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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 27 August 1938 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Chelsea

Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.55)

Arthur Riley
Tom Cooper (c)
Jim Harley
Matt Busby
Fred Rogers
Jimmy McInnes
Berry Nieuwenhuys
Phil Taylor
Willie Fagan
Jack Balmer
Bill Kinghorn

Opposition Lineup

Vic Woodley
Ned Barkas
Jack Smith
Len Allum
Bob Griffiths
Sam Weaver
Dickie Spence
Jimmy Argue
George Mills
Harry Burgess
Alf Hanson

Notes

  • - Bill Kinghorn makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Leslie Knighton
Referee: Gough EV
Attendance: 33,868
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 1726
League game number: 1565
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 6th
Chelsea league position: 16th
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Chelsea
7'
Len Allum (0–1)
Phil Taylor (Jack Balmer) (1–1)
35'
HT 1–1
Phil Taylor (2–1)
78'
Full time 2–1

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