Bolton Wanderers 17 Sep 1938

Bolton Wanderers	3	-	1	Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.99)

1	Arthur Riley
2	Tom Cooper (c)
3	Tom Bush
4	Matt Busby
5	Matthew Fitzsimmons
6	Jimmy McInnes
7	Berry Nieuwenhuys
8	Phil Taylor
9	Willie Fagan
10	Jack Balmer
11	Harman van den Berg

Opposition Lineup

Stan Hanson

Danny Winter

Harry Hubbick

Harry Goslin

Jack Atkinson

George Taylor

Tom Woodward

Jackie Roberts

George Hunt

Don Howe

Teddy Rothwell

Notes

- Matthew Fitzsimmons makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: George Kay

Opposition manager: Charles Foweraker

Referee: Thompson T

Attendance: 22,409

Half-time score: 1 - 0

Game number: 1731

League game number: 1570

Liverpool league position: 4th

Bolton Wanderers league position: 7th

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Liverpool

Bolton Wanderers

35'

Jackie Roberts (0–1)

HT 0–1

73'

George Hunt (0–2)

Phil Taylor (1–2)

77'

78'

George Hunt (1–3)

Full time 1–3

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Everton	6	6	0	0	17	3	+14	12
2	Derby County	7	4	2	1	8	7	+1	10
3	Chelsea	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	8
4	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	8	6	+2	8
5	Aston Villa	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	7
6	Leeds United	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	7
7	Bolton Wanderers	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	7
8	Charlton Athletic	6	3	0	3	8	7	+1	6
9	Preston North End	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	6
10	Middlesbrough	6	2	2	2	10	10	+0	6
11	Sunderland	6	2	2	2	6	6	+0	6
12	Wolves	6	1	4	1	5	5	+0	6
13	Portsmouth	6	3	0	3	9	10	-1	6
14	Grimsby Town	6	2	2	2	6	8	-2	6
15	Leicester City	7	2	2	3	7	10	-3	6
16	Arsenal	6	2	1	3	6	6	+0	5
17	Stoke City	6	1	3	2	9	12	-3	5
18	Manchester United	6	1	2	3	8	9	-1	4
19	Brentford	5	2	0	3	4	9	-5	4
20	Birmingham City	7	1	1	5	8	15	-7	3
21	Blackpool	5	1	1	3	5	9	-4	3
22	Huddersfield Town	7	1	1	5	5	10	-5	3

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