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1st Division
Anfield | 01 October 1927 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
8
-
2
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
David McMullan
5
James Jackson
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Willie Devlin
10
Tom Reid
11
George Pither
Goals
Willie Devlin
3′
Willie Devlin
5′
George Pither
22′
Gordon Hodgson
31′
Gordon Hodgson
37′
Willie Devlin
44′
Gordon Hodgson
67′
Willie Devlin
76′
Opposition Lineup
John Jarvie
George Clifford
John McColgan
Reg Davies
Harry Foxall
Billy Moffatt
Fred Forward
Alex Mackie
Willie Haines
David Watson
Fred Cook
Opposition goals
Alex Mackie
55
′
Fred Cook
57
′
Notes
- George Pither scores his first LFC goal
- Portsmouth pulled two goals back to make the score 6-2 in the second half before Liverpool added two more
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Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
Jack Tinn
Referee:
Pinckston E
Attendance:
25,525
Half-time score:
6
-
0
Game number:
1245
League game number:
1110
Liverpool league position:
9th
Portsmouth league position:
13th
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27 Aug 1927 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
31 Aug 1927 - Liverpool 5-1 Bury
03 Sep 1927 - Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
10 Sep 1927 - Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
17 Sep 1927 - Liverpool 5-2 Derby County
19 Sep 1927 - Bury 2-5 Liverpool
24 Sep 1927 - West Ham United 1-3 Liverpool
01 Oct 1927 - Liverpool 8-2 Portsmouth
08 Oct 1927 - Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool
15 Oct 1927 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
22 Oct 1927 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 1927 - Liverpool 4-2 Blackburn Rovers
05 Nov 1927 - Cardiff City 1-1 Liverpool
12 Nov 1927 - Liverpool 5-2 The Wednesday
19 Nov 1927 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1927 - Liverpool 4-2 Huddersfield Town
03 Dec 1927 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
10 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-3 Birmingham
17 Dec 1927 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Liverpool
24 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
27 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal
31 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
02 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 2-2 Burnley
07 Jan 1928 - Aston Villa 4-3 Liverpool
14 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 1-0 Darlington
21 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 2-5 Sunderland
28 Jan 1928 - Cardiff City 1-2 Liverpool
04 Feb 1928 - Liverpool 1-3 West Ham United
11 Feb 1928 - Portsmouth 0-1 Liverpool
15 Feb 1928 - Derby County 3-2 Liverpool
25 Feb 1928 - Liverpool 3-3 Everton
03 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 4-2 Bolton Wanderers
07 Mar 1928 - Arsenal 3-6 Liverpool
10 Mar 1928 - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Liverpool
17 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 1-2 Cardiff City
24 Mar 1928 - The Wednesday 0-4 Liverpool
31 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
06 Apr 1928 - Burnley 2-2 Liverpool
07 Apr 1928 - Huddersfield Town 4-2 Liverpool
14 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle United
21 Apr 1928 - Birmingham 0-2 Liverpool
25 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
28 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
05 May 1928 - Manchester United 1-6 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Bury
8
6
0
2
21
14
+7
12
2
West Ham U
7
5
1
1
21
15
+6
11
3
Blackburn R
9
4
3
2
15
12
+3
11
4
Newcastle U
8
4
2
2
22
13
+9
10
5
Everton
8
3
4
1
21
14
+7
10
6
Arsenal
8
4
2
2
19
17
+2
10
7
Cardiff C
8
3
4
1
15
16
-1
10
8
Middlesbrough
8
3
3
2
15
14
+1
9
9
Liverpool
8
3
2
3
23
16
+7
8
10
Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
16
14
+2
8
11
Sunderland
8
3
2
3
22
21
+1
8
12
Leicester C
9
3
2
4
15
14
+1
8
13
Portsmouth
8
3
2
3
19
25
-6
8
14
Man Utd
9
3
2
4
12
16
-4
8
15
Tottenham H
9
3
1
5
12
21
-9
7
16
Huddersfield
7
2
2
3
20
18
+2
6
17
Derby Co
8
2
2
4
18
20
-2
6
18
Burnley
8
3
0
5
18
22
-4
6
19
Sheff Wed
8
1
4
3
12
17
-5
6
20
Bolton Wan
8
1
4
3
8
11
-3
6
21
Birmingham C
8
1
3
4
13
19
-6
5
22
Sheff Utd
8
1
3
4
10
18
-8
5
