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1st Division
Anfield | 21 December 1929 at14:15UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Arsenal
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.3)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Jimmy McDougall
6
David Davidson
7
Dick Edmed
8
Bob Clark
9
Jimmy Smith
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Archie McPherson
53′
Opposition Lineup
Dan Lewis
Tom Parker
Eddie Hapgood
Alfred Haynes
Herbie Roberts
Bob John
Joe Hulme
David Jack
Dave Halliday
Alec James
Charlie Jones
Notes
- Archie McPherson scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Herbert Chapman
Referee:
Crew T
Attendance:
32,819
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1346
League game number:
1206
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
7th
Arsenal league position:
11th
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31 Aug 1929 - Middlesbrough 0-5 Liverpool
04 Sep 1929 - Liverpool 3-0 Huddersfield Town
07 Sep 1929 - Liverpool 0-3 Everton
14 Sep 1929 - Liverpool 3-1 West Ham United
16 Sep 1929 - Huddersfield Town 0-3 Liverpool
21 Sep 1929 - Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
28 Sep 1929 - Liverpool 2-0 Grimsby Town
05 Oct 1929 - Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool
09 Oct 1929 - Liverpool 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
12 Oct 1929 - Liverpool 1-1 Birmingham
19 Oct 1929 - Derby County 2-2 Liverpool
26 Oct 1929 - Liverpool 1-6 Manchester City
02 Nov 1929 - Portsmouth 3-3 Liverpool
09 Nov 1929 - Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
16 Nov 1929 - Aston Villa 3-2 Liverpool
23 Nov 1929 - Liverpool 1-0 Leeds United
30 Nov 1929 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Liverpool
07 Dec 1929 - Liverpool 1-3 Burnley
14 Dec 1929 - Sunderland 3-2 Liverpool
21 Dec 1929 - Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal
25 Dec 1929 - Sheffield United 0-4 Liverpool
26 Dec 1929 - Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United
28 Dec 1929 - Liverpool 5-2 Middlesbrough
04 Jan 1930 - Everton 3-3 Liverpool
11 Jan 1930 - Liverpool 1-2 Cardiff City
18 Jan 1930 - West Ham United 1-4 Liverpool
25 Jan 1930 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United
01 Feb 1930 - Grimsby Town 2-3 Liverpool
08 Feb 1930 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
15 Feb 1930 - Birmingham 0-1 Liverpool
22 Feb 1930 - Liverpool 2-2 Derby County
01 Mar 1930 - Manchester City 3-4 Liverpool
08 Mar 1930 - Liverpool 2-0 Portsmouth
15 Mar 1930 - Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
22 Mar 1930 - Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
29 Mar 1930 - Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool
02 Apr 1930 - Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
05 Apr 1930 - Liverpool 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday
12 Apr 1930 - Burnley 1-4 Liverpool
18 Apr 1930 - Newcastle United 1-3 Liverpool
19 Apr 1930 - Liverpool 0-6 Sunderland
21 Apr 1930 - Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle United
03 May 1930 - Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Man City
19
12
4
3
49
31
+18
28
2
Derby Co
20
11
4
5
40
35
+5
26
3
Sheff Wed
18
11
3
4
44
22
+22
25
4
Aston Villa
20
11
3
6
46
37
+9
25
5
Middlesbrough
20
10
2
8
46
34
+12
22
6
Leeds U
20
10
2
8
39
29
+10
22
7
Liverpool
20
9
4
7
32
37
-5
22
8
West Ham U
20
8
5
7
42
36
+6
21
9
Bolton Wan
20
8
4
8
33
34
-1
20
10
Leicester C
20
8
4
8
39
43
-4
20
11
Arsenal
20
8
3
9
34
29
+5
19
12
Burnley
20
8
3
9
42
44
-2
19
13
Sheff Utd
20
8
3
9
38
43
-5
19
14
Birmingham C
20
7
4
9
37
34
+3
18
15
Huddersfield
20
7
4
9
27
33
-6
18
16
Man Utd
20
8
2
10
29
43
-14
18
17
Everton
21
5
7
9
38
40
-2
17
18
Blackburn R
20
6
5
9
40
46
-6
17
19
Portsmouth
20
6
5
9
32
36
-4
17
20
Newcastle U
20
7
1
12
38
51
-13
15
21
Grimsby T
19
5
4
10
32
47
-15
14
22
Sunderland
19
5
4
10
24
37
-13
14
