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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 9 April 1938 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 2 Blackpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.75)

1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Tom Bush
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.86)

Alex Roxburgh
Malcolm Butler
Eric Sibley
George Farrow
Eric Hayward
Sammy Jones
Alex Munro
Willie Buchan
Bobby Finan
Tommy Jones
Jimmy Blair

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Joseph Smith
Referee: Smith ED
Attendance: 31,475
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 1719
League game number: 1558
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 9th
Blackpool league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackpool
Phil Taylor (1–0)
13'
35'
Bobby Finan (1–1)
HT 1–1
Alf Hanson (2–1)
60'
Berry Nieuwenhuys (3–1)
63'
75'
Willie Buchan (3–2)
Willie Fagan penalty (4–2)
80'
Full time 4–2

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