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Preston North End

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.12)

1	Ray Minshull
2	Jim Harley
3	Bernard Ramsden
4	Phil Taylor
5	Tom Bush
6	Eddie Spicer
7	Tommy McLeod
8	Jack Balmer (c)
9	Albert Stubbins
10	Stan Palk
11	Billy Liddell

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Albert Stubbins 24′
Jack Balmer 44′ (Billy Liddell)
Albert Stubbins 70′

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.57)

Notes

- Ray Minshull saved a penalty from Bill Shankly
- Jack Balmer tipped off Ray Minshull that Bill Shankly would place his penalty-kick to the goalkeeper's left. Balmer was correct and fortunately the goalkeeper took his advice and made the save.

Other details

Manager: George Kay

Opposition manager: Unknown

Referee: Mortimer RA

Attendance: 46,477

Half-time score: 2 - 0

Game number: 1814

League game number: 1641

Played towards Kop: Second half

Liverpool league position: 5th

Preston North End league position: 7th

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Blackpool	39	21	5	13	69	67	+2	47
2	Wolves	34	21	4	9	74	41	+33	46
3	Stoke C	35	19	6	10	79	49	+30	44
4	Man Utd	34	17	10	7	78	50	+28	44
5	Liverpool	35	19	6	10	72	47	+25	44
6	Middlesbrough	36	17	7	12	71	53	+18	41
7	Preston NE	35	16	8	11	66	62	+4	40
8	Aston Villa	35	15	7	13	52	43	+9	37
9	Sheff Utd	31	15	5	11	68	57	+11	35
10	Chelsea	36	14	7	15	61	69	-8	35
11	Portsmouth	33	14	6	13	58	49	+9	34
12	Sunderland	34	14	6	14	56	57	-1	34
13	Everton	35	13	8	14	49	59	-10	34
14	Derby Co	33	14	4	15	63	64	-1	32
15	Bolton Wan	38	12	8	18	55	62	-7	32
16	Blackburn R	35	12	7	16	36	40	-4	31
17	Grimsby T	36	10	11	15	44	71	-27	31
18	Arsenal	34	11	8	15	55	60	-5	30
19	Charlton Ath	34	10	8	16	49	61	-12	28
20	Huddersfield	35	10	6	19	47	74	-27	26
21	Brentford	34	9	4	21	42	77	-35	22
22	Leeds U	33	6	5	22	40	72	-32	17