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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 23 April 1932 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
3
Portsmouth
Half time
0–2
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Bob Done
3
Willie Steel
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
(c)
6
Alastair Henderson
7
Danny McRorie
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Ted Hancock
10
Syd Roberts
11
Gordon Gunson
Opposition Lineup
John Gilfillan
Alex Mackie
Bill Smith
Jimmy Nichol
Jimmy Allen
David Thackeray
Fred Worrall
Jack Smith
Jack Weddle
Jimmy Easson
Fred Cook
Notes
- Syd Roberts makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Jack Tinn
Referee:
Thomas W
Attendance:
13,544
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
1456
League game number:
1310
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
9th
Portsmouth league position:
8th
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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
Portsmouth
12'
Jack Weddle
(0–1)
41'
Jack Weddle
(0–2)
HT
0–2
55'
Fred Worrall
(0–3)
Danny McRorie
(1–3)
80'
Full time
1–3
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
39
25
3
11
115
63
+52
53
2
Sheffield Wednesday
40
21
6
13
93
78
+15
48
3
Arsenal
38
19
9
10
78
46
+32
47
4
West Bromwich Albion
41
20
6
15
72
49
+23
46
5
Huddersfield Town
39
18
10
11
76
57
+19
46
6
Sheffield United
40
20
6
14
79
69
+10
46
7
Aston Villa
39
19
7
13
101
66
+35
45
8
Portsmouth
40
18
7
15
61
61
+0
43
9
Liverpool
40
18
6
16
78
84
-6
42
10
Birmingham City
40
16
8
16
71
67
+4
40
11
Manchester City
41
13
12
16
82
71
+11
38
12
Newcastle United
38
17
4
17
75
82
-7
38
13
Derby County
41
14
10
17
70
73
-3
38
14
Chelsea
40
15
8
17
66
67
-1
38
15
Sunderland
41
14
10
17
65
73
-8
38
16
Middlesbrough
40
15
7
18
63
83
-20
37
17
Blackburn Rovers
40
15
6
19
87
91
-4
36
18
Bolton Wanderers
40
16
4
20
64
78
-14
36
19
Leicester City
40
14
6
20
72
93
-21
34
20
West Ham United
40
12
7
21
60
102
-42
31
21
Grimsby Town
40
11
6
23
58
92
-34
28
22
Blackpool
39
10
8
21
58
99
-41
28