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1st Division

Bramall Lane | Saturday 31 August 1946 at 15:00 UK local time

Sheffield United 0 - 1 Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.99)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Bill Jones
10
Len Carney
11
Bob Priday

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.36)

Jack Smith
Fred Furniss
Eddie Shimwell
Stan Machent
Harry Latham
Alex Forbes
Walter Rickett
Albert Nightingale
Colin Collindridge
Harold Brook
George Jones

Notes

  • - Bill Jones makes his LFC debut
  • - Len Carney makes his LFC debut
  • - Cyril Sidlow makes his LFC debut
  • - Len Carney scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Edward Davison
Referee: Wright HT
Attendance: 28,296
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 1775
League game number: 1607
Liverpool league position: 9th
Sheffield United league position: 22nd
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