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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 31 December 1949 at 14:30 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Arsenal
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.56)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Phil Taylor (c)
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bill Jones
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Kevin Baron
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Willie Fagan
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 31.04)

George Swindin
Laurie Scott
Walley Barnes
Alex Forbes
Leslie Compton
Joe Mercer
Freddie Cox
Jimmy Logie
Peter Goring
Archie Macaulay
Ian McPherson

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Thomas Whittaker
Referee: Rand TW
Attendance: 55,020
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1937
League game number: 1757
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Arsenal league position: 8th
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Liverpool
Arsenal
Billy Liddell (1–0)
32'
HT 1–0
George Swindin o.g. (2–0)
82'
Full time 2–0

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