Match details

Grimsby Town 1 - 6 Liverpool

Game date: Saturday 5 October 1946 at 15:15 Stadium: Blundell Park
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 20,189
Half - time score: 0 - 2 Referee: Moore HW
Manager: George Kay Opposition manager: Charles Spencer
   

Starting lineup

1 Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow
2 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
3 Bernard Ramsden Bernard Ramsden
4 Phil Taylor Phil Taylor
5 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Harry Eastham Harry Eastham
8 Jack Balmer Jack Balmer
9 Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins
10 Willie Fagan Willie Fagan (c)
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Albert Stubbins 22'
Billy Liddell 24'
Albert Stubbins 53'
Jack Balmer 57'
Willie Fagan 65' pen
Billy Liddell 70'

Opposition lineup

George Tweedy, Ned Vincent, Fred Fisher, Jack Hodgson, Harry Betmead, Tommy Blenkinsopp, Billy Pearson, Harry Clifton, Norman Moore, Tommy Jones, Billy Wardle

Opposition goals

Billy Wardle 87' pen

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.71
- Average age of the Grimsby Town starting lineup: 31.32
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Grimsby Town league position after match: 19
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

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Match programme

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Blackpool 10 8 0 2 22 13 5 0 0 13 6 3 0 2 9 7 16
2 Manchester United 9 6 2 1 23 9 4 2 0 15 5 2 0 1 8 4 14
3 Sunderland 9 5 2 2 16 15 4 0 0 10 4 1 2 2 6 11 12
4 Liverpool 8 5 1 2 19 12 2 1 1 9 5 3 0 1 10 7 11
5 Stoke City 9 5 1 3 26 19 4 1 1 17 10 1 0 2 9 9 11
6 Wolves 10 5 1 4 17 12 3 0 2 13 6 2 1 2 4 6 11
7 Charlton Athletic 9 4 2 3 21 14 3 0 2 14 5 1 2 1 7 9 10
8 Aston Villa 9 5 0 4 13 9 2 0 3 8 6 3 0 1 5 3 10
9 Middlesbrough 7 5 0 2 13 9 3 0 0 10 6 2 0 2 3 3 10
10 Sheffield United 8 3 3 2 11 12 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 1 6 7 9
11 Bolton Wanderers 9 4 0 5 15 18 2 0 2 6 7 2 0 3 9 11 8
12 Brentford 8 4 0 4 12 17 2 0 2 4 7 2 0 2 8 10 8
13 Chelsea 9 2 3 4 19 23 2 1 1 9 8 0 2 3 10 15 7
14 Preston North End 8 3 1 4 14 17 2 0 3 10 12 1 1 1 4 5 7
15 Everton 8 3 1 4 6 11 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 2 5 7
16 Blackburn Rovers 8 3 0 5 11 11 1 0 3 6 6 2 0 2 5 5 6
17 Derby County 8 3 0 5 14 15 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 3 10 11 6
18 Portsmouth 9 3 0 6 14 15 3 0 1 10 4 0 0 5 4 11 6
19 Grimsby Town 8 2 2 4 9 16 1 1 2 5 10 1 1 2 4 6 6
20 Leeds United 9 2 1 6 15 22 2 1 1 11 4 0 0 5 4 18 5
21 Arsenal 9 2 1 6 13 23 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 4 10 17 5
22 Huddersfield Town 9 2 1 6 8 19 2 1 2 7 6 0 0 4 1 13 5
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