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1st Division
Filbert Street | Sat 8 Oct 1938 at 15:00 UK local time
Leicester City
2
-
2
Liverpool
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
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Harman van den Berg
Goals
Berry Nieuwenhuys
73'
Harman van den Berg
89'
Opposition Lineup
Joe Calvert
Billy Frame
Maurice Reeday
Sep Smith
Fred Sharman
Percy Grosvenor
Mal Griffiths
Billy Coutts
George Dewis
Matt Moralee
Stan Baines
Opposition goals
Mal Griffiths
15'
George Dewis
52'
Notes
- Harman van den Berg scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.76
- Liverpool league position after match: 6
- Leicester City league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Frank Womack
Attendance:
13,559
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1734
League game number:
1573
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27.08.1938 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
03.09.1938 | 0 - 1 | Preston North End
07.09.1938 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.09.1938 | 1 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
14.09.1938 | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough
17.09.1938 | 1 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers
24.09.1938 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
01.10.1938 | 1 - 2 | Everton
08.10.1938 | 2 - 2 | Leicester City
15.10.1938 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
22.10.1938 | 2 - 2 | Wolves
29.10.1938 | 3 - 3 | Huddersfield Town
05.11.1938 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
12.11.1938 | 2 - 2 | Arsenal
19.11.1938 | 1 - 2 | Brentford
26.11.1938 | 1 - 0 | Blackpool
03.12.1938 | 2 - 2 | Derby County
10.12.1938 | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town
17.12.1938 | 3 - 2 | Sunderland
24.12.1938 | 1 - 4 | Chelsea
26.12.1938 | 1 - 3 | Stoke City
27.12.1938 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
31.12.1938 | 4 - 1 | Preston North End
02.01.1939 | 0 - 3 | Middlesbrough
07.01.1939 | 3 - 0 | Luton Town
14.01.1939 | 3 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
21.01.1939 | 5 - 1 | Stockport County
25.01.1939 | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
28.01.1939 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
04.02.1939 | 0 - 3 | Everton
11.02.1939 | 1 - 4 | Wolves
18.02.1939 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.02.1939 | 0 - 2 | Wolves
04.03.1939 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
11.03.1939 | 4 - 4 | Portsmouth
15.03.1939 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
18.03.1939 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
25.03.1939 | 1 - 0 | Brentford
01.04.1939 | 1 - 1 | Blackpool
07.04.1939 | 4 - 0 | Birmingham City
08.04.1939 | 2 - 1 | Derby County
10.04.1939 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
15.04.1939 | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town
22.04.1939 | 1 - 1 | Sunderland
06.05.1939 | 0 - 2 | Manchester 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
Everton
9
8
0
1
20
7
5
0
0
13
3
3
0
1
7
4
16
2
Derby County
10
7
2
1
18
9
4
1
0
11
3
3
1
1
7
6
16
3
Bolton Wanderers
9
5
2
2
16
10
3
0
1
9
5
2
2
1
7
5
12
4
Aston Villa
9
4
3
2
15
9
2
0
2
7
4
2
3
0
8
5
11
5
Leeds United
9
5
1
3
17
12
3
0
1
13
5
2
1
2
4
7
11
6
Liverpool
9
5
1
3
14
10
5
0
0
10
2
0
1
3
4
8
11
7
Portsmouth
9
5
0
4
12
13
5
0
0
10
2
0
0
4
2
11
10
8
Blackpool
9
4
1
4
18
14
3
0
2
14
9
1
1
2
4
5
9
9
Arsenal
9
3
3
3
8
6
2
1
2
6
4
1
2
1
2
2
9
10
Preston North End
9
4
1
4
14
13
3
1
0
7
2
1
0
4
7
11
9
11
Sunderland
9
3
3
3
10
10
0
3
1
3
4
3
0
2
7
6
9
12
Charlton Athletic
9
4
1
4
14
15
3
1
0
11
6
1
0
4
3
9
9
13
Chelsea
9
3
3
3
15
17
2
2
0
9
4
1
1
3
6
13
9
14
Wolves
9
2
4
3
8
7
1
2
1
4
2
1
2
2
4
5
8
15
Middlesbrough
9
3
2
4
16
16
2
2
1
10
5
1
0
3
6
11
8
16
Stoke City
9
2
4
3
13
19
1
2
1
6
6
1
2
2
7
13
8
17
Leicester City
10
2
4
4
11
20
2
3
0
8
6
0
1
4
3
14
8
18
Manchester United
9
2
3
4
14
13
2
1
1
11
6
0
2
3
3
7
7
19
Grimsby Town
9
2
3
4
7
13
2
2
1
5
4
0
1
3
2
9
7
20
Huddersfield Town
10
2
2
6
9
14
2
2
2
8
4
0
0
4
1
10
6
21
Brentford
9
2
1
6
8
19
2
0
3
6
8
0
1
3
2
11
5
22
Birmingham City
10
1
2
7
13
24
1
0
4
5
10
0
2
3
8
14
4
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