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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 28 September 1946 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Leeds United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Ray Lambert
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bill Jones
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Willie Fagan (c)
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.99)

John Hodgson
Eddie Bannister
Jim Milburn
Gerry Henry
Tom Holley
Arthur Price
Dennis Grainger
Aubrey Powell
John Short
Tom Hindle
Billy Heaton

Notes

  • - The second-half penalty was saved by John Hodgson

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: William Hampson
Referee: Nixon WB
Attendance: 51,042
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1781
League game number: 1613
Liverpool league position: 7th
Leeds United league position: 22nd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leeds United
Jack Balmer (Berry Nieuwenhuys) (1–0)
15'
HT 1–0
Berry Nieuwenhuys (Billy Liddell) (2–0)
73'
Albert Stubbins missed penalty
77'
Full time 2–0

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