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Match details
1st Division
Stamford Bridge | Sat 28 Aug 1937 at 15:30
Chelsea
6
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Harry Eastham
9
Ted Harston
10
Jack Balmer
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Ted Harston
13'
Opposition Lineup
Vic Woodley
John O'Hare
George Barber
Billy Mitchell
Bob Griffiths
Sam Weaver
Dickie Spence
Jimmy Argue
George Mills
Harry Burgess
Douglas Smale
Opposition goals
George Mills
4'
Billy Mitchell
8'
George Mills
35'
George Mills
47'
Jimmy Argue
52'
Harry Burgess
53'
Notes
- Ted Harston makes his LFC debut
- Bernard Ramsden makes his LFC debut
- Ted Harston scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.71
- Liverpool league position after match: 21
- Chelsea league position after match: 1
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Leslie Knighton
Referee:
Gamson E
Attendance:
41,553
Half-time score:
3
-
1
Game number:
1679
League game number:
1523
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28.08.1937 | 1 - 6 | Chelsea
01.09.1937 | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth
04.09.1937 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
08.09.1937 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
11.09.1937 | 1 - 4 | Preston North End
15.09.1937 | 3 - 0 | Stoke City
18.09.1937 | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town
25.09.1937 | 0 - 2 | Leeds United
02.10.1937 | 1 - 2 | Everton
09.10.1937 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
16.10.1937 | 0 - 2 | Wolves
23.10.1937 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
30.10.1937 | 3 - 2 | Sunderland
06.11.1937 | 3 - 4 | Brentford
13.11.1937 | 3 - 1 | Manchester City
20.11.1937 | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
27.11.1937 | 1 - 0 | Blackpool
04.12.1937 | 3 - 4 | Derby County
11.12.1937 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
18.12.1937 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
27.12.1937 | 2 - 2 | Birmingham City
01.01.1938 | 2 - 2 | Chelsea
08.01.1938 | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace
12.01.1938 | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace
15.01.1938 | 0 - 3 | Charlton Athletic
22.01.1938 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
26.01.1938 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United
29.01.1938 | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town
02.02.1938 | 2 - 2 | Preston North End
05.02.1938 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
12.02.1938 | 0 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
16.02.1938 | 3 - 1 | Everton
19.02.1938 | 1 - 5 | West Bromwich Albion
26.02.1938 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
05.03.1938 | 2 - 2 | Leicester City
12.03.1938 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
19.03.1938 | 3 - 1 | Brentford
26.03.1938 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
02.04.1938 | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
06.04.1938 | 3 - 2 | Birmingham City
09.04.1938 | 4 - 2 | Blackpool
15.04.1938 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
16.04.1938 | 1 - 4 | Derby County
18.04.1938 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
23.04.1938 | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
30.04.1938 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
07.05.1938 | 0 - 2 | Stoke City
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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
Chelsea
1
1
0
0
6
1
1
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Arsenal
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
1
2
3
Preston North End
1
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Huddersfield Town
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
Sunderland
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
Wolves
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
West Bromwich Albion
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
8
Bolton Wanderers
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
Birmingham City
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
10
Stoke City
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
11
Charlton Athletic
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
12
Leeds United
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
13
Derby County
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
14
Leicester City
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
15
Portsmouth
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Blackpool
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
17
Manchester City
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
18
Middlesbrough
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
19
Everton
1
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Grimsby Town
1
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
21
Liverpool
1
0
0
1
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
0
22
Brentford
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
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