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1st Division
Deepdale | 20 March 1909 at 15:30 UK local time
Preston North End
2
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Sam Hardy
2
Alf West
3
Tom Chorlton
4
Jimmy Harrop
5
Alex Raisbeck
(c)
6
James Bradley
7
Arthur Goddard
8
Bill Hunter
9
Joe Hewitt
10
Ronald Orr
11
Jack Cox
Opposition Lineup
Peter McBride
John Winchester
Tommy Rodway
Edward Holdsworth
Joe McCall
Billy Lyon
Dickie Bond
John Carlin
Percy Smith
Herbert Danson
William Sanderson
Opposition goals
Percy Smith
42
′
Herbert Danson
75
′
Notes
- Bill Hunter makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
Charlie Parker
Referee:
Campbell TP
Attendance:
15,000
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
615
League game number:
531
Liverpool league position:
7th
Preston North End league position:
10th
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01 Sep · 3-2 · Aston Villa (H)
05 Sep · 2-1 · Chelsea (H)
12 Sep · 1-0 · Blackburn Rovers (A)
14 Sep · 0-2 · Sheffield United (A)
19 Sep · 4-0 · Bradford City (H)
26 Sep · 3-2 · Manchester United (A)
01 Oct · 5-1 · Nottingham Forest (A)
03 Oct · 0-1 · Everton (H)
10 Oct · 3-2 · Leicester Fosse (A)
17 Oct · 2-2 · Woolwich Arsenal (H)
24 Oct · 1-2 · Notts County (A)
31 Oct · 2-1 · Newcastle United (H)
07 Nov · 1-0 · Bristol City (A)
14 Nov · 2-1 · Preston North End (H)
21 Nov · 1-0 · Middlesbrough (A)
28 Nov · 1-3 · Manchester City (H)
05 Dec · 2-3 · The Wednesday (A)
12 Dec · 2-1 · Bury (A)
19 Dec · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H)
25 Dec · 1-1 · Aston Villa (A)
26 Dec · 1-1 · Nottingham Forest (H)
01 Jan · 1-4 · Sunderland (A)
02 Jan · 3-0 · Chelsea (A)
09 Jan · 1-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H)
16 Jan · 5-1 · Lincoln City (H)
23 Jan · 0-2 · Bradford City (A)
30 Jan · 3-1 · Manchester United (H)
06 Feb · 2-3 · Norwich City (H)
13 Feb · 4-1 · Leicester Fosse (H)
20 Feb · 5-0 · Woolwich Arsenal (A)
27 Feb · 1-1 · Notts County (H)
13 Mar · 1-2 · Bristol City (H)
20 Mar · 2-0 · Preston North End (A)
27 Mar · 1-2 · Middlesbrough (H)
03 Apr · 4-0 · Manchester City (A)
09 Apr · 5-0 · Everton (A)
10 Apr · 1-2 · The Wednesday (H)
12 Apr · 3-0 · Sunderland (H)
17 Apr · 2-2 · Bury (H)
30 Apr · 0-1 · Newcastle United (A)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Newcastle United
29
20
4
5
52
27
+25
44
2
Everton
30
16
7
7
68
44
+24
39
3
Manchester United
29
14
5
10
52
53
-1
33
4
Sheffield Wednesday
29
13
6
10
51
42
+9
32
5
Sunderland
29
15
1
13
60
46
+14
31
6
Middlesbrough
30
11
9
10
54
41
+13
31
7
Liverpool
31
13
5
13
49
50
-1
31
8
Bristol City
29
11
9
9
37
43
-6
31
9
Notts County
29
12
6
11
38
33
+5
30
10
Preston North End
31
11
8
12
40
36
+4
30
11
Blackburn Rovers
29
9
12
8
37
35
+2
30
12
Sheffield United
31
11
8
12
41
49
-8
30
13
Aston Villa
30
10
9
11
44
46
-2
29
14
Manchester City
30
12
4
14
55
59
-4
28
15
Arsenal
31
9
9
13
41
46
-5
27
16
Chelsea
29
9
8
12
41
47
-6
26
17
Nottingham Forest
28
11
3
14
41
45
-4
25
18
Bury
30
9
7
14
49
68
-19
25
19
Bradford City
27
6
7
14
29
39
-10
19
20
Leicester City
29
5
9
15
39
69
-30
19