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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 28 December 1946 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 2 Sheffield United
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.14)

1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Bob Paisley
5
Tom Bush
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Harry Eastham
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.63)

Jack Smith
Fred Furniss
Albert Cox
Ernest Jackson
Harry Latham
Alex Forbes
Walter Rickett
Harold Brook
Albert Nightingale
Jimmy Hagan
Colin Collindridge

Notes

  • - Sidlow out with flu so Minshull was in goal.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Edward Davison
Referee: Wright HT
Attendance: 50,961
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 1797
League game number: 1629
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Sheffield United league position: 8th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sheffield United
36'
Alex Forbes penalty (0–1)
Albert Stubbins (Jack Balmer) (1–1)
40'
HT 1–1
49'
Albert Nightingale (1–2)
Full time 1–2

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