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1st Division
Anfield | 05 September 1908 at15:30UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Chelsea
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.75)
1
Sam Hardy
2
Alf West
3
Tom Rogers
4
Tom Chorlton
5
Jimmy Harrop
6
James Bradley
7
Arthur Goddard
8
Bobby Robinson
9
Joe Hewitt
(c)
10
Ronald Orr
11
Jack Cox
Goals
Ronald Orr
Ronald Orr
Opposition Lineup
Jack Whitley
Jock Cameron
Tommy Miller
Ben Warren
Bobby McRoberts
Ted Birnie
Angus Douglas
Percy Humphreys
George Hilsdon
Jimmy Windridge
Norrie Fairgray
Opposition goals
George Hilsdon
60
′
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
David Calderhead(senior)
Referee:
Kirkham T
Attendance:
20,000
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
584
League game number:
502
Liverpool league position:
1st
Chelsea league position:
14th
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01 Sep 1908 - Liverpool 3-2 Aston Villa
05 Sep 1908 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
12 Sep 1908 - Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool
14 Sep 1908 - Sheffield United 2-0 Liverpool
19 Sep 1908 - Liverpool 4-0 Bradford City
26 Sep 1908 - Manchester United 2-3 Liverpool
01 Oct 1908 - Nottingham Forest 1-5 Liverpool
03 Oct 1908 - Liverpool 0-1 Everton
10 Oct 1908 - Leicester Fosse 2-3 Liverpool
17 Oct 1908 - Liverpool 2-2 Woolwich Arsenal
24 Oct 1908 - Notts County 2-1 Liverpool
31 Oct 1908 - Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
07 Nov 1908 - Bristol City 0-1 Liverpool
14 Nov 1908 - Liverpool 2-1 Preston North End
21 Nov 1908 - Middlesbrough 0-1 Liverpool
28 Nov 1908 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester City
05 Dec 1908 - The Wednesday 3-2 Liverpool
12 Dec 1908 - Bury 1-2 Liverpool
19 Dec 1908 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
25 Dec 1908 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1908 - Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
01 Jan 1909 - Sunderland 4-1 Liverpool
02 Jan 1909 - Chelsea 0-3 Liverpool
09 Jan 1909 - Liverpool 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
16 Jan 1909 - Liverpool 5-1 Lincoln City
23 Jan 1909 - Bradford City 2-0 Liverpool
30 Jan 1909 - Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United
06 Feb 1909 - Liverpool 2-3 Norwich City
13 Feb 1909 - Liverpool 4-1 Leicester Fosse
20 Feb 1909 - Woolwich Arsenal 0-5 Liverpool
27 Feb 1909 - Liverpool 1-1 Notts County
13 Mar 1909 - Liverpool 1-2 Bristol City
20 Mar 1909 - Preston North End 0-2 Liverpool
27 Mar 1909 - Liverpool 1-2 Middlesbrough
03 Apr 1909 - Manchester City 0-4 Liverpool
09 Apr 1909 - Everton 0-5 Liverpool
10 Apr 1909 - Liverpool 1-2 The Wednesday
12 Apr 1909 - Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland
17 Apr 1909 - Liverpool 2-2 Bury
30 Apr 1909 - Newcastle United 1-0 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
2
2
0
0
5
3
+2
4
2
Everton
2
2
0
0
6
0
+6
4
3
Newcastle U
2
2
0
0
3
0
+3
4
4
Man City
2
1
1
0
4
3
+1
3
5
Nottm Forest
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
6
Notts Co
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
7
Bury
2
1
0
1
5
4
+1
2
8
Blackburn R
2
0
2
0
4
4
+0
2
9
Sheff Utd
2
1
0
1
3
3
+0
2
10
Sheff Wed
2
0
2
0
2
2
+0
2
11
Man Utd
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3
2
12
Middlesbrough
1
1
0
0
1
0
+1
2
13
Aston Villa
2
0
1
1
3
4
-1
1
14
Chelsea
2
0
1
1
1
2
-1
1
15
Bristol C
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
16
Leicester C
2
0
1
1
1
3
-2
1
17
Preston NE
2
0
1
1
0
3
-3
1
18
Sunderland
2
0
0
2
2
5
-3
0
19
Arsenal
2
0
0
2
1
6
-5
0
20
Bradford C
2
0
0
2
0
2
-2
0
