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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 17 February 1923 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
0
Blackburn Rovers
Half time
2–0
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
Ephraim Longworth
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
Jock McNab
5
Walter Wadsworth
6
David Pratt
7
Bill Lacey
8
Dick Forshaw
9
Dick Johnson
10
Harry Beadles
11
Fred Hopkin
Opposition Lineup
Ronnie Sewell
Richard Walmsley
Frank Crawley
Alexander Pool
Frank Reilly
Jimmy McKinnell
Jacob Hardy
Norman Rodgers
Percy Dawson
Jock MacKay
Joe Hodkinson
Notes
- David Pratt makes his LFC debut
- Matt McQueen's first game in charge of Liverpool.
Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
Jack Carr
Referee:
Fogg AE
Attendance:
25,000
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
1039
League game number:
921
Liverpool league position:
1st
Blackburn Rovers league position:
17th
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21 Oct · 3-1 · Cardiff City (H) · League
28 Oct · 0-3 · Cardiff City (A) · League
04 Nov · 4-2 · Tottenham Hotspur (A) · League
11 Nov · 0-0 · Tottenham Hotspur (H) · League
18 Nov · 3-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
25 Nov · 1-0 · Aston Villa (A) · League
02 Dec · 0-2 · Newcastle United (H) · League
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26 Dec · 2-1 · Oldham Athletic (H) · League
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27 Jan · 2-0 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
03 Feb · 2-0 · Wolves (A) · FA
07 Feb · 2-0 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
10 Feb · 0-0 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
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24 Feb · 1-2 · Sheffield United (H) · FA
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24 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester City (H) · League
30 Mar · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
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07 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (H) · League
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League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
29
21
3
5
58
22
+36
45
2
Sunderland
28
16
9
3
54
35
+19
41
3
Huddersfield Town
28
13
8
7
38
22
+16
34
4
Sheffield United
29
12
9
8
49
37
+12
33
5
Newcastle United
29
12
9
8
29
27
+2
33
6
Bolton Wanderers
30
12
8
10
42
40
+2
32
7
Manchester City
29
12
8
9
37
35
+2
32
8
Aston Villa
29
12
7
10
45
37
+8
31
9
Tottenham Hotspur
29
13
4
12
38
36
+2
30
10
Burnley
28
12
5
11
46
36
+10
29
11
West Bromwich Albion
29
11
7
11
41
37
+4
29
12
Middlesbrough
28
10
9
9
42
41
+1
29
13
Everton
29
12
4
13
42
47
-5
28
14
Preston North End
29
10
7
12
44
48
-4
27
15
Chelsea
29
8
10
11
33
33
+0
26
16
Arsenal
31
10
6
15
44
55
-11
26
17
Blackburn Rovers
30
9
8
13
35
51
-16
26
18
Cardiff City
28
10
4
14
47
44
+3
24
19
Nottingham Forest
31
9
6
16
33
54
-21
24
20
Stoke City
30
8
6
16
41
56
-15
22
21
Birmingham City
30
6
9
15
27
46
-19
21
22
Oldham Athletic
30
7
6
17
30
56
-26
20