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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 5 April 1947 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 3 Blackpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.23)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Jim Harley
3
Ray Lambert
4
Harry Kaye
5
Bill Jones
6
Eddie Spicer
7
Willie Fagan (c)
8
Cyril Done
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Stan Palk
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.69)

Jock Wallace
Eddie Shimwell
Eric Sibley
George Farrow
Eric Hayward
Harry Johnston
Alex Munro
George McKnight
Stan Mortensen
Tom Buchan
George Dick

Notes

  • - Liverpool were leading 2-0 against Blackpool with less than an hour to go but let slip and lost 3-2.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Joseph Smith
Referee: Prescot W
Attendance: 47,320
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1813
League game number: 1640
Liverpool league position: 5th
Blackpool league position: 1st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackpool
Willie Fagan (Billy Liddell) (1–0)
15'
HT 1–0
Cyril Done (Eddie Spicer) (2–0)
52'
69'
Tom Buchan (2–1)
71'
Stan Mortensen (2–2)
80'
Stan Mortensen (2–3)
Full time 2–3

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