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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Fri 26 Dec 1930 at 14:00 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
Grimsby Town
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Bob Ireland
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Gordon Gunson
Goals
Archie McPherson
5'
Opposition Lineup
Tommy Read
Charlie Wilson
Hughie Jacobson
Alec Hall
Harry Swaby
Teddy Buck
Wally Ponting
Jackie Bestall
Tim Coleman
Billy Marshall
Horace Fielding
Opposition goals
Tim Coleman
25'
Notes
- Bob Ireland makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.83
- Average age of the Grimsby Town starting lineup: 25.95
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Grimsby Town league position after match: 20
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Wilfred Gillow
Attendance:
36,203
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
1390
League game number:
1249
View other results
30.08.1930 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
01.09.1930 | 0 - 7 | West Ham United
06.09.1930 | 3 - 3 | Middlesbrough
10.09.1930 | 7 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
13.09.1930 | 1 - 4 | Huddersfield Town
20.09.1930 | 2 - 4 | Aston Villa
27.09.1930 | 3 - 1 | Chelsea
04.10.1930 | 4 - 0 | Newcastle United
11.10.1930 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
18.10.1930 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
25.10.1930 | 3 - 1 | Blackpool
01.11.1930 | 0 - 2 | Manchester City
08.11.1930 | 2 - 2 | Derby County
15.11.1930 | 3 - 1 | Leicester City
22.11.1930 | 0 - 4 | Portsmouth
29.11.1930 | 6 - 1 | Sheffield United
06.12.1930 | 5 - 6 | Sunderland
13.12.1930 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
20.12.1930 | 0 - 2 | Birmingham City
25.12.1930 | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town
26.12.1930 | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town
27.12.1930 | 3 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers
03.01.1931 | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough
10.01.1931 | 0 - 2 | Birmingham City
14.01.1931 | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
17.01.1931 | 1 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
24.01.1931 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
31.01.1931 | 2 - 2 | Chelsea
07.02.1931 | 4 - 2 | Newcastle United
14.02.1931 | 5 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.02.1931 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
28.02.1931 | 5 - 2 | Blackpool
07.03.1931 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
14.03.1931 | 0 - 0 | Derby County
21.03.1931 | 2 - 3 | Leicester City
28.03.1931 | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth
03.04.1931 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
04.04.1931 | 1 - 4 | Sheffield United
06.04.1931 | 1 - 4 | Manchester United
11.04.1931 | 2 - 4 | Sunderland
15.04.1931 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
18.04.1931 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
02.05.1931 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
×
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
Arsenal
21
14
5
2
61
31
6
2
1
26
14
8
3
1
35
17
33
2
Sheffield Wednesday
21
12
5
4
58
33
6
2
1
32
9
6
3
3
26
24
29
3
Aston Villa
22
11
6
5
60
47
7
3
1
39
21
4
3
4
21
26
28
4
Derby County
22
10
7
5
52
36
6
5
1
30
15
4
2
4
22
21
27
5
Portsmouth
22
10
7
5
52
39
5
4
1
24
14
5
3
4
28
25
27
6
West Ham United
22
11
5
6
51
44
9
2
1
38
17
2
3
5
13
27
27
7
Leicester City
22
10
3
9
49
54
7
3
2
29
21
3
0
7
20
33
23
8
Blackburn Rovers
22
9
4
9
49
44
8
2
1
32
13
1
2
8
17
31
22
9
Middlesbrough
21
9
4
8
43
44
7
3
1
26
12
2
1
7
17
32
22
10
Huddersfield Town
21
7
7
7
50
42
4
6
1
28
15
3
1
6
22
27
21
11
Sheffield United
22
7
7
8
44
42
6
4
2
31
20
1
3
6
13
22
21
12
Liverpool
21
8
5
8
46
45
6
2
3
27
16
2
3
5
19
29
21
13
Chelsea
22
8
5
9
38
40
6
1
3
22
10
2
4
6
16
30
21
14
Manchester City
22
8
4
10
35
41
7
0
5
22
21
1
4
5
13
20
20
15
Newcastle United
21
8
3
10
44
49
4
1
5
25
28
4
2
5
19
21
19
16
Sunderland
22
6
7
9
48
58
5
2
4
34
30
1
5
5
14
28
19
17
Birmingham City
22
6
7
9
34
41
6
2
3
24
15
0
5
6
10
26
19
18
Leeds United
22
8
2
12
48
47
6
1
4
33
19
2
1
8
15
28
18
19
Bolton Wanderers
21
7
4
10
31
40
6
2
3
21
16
1
2
7
10
24
18
20
Grimsby Town
21
7
3
11
34
34
5
1
4
21
12
2
2
7
13
22
17
21
Blackpool
22
6
5
11
38
69
4
3
4
23
29
2
2
7
15
40
17
22
Manchester United
22
2
3
17
27
72
2
3
5
14
24
0
0
12
13
48
7
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