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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 21 November 1931 at 14:30 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
3
Manchester City
Half time
1–2
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.38)
1
Elisha Scott
2
Bob Done
3
John Charlton
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
(c)
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Danny McRorie
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Gordon Gunson
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.1)
Len Langford
John Ridley
Billy Felton
Matt Busby
Sam Cowan
Jackie Bray
Ernie Toseland
Bobby Marshall
Dave Halliday
Fred Tilson
Eric Fred Brook
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Peter Hodge
Referee:
Hull HE
Attendance:
24,704
Half-time score:
1
-
2
Game number:
1428
League game number:
1286
Liverpool league position:
5th
Manchester City league position:
14th
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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
Manchester City
27'
Bobby Marshall
(0–1)
33'
Fred Tilson
(0–2)
Archie McPherson
(1–2)
44'
HT
1–2
Gordon Hodgson
(2–2)
48'
Bob Done
penalty
(3–2)
75'
83'
Billy Felton
Bob Done
(4–2)
88'
89'
Bobby Marshall
(4–3)
Full time
4–3
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
16
12
1
3
53
25
+28
25
2
Sheffield Wednesday
16
10
2
4
46
33
+13
22
3
West Bromwich Albion
17
9
3
5
35
19
+16
21
4
Huddersfield Town
16
8
4
4
31
20
+11
20
5
Liverpool
16
9
2
5
37
29
+8
20
6
Arsenal
16
7
5
4
34
23
+11
19
7
Aston Villa
14
8
2
4
38
22
+16
18
8
Sheffield United
16
8
2
6
32
22
+10
18
9
Leicester City
16
8
2
6
35
28
+7
18
10
Newcastle United
14
8
1
5
31
26
+5
17
11
Middlesbrough
16
7
3
6
32
30
+2
17
12
Bolton Wanderers
16
7
3
6
29
31
-2
17
13
Birmingham City
16
6
4
6
27
29
-2
16
14
Manchester City
17
4
6
7
29
32
-3
14
15
Blackburn Rovers
16
5
3
8
29
39
-10
13
16
Derby County
17
5
2
10
25
39
-14
12
17
Sunderland
17
3
6
8
19
30
-11
12
18
Portsmouth
16
5
2
9
16
29
-13
12
19
West Ham United
16
5
2
9
20
42
-22
12
20
Chelsea
16
5
1
10
23
35
-12
11
21
Grimsby Town
16
4
1
11
23
40
-17
9
22
Blackpool
16
3
3
10
21
42
-21
9