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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 8 September 1934 at 15:10 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 1 Portsmouth

Starting Lineup

1
Arthur Riley
2
Willie Steel
3
Ernie Blenkinsop (c)
4
Ted Savage
5
Norman Low
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Lance Carr
9
Gordon Hodgson
10
Sam English
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup

John Gilfillan
Alex Mackie
Bill Smith
Abe Smith
Bob Salmond
David Thackeray
Fred Worrall
Jack Smith
Jack Weddle
Jimmy Easson
Sep Rutherford

Notes

  • Daily Mail, 10 September 10 – 1934:
    Liverpool introduced a novelty in English League football by playing four South Africans in their match in their match against Portsmouth – Arthur Riley (goal), and Berry Nieuwenhuys, Gordon Hodgson, and Lance Carr in the forwards. They are all big men. Arthur Riley is 6ft. 0½in. and weighs 12st. 10lb.; Berry Nieuwenhuys is 5ft. 11in. and 11st. 7lb.; Gordon Hodgson 6ft. and 13st. 8lb., and Lance Carr 5ft. 9in. and 11st. 11lb.
    But Portsmouth won. Perhaps three Smiths cancel out four South Africans!

Other details

Manager: George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager: Jack Tinn
Referee: King AS
Attendance: 27,980
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 1552
League game number: 1401
Liverpool league position: 18th
Portsmouth league position: 8th
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Liverpool
Portsmouth
HT 0–0
48'
Jimmy Easson (0–1)
Full time 0–1

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