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| league = 16th
  
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| facuptop = [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]] (1)<br>[[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (1)
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| overalltop = [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (23)
 
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==Squad==
  
==Squad==
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*GK. [[Arthur Riley]]
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[[File:LiverpoolSquad1927-1928.jpg|right|400px]]
  
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*GK. [[Elisha Scott]]
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*DF. [[Tom Bromilow]]
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*DF. [[Tom Morrison]]
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*DF. [[Robert Done]]
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*DF. [[Tommy Lucas]]
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*DF. [[Neil McBain]]
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*DF. [[Donald Mackinlay]]
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*DF. [[Albert Shears]]
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*DF. [[James Jackson]]
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*DF. [[David McMullan]]
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*DF. [[Jock McNab]]
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*DF. [[Ephraim Longworth]]
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*MF. [[Fred Hopkin]]
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*MF. [[Dick Edmed]]
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*MF. [[George Pither]]
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*FW. [[Gordon Hodgson]]
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*FW. [[Robert Clark]]
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*FW. [[Henry Race]]
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*FW. [[Bill Murray]]
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*FW. [[Tom Reid]]
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*FW. [[Harry Chambers]]
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*FW. [[William Devlin]]
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*FW. [[Jimmy Walsh]]
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*FW. [[Tom Scott]]
   
 
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the [[1993-94 season]].
  
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the [[1993-94 season]].
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==Friendlies==
  
==Friendlies==
 
===Pre-season===
  
===Pre-season===
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No pre-season friendlies were played this season.
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===Other friendlies===
  
===Other friendlies===
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
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| 18 February 1928 || St Johnstone || 3-2 || [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]], [[Fred Hopkin|Hopkin]], [[Tom Morrison|Morrison]]
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| 9 April 1928 || Queen's Park || 1-3 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]]
 
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
|-
  
|-
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| 27 August 1927 || Sheffield United || 1-1 || [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (3)
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|-
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| 31 August 1927 || Bury || 5-1 || [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (5, 14, 20, 63), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (75)
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|-
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| 3 September 1927 || Aston Villa || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 10 September 1927 || Sunderland || 1-2 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (20)
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|-
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| 17 September 1927 || Derby || 5-2 || [[Jock McNab|McNab]] (11), [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (28, 74), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (51), [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (62)
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|-
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| 19 September 1927 || Bury || 2-5 || Crown (og 31), [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (40)
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|-
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| 24 September 1927 || West Ham || 1-3 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]]
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|-
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| 1 October 1927 || Portsmouth || 8-2 || [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (3, 5, 44, 76), [[George Pither|Pither]] (22), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (31, 37, 67)
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|-
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| 8 October 1927 || Leicester || 1-1 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (8)
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|-
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| 15 October 1927 || Everton || 1-1 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (62)
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|-
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| 22 October 1927 || Bolton || 1-2 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (17)
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|-
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| 29 October 1927 || Blackburn || 4-2 || [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (1, 63), [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (50), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (87)
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|-
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| 5 November 1927 || Cardiff || 1-1 || [[William Devlin|Devlin]] (37)
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|-
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| 12 November 1927 || Sheffield Wednesday || 5-2 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (11, 24), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (50, 77, 78)
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|-
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| 19 November 1927 || Middlesbrough || 1-1 || [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]] (57)
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|-
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| 26 November 1927 || Huddersfield || 4-2 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (29), [[Tom Bromilow|Bromilow]] (40), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (58, 76)
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|-
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| 3 December 1927 || Newcastle || 1-1 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (39)
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|-
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| 10 December 1927 || Birmingham || 2-3 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (57, 58)
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|-
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| 17 December 1927 || Tottenham || 1-3 || [[James Jackson|Jackson]] (41)
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|-
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| 24 December 1927 || Man Utd || 2-0 || [[Tom Scott|T. Scott]] (60), [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]] (88)
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|-
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| 27 December 1927 || Arsenal || 0-2 ||
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|-
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| 31 December 1927 || Sheffield United || 2-1 || [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]] (23), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (77)
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|-
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| 2 January 1928 || Burnley || 2-2 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (43), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (73)
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|-
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| 7 January 1928 || Aston Villa || 4-3 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (12, 27), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (28), [[Fred Hopkin|Hopkin]] (70)
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|-
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| 21 January 1928 || Sunderland || 2-5 || [[Fred Hopkin|Hopkin]] (25), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (45)
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|-
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| 4 February 1928 || West Ham || 1-3 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (pen 57)
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|-
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| 11 February 1928 || Portsmouth || 0-1 ||
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|-
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| 15 February 1928 || Derby || 3-2 || [[Henry Race|Race]] (46), [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (59, 60)
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|-
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| 25 February 1928 || Everton || 3-3 || [[Fred Hopkin|Hopkin]] (5), [[Tom Bromilow|Bromilow]] (73), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (78)
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|-
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| 3 March 1928 || Bolton || 4-2 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (5), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (18, 80), [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (76)
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|-
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| 7 March 1928 || Arsenal || 3-6 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (14, 60), [[Henry Race|Race]] (80)
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|-
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| 10 March 1928 || Blackburn || 1-2 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (pen 55)
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|-
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| 17 March 1928 || Cardiff || 1-2 || [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (35)
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|-
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| 24 March 1928 || Sheffield Wednesday || 0-4 ||
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|-
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| 31 March 1928 || Middlesbrough || 1-1 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (60)
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|-
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| 6 April 1928 || Burnley || 2-2 || [[Jimmy Walsh|Walsh]] (80), [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (81)
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|-
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| 7 April 1928 || Huddersfield || 4-2 || [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (8), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (32), [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (36), [[Jimmy Walsh|Walsh]]
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|-
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| 14 April 1928 || Newcastle || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 21 April 1928 || Birmingham || 0-2 ||
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|-
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| 25 April 1928 || Leicester || 1-1 || [[Tom Reid|Reid]] (11)
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|-
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| 28 April 1928 || Tottenham || 2-0 || [[Tom Bromilow|Bromilow]] (1), [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (83)
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|-
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| 5 May 1928 || Man Utd || 1-6 || [[Gordon Hodgson|Hodgson]] (38)
 
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
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| 3 || 14 January 1928 || Darlington || 1-0 || [[Harry Chambers|Chambers]] (60)
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| 4 || 28 January 1928 || Cardiff || 1-2 || [[Dick Edmed|Edmed]] (pen 32)
 
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!width=30|<span title="Points" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">Pts</span>
 
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!Goals
  
!Goals
 
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| DF || [[Tom Bromilow]] || 42 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 44 || 3
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| FW || [[Harry Chambers]] || 24 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 26 || 4
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| FW || [[Robert Clark]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
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|-
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| FW || [[William Devlin]] || 18 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 14
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|-
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| DF || [[Robert Done]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Dick Edmed]] || 42 || 14 || 2 || 1 || 44 || 15
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|-
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| FW || [[Gordon Hodgson]] || 32 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 23
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|-
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| MF || [[Fred Hopkin]] || 36 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 38 || 3
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|-
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| DF || [[James Jackson]] || 40 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 42 || 1
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|-
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| DF || [[Ephraim Longworth]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Tommy Lucas]] || 28 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 30 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Donald Mackinlay]] || 40 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 42 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Neil McBain]] || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[David McMullan]] || 19 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 20 || 0
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| DF || [[Jock McNab]] || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 1
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| DF || [[Tom Morrison]] || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 15 || 0
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| FW || [[Bill Murray]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
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| MF || [[George Pither]] || 6 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 1
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| FW || [[Henry Race]] || 11 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 2
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|-
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| FW || [[Tom Reid]] || 25 || 15 || 2 || 0 || 27 || 15
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| GK || [[Arthur Riley]] || 25 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 27 || 0
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| GK || [[Elisha Scott]] || 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 0
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|-
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| FW || [[Tom Scott]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 1
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| DF || [[Albert Shears]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0
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| FW || [[Jimmy Walsh]] || 9 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 11 || 2
 
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! Date
  
! Date
 
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| [[Henry Race]] || Raby United || Unknown || 1927
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| [[Tom Morrison]] || St Mirren || £4,000 || November 1927
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| [[Bill Murray]] || Clydebank || Unknown || 28 November 1927
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| [[Robert Clark]] || Newcastle || £3,000 || January 1928
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|-
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| [[Billy Millar]] || Linfield || Unknown || 1928
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| [[Neil McBain]] || St Johnstone || £1,000 || 8 March 1928
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| [[John Lindsay]] || Rhyl Athletic || Unknown || April 1928
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| [[Jimmy McDougall]] || Partick Thistle || Unknown || April 1928
 
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! Date
  
! Date
 
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| [[Edward Parry]] || Walsall || Unknown || July 1927
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| [[David Pratt]] || Bury || Unknown || November 1927
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| [[William Devlin]] || Hearts || Unknown || December 1927
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| [[Harry Chambers]] || West Brom || £2,375 || 8 March 1928
 
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 22 February 2012

1927-28 season
General information
Manager

Matt McQueen

Captain

Don Mackinlay

Performance
Division 1

16th

FA Cup

4th round

Top scorers
League

Hodgson (23)

FA Cup

Chambers (1)
Edmed (1)

Overall

Hodgson (23)

Attendances
Average

29,738

The 1927-28 season was Liverpool's 36th season of football since they were established.

Squad

  • GK. Arthur Riley
  • GK. Elisha Scott
  • DF. Tom Bromilow
  • DF. Tom Morrison
  • DF. Robert Done
  • DF. Tommy Lucas
  • DF. Neil McBain
  • DF. Donald Mackinlay
  • DF. Albert Shears
  • DF. James Jackson
  • DF. David McMullan
  • DF. Jock McNab
  • DF. Ephraim Longworth
  • MF. Fred Hopkin
  • MF. Dick Edmed
  • MF. George Pither
  • FW. Gordon Hodgson
  • FW. Robert Clark
  • FW. Henry Race
  • FW. Bill Murray
  • FW. Tom Reid
  • FW. Harry Chambers
  • FW. William Devlin
  • FW. Jimmy Walsh
  • FW. Tom Scott

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date Opponent Score Scorers
18 February 1928 St Johnstone 3-2 Chambers, Hopkin, Morrison
9 April 1928 Queen's Park 1-3 Hodgson

Results

League

Date Opponent Score Scorers
27 August 1927 Sheffield United 1-1 Devlin (3)
31 August 1927 Bury 5-1 Devlin (5, 14, 20, 63), Hodgson (75)
3 September 1927 Aston Villa 0-0
10 September 1927 Sunderland 1-2 Hodgson (20)
17 September 1927 Derby 5-2 McNab (11), Devlin (28, 74), Hodgson (51), Edmed (62)
19 September 1927 Bury 2-5 Crown (og 31), Devlin (40)
24 September 1927 West Ham 1-3 Edmed
1 October 1927 Portsmouth 8-2 Devlin (3, 5, 44, 76), Pither (22), Hodgson (31, 37, 67)
8 October 1927 Leicester 1-1 Hodgson (8)
15 October 1927 Everton 1-1 Edmed (62)
22 October 1927 Bolton 1-2 Edmed (17)
29 October 1927 Blackburn 4-2 Reid (1, 63), Devlin (50), Hodgson (87)
5 November 1927 Cardiff 1-1 Devlin (37)
12 November 1927 Sheffield Wednesday 5-2 Hodgson (11, 24), Reid (50, 77, 78)
19 November 1927 Middlesbrough 1-1 Chambers (57)
26 November 1927 Huddersfield 4-2 Edmed (29), Bromilow (40), Hodgson (58, 76)
3 December 1927 Newcastle 1-1 Hodgson (39)
10 December 1927 Birmingham 2-3 Hodgson (57, 58)
17 December 1927 Tottenham 1-3 Jackson (41)
24 December 1927 Man Utd 2-0 T. Scott (60), Chambers (88)
27 December 1927 Arsenal 0-2
31 December 1927 Sheffield United 2-1 Chambers (23), Reid (77)
2 January 1928 Burnley 2-2 Edmed (43), Reid (73)
7 January 1928 Aston Villa 4-3 Edmed (12, 27), Reid (28), Hopkin (70)
21 January 1928 Sunderland 2-5 Hopkin (25), Reid (45)
4 February 1928 West Ham 1-3 Edmed (pen 57)
11 February 1928 Portsmouth 0-1
15 February 1928 Derby 3-2 Race (46), Edmed (59, 60)
25 February 1928 Everton 3-3 Hopkin (5), Bromilow (73), Hodgson (78)
3 March 1928 Bolton 4-2 Hodgson (5), Reid (18, 80), Edmed (76)
7 March 1928 Arsenal 3-6 Hodgson (14, 60), Race (80)
10 March 1928 Blackburn 1-2 Edmed (pen 55)
17 March 1928 Cardiff 1-2 Reid (35)
24 March 1928 Sheffield Wednesday 0-4
31 March 1928 Middlesbrough 1-1 Hodgson (60)
6 April 1928 Burnley 2-2 Walsh (80), Reid (81)
7 April 1928 Huddersfield 4-2 Reid (8), Hodgson (32), Edmed (36), Walsh
14 April 1928 Newcastle 0-0
21 April 1928 Birmingham 0-2
25 April 1928 Leicester 1-1 Reid (11)
28 April 1928 Tottenham 2-0 Bromilow (1), Hodgson (83)
5 May 1928 Man Utd 1-6 Hodgson (38)

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 14 January 1928 Darlington 1-0 Chambers (60)
4 28 January 1928 Cardiff 1-2 Edmed (pen 32)

Tables

League

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
15 Sunderland 42 15 9 18 74 76 0.97 39
16 Liverpool 42 13 13 16 84 87 0.97 39
17 West Ham 42 14 11 17 81 88 0.92 39

Player stats

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Tom Bromilow 42 3 2 0 44 3
FW Harry Chambers 24 3 2 1 26 4
FW Robert Clark 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW William Devlin 18 14 0 0 18 14
DF Robert Done 4 0 0 0 4 0
MF Dick Edmed 42 14 2 1 44 15
FW Gordon Hodgson 32 23 0 0 32 23
MF Fred Hopkin 36 3 2 0 38 3
DF James Jackson 40 1 2 0 42 1
DF Ephraim Longworth 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Tommy Lucas 28 0 2 0 30 0
DF Donald Mackinlay 40 0 2 0 42 0
DF Neil McBain 10 0 0 0 10 0
DF David McMullan 19 0 1 0 20 0
DF Jock McNab 7 1 1 0 8 1
DF Tom Morrison 15 0 0 0 15 0
FW Bill Murray 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF George Pither 6 1 0 0 6 1
FW Henry Race 11 2 0 0 11 2
FW Tom Reid 25 15 2 0 27 15
GK Arthur Riley 25 0 2 0 27 0
GK Elisha Scott 17 0 0 0 17 0
FW Tom Scott 3 1 0 0 3 1
DF Albert Shears 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW Jimmy Walsh 9 2 2 0 11 2

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date
Henry Race Raby United Unknown 1927
Tom Morrison St Mirren £4,000 November 1927
Bill Murray Clydebank Unknown 28 November 1927
Robert Clark Newcastle £3,000 January 1928
Billy Millar Linfield Unknown 1928
Neil McBain St Johnstone £1,000 8 March 1928
John Lindsay Rhyl Athletic Unknown April 1928
Jimmy McDougall Partick Thistle Unknown April 1928

Out

Player To Fee Date
Edward Parry Walsall Unknown July 1927
David Pratt Bury Unknown November 1927
William Devlin Hearts Unknown December 1927
Harry Chambers West Brom £2,375 8 March 1928


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