Sheffield United 30 Aug 1948

Sheffield United	1	-	2	Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.57)

1	Cyril Sidlow
2	Bill Shepherd
3	Ray Lambert
4	Phil Taylor
5	Bill Jones
6	Bob Paisley
7	Billy Watkinson
8	Jack Balmer (c)
9	Les Shannon
10	Willie Fagan
11	Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.98)

Fred White

Fred Furniss

Albert Cox

Ernest Jackson

Harry Latham

Dick Young

Jim Coop

Jack Smith

Jimmy Hagan

Joe Shaw

Colin Collindridge

Notes

- Les Shannon scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay

Opposition manager: Edward Davison

Referee: Unknown

Attendance: 27,681

Half-time score: 0 - 1

Game number: 1870

League game number: 1694

Liverpool league position: 4th

Sheffield United league position: 16th

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Match timeline

Liverpool

Sheffield United

Les Shannon (1–0)

22'

HT 1–0

Billy Liddell (2–0)

48'

87'

Albert Cox (2–1)

Full time 2–1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	6
2	Portsmouth	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	5
3	Charlton Athletic	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	5
4	Liverpool	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4	5
5	Manchester United	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
6	Birmingham City	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
7	Bolton Wanderers	4	2	0	2	7	9	-2	4
8	Sunderland	3	2	0	1	3	4	-1	4
9	Stoke City	4	1	2	1	3	5	-2	4
10	Wolves	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	3
11	Preston North End	3	1	1	1	9	7	+2	3
12	Arsenal	4	1	1	2	4	3	+1	3
13	Chelsea	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	3
14	Manchester City	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	3
15	Middlesbrough	3	1	1	1	1	1	+0	3
16	Sheffield United	4	1	1	2	8	9	-1	3
17	Newcastle United	3	0	2	1	7	10	-3	2
18	Blackpool	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	2
19	Burnley	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	2
20	Aston Villa	4	1	0	3	4	9	-5	2
21	Everton	3	0	1	2	3	8	-5	1
22	Huddersfield Town	3	0	1	2	3	8	-5	1