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1st Division
St Andrews | Sat 16 Oct 1948 at 15:00 UK local time
Birmingham City
0
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer
(c)
9
Cyril Done
10
Ken Brierley
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
Cyril Done
37'
Opposition Lineup
Gil Merrick
Ken Green
Dennis Jennings
Fred Harris
Ted Duckhouse
Frank McKee
Jackie Stewart
Neil Dougal
Cyril Trigg
Archie Garrett
George Edwards
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 29.52
- Liverpool league position after match: 15
- Birmingham City league position after match: 4
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Harold Storer
Referee:
Mortimer RA
Attendance:
42,331
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
1879
League game number:
1703
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21.08.1948 | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.08.1948 | 3 - 3 | Sheffield United
28.08.1948 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
30.08.1948 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield United
04.09.1948 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
08.09.1948 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
11.09.1948 | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
15.09.1948 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
18.09.1948 | 1 - 1 | Everton
25.09.1948 | 0 - 1 | Blackpool
02.10.1948 | 0 - 0 | Derby County
09.10.1948 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
16.10.1948 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
23.10.1948 | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough
30.10.1948 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
06.11.1948 | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth
13.11.1948 | 4 - 2 | Manchester City
20.11.1948 | 1 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
27.11.1948 | 0 - 3 | Stoke City
04.12.1948 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
11.12.1948 | 2 - 3 | Preston North End
18.12.1948 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
25.12.1948 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
27.12.1948 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
01.01.1949 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
08.01.1949 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
15.01.1949 | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
22.01.1949 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
29.01.1949 | 1 - 0 | Notts County
05.02.1949 | 0 - 0 | Everton
12.02.1949 | 1 - 3 | Wolves
19.02.1949 | 1 - 1 | Blackpool
05.03.1949 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
12.03.1949 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
19.03.1949 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
26.03.1949 | 4 - 0 | Stoke City
02.04.1949 | 2 - 3 | Portsmouth
06.04.1949 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
09.04.1949 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
15.04.1949 | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
16.04.1949 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
18.04.1949 | 4 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
23.04.1949 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
30.04.1949 | 2 - 0 | Burnley
04.05.1949 | 0 - 3 | Derby County
07.05.1949 | 0 - 2 | Preston North End
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Match programme
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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
Portsmouth
13
9
4
0
27
6
7
0
0
16
1
2
4
0
11
5
22
2
Derby County
13
7
6
0
21
11
5
1
0
13
5
2
5
0
8
6
20
3
Charlton Athletic
13
5
7
1
23
17
4
3
0
13
7
1
4
1
10
10
17
4
Birmingham City
13
5
6
2
19
10
4
1
1
8
3
1
5
1
11
7
16
5
Manchester City
13
6
4
3
18
13
4
3
0
10
4
2
1
3
8
9
16
6
Newcastle United
13
5
6
2
25
20
2
3
1
11
11
3
3
1
14
9
16
7
Arsenal
13
5
5
3
18
11
4
1
1
13
5
1
4
2
5
6
15
8
Stoke City
13
6
3
4
20
17
5
1
1
13
7
1
2
3
7
10
15
9
Sunderland
13
5
5
3
21
21
3
4
0
13
8
2
1
3
8
13
15
10
Blackpool
13
5
4
4
24
24
3
1
2
7
7
2
3
2
17
17
14
11
Manchester United
13
5
3
5
24
18
3
1
2
14
9
2
2
3
10
9
13
12
Bolton Wanderers
13
5
3
5
16
21
2
2
2
7
9
3
1
3
9
12
13
13
Wolves
13
4
4
5
27
23
2
3
2
14
11
2
1
3
13
12
12
14
Chelsea
13
3
6
4
26
22
3
3
1
17
10
0
3
3
9
12
12
15
Liverpool
13
3
6
4
14
12
1
3
2
8
6
2
3
2
6
6
12
16
Middlesbrough
13
4
3
6
18
19
3
2
1
14
7
1
1
5
4
12
11
17
Burnley
13
4
2
7
12
19
3
2
2
6
7
1
0
5
6
12
10
18
Huddersfield Town
13
3
4
6
16
30
1
3
2
5
7
2
1
4
11
23
10
19
Preston North End
13
3
2
8
22
27
2
2
3
14
15
1
0
5
8
12
8
20
Aston Villa
13
2
3
8
19
33
2
3
2
15
17
0
0
6
4
16
7
21
Sheffield United
13
1
4
8
17
30
1
2
3
9
14
0
2
5
8
16
6
22
Everton
13
2
2
9
10
33
2
2
3
10
17
0
0
6
0
16
6
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