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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 28 August 1948 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Sunderland
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.57)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Billy Watkinson
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Les Shannon
10
Willie Fagan
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.52)

Johnny Mapson
Jack Stelling
Arthur Hudgell
Reg Scotson
Fred Hall
Arthur Wright
Len Duns
Jackie Robinson
Dickie Davis
Len Shackleton
Tommy Reynolds

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: William Murray
Referee: Seymour T
Attendance: 52,253
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 1869
League game number: 1693
Liverpool league position: 9th
Sunderland league position: 6th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Billy Liddell (Billy Watkinson) (1–0)
44'
HT 1–0
Willie Fagan (Bob Paisley) (2–0)
47'
Billy Watkinson (Jack Balmer) (3–0)
65'
Jack Balmer (4–0)
80'
Full time 4–0

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