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1st Division
Anfield | 26 December 1950 at14:15UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.73)
1
Russell Crossley
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
John Heydon
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer
(c)
9
Cyril Done
10
Jack Haigh
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Jack Balmer
26′
(Cyril Done)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.44)
George Farm
Eddie Shimwell
Tommy Garrett
Harry Johnston
Johnny Crosland
Hugh Kelly
Albert Hobson
Jackie Mudie
Willie McIntosh
Allan Brown
Bill Perry
Notes
- Jack Haigh makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Joseph Smith
Referee:
Gerrard FH
Attendance:
54,121
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
1985
League game number:
1798
Liverpool league position:
13th
Blackpool league position:
8th
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19 Aug 1950 - Wolves 0-2 Liverpool
23 Aug 1950 - Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
26 Aug 1950 - Liverpool 4-0 Sunderland
30 Aug 1950 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
02 Sep 1950 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
06 Sep 1950 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
09 Sep 1950 - Liverpool 1-0 Derby County
16 Sep 1950 - Everton 3-1 Liverpool
23 Sep 1950 - Fulham 1-2 Liverpool
30 Sep 1950 - Liverpool 3-3 Bolton Wanderers
07 Oct 1950 - Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City
14 Oct 1950 - West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
21 Oct 1950 - Liverpool 0-0 Middlesbrough
28 Oct 1950 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-4 Liverpool
04 Nov 1950 - Liverpool 2-4 Newcastle United
11 Nov 1950 - Huddersfield Town 2-2 Liverpool
18 Nov 1950 - Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
25 Nov 1950 - Burnley 1-1 Liverpool
02 Dec 1950 - Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
09 Dec 1950 - Portsmouth 3-1 Liverpool
16 Dec 1950 - Liverpool 1-4 Wolves
23 Dec 1950 - Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
25 Dec 1950 - Blackpool 0-3 Liverpool
26 Dec 1950 - Liverpool 1-0 Blackpool
06 Jan 1951 - Norwich City 1-3 Liverpool
13 Jan 1951 - Derby County 2-1 Liverpool
20 Jan 1951 - Liverpool 0-2 Everton
27 Jan 1951 - Charlton Athletic 0-1 Liverpool
03 Feb 1951 - Liverpool 2-0 Fulham
10 Feb 1951 - Liverpool 2-1 Portsmouth
17 Feb 1951 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool
24 Feb 1951 - Stoke City 3-2 Liverpool
03 Mar 1951 - Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
10 Mar 1951 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
17 Mar 1951 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
23 Mar 1951 - Liverpool 1-0 Charlton Athletic
24 Mar 1951 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
31 Mar 1951 - Liverpool 1-4 Huddersfield Town
07 Apr 1951 - Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
14 Apr 1951 - Liverpool 1-0 Burnley
21 Apr 1951 - Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
25 Apr 1951 - Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
05 May 1951 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Middlesbrough
24
14
7
3
58
31
+27
35
2
Tottenham H
24
14
6
4
55
30
+25
34
3
Wolves
24
13
5
6
51
30
+21
31
4
Arsenal
25
13
5
7
49
29
+20
31
5
Newcastle U
24
12
7
5
43
34
+9
31
6
Burnley
24
9
9
6
30
23
+7
27
7
Bolton Wan
24
12
3
9
42
38
+4
27
8
Blackpool
25
10
6
9
46
37
+9
26
9
Man Utd
25
10
6
9
33
29
+4
26
10
Stoke C
25
8
10
7
29
31
-2
26
11
Derby Co
24
10
5
9
48
42
+6
25
12
Portsmouth
24
8
7
9
40
45
-5
23
13
Liverpool
24
8
7
9
32
37
-5
23
14
Fulham
25
8
7
10
31
41
-10
23
15
Sunderland
24
7
7
10
38
48
-10
21
16
West Brom
25
7
6
12
33
37
-4
20
17
Everton
25
7
5
13
35
54
-19
19
18
Aston Villa
25
4
10
11
37
44
-7
18
19
Charlton Ath
24
6
6
12
37
59
-22
18
20
Huddersfield
25
7
4
14
36
62
-26
18
21
Chelsea
23
7
3
13
29
35
-6
17
22
Sheff Wed
24
6
5
13
36
52
-16
17
