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1st Division
Anfield | 28 February 1931 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
2
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.1)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Norman James
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Archie McPherson
5′
Gordon Hodgson
30′
Archie McPherson
42′
Gordon Hodgson
49′ penalty
Gordon Hodgson
68′
Opposition Lineup
Horace Pearson
William Grant
Jack O'Donnell
Phil Watson
Stan Ramsay
Sidney Tufnell
Charlie Rattray
Jack Oxberry
Jimmy Hampson
Jim McClelland
Billy Hall
Opposition goals
Jack Oxberry
49
′
Jimmy Hampson
90
′
Notes
- Norman James makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Unknown
Referee:
Brown R
Attendance:
13,732
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
1401
League game number:
1259
Liverpool league position:
6th
Blackpool league position:
20th
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30 Aug 1930 - Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
01 Sep 1930 - West Ham United 0-7 Liverpool
06 Sep 1930 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
10 Sep 1930 - Liverpool 7-2 Bolton Wanderers
13 Sep 1930 - Liverpool 1-4 Huddersfield Town
20 Sep 1930 - Aston Villa 2-4 Liverpool
27 Sep 1930 - Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea
04 Oct 1930 - Newcastle United 4-0 Liverpool
11 Oct 1930 - Liverpool 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
18 Oct 1930 - Liverpool 2-0 Leeds United
25 Oct 1930 - Blackpool 3-1 Liverpool
01 Nov 1930 - Liverpool 0-2 Manchester City
08 Nov 1930 - Derby County 2-2 Liverpool
15 Nov 1930 - Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
22 Nov 1930 - Portsmouth 0-4 Liverpool
29 Nov 1930 - Liverpool 6-1 Sheffield United
06 Dec 1930 - Sunderland 5-6 Liverpool
13 Dec 1930 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
20 Dec 1930 - Birmingham 0-2 Liverpool
25 Dec 1930 - Grimsby Town 0-0 Liverpool
26 Dec 1930 - Liverpool 1-1 Grimsby Town
27 Dec 1930 - Blackburn Rovers 3-3 Liverpool
03 Jan 1931 - Liverpool 3-1 Middlesbrough
10 Jan 1931 - Liverpool 0-2 Birmingham
14 Jan 1931 - Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool
17 Jan 1931 - Huddersfield Town 1-2 Liverpool
24 Jan 1931 - Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
31 Jan 1931 - Chelsea 2-2 Liverpool
07 Feb 1931 - Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United
14 Feb 1931 - Sheffield Wednesday 5-3 Liverpool
21 Feb 1931 - Leeds United 2-1 Liverpool
28 Feb 1931 - Liverpool 5-2 Blackpool
07 Mar 1931 - Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
14 Mar 1931 - Liverpool 0-0 Derby County
21 Mar 1931 - Leicester City 2-3 Liverpool
28 Mar 1931 - Liverpool 3-1 Portsmouth
03 Apr 1931 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United
04 Apr 1931 - Sheffield United 1-4 Liverpool
06 Apr 1931 - Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool
11 Apr 1931 - Liverpool 2-4 Sunderland
15 Apr 1931 - Liverpool 0-0 Birmingham
18 Apr 1931 - Arsenal 1-3 Liverpool
02 May 1931 - Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
30
20
7
3
101
46
+55
47
2
Aston Villa
32
18
8
6
102
62
+40
44
3
Sheff Wed
31
17
6
8
81
57
+24
40
4
Man City
32
15
6
11
61
56
+5
36
5
Derby Co
30
14
7
9
74
61
+13
35
6
Liverpool
31
13
8
10
72
64
+8
34
7
Middlesbrough
32
14
6
12
72
66
+6
34
8
Portsmouth
30
12
10
8
64
55
+9
34
9
Huddersfield
30
13
7
10
66
56
+10
33
10
Sheff Utd
31
11
9
11
64
56
+8
31
11
Blackburn R
31
12
7
12
63
64
-1
31
12
West Ham U
31
12
6
13
68
70
-2
30
13
Newcastle U
31
13
4
14
67
69
-2
30
14
Leicester C
30
13
3
14
67
73
-6
29
15
Chelsea
30
10
8
12
51
53
-2
28
16
Sunderland
30
9
9
12
67
71
-4
27
17
Grimsby T
32
11
4
17
60
73
-13
26
18
Birmingham C
30
9
8
13
46
57
-11
26
19
Bolton Wan
31
9
8
14
43
61
-18
26
20
Blackpool
31
7
8
16
51
100
-49
22
21
Leeds U
31
8
5
18
54
70
-16
21
22
Man Utd
31
5
4
22
39
93
-54
14
