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1st Division
Anfield | 01 January 1938 at14:30UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
2
Chelsea
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.46)
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
Goals
John Shafto
45′
Willie Fagan
57′
Opposition Lineup
Vic Woodley
Ned Barkas
George Barber
Billy Mitchell
Bob Griffiths
Sam Weaver
Peter Buchanan
Bob Gregg
George Mills
Harry Burgess
Wilf Chitty
Opposition goals
Harry Burgess
20
′
Wilf Chitty
53
′
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Leslie Knighton
Referee:
Gamson E
Attendance:
39,062
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
1700
League game number:
1544
Liverpool league position:
18th
Chelsea league position:
10th
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28 Aug 1937 - Chelsea 1-6 Liverpool
01 Sep 1937 - Liverpool 3-2 Portsmouth
04 Sep 1937 - Liverpool 1-2 Charlton Athletic
08 Sep 1937 - Portsmouth 1-1 Liverpool
11 Sep 1937 - Preston North End 1-4 Liverpool
15 Sep 1937 - Liverpool 3-0 Stoke City
18 Sep 1937 - Liverpool 2-1 Grimsby Town
25 Sep 1937 - Leeds United 0-2 Liverpool
02 Oct 1937 - Liverpool 1-2 Everton
09 Oct 1937 - Liverpool 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
16 Oct 1937 - Wolves 0-2 Liverpool
23 Oct 1937 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
30 Oct 1937 - Sunderland 3-2 Liverpool
06 Nov 1937 - Liverpool 3-4 Brentford
13 Nov 1937 - Manchester City 3-1 Liverpool
20 Nov 1937 - Liverpool 0-1 Huddersfield Town
27 Nov 1937 - Blackpool 1-0 Liverpool
04 Dec 1937 - Liverpool 3-4 Derby County
11 Dec 1937 - Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Liverpool
18 Dec 1937 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
27 Dec 1937 - Birmingham 2-2 Liverpool
01 Jan 1938 - Liverpool 2-2 Chelsea
08 Jan 1938 - Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool
12 Jan 1938 - Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace
15 Jan 1938 - Charlton Athletic 0-3 Liverpool
22 Jan 1938 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Jan 1938 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield United
29 Jan 1938 - Grimsby Town 0-0 Liverpool
02 Feb 1938 - Liverpool 2-2 Preston North End
05 Feb 1938 - Liverpool 1-1 Leeds United
12 Feb 1938 - Liverpool 0-1 Huddersfield Town
16 Feb 1938 - Everton 3-1 Liverpool
19 Feb 1938 - West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Liverpool
26 Feb 1938 - Liverpool 0-1 Wolves
05 Mar 1938 - Leicester City 2-2 Liverpool
12 Mar 1938 - Liverpool 4-0 Sunderland
19 Mar 1938 - Brentford 3-1 Liverpool
26 Mar 1938 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
02 Apr 1938 - Huddersfield Town 2-1 Liverpool
06 Apr 1938 - Liverpool 3-2 Birmingham
09 Apr 1938 - Liverpool 4-2 Blackpool
15 Apr 1938 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
16 Apr 1938 - Derby County 1-4 Liverpool
18 Apr 1938 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
23 Apr 1938 - Liverpool 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
30 Apr 1938 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
07 May 1938 - Stoke City 0-2 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Brentford
24
12
6
6
40
32
+8
30
2
Arsenal
23
11
5
7
43
27
+16
27
3
Leeds U
23
9
9
5
39
35
+4
27
4
Wolves
21
10
6
5
36
25
+11
26
5
Preston NE
23
8
9
6
37
27
+10
25
6
Bolton Wan
22
8
9
5
38
31
+7
25
7
Charlton Ath
21
8
9
4
32
26
+6
25
8
Huddersfield
23
10
4
9
31
32
-1
24
9
Stoke C
23
8
7
8
36
25
+11
23
10
Chelsea
22
9
5
8
42
42
+0
23
11
Sunderland
23
8
7
8
34
39
-5
23
12
Middlesbrough
22
9
4
9
40
40
+0
22
13
Derby Co
22
7
8
7
36
44
-8
22
14
Leicester C
23
9
4
10
32
38
-6
22
15
Birmingham C
22
5
11
6
30
27
+3
21
16
Grimsby T
23
5
10
8
26
37
-11
20
17
West Brom
21
8
3
10
37
43
-6
19
18
Liverpool
22
7
5
10
33
40
-7
19
19
Everton
23
8
2
13
37
41
-4
18
20
Man City
21
7
4
10
36
40
-4
18
21
Blackpool
24
6
6
12
30
40
-10
18
22
Portsmouth
23
5
7
11
33
47
-14
17
