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1st Division
Anfield | 06 November 1937 at 14:45 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
4
Brentford
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.33)
1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
John Shafto
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Alf Hanson
3′
Willie Fagan
17′
John Shafto
45′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.46)
Joe Crozier
Joe Wilson
Arthur Bateman
Duncan McKenzie
Buster Brown
Billy Sneddon
Leslie Smith
George Eastham
Dave McCulloch
Billy Scott
Bobby Reid
Opposition goals
Bobby Reid
7
′
Bobby Reid
32
′
Bobby Reid
60
′
Dave McCulloch
83
′
Notes
- John Shafto scores his first LFC goal
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Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Harold Curtis
Referee:
Unknown
Attendance:
30,492
Half-time score:
3
-
2
Game number:
1692
League game number:
1536
Liverpool league position:
20th
Brentford league position:
1st
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28 Aug · 6-1 · Chelsea (A)
01 Sep · 3-2 · Portsmouth (H)
04 Sep · 1-2 · Charlton Athletic (H)
08 Sep · 1-1 · Portsmouth (A)
11 Sep · 4-1 · Preston North End (A)
15 Sep · 3-0 · Stoke City (H)
18 Sep · 2-1 · Grimsby Town (H)
25 Sep · 2-0 · Leeds United (A)
02 Oct · 1-2 · Everton (H)
09 Oct · 0-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H)
16 Oct · 2-0 · Wolves (A)
23 Oct · 1-1 · Leicester City (H)
30 Oct · 2-3 · Sunderland (A)
06 Nov · 3-4 · Brentford (H)
13 Nov · 1-3 · Manchester City (A)
20 Nov · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H)
27 Nov · 0-1 · Blackpool (A)
04 Dec · 3-4 · Derby County (H)
11 Dec · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
18 Dec · 2-0 · Arsenal (H)
27 Dec · 2-2 · Birmingham (A)
01 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (H)
08 Jan · 0-0 · Crystal Palace (A)
12 Jan · 3-1 · Crystal Palace (H)
15 Jan · 3-0 · Charlton Athletic (A)
22 Jan · 1-1 · Sheffield United (A)
26 Jan · 1-0 · Sheffield United (H)
29 Jan · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A)
02 Feb · 2-2 · Preston North End (H)
05 Feb · 1-1 · Leeds United (H)
12 Feb · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H)
16 Feb · 1-3 · Everton (A)
19 Feb · 5-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A)
26 Feb · 0-1 · Wolves (H)
05 Mar · 2-2 · Leicester City (A)
12 Mar · 4-0 · Sunderland (H)
19 Mar · 1-3 · Brentford (A)
26 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester City (H)
02 Apr · 1-2 · Huddersfield Town (A)
06 Apr · 3-2 · Birmingham (H)
09 Apr · 4-2 · Blackpool (H)
15 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (A)
16 Apr · 4-1 · Derby County (A)
18 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
23 Apr · 2-1 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
30 Apr · 1-0 · Arsenal (A)
07 May · 2-0 · Stoke City (A)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Brentford
15
9
2
4
30
21
+9
20
2
Chelsea
14
8
3
3
33
23
+10
19
3
Wolves
14
7
4
3
22
16
+6
18
4
Preston North End
14
6
5
3
28
18
+10
17
5
Leeds United
14
6
5
3
21
16
+5
17
6
Stoke City
14
6
4
4
26
15
+11
16
7
Bolton Wanderers
14
6
4
4
29
22
+7
16
8
Charlton Athletic
14
5
6
3
20
17
+3
16
9
Sunderland
14
7
2
5
24
26
-2
16
10
Manchester City
14
6
3
5
26
24
+2
15
11
Arsenal
14
5
4
5
26
18
+8
14
12
Middlesbrough
14
6
2
6
23
22
+1
14
13
Huddersfield Town
14
5
3
6
19
21
-2
13
14
West Bromwich Albion
14
6
1
7
26
33
-7
13
15
Grimsby Town
14
4
5
5
16
21
-5
13
16
Derby County
14
4
5
5
21
31
-10
13
17
Birmingham City
14
3
6
5
19
20
-1
12
18
Leicester City
14
4
4
6
21
26
-5
12
19
Everton
14
5
1
8
21
25
-4
11
20
Liverpool
14
4
2
8
20
30
-10
10
21
Blackpool
15
3
4
8
17
26
-9
10
22
Portsmouth
14
0
5
9
17
34
-17
5
