill Lacey
8	Dick Forshaw
9	Harry Lewis
10	Harry Chambers
11	Fred Hopkin

Goals

Harry Chambers 22′
Dick Forshaw 78′

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

George Richardson 62′

Notes

- The scene was set for a potential championship decider against Champions Burnley at Anfield. Prior to the match Liverpool were top with 53 points, Tottenham 48 and Burnley with 47 points. Liverpool won Burnley 2-1 and Tottenham lost. The Reds had a seven point lead on Tottenham with only three games left, a maximum of six points in those days. Liverpool were champions for the first time in 16 years!

Other details

Manager: David Ashworth

Opposition manager: John Haworth

Referee: Howcroft JT

Attendance: 50,000

Half-time score: 1 - 0

Game number: 1003

League game number: 889

Played towards Kop: First half

Liverpool league position: 1st

Burnley league position: 3rd

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	39	21	13	5	58	31	+27	55
2	Tottenham Hotspur	39	20	8	11	62	36	+26	48
3	Burnley	39	21	5	13	70	50	+20	47
4	Aston Villa	39	21	3	15	71	51	+20	45
5	Chelsea	40	16	12	12	38	40	-2	44
6	Middlesbrough	38	15	13	10	70	59	+11	43
7	Bolton Wanderers	39	18	7	14	61	53	+8	43
8	Newcastle United	39	16	10	13	52	42	+10	42
9	Cardiff City	38	17	8	13	54	50	+4	42
10	Manchester City	38	16	9	13	60	62	-2	41
11	Sunderland	40	16	8	16	58	56	+2	40
12	West Bromwich Albion	38	14	9	15	45	54	-9	37
13	Sheffield United	39	14	8	17	53	51	+2	36
14	Blackburn Rovers	39	13	10	16	50	52	-2	36
15	Preston North End	39	12	11	16	38	57	-19	35
16	Oldham Athletic	39	12	10	17	34	46	-12	34
17	Huddersfield Town	38	12	9	17	42	51	-9	33
18	Bradford City	39	11	10	18	48	68	-20	32
19	Birmingham City	38	13	6	19	42	55	-13	32
20	Everton	38	10	11	17	52	51	+1	31
21	Arsenal	38	12	6	20	41	54	-13	30
22	Manchester United	39	8	10	21	38	68	-30	26