1938-39 season
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General information
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Manager |
George Kay
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Captain |
Tom Cooper
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Performance
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Division 1 |
11th
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FA Cup |
5th round
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Top scorers
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Attendances
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Average |
32,160
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The 1938-39 season was Liverpool's 47th season of football since they were established.
Squad
- GK. Arthur Riley
- GK. Dirk Kemp
- DF. Matt Busby
- DF. Jimmy McInnes
- DF. Tom Cooper
- DF. Jim Harley
- DF. Fred Rogers
- DF. Tom Bush
- DF. Bernard Ramsden
- DF. Ron Jones
- DF. John Browning
- DF. Matthew John Fitzsimmons
- DF. Keith Peters
- DF. John Easdale
- MF. Berry Nieuwenhuys
- MF. Bill Kinghorn
- MF. Harman Van Den Berg
- MF. Harry Eastham
- MF. George L. Paterson
- FW. Jack Balmer
- FW. Phil Taylor
- FW. Willie Fagan
- FW. John Shafto
- FW. Ted Harston
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies
Pre-season
Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Scorers
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20 August 1938 |
Everton |
1-2 |
Balmer
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Other friendlies
Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Scorers
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24 May 1939 |
Swedish Combination |
4-5 |
?
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26 May 1939 |
AIK Stockholm |
0-2 |
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31 May 1939 |
Swedish Combination |
2-0 |
?
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2 June 1939 |
Swedish Combination |
6-0 |
?
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6 June 1939 |
Elfsborg |
2-5 |
?
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Results
League
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
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Scorers
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27 August 1938 |
Chelsea |
2-1 |
Taylor (35, 78)
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3 September 1938 |
Preston |
0-1 |
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7 September 1938 |
Man Utd |
1-0 |
Nieuwenhuys (15)
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10 September 1938 |
Charlton |
1-0 |
Busby (70)
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14 September 1938 |
Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
Fagan (55, 75), Nieuwenhuys (90)
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17 September 1938 |
Bolton |
1-3 |
Taylor (77)
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24 September 1938 |
Leeds |
3-0 |
Fagan (51), Balmer (61), Taylor (86)
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1 October 1938 |
Everton |
1-2 |
Fagan (pen 43)
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8 October 1938 |
Leicester |
2-2 |
Nieuwenhuys (73), Van Den Berg (89)
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15 October 1938 |
Aston Villa |
3-0 |
Van Den Berg (6), Balmer (34), Fagan (38)
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22 October 1938 |
Wolves |
2-2 |
Taylor (75), Nieuwenhuys (77)
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29 October 1938 |
Huddersfield |
3-3 |
Van Den Berg (1), Fagan (pen 63), Balmer (85)
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5 November 1938 |
Portsmouth |
1-1 |
Nieuwenhuys (10)
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12 November 1938 |
Arsenal |
2-2 |
Nieuwenhuys (41, 50)
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19 November 1938 |
Brentford |
1-2 |
Nieuwenhuys (40)
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26 November 1938 |
Blackpool |
1-0 |
Kinghorn (10)
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3 December 1938 |
Derby |
2-2 |
Taylor (34), Kinghorn (88)
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10 December 1938 |
Grimsby |
2-2 |
Nieuwenhuys (30), Fagan (33)
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17 December 1938 |
Sunderland |
3-2 |
Kinghorn, Bush, Taylor (78)
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24 December 1938 |
Chelsea |
1-4 |
Balmer (75)
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26 December 1938 |
Stoke |
1-3 |
Fagan (89)
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27 December 1938 |
Stoke |
1-0 |
Fagan (54)
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31 December 1938 |
Preston |
4-1 |
Taylor (33, 88), Fagan (pen 34), Balmer (85)
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2 January 1939 |
Middlesbrough |
0-3 |
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14 January 1939 |
Charlton |
3-1 |
Eastham (25), Balmer (39, 89)
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25 January 1939 |
Bolton |
1-2 |
Fagan (55)
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28 January 1939 |
Leeds |
1-1 |
Balmer (88)
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4 February 1939 |
Everton |
0-3 |
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18 February 1939 |
Aston Villa |
0-2 |
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25 February 1939 |
Wolves |
0-2 |
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4 March 1939 |
Leicester |
1-1 |
Taylor (82)
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11 March 1939 |
Portsmouth |
4-4 |
Fagan (16), Taylor (27, 51), Nieuwenhuys (62)
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15 March 1939 |
Huddersfield |
1-1 |
Nieuwenhuys (85)
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18 March 1939 |
Arsenal |
0-2 |
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25 March 1939 |
Brentford |
1-0 |
Fagan (pen 51)
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1 April 1939 |
Blackpool |
1-1 |
Fagan (20)
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7 April 1939 |
Birmingham |
4-0 |
Nieuwenhuys 2, Balmer 2
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8 April 1939 |
Derby |
2-1 |
Taylor (40, 63)
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10 April 1939 |
Birmingham |
0-0 |
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15 April 1939 |
Grimsby |
1-2 |
Nieuwenhuys (1)
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22 April 1939 |
Sunderland |
1-1 |
Kinghorn (75)
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6 May 1939 |
Man Utd |
0-2 |
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FA Cup
Round
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Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Scorers
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3 |
7 January 1939 |
Luton |
3-0 |
Balmer (54, 89), Paterson (83)
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4 |
21 January 1939 |
Stockport |
5-1 |
Nieuwenhuys (6, 41), Eastham (29), Balmer (35, 51)
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5 |
11 February 1939 |
Wolves |
1-4 |
Fagan (pen 54)
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Tables
League
Pos
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Club
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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F
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A
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G. Avg
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Pts
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10 |
Grimsby
|
42 |
16 |
11 |
15 |
61 |
69 |
0.88 |
43
|
11 |
Liverpool
|
42 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
62 |
63 |
0.98 |
42
|
12 |
Aston Villa
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42 |
16 |
9 |
17 |
71 |
60 |
1.18 |
41
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Player stats
Pos.
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Name
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League
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FA Cup
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Total
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Apps
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Goals
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Apps
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Goals
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Apps
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Goals
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FW |
Jack Balmer |
42 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
45 |
14
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DF |
John Browning |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0
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DF |
Matt Busby |
42 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
45 |
1
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DF |
Tom Bush |
23 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
1
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DF |
Tom Cooper |
36 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0
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MF |
Harry Eastham |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
2
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FW |
Willie Fagan |
39 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
42 |
15
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DF |
Matthew John Fitzsimmons |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
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DF |
Jim Harley |
31 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
34 |
0
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DF |
Ron Jones |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0
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GK |
Dirk Kemp |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
0
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MF |
Bill Kinghorn |
19 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
4
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DF |
Jimmy McInnes |
34 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
37 |
0
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MF |
Berry Nieuwenhuys |
39 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
42 |
16
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MF |
George L. Paterson |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1
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DF |
Keith Peters |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
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DF |
Bernard Ramsden |
10 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
0
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GK |
Arthur Riley |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
0
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DF |
Fred Rogers |
30 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
0
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FW |
John Shafto |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0
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FW |
Phil Taylor |
39 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
42 |
0
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MF |
Harman Van Den Berg |
16 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
3
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Transfers
In
Player
|
From
|
Fee
|
Date
|
Billy Liddell |
Lochghelly Violet |
£200 |
27 July 1938
|
Bill Jones |
Hayfield St Matthews |
Free |
September 1938
|
Bob Paisley |
Bishop Auckland |
Free |
8 May 1939
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Out
Player
|
To
|
Fee
|
Date
|
William Hood |
Derry City |
Unknown |
1938
|
Alexander Smith |
Crewe |
Unknown |
1938
|
Benjamin Dabbs |
Watford |
Unknown |
June 1938
|
Fred Howe |
Man City |
Unknown |
21 June 1938
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Alf Hanson |
Chelsea |
Unknown |
July 1938
|
Tom Bradshaw |
Third Lanark |
Unknown |
September 1938
|
Alf Hobson |
Chester |
£700 |
October 1938
|
John Browning |
Cowdenbeath |
Unknown |
1939
|
Matthew John Fitzsimmons |
Ipswich |
Unknown |
June 1939
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