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1st Division
Anfield | 28 February 1931 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
2
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.1)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Norman James
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Archie McPherson
5′
Gordon Hodgson
30′
Archie McPherson
42′
Gordon Hodgson
49′ penalty
Gordon Hodgson
68′
Opposition Lineup
Horace Pearson
William Grant
Jack O'Donnell
Phil Watson
Stan Ramsay
Sidney Tufnell
Charlie Rattray
Jack Oxberry
Jimmy Hampson
Jim McClelland
Billy Hall
Opposition goals
Jack Oxberry
49
′
Jimmy Hampson
90
′
Notes
- Norman James makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Unknown
Referee:
Brown R
Attendance:
13,732
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
1401
League game number:
1259
Liverpool league position:
6th
Blackpool league position:
20th
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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
30
20
7
3
101
46
+55
47
2
Aston Villa
32
18
8
6
102
62
+40
44
3
Sheffield Wednesday
31
17
6
8
81
57
+24
40
4
Manchester City
32
15
6
11
61
56
+5
36
5
Derby County
30
14
7
9
74
61
+13
35
6
Liverpool
31
13
8
10
72
64
+8
34
7
Middlesbrough
32
14
6
12
72
66
+6
34
8
Portsmouth
30
12
10
8
64
55
+9
34
9
Huddersfield Town
30
13
7
10
66
56
+10
33
10
Sheffield United
31
11
9
11
64
56
+8
31
11
Blackburn Rovers
31
12
7
12
63
64
-1
31
12
West Ham United
31
12
6
13
68
70
-2
30
13
Newcastle United
31
13
4
14
67
69
-2
30
14
Leicester City
30
13
3
14
67
73
-6
29
15
Chelsea
30
10
8
12
51
53
-2
28
16
Sunderland
30
9
9
12
67
71
-4
27
17
Grimsby Town
32
11
4
17
60
73
-13
26
18
Birmingham City
30
9
8
13
46
57
-11
26
19
Bolton Wanderers
31
9
8
14
43
61
-18
26
20
Blackpool
31
7
8
16
51
100
-49
22
21
Leeds United
31
8
5
18
54
70
-16
21
22
Manchester United
31
5
4
22
39
93
-54
14
