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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 18 December 1937 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Arsenal
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.42)

1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Tom Bush
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
John Shafto
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.07)

Frank Boulton
George Male
Eddie Hapgood
Sidney Cartwright
Bernard Joy
Wilf Copping
Joe Hulme
George Hunt
Ted Drake
Les Jones
Cliff Bastin

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: George Allison
Referee: Mortimer RA
Attendance: 32,093
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 1698
League game number: 1542
Liverpool league position: 19th
Arsenal league position: 4th
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Liverpool
Arsenal
John Shafto (1–0)
19'
Berry Nieuwenhuys (2–0)
44'
HT 2–0
Full time 2–0

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