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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 12 September 1936 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
7
-
1
Grimsby Town
Half time
3–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.54)
1
Alf Hobson
2
Tom Cooper
3
Ernie Blenkinsop
(c)
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Jack Balmer
9
Fred Howe
10
Vic Wright
11
Alf Hanson
Opposition Lineup
George Tweedy
Jimmy Kelly
Jack Hodgson
Alec Hall
Harry Betmead
Frank Wattam
Jimmy Dyson
Jackie Bestall
Pat Glover
Charlie Craven
Cyril Lewis
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Frank Womack
Referee:
Jennings WR
Attendance:
20,972
Half-time score:
3
-
1
Game number:
1640
League game number:
1485
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Grimsby Town league position:
18th
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29 Aug · 2-1 · Stoke City (H) · League
02 Sep · 2-6 · Portsmouth (A) · League
05 Sep · 1-1 · Charlton Athletic (A) · League
09 Sep · 0-0 · Portsmouth (H) · League
12 Sep · 7-1 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
16 Sep · 0-2 · Chelsea (A) · League
19 Sep · 0-2 · Everton (A) · League
26 Sep · 0-2 · Leeds United (A) · League
03 Oct · 2-0 · Birmingham (H) · League
10 Oct · 3-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
17 Oct · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
24 Oct · 2-5 · Brentford (A) · League
31 Oct · 2-1 · Arsenal (H) · League
07 Nov · 1-3 · Preston North End (A) · League
14 Nov · 2-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (H) · League
21 Nov · 5-2 · Manchester United (A) · League
28 Nov · 3-3 · Derby County (H) · League
05 Dec · 0-2 · Wolves (A) · League
12 Dec · 4-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
19 Dec · 0-4 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
25 Dec · 1-3 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-1 · Stoke City (A) · League
28 Dec · 1-2 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
02 Jan · 1-2 · Charlton Athletic (H) · League
09 Jan · 1-2 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
16 Jan · 0-3 · Norwich City (A) · FA
23 Jan · 3-2 · Everton (H) · League
30 Jan · 3-0 · Leeds United (H) · League
06 Feb · 0-5 · Birmingham (A) · League
13 Feb · 0-2 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
24 Feb · 1-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
27 Feb · 2-2 · Brentford (H) · League
10 Mar · 0-1 · Arsenal (A) · League
13 Mar · 1-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
20 Mar · 2-1 · Sheffield Wednesday (A) · League
26 Mar · 0-5 · Manchester City (H) · League
27 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester United (H) · League
29 Mar · 1-5 · Manchester City (A) · League
03 Apr · 1-4 · Derby County (A) · League
10 Apr · 1-0 · Wolves (H) · League
17 Apr · 2-4 · Sunderland (A) · League
24 Apr · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
01 May · 1-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Grimsby Town
Berry Nieuwenhuys
(1–0)
21'
22'
Charlie Craven
(1–1)
Fred Howe
(2–1)
23'
Fred Howe
(3–1)
44'
HT
3–1
Vic Wright
(4–1)
60'
Jack Balmer
(5–1)
61'
Vic Wright
(6–1)
63'
Matt Busby
(7–1)
77'
Full time
7–1
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Middlesbrough
5
4
0
1
7
2
+5
8
2
Derby County
5
4
0
1
16
10
+6
8
3
Liverpool
5
2
2
1
12
9
+3
6
4
Arsenal
5
2
2
1
8
6
+2
6
5
Everton
5
3
0
2
14
11
+3
6
6
Charlton Athletic
5
2
2
1
5
4
+1
6
7
Manchester City
5
2
1
2
13
8
+5
5
8
Portsmouth
5
2
1
2
10
8
+2
5
9
Wolves
5
2
1
2
8
7
+1
5
10
Manchester United
5
2
1
2
12
12
+0
5
11
Birmingham City
5
2
1
2
10
10
+0
5
12
Stoke City
5
2
1
2
8
8
+0
5
13
Huddersfield Town
5
1
3
1
6
6
+0
5
14
Brentford
5
1
3
1
6
7
-1
5
15
West Bromwich Albion
5
2
1
2
10
13
-3
5
16
Sheffield Wednesday
5
2
0
3
14
14
+0
4
17
Bolton Wanderers
5
1
2
2
6
7
-1
4
18
Grimsby Town
5
2
0
3
8
12
-4
4
19
Sunderland
5
2
0
3
7
11
-4
4
20
Chelsea
5
2
0
3
7
12
-5
4
21
Leeds United
5
1
1
3
6
10
-4
3
22
Preston North End
5
0
2
3
3
9
-6
2
