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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 1 October 1927 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
8
-
2
Portsmouth
Half time
6–0
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
David McMullan
5
James Jackson
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Willie Devlin
10
Tom Reid
11
George Pither
Opposition Lineup
John Jarvie
George Clifford
John McColgan
Reg Davies
Harry Foxall
Billy Moffatt
Fred Forward
Alex Mackie
Willie Haines
David Watson
Fred Cook
Notes
- George Pither scores his first LFC goal
- Portsmouth pulled two goals back to make the score 6-2 in the second half before Liverpool added two more
Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
Jack Tinn
Referee:
Pinckston E
Attendance:
25,525
Half-time score:
6
-
0
Game number:
1245
League game number:
1110
Liverpool league position:
9th
Portsmouth league position:
13th
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27 Aug · 1-1 · Sheffield United (A) · League
31 Aug · 5-1 · Bury (H) · League
03 Sep · 0-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
10 Sep · 1-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
17 Sep · 5-2 · Derby County (H) · League
19 Sep · 2-5 · Bury (A) · League
24 Sep · 1-3 · West Ham United (A) · League
01 Oct · 8-2 · Portsmouth (H) · League
08 Oct · 1-1 · Leicester City (A) · League
15 Oct · 1-1 · Everton (A) · League
22 Oct · 1-2 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
29 Oct · 4-2 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
05 Nov · 1-1 · Cardiff City (A) · League
12 Nov · 5-2 · The Wednesday (H) · League
19 Nov · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
26 Nov · 4-2 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
03 Dec · 1-1 · Newcastle United (A) · League
10 Dec · 2-3 · Birmingham (H) · League
17 Dec · 1-3 · Tottenham Hotspur (A) · League
24 Dec · 2-0 · Manchester United (H) · League
27 Dec · 0-2 · Arsenal (H) · League
31 Dec · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
02 Jan · 2-2 · Burnley (H) · League
07 Jan · 4-3 · Aston Villa (A) · League
14 Jan · 1-0 · Darlington (H) · FA
21 Jan · 2-5 · Sunderland (H) · League
28 Jan · 1-2 · Cardiff City (A) · FA
04 Feb · 1-3 · West Ham United (H) · League
11 Feb · 0-1 · Portsmouth (A) · League
15 Feb · 3-2 · Derby County (A) · League
25 Feb · 3-3 · Everton (H) · League
03 Mar · 4-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
07 Mar · 3-6 · Arsenal (A) · League
10 Mar · 1-2 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
17 Mar · 1-2 · Cardiff City (H) · League
24 Mar · 0-4 · The Wednesday (A) · League
31 Mar · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
06 Apr · 2-2 · Burnley (A) · League
07 Apr · 4-2 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
14 Apr · 0-0 · Newcastle United (H) · League
21 Apr · 0-2 · Birmingham (A) · League
25 Apr · 1-1 · Leicester City (H) · League
28 Apr · 2-0 · Tottenham Hotspur (H) · League
05 May · 1-6 · Manchester United (A) · League
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Portsmouth
Willie Devlin
(1–0)
3'
Willie Devlin
(2–0)
5'
George Pither
(3–0)
22'
Gordon Hodgson
(4–0)
31'
Gordon Hodgson
(5–0)
37'
Willie Devlin
(6–0)
44'
HT
6–0
55'
Alex Mackie
(6–1)
57'
Fred Cook
(6–2)
Gordon Hodgson
(7–2)
67'
Willie Devlin
(8–2)
76'
Full time
8–2
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Bury
8
6
0
2
21
14
+7
12
2
West Ham United
7
5
1
1
21
15
+6
11
3
Blackburn Rovers
9
4
3
2
15
12
+3
11
4
Newcastle United
8
4
2
2
22
13
+9
10
5
Everton
8
3
4
1
21
14
+7
10
6
Arsenal
8
4
2
2
19
17
+2
10
7
Cardiff City
8
3
4
1
15
16
-1
10
8
Middlesbrough
8
3
3
2
15
14
+1
9
9
Liverpool
8
3
2
3
23
16
+7
8
10
Aston Villa
8
3
2
3
16
14
+2
8
11
Sunderland
8
3
2
3
22
21
+1
8
12
Leicester City
9
3
2
4
15
14
+1
8
13
Portsmouth
8
3
2
3
19
25
-6
8
14
Manchester United
9
3
2
4
12
16
-4
8
15
Tottenham Hotspur
9
3
1
5
12
21
-9
7
16
Huddersfield Town
7
2
2
3
20
18
+2
6
17
Derby County
8
2
2
4
18
20
-2
6
18
Burnley
8
3
0
5
18
22
-4
6
19
Sheffield Wednesday
8
1
4
3
12
17
-5
6
20
Bolton Wanderers
8
1
4
3
8
11
-3
6
21
Birmingham City
8
1
3
4
13
19
-6
5
22
Sheffield United
8
1
3
4
10
18
-8
5
