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1st Division

Stamford Bridge | Saturday 5 March 1949 at 15:00 UK local time

Chelsea 2 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.48)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Jack Balmer (c)
9
Cyril Done
10
Billy Liddell
11
Bob Priday

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.12)

Harry Medhurst
Danny Winter
Billy Hughes
Jimmy Macauley
John Harris
Frank Mitchell
Bobby Campbell
Jimmy Bowie
Roy Bentley
Ken Armstrong
Benny Jones

Notes

  • Chelsea goals scored on 55 & 82 mins.

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: William Birrell
Referee: Overton FL
Attendance: 42,746
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 1899
League game number: 1719
Liverpool league position: 14th
Chelsea league position: 17th
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Liverpool
Chelsea
Jimmy Payne (1–0)
34'
HT 1–0
55'
Roy Bentley (1–1)
82'
Ken Armstrong (1–2)
Full time 1–2

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