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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 8 Dec 1951 at 14:15
Liverpool
2
-
2
Preston North End
Starting Lineup
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
John Heydon
5
Laurie Hughes
(c)
6
Bob Paisley
7
Brian Jackson
8
Kevin Baron
9
Jack Smith
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
Billy Liddell
65'
Laurie Hughes
88'
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy Gooch
Willie Cunningham
Bill Scott
Tommy Docherty
Joe Marston
Billy Forbes
Harry Anders
Ken Horton
Charlie Wayman
Bobby Beattie
Angus Morrison
Opposition goals
Ray Lambert O/G
43'
Charlie Wayman
62'
Notes
- Laurie Hughes scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.62
- Average age of the Preston North End starting lineup: 28.53
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Preston North End league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
William Scott
Referee:
Black G
Attendance:
34,722
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2025
League game number:
1837
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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18.08.1951 | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth
21.08.1951 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
25.08.1951 | 3 - 1 | Chelsea
29.08.1951 | 3 - 1 | Burnley
01.09.1951 | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
05.09.1951 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
08.09.1951 | 1 - 2 | Wolves
12.09.1951 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
15.09.1951 | 2 - 2 | Sunderland
22.09.1951 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
29.09.1951 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
06.10.1951 | 0 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
13.10.1951 | 4 - 0 | Fulham
20.10.1951 | 3 - 3 | Middlesbrough
27.10.1951 | 2 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion
03.11.1951 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
10.11.1951 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
17.11.1951 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
24.11.1951 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
01.12.1951 | 3 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
08.12.1951 | 2 - 2 | Preston North End
15.12.1951 | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth
22.12.1951 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
25.12.1951 | 1 - 1 | Blackpool
26.12.1951 | 0 - 2 | Blackpool
29.12.1951 | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
05.01.1952 | 1 - 1 | Wolves
12.01.1952 | 1 - 0 | Workington
19.01.1952 | 0 - 3 | Sunderland
26.01.1952 | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa
02.02.1952 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
09.02.1952 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
16.02.1952 | 1 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
23.02.1952 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
01.03.1952 | 1 - 1 | Fulham
08.03.1952 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
15.03.1952 | 3 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
22.03.1952 | 3 - 0 | Newcastle United
29.03.1952 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
05.04.1952 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
11.04.1952 | 2 - 1 | Manchester City
12.04.1952 | 0 - 4 | Manchester United
14.04.1952 | 1 - 2 | Manchester City
19.04.1952 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
26.04.1952 | 0 - 4 | Preston North End
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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
Portsmouth
20
13
3
4
39
27
8
1
2
24
14
5
2
2
15
13
29
2
Arsenal
21
11
4
6
40
27
7
3
1
27
16
4
1
5
13
11
26
3
Manchester United
21
11
4
6
44
31
6
1
3
21
14
5
3
3
23
17
26
4
Bolton Wanderers
20
11
4
5
34
31
7
3
1
18
11
4
1
4
16
20
26
5
Preston North End
21
10
5
6
42
27
6
1
3
22
11
4
4
3
20
16
25
6
Charlton Athletic
22
10
5
7
43
36
7
2
1
26
14
3
3
6
17
22
25
7
Newcastle United
20
10
4
6
50
33
7
1
2
31
9
3
3
4
19
24
24
8
Tottenham Hotspur
21
10
4
7
38
33
7
1
2
21
12
3
3
5
17
21
24
9
Liverpool
21
7
9
5
31
28
4
5
2
18
14
3
4
3
13
14
23
10
Aston Villa
21
10
3
8
36
37
7
1
2
19
13
3
2
6
17
24
23
11
Derby County
20
9
3
8
38
35
6
1
3
27
18
3
2
5
11
17
21
12
Blackpool
21
8
5
8
35
36
4
3
4
20
21
4
2
4
15
15
21
13
Wolves
19
8
4
7
44
35
5
1
3
22
16
3
3
4
22
19
20
14
West Bromwich Albion
20
5
8
7
39
41
3
6
2
21
16
2
2
5
18
25
18
15
Manchester City
20
7
4
9
28
32
4
2
4
15
13
3
2
5
13
19
18
16
Burnley
21
5
8
8
25
33
4
5
1
16
9
1
3
7
9
24
18
17
Chelsea
20
7
3
10
27
35
5
1
5
15
18
2
2
5
12
17
17
18
Stoke City
22
7
2
13
25
49
4
2
5
16
19
3
0
8
9
30
16
19
Sunderland
19
5
5
9
28
33
2
3
4
13
14
3
2
5
15
19
15
20
Middlesbrough
20
5
4
11
30
42
3
3
3
13
13
2
1
8
17
29
14
21
Huddersfield Town
21
4
4
13
24
45
4
1
6
16
23
0
3
7
8
22
12
22
Fulham
21
3
5
13
28
42
2
3
5
20
19
1
2
8
8
23
11
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