Match details

Blackpool 2 - 0 Liverpool

Game date: Wednesday 26 December 1951 at 14:15 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 27,414
Half - time score: 2 - 0
Manager: Don Welsh Opposition manager: Joseph Smith
   

Starting lineup

1 Russell Crossley Russell Crossley
2 Bill Shepherd Bill Shepherd
3 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
4 Phil Taylor Phil Taylor (c)
5 John Heydon John Heydon
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Brian Jackson Brian Jackson
8 Kevin Baron Kevin Baron
9 Jack Smith Jack Smith
10 Jimmy Payne Jimmy Payne
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Opposition lineup

George Farm, Eddie Shimwell, Tommy Garrett, Harry Johnston, Eric Hayward, Hugh Kelly, Albert Hobson, Ernest Taylor, Stan Mortensen, Allan Brown, Bill Perry

Opposition goals

Stan Mortensen
Stan Mortensen

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.23
- Average age of the Blackpool starting lineup: 28.21
- Liverpool league position after match: 10
- Blackpool league position after match: 11
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Manchester United 25 13 6 6 57 39 8 1 3 29 17 5 5 3 28 22 32
2 Arsenal 25 13 6 6 50 33 8 4 1 33 19 5 2 5 17 14 32
3 Portsmouth 24 14 4 6 44 35 8 2 3 26 18 6 2 3 18 17 32
4 Newcastle United 24 12 6 6 63 42 7 3 2 35 13 5 3 4 28 29 30
5 Bolton Wanderers 24 12 6 6 41 38 8 4 1 22 14 4 2 5 19 24 30
6 Preston North End 24 12 5 7 49 30 6 1 4 22 12 6 4 3 27 18 29
7 Tottenham Hotspur 25 12 4 9 47 40 8 1 3 26 16 4 3 6 21 24 28
8 Aston Villa 25 11 6 8 43 43 7 3 2 23 17 4 3 6 20 26 28
9 Charlton Athletic 26 11 5 10 46 44 7 2 3 26 19 4 3 7 20 25 27
10 Liverpool 25 8 11 6 36 33 4 7 2 20 16 4 4 4 16 17 27
11 Blackpool 25 10 6 9 42 40 6 3 4 25 22 4 3 5 17 18 26
12 Manchester City 24 10 5 9 39 36 6 2 4 21 15 4 3 5 18 21 25
13 Derby County 24 10 5 9 42 41 7 2 3 30 20 3 3 6 12 21 25
14 Wolves 23 8 7 8 52 44 5 2 4 25 20 3 5 4 27 24 23
15 West Bromwich Albion 24 7 8 9 48 52 5 6 2 27 19 2 2 7 21 33 22
16 Burnley 24 7 8 9 28 36 5 5 2 17 11 2 3 7 11 25 22
17 Chelsea 24 8 4 12 31 43 6 1 6 17 22 2 3 6 14 21 20
18 Sunderland 23 6 6 11 35 42 3 3 5 17 18 3 3 6 18 24 18
19 Stoke City 25 7 3 15 30 58 4 2 6 20 24 3 1 9 10 34 17
20 Middlesbrough 23 6 4 13 36 50 4 3 4 18 18 2 1 9 18 32 16
21 Fulham 25 4 6 15 35 50 2 4 6 24 24 2 2 9 11 26 14
22 Huddersfield Town 25 4 5 16 29 54 4 2 7 19 27 0 3 9 10 27 13
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