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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 22 Dec 1951 at 14:15 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
Chelsea
Starting Lineup
1
Russell Crossley
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
(c)
5
John Heydon
6
Bob Paisley
7
Brian Jackson
8
Kevin Baron
9
Jack Smith
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
31'
(Jimmy Payne)
Opposition Lineup
William Robertson
Syd Bathgate
Sid Tickridge
Ken Armstrong
John Harris
Bill Dickson
Billy Gray
Jimmy D'Arcy
Bobby Smith
Roy Bentley
Bobby Campbell
Opposition goals
Jimmy D'Arcy
75'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.16
- Average age of the Chelsea starting lineup: 27.73
- Liverpool league position after match: 8
- Chelsea league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
William Birrell
Referee:
Williams JG
Attendance:
26,459
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2027
League game number:
1839
View other results
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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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
Portsmouth
22
14
3
5
42
30
8
1
3
25
17
6
2
2
17
13
31
2
Manchester United
23
12
5
6
51
34
7
1
3
26
15
5
4
3
25
19
29
3
Arsenal
23
12
5
6
45
31
7
4
1
29
18
5
1
5
16
13
29
4
Bolton Wanderers
22
11
6
5
36
33
7
4
1
19
12
4
2
4
17
21
28
5
Preston North End
23
11
5
7
47
30
6
1
4
22
12
5
4
3
25
18
27
6
Newcastle United
22
11
5
6
57
39
7
2
2
33
11
4
3
4
24
28
27
7
Tottenham Hotspur
23
11
4
8
42
37
8
1
2
24
13
3
3
6
18
24
26
8
Liverpool
23
8
10
5
35
30
4
6
2
19
15
4
4
3
16
15
26
9
Charlton Athletic
24
10
5
9
43
39
7
2
2
26
16
3
3
7
17
23
25
10
Aston Villa
23
10
5
8
38
39
7
2
2
20
14
3
3
6
18
25
25
11
Blackpool
23
9
5
9
39
39
5
3
4
23
22
4
2
5
16
17
23
12
Wolves
21
8
6
7
48
39
5
2
3
24
18
3
4
4
24
21
22
13
Derby County
22
9
4
9
39
39
6
2
3
28
19
3
2
6
11
20
22
14
Burnley
23
7
8
8
28
34
5
5
1
17
9
2
3
7
11
25
22
15
Manchester City
22
8
5
9
33
35
5
2
4
18
14
3
3
5
15
21
21
16
West Bromwich Albion
22
6
8
8
43
47
4
6
2
24
17
2
2
6
19
30
20
17
Chelsea
22
8
4
10
30
37
6
1
5
17
19
2
3
5
13
18
20
18
Sunderland
21
6
5
10
32
36
3
3
4
16
14
3
2
6
16
22
17
19
Stoke City
24
7
3
14
30
55
4
2
6
20
24
3
1
8
10
31
17
20
Middlesbrough
22
5
4
13
33
50
3
3
4
15
18
2
1
9
18
32
14
21
Fulham
23
4
5
14
30
44
2
3
6
21
21
2
2
8
9
23
13
22
Huddersfield Town
23
4
4
15
27
51
4
1
7
18
26
0
3
8
9
25
12
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