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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 25 Mar 1939 at 15:15
Liverpool
1
-
0
Brentford
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Tom Bush
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Bill Kinghorn
Goals
Willie Fagan
51' penalty
Red Cards
Willie Fagan
Opposition Lineup
Joe Crozier
Bill Gorman
Buster Brown
Billy Scott
Joe James
Ernie Muttitt
Dai Hopkins
Maurice Edelston
Tommy Cheetham
Les Boulter
Leslie Smith
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.87
- Average age of the Brentford starting lineup: 26.91
- Liverpool league position after match: 10
- Brentford league position after match: 15
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Willie Fagan's sending off happened a couple of minutes before the end of the game.
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Harold Curtis
Attendance:
18,113
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1763
League game number:
1599
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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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
33
22
3
8
71
43
15
1
1
50
15
7
2
7
21
28
47
2
Wolves
33
18
8
7
72
26
11
5
1
48
10
7
3
6
24
16
44
3
Derby County
35
17
7
11
59
46
11
2
4
36
18
6
5
7
23
28
41
4
Middlesbrough
34
15
8
11
71
58
9
6
2
48
22
6
2
9
23
36
38
5
Aston Villa
34
15
7
12
63
46
10
1
6
37
19
5
6
6
26
27
37
6
Bolton Wanderers
34
13
11
10
59
48
9
4
4
37
22
4
7
6
22
26
37
7
Arsenal
34
14
9
11
44
33
11
3
3
27
10
3
6
8
17
23
37
8
Charlton Athletic
33
16
5
12
59
50
11
3
2
38
21
5
2
10
21
29
37
9
Stoke City
34
13
9
12
57
59
9
5
2
37
19
4
4
10
20
40
35
10
Liverpool
35
12
11
12
53
56
10
5
3
33
22
2
6
9
20
34
35
11
Preston North End
33
12
10
11
49
47
10
6
1
34
16
2
4
10
15
31
34
12
Leeds United
33
13
7
13
51
57
8
4
4
33
24
5
3
9
18
33
33
13
Grimsby Town
33
12
9
12
47
57
9
4
4
29
21
3
5
8
18
36
33
14
Sunderland
34
12
8
14
46
54
6
5
6
26
25
6
3
8
20
29
32
15
Brentford
34
12
7
15
46
61
9
1
7
24
24
3
6
8
22
37
31
16
Manchester United
33
9
12
12
48
56
5
7
4
24
17
4
5
8
24
39
30
17
Chelsea
33
11
6
16
58
65
9
4
4
40
23
2
2
12
18
42
28
18
Blackpool
34
8
12
14
41
58
6
7
4
29
24
2
5
10
12
34
28
19
Portsmouth
33
8
12
13
35
54
7
7
3
18
11
1
5
10
17
43
28
20
Huddersfield Town
33
10
6
17
45
51
9
3
6
32
16
1
3
11
13
35
26
21
Leicester City
35
8
10
17
37
65
6
6
5
27
24
2
4
12
10
41
26
22
Birmingham City
33
9
5
19
52
73
8
2
5
31
22
1
3
14
21
51
23
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