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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 7 Sep 1946 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
7
-
4
Chelsea
Starting Lineup
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Jim Harley
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer
9
Bill Jones
10
Willie Fagan
(c)
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
2' directly from corner
Bill Jones
24'
(Willie Fagan)
Bill Jones
30'
(Berry Nieuwenhuys)
Willie Fagan
44'
Jack Balmer
47'
Billy Liddell
50'
Willie Fagan
87'
(Jack Balmer)
Opposition Lineup
Bill Robertson
Danny Winter
Fred Lewis
Ray Goddard
John Harris
Jimmy Argue
Murdoch Dickie
Alex Machin
Tommy Lawton
Len Goulden
Len Dolding
Opposition goals
Len Goulden
55'
Jimmy Argue
64'
Alex Machin
70'
Alex Machin
72'
Notes
- Charlie Ashcroft makes his LFC debut
- Bill Jones scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.51
- Average age of the Chelsea starting lineup: 27.49
- Liverpool league position after match: 6
- Chelsea league position after match: 15
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
William Birrell
Referee:
Tregellas J
Attendance:
49,995
Half-time score:
4
-
0
Game number:
1777
League game number:
1609
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31.08.1946 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United
04.09.1946 | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough
07.09.1946 | 7 - 4 | Chelsea
11.09.1946 | 0 - 5 | Manchester United
14.09.1946 | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
21.09.1946 | 0 - 0 | Everton
28.09.1946 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
05.10.1946 | 6 - 1 | Grimsby Town
09.10.1946 | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough
12.10.1946 | 1 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
19.10.1946 | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
26.10.1946 | 1 - 0 | Brentford
02.11.1946 | 0 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
09.11.1946 | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth
16.11.1946 | 4 - 1 | Derby County
23.11.1946 | 4 - 2 | Arsenal
30.11.1946 | 2 - 3 | Blackpool
07.12.1946 | 1 - 5 | Wolves
14.12.1946 | 4 - 1 | Sunderland
21.12.1946 | 4 - 1 | Aston Villa
25.12.1946 | 1 - 2 | Stoke City
26.12.1946 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
28.12.1946 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield United
04.01.1947 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
11.01.1947 | 5 - 2 | Walsall
18.01.1947 | 0 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers
25.01.1947 | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town
29.01.1947 | 0 - 1 | Everton
01.02.1947 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
08.02.1947 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
12.02.1947 | 5 - 0 | Grimsby Town
22.02.1947 | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
01.03.1947 | 4 - 1 | Birmingham City
08.03.1947 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
15.03.1947 | 2 - 1 | Portsmouth
22.03.1947 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
29.03.1947 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
04.04.1947 | 0 - 0 | Preston North End
05.04.1947 | 2 - 3 | Blackpool
07.04.1947 | 3 - 0 | Preston North End
12.04.1947 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
19.04.1947 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
26.04.1947 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
03.05.1947 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.05.1947 | 3 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
17.05.1947 | 1 - 1 | Brentford
24.05.1947 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
31.05.1947 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
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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
Manchester United
3
3
0
0
8
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
6
1
6
2
Blackpool
3
3
0
0
9
3
2
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
3
1
6
3
Middlesbrough
3
3
0
0
7
4
1
0
0
5
4
2
0
0
2
0
6
4
Sunderland
3
2
1
0
8
4
2
0
0
6
2
0
1
0
2
2
5
5
Blackburn Rovers
3
2
0
1
8
5
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
1
4
4
4
6
Liverpool
3
2
0
1
8
5
1
0
1
7
5
1
0
0
1
0
4
7
Brentford
3
2
0
1
6
4
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
4
4
4
8
Bolton Wanderers
3
2
0
1
6
5
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
5
5
4
9
Preston North End
3
2
0
1
7
6
1
0
1
4
4
1
0
0
3
2
4
10
Wolves
3
1
1
1
6
3
1
0
0
6
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
11
Charlton Athletic
3
1
1
1
5
5
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
0
4
2
3
12
Sheffield United
3
1
1
1
4
4
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
4
3
3
13
Derby County
3
1
0
2
5
5
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
14
Portsmouth
3
1
0
2
3
4
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
0
3
2
15
Chelsea
3
1
0
2
8
13
1
0
1
4
6
0
0
1
4
7
2
16
Aston Villa
3
1
0
2
2
3
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
17
Everton
3
1
0
2
2
6
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
4
2
18
Stoke City
3
0
1
2
7
9
0
1
1
3
4
0
0
1
4
5
1
19
Grimsby Town
3
0
1
2
3
5
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
1
20
Leeds United
3
0
1
2
4
7
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
1
2
3
1
21
Arsenal
3
0
1
2
4
11
0
1
1
3
5
0
0
1
1
6
1
22
Huddersfield Town
3
0
0
3
1
8
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
2
0
5
0
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