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1st Division

Victoria Ground | Wednesday 25 December 1946 at 14:20 UK local time

Stoke City 2 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.14)

1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
John Easdale
6
Bob Paisley
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Harry Eastham
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.03)

Arthur Jepson
Billy Mould
John McCue
Frank Mountford
Neil Franklin
Jack Kirton
Stanley Matthews
Syd Peppit
Freddie Steele
Frank Baker
Alec Ormston

Notes

  • - John Easdale makes his LFC debut
  • - Sidlow out with flu so Minshull was in goal.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Robert McGory
Referee: Fletcher CW
Attendance: 30,473
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1795
League game number: 1627
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Stoke City league position: 4th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Stoke City
23'
Freddie Steele (0–1)
HT 0–1
57'
Freddie Steele (0–2)
Albert Stubbins (Berry Nieuwenhuys) (1–2)
82'
Full time 1–2

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