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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 6 November 1937 at 14:45 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
4
Brentford
Half time
3–2
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.33)
1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
John Shafto
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.46)
Joe Crozier
Joe Wilson
Arthur Bateman
Duncan McKenzie
Buster Brown
Billy Sneddon
Leslie Smith
George Eastham
Dave McCulloch
Billy Scott
Bobby Reid
Notes
- John Shafto scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Harold Curtis
Referee:
Harper WP
Attendance:
30,492
Half-time score:
3
-
2
Game number:
1692
League game number:
1536
Liverpool league position:
20th
Brentford league position:
1st
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28 Aug · 1-6 · Chelsea (A) · League
01 Sep · 3-2 · Portsmouth (H) · League
04 Sep · 1-2 · Charlton Athletic (H) · League
08 Sep · 1-1 · Portsmouth (A) · League
11 Sep · 1-4 · Preston North End (A) · League
15 Sep · 3-0 · Stoke City (H) · League
18 Sep · 2-1 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
25 Sep · 0-2 · Leeds United (A) · League
02 Oct · 1-2 · Everton (H) · League
09 Oct · 0-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
16 Oct · 0-2 · Wolves (A) · League
23 Oct · 1-1 · Leicester City (H) · League
30 Oct · 3-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
06 Nov · 3-4 · Brentford (H) · League
13 Nov · 3-1 · Manchester City (A) · League
20 Nov · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
27 Nov · 1-0 · Blackpool (A) · League
04 Dec · 3-4 · Derby County (H) · League
11 Dec · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
18 Dec · 2-0 · Arsenal (H) · League
27 Dec · 2-2 · Birmingham (A) · League
01 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (H) · League
08 Jan · 0-0 · Crystal Palace (A) · FA
12 Jan · 3-1 · Crystal Palace (H) · FA
15 Jan · 0-3 · Charlton Athletic (A) · League
22 Jan · 1-1 · Sheffield United (A) · FA
26 Jan · 1-0 · Sheffield United (H) · FA
29 Jan · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
02 Feb · 2-2 · Preston North End (H) · League
05 Feb · 1-1 · Leeds United (H) · League
12 Feb · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (H) · FA
16 Feb · 3-1 · Everton (A) · League
19 Feb · 1-5 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
26 Feb · 0-1 · Wolves (H) · League
05 Mar · 2-2 · Leicester City (A) · League
12 Mar · 4-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
19 Mar · 3-1 · Brentford (A) · League
26 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester City (H) · League
02 Apr · 2-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
06 Apr · 3-2 · Birmingham (H) · League
09 Apr · 4-2 · Blackpool (H) · League
15 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
16 Apr · 1-4 · Derby County (A) · League
18 Apr · 1-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
23 Apr · 2-1 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
30 Apr · 0-1 · Arsenal (A) · League
07 May · 0-2 · Stoke City (A) · League
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3–4
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Brentford
15
9
2
4
30
21
+9
20
2
Chelsea
14
8
3
3
33
23
+10
19
3
Wolves
14
7
4
3
22
16
+6
18
4
Preston North End
14
6
5
3
28
18
+10
17
5
Leeds United
14
6
5
3
21
16
+5
17
6
Stoke City
14
6
4
4
26
15
+11
16
7
Bolton Wanderers
14
6
4
4
29
22
+7
16
8
Charlton Athletic
14
5
6
3
20
17
+3
16
9
Sunderland
14
7
2
5
24
26
-2
16
10
Manchester City
14
6
3
5
26
24
+2
15
11
Arsenal
14
5
4
5
26
18
+8
14
12
Middlesbrough
14
6
2
6
23
22
+1
14
13
Huddersfield Town
14
5
3
6
19
21
-2
13
14
West Bromwich Albion
14
6
1
7
26
33
-7
13
15
Grimsby Town
14
4
5
5
16
21
-5
13
16
Derby County
14
4
5
5
21
31
-10
13
17
Birmingham City
14
3
6
5
19
20
-1
12
18
Leicester City
14
4
4
6
21
26
-5
12
19
Everton
14
5
1
8
21
25
-4
11
20
Liverpool
14
4
2
8
20
30
-10
10
21
Blackpool
15
3
4
8
17
26
-9
10
22
Portsmouth
14
0
5
9
17
34
-17
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