Match details

Liverpool 4 - 0 Stoke City

Game date: Saturday 26 March 1949 at 17:00 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 30,797
Half - time score: 1 - 0
Manager: George Kay Opposition manager: Robert McGory
   

Starting lineup

1 Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow
2 Bill Shepherd Bill Shepherd
3 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
4 Bryan Williams Bryan Williams
5 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Jimmy Payne Jimmy Payne
8 Jack Balmer Jack Balmer (c)
9 Albert Stubbins Albert Stubbins
10 Cyril Done Cyril Done
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Albert Stubbins
Albert Stubbins
Cyril Done 67'
Jack Balmer 88'

Opposition lineup

Dennis Herod, Cyril Watkin, John McCue, Frank Mountford, Neil Franklin, Johnny Sellars, George Mountford, Frank Bowyer, Freddie Steele, Frank Baker, Alec Ormston

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.88
- Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 27.38
- Liverpool league position after match: 10
- Stoke City league position after match: 8
- 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 Portsmouth 32 19 8 5 60 28 14 3 0 39 9 5 5 5 21 19 46
2 Newcastle United 33 17 9 7 58 42 10 4 2 30 21 7 5 5 28 21 43
3 Derby County 32 16 8 8 51 43 13 1 1 34 15 3 7 7 17 28 40
4 Charlton Athletic 34 14 10 10 54 50 9 5 3 32 20 5 5 7 22 30 38
5 Manchester United 30 14 9 7 58 31 7 5 2 26 11 7 4 5 32 20 37
6 Arsenal 33 14 9 10 60 37 10 4 2 42 13 4 5 8 18 24 37
7 Manchester City 34 12 12 10 41 44 8 7 2 25 17 4 5 8 16 27 36
8 Stoke City 33 14 7 12 56 53 12 2 3 38 21 2 5 9 18 32 35
9 Wolves 31 13 8 10 62 49 10 3 3 35 15 3 5 7 27 34 34
10 Liverpool 32 10 12 10 43 32 5 8 3 24 13 5 4 7 19 19 32
11 Bolton Wanderers 33 13 6 14 52 56 9 2 5 38 26 4 4 9 14 30 32
12 Burnley 34 11 10 13 38 41 9 5 3 23 13 2 5 10 15 28 32
13 Blackpool 34 10 12 12 46 55 7 5 5 20 22 3 7 7 26 33 32
14 Birmingham City 34 10 11 13 29 30 8 5 4 14 7 2 6 9 15 23 31
15 Sunderland 33 10 11 12 42 54 7 7 3 25 18 3 4 9 17 36 31
16 Chelsea 33 10 10 13 58 58 9 5 3 37 22 1 5 10 21 36 30
17 Aston Villa 33 12 5 16 48 70 8 4 5 34 33 4 1 11 14 37 29
18 Everton 34 11 7 16 34 56 10 3 4 29 24 1 4 12 5 32 29
19 Sheffield United 33 10 7 16 50 60 8 5 4 30 23 2 2 12 20 37 27
20 Middlesbrough 32 8 8 16 35 47 7 5 4 29 18 1 3 12 6 29 24
21 Huddersfield Town 32 8 8 16 31 54 3 5 7 11 18 5 3 9 20 36 24
22 Preston North End 33 7 9 17 48 64 5 5 7 27 33 2 4 10 21 31 23
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