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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 20 Mar 1948 at 17:30 UK local time
| Liverpool | 2 | - | 0 | Blackpool |
Starting Lineup
| 1 |  |
Cyril Sidlow |
| 2 |  |
Jim Harley |
| 3 |  |
Ray Lambert |
| 4 |  |
Phil Taylor |
| 5 |  |
Bill Jones |
| 6 |  |
Bob Paisley |
| 7 |  |
Billy Liddell |
| 8 |  |
Jack Balmer (c) |
| 9 |  |
Albert Stubbins |
| 10 |  |
Willie Fagan |
| 11 |  |
Ken Brierley |
Notes
- - Jack Balmer missed a penalty
- - Cyril Sidlow saved a penalty from Stanley Matthews on 1'
- - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.69
- - Average age of the Blackpool starting lineup: 28.72
- - Liverpool league position after match: 16
- - Blackpool league position after match: 8
- - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- - Lambert tripped Matthews and Blackpool had a penalty in the first minute of the game but the future Sir Stanley hit a tame shot straight at Sidlow.
Other details
- Manager: George Kay
- Opposition manager: Joseph Smith
- Referee: Baker E W
- Attendance: 48,725
- Half-time score: 1
- 0 - Game number: 1857
- League game number: 1681
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