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1st Division
Anfield | 31 October 1936 at14:45UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Arsenal
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.27)
1
Alf Hobson
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Ben Dabbs
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Harry Eastham
9
Fred Howe
10
Jack Balmer
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Jack Balmer
40′
Fred Howe
44′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.35)
George Swindin
George Male
Eddie Hapgood
Sidney Cartwright
Herbie Roberts
Wilf Copping
Alf Kirchen
Cliff Bastin
Ray Bowden
Bobby Davidson
Denis Compton
Opposition goals
Alf Kirchen
36
′
Notes
- Harry Eastham makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
George Allison
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
39,251
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
1648
League game number:
1493
Liverpool league position:
14th
Arsenal league position:
17th
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29 Aug 1936 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
02 Sep 1936 - Portsmouth 2-6 Liverpool
05 Sep 1936 - Charlton Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
09 Sep 1936 - Liverpool 0-0 Portsmouth
12 Sep 1936 - Liverpool 7-1 Grimsby Town
16 Sep 1936 - Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
19 Sep 1936 - Everton 0-2 Liverpool
26 Sep 1936 - Leeds United 0-2 Liverpool
03 Oct 1936 - Liverpool 2-0 Birmingham
10 Oct 1936 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
17 Oct 1936 - Liverpool 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
24 Oct 1936 - Brentford 2-5 Liverpool
31 Oct 1936 - Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
07 Nov 1936 - Preston North End 1-3 Liverpool
14 Nov 1936 - Liverpool 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
21 Nov 1936 - Manchester United 5-2 Liverpool
28 Nov 1936 - Liverpool 3-3 Derby County
05 Dec 1936 - Wolves 0-2 Liverpool
12 Dec 1936 - Liverpool 4-0 Sunderland
19 Dec 1936 - Huddersfield Town 0-4 Liverpool
25 Dec 1936 - West Bromwich Albion 1-3 Liverpool
26 Dec 1936 - Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool
28 Dec 1936 - Liverpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
02 Jan 1937 - Liverpool 1-2 Charlton Athletic
09 Jan 1937 - Grimsby Town 1-2 Liverpool
16 Jan 1937 - Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool
23 Jan 1937 - Liverpool 3-2 Everton
30 Jan 1937 - Liverpool 3-0 Leeds United
06 Feb 1937 - Birmingham 0-5 Liverpool
13 Feb 1937 - Liverpool 0-2 Middlesbrough
24 Feb 1937 - Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Liverpool
27 Feb 1937 - Liverpool 2-2 Brentford
10 Mar 1937 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
13 Mar 1937 - Liverpool 1-1 Preston North End
20 Mar 1937 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Liverpool
26 Mar 1937 - Liverpool 0-5 Manchester City
27 Mar 1937 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
29 Mar 1937 - Manchester City 1-5 Liverpool
03 Apr 1937 - Derby County 1-4 Liverpool
10 Apr 1937 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
17 Apr 1937 - Sunderland 2-4 Liverpool
24 Apr 1937 - Liverpool 1-1 Huddersfield Town
01 May 1937 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Portsmouth
13
7
4
2
23
13
+10
18
2
Grimsby T
13
7
1
5
30
26
+4
15
3
Brentford
13
6
3
4
27
24
+3
15
4
Derby Co
13
6
2
5
33
26
+7
14
5
Stoke C
13
5
4
4
23
17
+6
14
6
Huddersfield
13
5
4
4
21
17
+4
14
7
Sunderland
12
6
2
4
26
23
+3
14
8
Charlton Ath
13
4
6
3
16
16
+0
14
9
Birmingham C
13
4
5
4
25
25
+0
13
10
Everton
12
6
1
5
23
23
+0
13
11
Preston NE
12
5
3
4
16
17
-1
13
12
Chelsea
13
4
5
4
15
16
-1
13
13
Middlesbrough
12
5
3
4
21
24
-3
13
14
Liverpool
13
4
4
5
21
24
-3
12
15
West Brom
12
5
2
5
22
27
-5
12
16
Man City
13
3
5
5
24
22
+2
11
17
Arsenal
12
3
5
4
14
15
-1
11
18
Bolton Wan
12
3
5
4
14
17
-3
11
19
Sheff Wed
13
2
6
5
19
21
-2
10
20
Wolves
13
4
2
7
19
23
-4
10
21
Leeds U
13
4
1
8
17
25
-8
9
22
Man Utd
12
3
3
6
17
25
-8
9
