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1st Division

Stamford Bridge | Saturday 28 August 1937 at 15:30 UK local time

Chelsea 6 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.71)

1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Harry Eastham
9
Ted Harston
10
Jack Balmer
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup

Vic Woodley
John O'Hare
George Barber
Billy Mitchell
Bob Griffiths
Sam Weaver
Dickie Spence
Jimmy Argue
George Mills
Harry Burgess
Douglas Smale

Notes

  • - Bernard Ramsden makes his LFC debut
  • - Ted Harston makes his LFC debut
  • - Ted Harston scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Leslie Knighton
Referee: Gamson E
Attendance: 41,553
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 1679
League game number: 1523
Liverpool league position: 21st
Chelsea league position: 1st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Chelsea
4'
George Mills (0–1)
8'
Billy Mitchell (0–2)
Ted Harston (1–2)
13'
35'
George Mills (1–3)
HT 1–3
47'
George Mills (1–4)
52'
Jimmy Argue (1–5)
53'
Harry Burgess (1–6)
Full time 1–6

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