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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 26 Mar 1938 at 15:15
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester City
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Tom Bush
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Ron Jones
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Jack Balmer
27'
Ron Jones
48'
Opposition Lineup
Frank Swift
Gordon Clark
Billy Dale
John Percival
Richard Neilson
Les McDowall
Maurice Dunkley
Alex Herd
Jack Milsom
Peter Doherty
Eric Fred Brook
Notes
- Ron Jones makes his LFC debut
- Ron Jones scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.01
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 26.39
- Liverpool league position after match: 15
- Manchester City league position after match: 21
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Wilfred Wild
Attendance:
29,081
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1716
League game number:
1555
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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
×
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
34
17
8
9
65
36
13
2
1
44
12
4
6
8
21
24
42
2
Preston North End
34
13
14
7
55
39
8
8
2
29
17
5
6
5
26
22
40
3
Middlesbrough
34
17
6
11
62
51
11
3
3
35
20
6
3
8
27
31
40
4
Wolves
33
16
8
9
52
41
8
6
2
31
16
8
2
7
21
25
40
5
Charlton Athletic
32
14
10
8
53
36
12
3
2
37
12
2
7
6
16
24
38
6
Brentford
35
15
8
12
54
48
8
5
4
34
24
7
3
8
20
24
38
7
Bolton Wanderers
34
12
13
9
55
47
9
4
4
32
19
3
9
5
23
28
37
8
Leeds United
34
11
13
10
55
57
9
6
3
32
24
2
7
7
23
33
35
9
Derby County
34
13
9
12
58
70
8
5
4
36
29
5
4
8
22
41
35
10
Sunderland
33
11
13
9
45
48
10
4
2
28
15
1
9
7
17
33
35
11
Stoke City
34
12
9
13
52
49
9
6
2
38
17
3
3
11
14
32
33
12
Chelsea
33
11
10
12
54
56
9
5
3
32
18
2
5
9
22
38
32
13
Blackpool
35
12
8
15
49
54
6
5
6
24
23
6
3
9
25
31
32
14
Leicester City
34
11
10
13
46
54
7
5
4
27
20
4
5
9
19
34
32
15
Liverpool
33
11
9
13
51
56
6
4
7
30
24
5
5
6
21
32
31
16
West Bromwich Albion
33
11
8
14
53
61
7
5
6
33
29
4
3
8
20
32
30
17
Birmingham City
33
6
17
10
41
46
5
11
2
30
24
1
6
8
11
22
29
18
Huddersfield Town
33
12
5
16
41
56
8
3
5
21
20
4
2
11
20
36
29
19
Everton
34
12
4
18
58
63
8
3
5
37
25
4
1
13
21
38
28
20
Grimsby Town
33
8
12
13
41
54
7
5
4
22
20
1
7
9
19
34
28
21
Manchester City
33
10
7
16
58
63
8
2
6
29
25
2
5
10
29
38
27
22
Portsmouth
33
8
11
14
47
60
6
6
4
29
22
2
5
10
18
38
27
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