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1st Division

Molineux | Saturday 31 May 1947 at 15:00 UK local time

Wolves 1 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.6)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Bill Jones
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Billy Liddell
11
Bob Priday

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.08)

Bart Williams
Gus McLean
Billy Crook
Jim Alderton
Stan Cullis
Billy Wright
Jim Hancocks
Jimmy Dunn
Jesse Pye
Billy Forbes
Jimmy Mullen

Notes

  • - An important win that eventually clinched Liverpool's first League title since 1923.
    - Jimmy Dunn, a Liverpool fan who scored Wolves' goal said: "I remember Cyril [Sidlow] playing a blinder. We hammered them after we scored but we couldn't find a way past him for the second time."

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Ted Vizard
Referee: Briggs J
Attendance: 50,765
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 1822
League game number: 1648
Liverpool league position: 1st
Wolves league position: 2nd
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Liverpool
Wolves
Jack Balmer (Billy Watkinson) (1–0)
21'
Albert Stubbins (Bob Priday) (2–0)
38'
HT 2–0
65'
Jimmy Dunn (2–1)
Full time 2–1

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