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1st Division
Maine Road | Wednesday 27 August 1947 at 18:30 UK local time
Manchester United
2
-
0
Liverpool
Half time
1–0
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.82)
1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Jack Balmer
(c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Stan Palk
11
Billy Liddell
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.4)
Jack Crompton
John Aston
Johnny Carey
Jimmy Delaney
Jack Warner
Allenby Chilton
Bill McGlen
Jack Rowley
John Morris
Stan Pearson
Charlie Mitten
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Matt Busby
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
53,610
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1824
League game number:
1650
Liverpool league position:
11th
Manchester United league position:
4th
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23 Aug · 3-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
27 Aug · 0-2 · Manchester United (A) · League
30 Aug · 2-0 · Stoke City (A) · League
03 Sep · 2-2 · Manchester United (H) · League
06 Sep · 1-1 · Burnley (H) · League
08 Sep · 1-3 · Sheffield United (A) · League
13 Sep · 0-1 · Portsmouth (A) · League
17 Sep · 0-2 · Charlton Athletic (A) · League
20 Sep · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
27 Sep · 3-0 · Everton (A) · League
04 Oct · 1-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
11 Oct · 3-0 · Chelsea (H) · League
18 Oct · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
25 Oct · 2-2 · Derby County (H) · League
01 Nov · 0-2 · Blackpool (A) · League
08 Nov · 3-1 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
15 Nov · 1-5 · Sunderland (A) · League
22 Nov · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
29 Nov · 0-2 · Manchester City (A) · League
06 Dec · 3-3 · Aston Villa (H) · League
13 Dec · 2-1 · Wolves (A) · League
20 Dec · 3-3 · Preston North End (A) · League
25 Dec · 1-3 · Arsenal (H) · League
27 Dec · 2-1 · Arsenal (A) · League
01 Jan · 2-3 · Charlton Athletic (H) · League
03 Jan · 0-0 · Stoke City (H) · League
10 Jan · 4-1 · Nottingham Forest (H) · FA
17 Jan · 0-3 · Burnley (A) · League
24 Jan · 0-3 · Manchester United (N) · FA
31 Jan · 0-3 · Portsmouth (H) · League
07 Feb · 0-3 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
21 Feb · 0-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
28 Feb · 1-3 · Chelsea (A) · League
06 Mar · 4-0 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
20 Mar · 2-0 · Blackpool (H) · League
26 Mar · 4-0 · Sheffield United (H) · League
27 Mar · 2-0 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
31 Mar · 4-0 · Derby County (A) · League
03 Apr · 0-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
10 Apr · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
17 Apr · 1-1 · Manchester City (H) · League
21 Apr · 4-0 · Everton (H) · League
24 Apr · 1-2 · Aston Villa (A) · League
01 May · 2-1 · Wolves (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Manchester United
26'
John Morris
(0–1)
HT
0–1
69'
Stan Pearson
(0–2)
Full time
0–2
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Stoke City
2
2
0
0
3
1
+2
4
2
Arsenal
2
2
0
0
7
3
+4
4
3
Everton
2
2
0
0
4
2
+2
4
4
Manchester United
2
1
1
0
4
2
+2
3
5
Derby County
2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
3
6
Huddersfield Town
2
1
1
0
2
0
+2
3
7
Wolves
2
1
0
1
11
5
+6
2
8
Charlton Athletic
2
1
0
1
6
4
+2
2
9
Blackpool
2
1
0
1
3
2
+1
2
10
Manchester City
2
1
0
1
4
4
+0
2
11
Liverpool
2
1
0
1
3
3
+0
2
12
Middlesbrough
2
0
2
0
3
3
+0
2
13
Preston North End
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
2
14
Grimsby Town
2
1
0
1
4
8
-4
2
15
Burnley
2
1
0
1
1
2
-1
2
16
Chelsea
2
1
0
1
1
3
-2
2
17
Sunderland
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
18
Sheffield United
2
0
1
1
1
5
-4
1
19
Aston Villa
2
0
1
1
0
3
-3
1
20
Blackburn Rovers
2
0
0
2
2
4
-2
0
21
Portsmouth
2
0
0
2
1
3
-2
0
22
Bolton Wanderers
2
0
0
2
0
2
-2
0