Match details

Liverpool 2 - 1 Wolves

Game date: Saturday 1 May 1948 at 15:00 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 31,775
Half - time score: 1 - 1
Manager: George Kay Opposition manager: Ted Vizard
   

Starting lineup

1 Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow
2 Bill Jones Bill Jones
3 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
4 Phil Taylor Phil Taylor
5 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell
8 Jack Balmer Jack Balmer (c)
9 Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins
10 Willie Fagan Willie Fagan
11 Ken Brierley Ken Brierley

Goals

Bob Paisley 22'
Jack Balmer 80'

Opposition lineup

Bart Williams, Laurie Kelly, Terry Springthorpe, Ray Chatham, Bill Shorthouse, Billy Wright, Les Smith, Jimmy Dunn, Jesse Pye, Sammy Smyth, Jimmy Mullen

Opposition goals

Jesse Pye

Notes

- Bob Paisley scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.17
- Average age of the Wolves starting lineup: 24.66
- Liverpool league position after match: 10
- Wolves league position after match: 5
- 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 Arsenal 42 23 13 6 81 32 15 3 3 56 15 8 10 3 25 17 59
2 Manchester United 42 19 14 9 81 48 11 7 3 50 27 8 7 6 31 21 52
3 Burnley 42 20 12 10 56 43 12 5 4 31 12 8 7 6 25 31 52
4 Derby County 42 19 12 11 77 57 11 6 4 38 24 8 6 7 39 33 50
5 Wolves 42 19 9 14 83 70 12 4 5 45 29 7 5 9 38 41 47
6 Aston Villa 42 19 9 14 65 57 13 5 3 42 22 6 4 11 23 35 47
7 Preston North End 42 20 7 15 67 68 13 4 4 43 35 7 3 11 24 33 47
8 Portsmouth 42 19 7 16 68 50 13 5 3 44 17 6 2 13 24 33 45
9 Blackpool 42 17 10 15 57 41 13 4 4 37 14 4 6 11 20 27 44
10 Liverpool 42 16 10 16 65 61 9 8 4 39 23 7 2 12 26 38 42
11 Manchester City 42 15 12 15 52 47 13 3 5 37 22 2 9 10 15 25 42
12 Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 65 70 13 4 4 44 24 3 6 12 21 46 42
13 Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 57 66 8 4 9 33 29 9 2 10 24 37 40
14 Everton 42 17 6 19 52 66 10 2 9 30 26 7 4 10 22 40 40
15 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 41 55 9 5 7 29 23 5 5 11 12 32 38
16 Middlesbrough 42 14 9 19 71 73 8 7 6 37 27 6 2 13 34 46 37
17 Chelsea 42 14 9 19 53 71 11 6 4 38 27 3 3 15 15 44 37
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 5 21 46 58 11 2 8 29 25 5 3 13 17 33 37
19 Sunderland 42 13 10 19 56 67 11 4 6 33 18 2 6 13 23 49 36
20 Huddersfield Town 42 12 12 18 51 60 7 6 8 25 24 5 6 10 26 36 36
21 Blackburn Rovers 42 11 10 21 54 72 8 5 8 35 30 3 5 13 19 42 32
22 Grimsby Town 42 8 6 28 45 111 5 5 11 20 35 3 1 17 25 76 22
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