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1st Division
Ayresome Park | Wednesday 9 September 1931 at 18:00 UK local time
Middlesbrough
4
-
1
Liverpool
Half time
3–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.37)
1
Elisha Scott
2
Bob Done
3
James Jackson
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
(c)
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Gordon Gunson
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy Mathieson
Jack Jennings
Don Ashman
Billy Brown
Jack Elkes
William Forrest
Billy Pease
Bobby Bruce
George Camsell
Ken Cameron
Freddie Warren
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Peter McWilliam
Referee:
Pearson JF
Attendance:
15,042
Half-time score:
3
-
1
Game number:
1416
League game number:
1274
Liverpool league position:
8th
Middlesbrough league position:
6th
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29 Aug · 1-0 · Newcastle United (A) · League
02 Sep · 2-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
05 Sep · 2-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
09 Sep · 1-4 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
12 Sep · 1-2 · Leicester City (A) · League
16 Sep · 7-2 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
19 Sep · 1-3 · Everton (H) · League
26 Sep · 4-0 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
03 Oct · 0-2 · Chelsea (A) · League
10 Oct · 2-2 · West Ham United (H) · League
17 Oct · 2-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
24 Oct · 3-2 · Blackpool (H) · League
31 Oct · 0-3 · Sheffield United (A) · League
07 Nov · 4-2 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
14 Nov · 3-1 · Sunderland (A) · League
21 Nov · 4-3 · Manchester City (H) · League
28 Nov · 0-6 · Arsenal (A) · League
05 Dec · 4-3 · Birmingham (H) · League
12 Dec · 0-2 · Portsmouth (A) · League
19 Dec · 1-1 · Derby County (H) · League
25 Dec · 3-1 · Sheffield Wednesday (H) · League
26 Dec · 1-1 · Sheffield Wednesday (A) · League
02 Jan · 4-2 · Newcastle United (H) · League
09 Jan · 2-1 · Everton (A) · FA
16 Jan · 1-6 · Aston Villa (A) · League
23 Jan · 4-2 · Chesterfield (A) · FA
27 Jan · 3-3 · Leicester City (H) · League
30 Jan · 1-2 · Everton (A) · League
06 Feb · 1-5 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
13 Feb · 1-0 · Grimsby Town (H) · FA
20 Feb · 0-1 · West Ham United (A) · League
27 Feb · 0-2 · Chelsea (H) · FA
02 Mar · 4-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
05 Mar · 2-2 · Blackpool (A) · League
12 Mar · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
19 Mar · 3-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
26 Mar · 1-2 · Sunderland (H) · League
28 Mar · 0-3 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
29 Mar · 3-4 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
02 Apr · 1-0 · Manchester City (A) · League
06 Apr · 2-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
09 Apr · 2-1 · Arsenal (H) · League
16 Apr · 1-3 · Birmingham (A) · League
23 Apr · 1-3 · Portsmouth (H) · League
30 Apr · 2-1 · Derby County (A) · League
07 May · 1-8 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
7'
Bobby Bruce
37'
Jack Jennings
39'
Freddie Warren
HT
1–3
80'
Bobby Bruce
Minute unknown
Dave Wright
Full time
1–4
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Sheffield Wednesday
4
4
0
0
20
5
+15
8
2
West Bromwich Albion
4
3
0
1
7
2
+5
6
3
Everton
3
3
0
0
9
4
+5
6
4
Huddersfield Town
4
2
2
0
5
3
+2
6
5
Blackpool
4
3
0
1
6
6
+0
6
6
Middlesbrough
4
2
1
1
8
5
+3
5
7
Portsmouth
4
2
1
1
7
7
+0
5
8
Liverpool
4
2
1
1
6
6
+0
5
9
Sheffield United
4
2
0
2
10
5
+5
4
10
West Ham United
4
2
0
2
4
9
-5
4
11
Birmingham City
3
1
1
1
8
6
+2
3
12
Leicester City
4
1
1
2
9
7
+2
3
13
Arsenal
4
0
3
1
6
7
-1
3
14
Sunderland
4
1
1
2
5
6
-1
3
15
Aston Villa
3
1
1
1
4
5
-1
3
16
Manchester City
4
1
1
2
5
7
-2
3
17
Bolton Wanderers
4
1
1
2
8
13
-5
3
18
Chelsea
4
1
0
3
5
7
-2
2
19
Newcastle United
3
1
0
2
3
6
-3
2
20
Derby County
4
1
0
3
4
9
-5
2
21
Grimsby Town
4
0
1
3
6
12
-6
1
22
Blackburn Rovers
4
0
1
3
3
11
-8
1