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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Mon 18 Apr 1938 at 15:15
Liverpool
1
-
1
Middlesbrough
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Tom Bush
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Jack Balmer
5'
Opposition Lineup
Dave Cumming
George Laking
Bobby Stuart
Billy Brown
Bob Baxter
William Forrest
Jackie Milne
Wilf Mannion
George Camsell
Benny Yorston
Tom Cochrane
Opposition goals
William Forrest
60'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.84
- Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 28.05
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Middlesbrough league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Wilfred Gillow
Attendance:
32,010
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
1722
League game number:
1561
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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
39
18
10
11
68
43
13
4
2
46
16
5
6
9
22
27
46
2
Preston North End
39
15
16
8
61
41
9
9
2
33
18
6
7
6
28
23
46
3
Wolves
38
18
10
10
66
46
10
7
2
44
19
8
3
8
22
27
46
4
Brentford
40
18
9
13
68
53
10
6
4
43
25
8
3
9
25
28
45
5
Middlesbrough
39
18
8
13
67
58
11
4
4
36
22
7
4
9
31
36
44
6
Charlton Athletic
38
16
11
11
64
49
14
3
2
43
14
2
8
9
21
35
43
7
Bolton Wanderers
39
14
15
10
60
52
10
6
4
35
21
4
9
6
25
31
43
8
Sunderland
39
13
16
10
54
54
11
6
2
31
16
2
10
8
23
38
42
9
Liverpool
39
14
11
14
63
67
8
5
7
38
29
6
6
7
25
38
39
10
Leeds United
38
12
15
11
56
58
9
6
4
32
25
3
9
7
24
33
39
11
Derby County
38
15
9
14
64
79
10
5
5
41
34
5
4
9
23
45
39
12
Blackpool
40
15
8
17
58
64
9
5
6
30
25
6
3
11
28
39
38
13
Chelsea
38
13
11
14
60
61
10
5
4
36
21
3
6
10
24
40
37
14
Stoke City
38
12
12
14
54
52
9
7
3
39
19
3
5
11
15
33
36
15
Leicester City
39
12
11
16
50
70
8
6
5
29
22
4
5
11
21
48
35
16
Everton
39
14
6
19
70
72
10
4
5
48
31
4
2
14
22
41
34
17
West Bromwich Albion
38
13
8
17
66
81
9
5
6
41
35
4
3
11
25
46
34
18
Birmingham City
39
8
18
13
52
57
7
11
2
34
25
1
7
11
18
32
34
19
Portsmouth
39
11
12
16
55
63
9
6
4
36
22
2
6
12
19
41
34
20
Manchester City
39
13
7
19
74
74
11
2
7
43
31
2
5
12
31
43
33
21
Huddersfield Town
38
14
5
19
48
63
8
3
7
23
24
6
2
12
25
39
33
22
Grimsby Town
39
10
12
17
46
67
9
5
5
26
23
1
7
12
20
44
32
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