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1st Division
Fratton Park | 15 December 1951 at14:15UK local time
Portsmouth
1
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.64)
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
John Heydon
5
Laurie Hughes
(c)
6
Bob Paisley
7
Brian Jackson
8
Kevin Baron
9
Jack Smith
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
17′
(Jack Smith)
Jack Smith
32′
(Billy Liddell)
Billy Liddell
87′
(Kevin Baron)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.48)
Ernie Butler
Brian Edwards
Harry Ferrier
Jimmy Scoular
Jack Froggatt
Jimmy Dickinson
Peter Harris
Duggie Reid
Jack Henderson
Len Phillips
Marcel Gaillard
Opposition goals
Duggie Reid
65
′
Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Robert Jackson
Referee:
Baker E W
Attendance:
29,935
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
2026
League game number:
1838
Liverpool league position:
9th
Portsmouth league position:
1st
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18 Aug 1951 - Liverpool 0-2 Portsmouth
21 Aug 1951 - Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
25 Aug 1951 - Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool
29 Aug 1951 - Liverpool 3-1 Burnley
01 Sep 1951 - Liverpool 2-1 Huddersfield Town
05 Sep 1951 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
08 Sep 1951 - Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
12 Sep 1951 - Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
15 Sep 1951 - Liverpool 2-2 Sunderland
22 Sep 1951 - Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
29 Sep 1951 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
06 Oct 1951 - Charlton Athletic 0-2 Liverpool
13 Oct 1951 - Liverpool 4-0 Fulham
20 Oct 1951 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
27 Oct 1951 - Liverpool 2-5 West Bromwich Albion
03 Nov 1951 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
10 Nov 1951 - Liverpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
17 Nov 1951 - Stoke City 2-1 Liverpool
24 Nov 1951 - Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
01 Dec 1951 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Liverpool
08 Dec 1951 - Liverpool 2-2 Preston North End
15 Dec 1951 - Portsmouth 3-1 Liverpool
22 Dec 1951 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
25 Dec 1951 - Liverpool 1-1 Blackpool
26 Dec 1951 - Blackpool 0-2 Liverpool
29 Dec 1951 - Huddersfield Town 2-1 Liverpool
05 Jan 1952 - Liverpool 1-1 Wolves
12 Jan 1952 - Liverpool 1-0 Workington
19 Jan 1952 - Sunderland 0-3 Liverpool
26 Jan 1952 - Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa
02 Feb 1952 - Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
09 Feb 1952 - Derby County 1-1 Liverpool
16 Feb 1952 - Liverpool 1-1 Charlton Athletic
23 Feb 1952 - Burnley 0-2 Liverpool
01 Mar 1952 - Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
08 Mar 1952 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
15 Mar 1952 - West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Liverpool
22 Mar 1952 - Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
29 Mar 1952 - Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
05 Apr 1952 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
11 Apr 1952 - Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool
12 Apr 1952 - Manchester United 0-4 Liverpool
14 Apr 1952 - Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City
19 Apr 1952 - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
26 Apr 1952 - Preston North End 0-4 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Portsmouth
21
13
3
5
40
30
+10
29
2
Man Utd
22
12
4
6
49
32
+17
28
3
Arsenal
22
12
4
6
43
29
+14
28
4
Bolton Wan
21
11
5
5
35
32
+3
27
5
Newcastle U
21
11
4
6
55
37
+18
26
6
Tottenham H
22
11
4
7
41
34
+7
26
7
Preston NE
22
10
5
7
42
28
+14
25
8
Charlton Ath
23
10
5
8
43
37
+6
25
9
Liverpool
22
8
9
5
34
29
+5
25
10
Aston Villa
22
10
4
8
37
38
-1
24
11
Wolves
20
8
5
7
46
37
+9
21
12
Derby Co
21
9
3
9
38
38
+0
21
13
Blackpool
22
8
5
9
36
38
-2
21
14
Burnley
22
6
8
8
26
33
-7
20
15
Man City
21
7
5
9
30
34
-4
19
16
Chelsea
21
8
3
10
29
36
-7
19
17
West Brom
21
5
8
8
40
46
-6
18
18
Sunderland
20
6
5
9
31
33
-2
17
19
Stoke C
23
7
2
14
29
54
-25
16
20
Middlesbrough
21
5
4
12
31
45
-14
14
21
Fulham
22
4
5
13
29
42
-13
13
22
Huddersfield
22
4
4
14
26
48
-22
12
