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1st Division
Anfield | 07 February 1931 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
2
Newcastle United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.42)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Dave Wright
21′
Harold Barton
29′
Dave Wright
60′
Dave Wright
80′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.5)
Albert McInroy
Jimmy Nelson
David Fairhurst
Roddie McKenzie
Dave Davidson
Jimmy Naylor
Jimmy Boyd
Harry Bedford
Duncan Hutchison
Ronnie Starling
Jack Wilkinson
Opposition goals
Duncan Hutchison
43
′
Jack Wilkinson
73
′
Notes
- Harold Barton scores his first LFC goal
- Dave Wright scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Andrew Cunningham
Referee:
Fardell TO
Attendance:
28,268
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
1398
League game number:
1256
Liverpool league position:
11th
Newcastle United league position:
15th
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30 Aug · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H)
01 Sep · 7-0 · West Ham United (A)
06 Sep · 3-3 · Middlesbrough (A)
10 Sep · 7-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
13 Sep · 1-4 · Huddersfield Town (H)
20 Sep · 4-2 · Aston Villa (A)
27 Sep · 3-1 · Chelsea (H)
04 Oct · 0-4 · Newcastle United (A)
11 Oct · 1-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (H)
18 Oct · 2-0 · Leeds United (H)
25 Oct · 1-3 · Blackpool (A)
01 Nov · 0-2 · Manchester City (H)
08 Nov · 2-2 · Derby County (A)
15 Nov · 3-1 · Leicester City (H)
22 Nov · 4-0 · Portsmouth (A)
29 Nov · 6-1 · Sheffield United (H)
06 Dec · 6-5 · Sunderland (A)
13 Dec · 1-1 · Arsenal (H)
20 Dec · 2-0 · Birmingham (A)
25 Dec · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A)
26 Dec · 1-1 · Grimsby Town (H)
27 Dec · 3-3 · Blackburn Rovers (A)
03 Jan · 3-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
10 Jan · 0-2 · Birmingham (H)
14 Jan · 2-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
17 Jan · 2-1 · Huddersfield Town (A)
24 Jan · 1-1 · Aston Villa (H)
31 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (A)
07 Feb · 4-2 · Newcastle United (H)
14 Feb · 3-5 · Sheffield Wednesday (A)
21 Feb · 1-2 · Leeds United (A)
28 Feb · 5-2 · Blackpool (H)
07 Mar · 1-1 · Manchester City (A)
14 Mar · 0-0 · Derby County (H)
21 Mar · 3-2 · Leicester City (A)
28 Mar · 3-1 · Portsmouth (H)
03 Apr · 1-1 · Manchester United (H)
04 Apr · 4-1 · Sheffield United (A)
06 Apr · 4-1 · Manchester United (A)
11 Apr · 2-4 · Sunderland (H)
15 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (H)
18 Apr · 3-1 · Arsenal (A)
02 May · 2-0 · West Ham United (H)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
27
17
7
3
87
40
+47
41
2
Sheffield Wednesday
29
17
6
6
78
50
+28
40
3
Aston Villa
29
15
8
6
90
58
+32
38
4
Derby County
28
14
7
7
70
50
+20
35
5
Portsmouth
28
11
9
8
59
51
+8
31
6
Manchester City
29
13
5
11
53
52
+1
31
7
West Ham United
28
12
6
10
66
64
+2
30
8
Huddersfield Town
28
11
7
10
62
54
+8
29
9
Sheffield United
28
10
9
9
59
53
+6
29
10
Middlesbrough
29
12
5
12
61
65
-4
29
11
Liverpool
28
10
8
10
60
58
+2
28
12
Chelsea
28
10
8
10
50
47
+3
28
13
Leicester City
27
12
3
12
61
66
-5
27
14
Sunderland
28
9
8
11
64
66
-2
26
15
Newcastle United
28
11
4
13
61
63
-2
26
16
Blackburn Rovers
28
10
6
12
59
62
-3
26
17
Birmingham City
28
8
8
12
45
53
-8
24
18
Grimsby Town
29
10
4
15
50
63
-13
24
19
Bolton Wanderers
28
9
6
13
38
53
-15
24
20
Leeds United
28
8
5
15
52
60
-8
21
21
Blackpool
28
7
7
14
46
91
-45
21
22
Manchester United
29
4
4
21
37
89
-52
12
