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1st Division

Anfield | 12 March 1949 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 0 Birmingham City

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.83)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Bryan Williams
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Cyril Done
10
Billy Liddell
11
Peter Kippax

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.13)

Notes

  • - Bryan Williams makes his LFC debut
  • - Peter Kippax makes his LFC debut
  • - Billy Liddell missed a penalty on 50'
  • - After being fouled by two defenders at 50', Liddell took the penalty kick himself and Merrick saved, pushing the ball out to Done who lashed it high into the Kop.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Robert Brocklebank
Referee: Salmon G
Attendance: 43,763
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 1900
League game number: 1720
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 12th
Birmingham City league position: 13th
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