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1st Division
Anfield | 01 October 1927 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
8
-
2
Portsmouth
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
Goals
Willie Devlin
3′
Willie Devlin
5′
George Pither
22′
Gordon Hodgson
31′
Gordon Hodgson
37′
Willie Devlin
44′
Gordon Hodgson
67′
Willie Devlin
76′
Opposition Lineup
John Jarvie
George Clifford
John McColgan
Reg Davies
Harry Foxall
Billy Moffatt
Fred Forward
Alex Mackie
Willie Haines
David Watson
Fred Cook
Opposition goals
Alex Mackie
55
′
Fred Cook
57
′
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
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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)
31 Aug · 5-1 · Bury (H)
03 Sep · 0-0 · Aston Villa (H)
10 Sep · 2-1 · Sunderland (A)
17 Sep · 5-2 · Derby County (H)
19 Sep · 5-2 · Bury (A)
24 Sep · 3-1 · West Ham United (A)
01 Oct · 8-2 · Portsmouth (H)
08 Oct · 1-1 · Leicester City (A)
15 Oct · 1-1 · Everton (A)
22 Oct · 2-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
29 Oct · 4-2 · Blackburn Rovers (H)
05 Nov · 1-1 · Cardiff City (A)
12 Nov · 5-2 · The Wednesday (H)
19 Nov · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (A)
26 Nov · 4-2 · Huddersfield Town (H)
03 Dec · 1-1 · Newcastle United (A)
10 Dec · 2-3 · Birmingham (H)
17 Dec · 3-1 · Tottenham Hotspur (A)
24 Dec · 2-0 · Manchester United (H)
27 Dec · 0-2 · Arsenal (H)
31 Dec · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H)
02 Jan · 2-2 · Burnley (H)
07 Jan · 3-4 · Aston Villa (A)
14 Jan · 1-0 · Darlington (H)
21 Jan · 2-5 · Sunderland (H)
28 Jan · 2-1 · Cardiff City (A)
04 Feb · 1-3 · West Ham United (H)
11 Feb · 1-0 · Portsmouth (A)
15 Feb · 2-3 · Derby County (A)
25 Feb · 3-3 · Everton (H)
03 Mar · 4-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
07 Mar · 6-3 · Arsenal (A)
10 Mar · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A)
17 Mar · 1-2 · Cardiff City (H)
24 Mar · 4-0 · The Wednesday (A)
31 Mar · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (H)
06 Apr · 2-2 · Burnley (A)
07 Apr · 2-4 · Huddersfield Town (A)
14 Apr · 0-0 · Newcastle United (H)
21 Apr · 2-0 · Birmingham (A)
25 Apr · 1-1 · Leicester City (H)
28 Apr · 2-0 · Tottenham Hotspur (H)
05 May · 6-1 · Manchester United (A)
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
