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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 5 Apr 1947 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
3
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Harry Kaye
5
Bill Jones
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Willie Fagan
(c)
8
Stan Palk
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Cyril Done
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
Willie Fagan
15'
Cyril Done
52'
Opposition Lineup
Jock Wallace
Eddie Shimwell
Eric Sibley
George Farrow
Eric Hayward
Harry Johnston
Alex Munro
George McKnight
Stan Mortensen
Tom Buchan
George Dick
Opposition goals
Tom Buchan
69'
Stan Mortensen
71'
Stan Mortensen
80'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.23
- Average age of the Blackpool starting lineup: 29.69
- Liverpool league position after match: 5
- Blackpool league position after match: 1
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Liverpool were leading 2-0 against Blackpool with less than an hour to go but let slip and lost 3-2.
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Joseph Smith
Referee:
Prescot W
Attendance:
47,320
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1813
League game number:
1640
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31.08.1946 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United
04.09.1946 | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough
07.09.1946 | 7 - 4 | Chelsea
11.09.1946 | 0 - 5 | Manchester United
14.09.1946 | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
21.09.1946 | 0 - 0 | Everton
28.09.1946 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
05.10.1946 | 6 - 1 | Grimsby Town
09.10.1946 | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough
12.10.1946 | 1 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
19.10.1946 | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
26.10.1946 | 1 - 0 | Brentford
02.11.1946 | 0 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
09.11.1946 | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth
16.11.1946 | 4 - 1 | Derby County
23.11.1946 | 4 - 2 | Arsenal
30.11.1946 | 2 - 3 | Blackpool
07.12.1946 | 1 - 5 | Wolves
14.12.1946 | 4 - 1 | Sunderland
21.12.1946 | 4 - 1 | Aston Villa
25.12.1946 | 1 - 2 | Stoke City
26.12.1946 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
28.12.1946 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield United
04.01.1947 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
11.01.1947 | 5 - 2 | Walsall
18.01.1947 | 0 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers
25.01.1947 | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town
29.01.1947 | 0 - 1 | Everton
01.02.1947 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
08.02.1947 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
12.02.1947 | 5 - 0 | Grimsby Town
22.02.1947 | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
01.03.1947 | 4 - 1 | Birmingham City
08.03.1947 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
15.03.1947 | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth
22.03.1947 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
29.03.1947 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
04.04.1947 | 0 - 0 | Preston North End
05.04.1947 | 2 - 3 | Blackpool
07.04.1947 | 3 - 0 | Preston North End
12.04.1947 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
19.04.1947 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
26.04.1947 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
03.05.1947 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.05.1947 | 3 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
17.05.1947 | 1 - 1 | Brentford
24.05.1947 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
31.05.1947 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
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Todays Result
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Match programme backcover
Match programme
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Blackpool
38
21
5
12
69
64
14
0
4
38
27
7
5
8
31
37
47
2
Wolves
33
21
4
8
73
39
13
0
3
47
17
8
4
5
26
22
46
3
Stoke City
34
18
6
10
76
49
12
4
2
46
20
6
2
8
30
29
42
4
Manchester United
33
16
10
7
75
49
13
3
1
45
16
3
7
6
30
33
42
5
Liverpool
34
18
6
10
69
47
10
3
5
37
24
8
3
5
32
23
42
6
Middlesbrough
35
17
7
11
70
51
11
3
5
44
28
6
4
6
26
23
41
7
Preston North End
34
16
8
10
66
59
10
4
4
42
24
6
4
6
24
35
40
8
Aston Villa
35
15
7
13
52
43
6
5
4
25
15
9
2
9
27
28
37
9
Sunderland
34
14
6
14
56
57
8
2
7
26
24
6
4
7
30
33
34
10
Sheffield United
30
14
5
11
64
55
7
4
3
35
21
7
1
8
29
34
33
11
Chelsea
35
13
7
15
59
68
7
3
7
29
32
6
4
8
30
36
33
12
Portsmouth
32
13
6
13
55
49
10
1
5
37
23
3
5
8
18
26
32
13
Bolton Wanderers
37
12
8
17
53
58
7
5
7
29
25
5
3
10
24
33
32
14
Everton
34
12
8
14
46
59
10
4
3
31
22
2
4
11
15
37
32
15
Blackburn Rovers
34
12
7
15
35
38
5
5
7
20
21
7
2
8
15
17
31
16
Grimsby Town
35
10
11
14
44
68
6
6
5
26
32
4
5
9
18
36
31
17
Derby County
32
13
4
15
61
63
9
2
4
37
23
4
2
11
24
40
30
18
Arsenal
33
11
7
15
55
60
6
5
6
31
27
5
2
9
24
33
29
19
Charlton Athletic
33
9
8
16
47
60
6
5
8
31
27
3
3
8
16
33
26
20
Huddersfield Town
34
10
5
19
47
74
8
2
5
28
21
2
3
14
19
53
25
21
Brentford
33
9
4
20
42
74
5
2
9
18
30
4
2
11
24
44
22
22
Leeds United
32
6
5
21
39
69
6
4
7
28
24
0
1
14
11
45
17
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