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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 9 Apr 1949 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
1
Manchester City
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
Billy Liddell
11
Ken Brierley
Opposition Lineup
Alec Thurlow
Bert Sproston
Eric Westwood
Billy Walsh
Joe Fagan
Albert Emptage
Billy Linacre
Jimmy Munro
George Smith
Andy Black
Jackie Oakes
Opposition goals
George Smith
50'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.48
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 28.77
- Liverpool league position after match: 13
- Manchester City league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Jock Thomson
Referee:
Denham AC
Attendance:
31,389
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1905
League game number:
1725
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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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
35
21
8
6
68
31
15
3
0
42
11
6
5
6
26
20
50
2
Newcastle United
36
19
9
8
65
50
11
4
3
33
27
8
5
5
32
23
47
3
Charlton Athletic
36
15
11
10
59
53
10
5
3
35
21
5
6
7
24
32
41
4
Derby County
34
16
8
10
53
48
13
1
2
36
19
3
7
8
17
29
40
5
Manchester City
36
14
12
10
43
44
9
7
2
26
17
5
5
8
17
27
40
6
Arsenal
35
14
11
10
62
39
10
5
2
43
14
4
6
8
19
25
39
7
Manchester United
32
14
10
8
60
34
7
6
2
27
12
7
4
6
33
22
38
8
Wolves
33
14
9
10
65
50
11
3
3
38
16
3
6
7
27
34
37
9
Stoke City
35
14
8
13
57
56
12
3
3
38
21
2
5
10
19
35
36
10
Burnley
36
11
12
13
39
42
9
6
3
24
14
2
6
10
15
28
34
11
Blackpool
36
11
12
13
48
58
8
5
5
21
22
3
7
8
27
36
34
12
Chelsea
35
11
11
13
64
59
10
5
3
42
22
1
6
10
22
37
33
13
Liverpool
35
10
13
12
45
36
5
9
4
24
14
5
4
8
21
22
33
14
Bolton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
54
59
9
3
5
40
28
4
4
10
14
31
33
15
Birmingham City
36
10
13
13
30
31
8
6
4
15
8
2
7
9
15
23
33
16
Sunderland
35
10
13
12
42
54
7
8
3
25
18
3
5
9
17
36
33
17
Aston Villa
35
13
6
16
51
71
9
4
5
36
33
4
2
11
15
38
32
18
Everton
36
11
8
17
36
60
10
3
4
29
24
1
5
13
7
36
30
19
Sheffield United
35
10
8
17
52
65
8
6
4
31
24
2
2
13
21
41
28
20
Middlesbrough
34
9
9
16
37
48
8
5
4
30
18
1
4
12
7
30
27
21
Huddersfield Town
35
9
9
17
33
60
4
6
7
13
19
5
3
10
20
41
27
22
Preston North End
35
8
9
18
52
67
6
5
7
31
34
2
4
11
21
33
25
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