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1st Division

Anfield | Monday 27 December 1948 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 2 Manchester United

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.25)

1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Cyril Done
10
Tommy McLeod
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.1)

Jack Crompton
Johnny Carey
John Aston
Henry Cockburn
Allenby Chilton
Bill McGlen
Ronnie Burke
Ted Buckle
Stan Pearson
Jack Rowley
Charlie Mitten

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Matt Busby
Referee: Denham AC
Attendance: 53,273
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 1890
League game number: 1714
Liverpool league position: 13th
Manchester United league position: 4th
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Liverpool
Manchester United
HT 0–0
54'
Ronnie Burke (0–1)
57'
Stan Pearson (0–2)
Full time 0–2

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