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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 26 March 1938 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.01)

1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Bernard Ramsden
4
Matt Busby
5
Tom Bush
6
Jimmy McInnes
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Ron Jones
9
Jack Balmer
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.39)

Frank Swift
Gordon Clark
Billy Dale
John Percival
Richard Neilson
Les McDowall
Maurice Dunkley
Alex Herd
Jack Milsom
Peter Doherty
Eric Fred Brook

Notes

  • - Ron Jones makes his LFC debut
  • - Ron Jones scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Wilfred Wild
Referee: Jones GH
Attendance: 29,081
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1716
League game number: 1555
Liverpool league position: 15th
Manchester City league position: 21st
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Liverpool
Manchester City
Jack Balmer (1–0)
27'
HT 1–0
Ron Jones (2–0)
48'
Full time 2–0

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