1947-48 season

1947-48 season
General information
Manager	George Kay
Captain	Jack Balmer
Performance
Division 1	11th
FA Cup	4th round
Top scorers
League	Stubbins (24)
FA Cup	Stubbins (2)
Overall	Stubbins (26)
Attendances
Average	44,496
←1946-47	1948-49→

The 1947-48 season was Liverpool's 56th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Charlie Ashcroft
• GK. Cyril Sidlow
• GK. Ray Minshull
• DF. Laurie Hughes
• DF. Ray Lambert
• DF. Bill Jones
• DF. Eddie Spicer
• DF. Bob Paisley
• DF. Phil Taylor
• DF. Jim Harley
• DF. Bernard Ramsden
• DF. Stan Palk
• MF. Billy Liddell
• MF. Ken Brierley
• MF. Robert Priday
• MF. Doug McAvoy
• MF. William Watkinson
• MF. Alex Muir
• MF. Jimmy Payne
• MF. Harry Eastham
• FW. Jack Balmer
• FW. Kevin Baron
• FW. Albert Stubbins
• FW. Cyril Done
• FW. Willie Fagan
• FW. Les Shannon
• FW. Len Carney

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
14 February 1948	Newcastle	3-0	Baron, Fagan, Liddell
16 May 1948	New York All Stars	5-1	Balmer (17, 25), Stubbins (66, 74), Liddell (81)
20 May 1948	Baltimore All-Stars	9-2	Balmer (33, 34, 45), Brierley, (4, ?), Fagan (?), Harley (?), Liddell (?), Stubbins (?)
23 May 1948	Philadelphia All Stars	5-2	Stubbins 3, Balmer, Liddell
28 May 1948	New England All Stars	6-0	Stubbins 2, Fagan 2, Balmer, Priday
30 May 1948	American League XI	9-2	Stubbins 5 (22, 54, 66, 68, 82), Liddell 2 (49, 60), Fagan (72), Balmer (37)
1 June 1948	St Louis All Stars	4-2	Liddell 2, Priday, Stubbins
3 June 1948	Montreal All Stars	4-2	Balmer, Priday, Liddell, Shannon
9 June 1948	New York All Stars	5-2	Liddell 2, Stubbins 2, Fagan
15 June 1948	Ulster Select	5-1	Liddell, Stubbins 2, Balmer 3
18 June 1948	Djurgardens IF	3-2	Liddell (46), Brierley (68), Balmer (82)
20 June 1948	Kearney Scots Celtic	8-0	Balmer 3, Liddell 2, Shannon 2, Priday
June 1948	American All Stars	4-1	Baron 2, Jones 2

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
23 August 1947	Preston	3-1	Liddell (57), Stubbins (64, 68)
27 August 1947	Man Utd	0-2
30 August 1947	Stoke	2-0	Liddell (30, 34)
3 September 1947	Man Utd	2-2	Stubbins (48), Balmer (pen 67)
6 September 1947	Burnley	1-1	Balmer (32)
8 September 1947	Sheffield United	1-3	Stubbins (80)
13 September 1947	Portsmouth	0-1
17 September 1947	Charlton	0-2
20 September 1947	Bolton	0-0
27 September 1947	Everton	3-0	Balmer (50), Stubbins (51), Fagan (80)
4 October 1947	Middlesbrough	1-3	Balmer (13)
11 October 1947	Chelsea	3-0	Priday (3), Stubbins (?), Liddell (87)
18 October 1947	Huddersfield	1-1	Balmer (28)
25 October 1947	Derby	2-2	Priday (25), Balmer (57)
1 November 1947	Blackpool	0-2
8 November 1947	Grimsby	3-1	Stubbins (1), Priday (49), Baron (77)
15 November 1947	Sunderland	1-5	Liddell (41)
22 November 1947	Blackburn	2-1	Balmer (55), Liddell (80)
29 November 1947	Man City	0-2
6 December 1947	Aston Villa	3-3	Spicer (?), Stubbins (?), Balmer (88)
13 December 1947	Wolves	2-1	Stubbins (33), Balmer (70)
20 December 1947	Preston	3-3	Jones (3), Liddell (20), Stubbins (22)
25 December 1947	Arsenal	1-3	Priday (13)
27 December 1947	Arsenal	2-1	Stubbins (17), Liddell (75)
1 January 1948	Charlton	2-3	Stubbins (80, 88)
3 January 1948	Stoke	0-0
17 January 1948	Burnley	0-3
31 January 1948	Portsmouth	0-3
7 February 1948	Bolton	0-3
21 February 1948	Middlesbrough	0-1
28 February 1948	Chelsea	1-3	Baron (75)
6 March 1948	Huddersfield	4-0	Stubbins (3, 19, 54, 60)
20 March 1948	Blackpool	2-0	Stubbins 2 (1 pen)
26 March 1948	Sheffield United	4-0	Fagan (6, 90), Liddell (41), Stubbins (57)
27 March 1948	Grimsby	2-0	Balmer (8), Spicer (17)
31 March 1948	Derby	4-0	Stubbins (3), Balmer (21, 24), Fagan (87)
3 April 1948	Sunderland	0-0
10 April 1948	Blackburn	2-1	Stubbins (13), Balmer (50)
17 April 1948	Man City	1-1	Fagan (10)
21 April 1948	Everton	4-0	Stubbins (14), Liddell (80), Brierley (81), Balmer (83)
24 April 1948	Aston Villa	1-2	Stubbins (25)
1 May 1948	Wolves	2-1	Paisley (22), Balmer (80)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	10 January 1948	Nottingham Forest	4-1	Priday (15), Stubbins (78, 87), Liddell (82)
4	24 January 1948	Man Utd	0-3

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
10	Man City	42	15	12	15	52	47	1.11	42
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	65	61	1.07	42
12	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	65	70	0.93	42

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Jack Balmer	40	15	1	0	41	15
FW	Kevin Baron	6	2	0	0	6	2
MF	Ken Brierley	10	1	0	0	10	1
FW	Len Carney	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Cyril Done	4	0	2	0	6	0
FW	Willie Fagan	15	5	0	0	15	5
DF	Jim Harley	21	0	0	0	21	0
DF	Laurie Hughes	32	0	2	0	34	0
DF	Bill Jones	41	1	2	0	43	1
DF	Ray Lambert	30	0	2	0	32	0
MF	Billy Liddell	37	10	2	1	39	11
MF	Doug McAvoy	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Ray Minshull	13	0	2	0	15	0
MF	Alex Muir	4	0	0	0	4	0
DF	Bob Paisley	37	1	2	0	39	1
DF	Stan Palk	7	0	0	0	7	0
MF	Robert Priday	21	4	2	1	23	5
DF	Bernard Ramsden	10	0	0	0	10	0
FW	Les Shannon	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Cyril Sidlow	29	0	0	0	29	0
DF	Eddie Spicer	14	2	1	0	15	2
FW	Albert Stubbins	40	24	2	2	42	26
DF	Phil Taylor	34	0	2	0	36	0
MF	William Watkinson	11	0	0	0	11	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Alex Muir	Lochghelly Violet	Unknown	July 1947
Ken Brierley	Oldham	£7,000	28 February 1948

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
George Kaye	Swindon	Unknown	May 1947
Bernard Ramsden	Sunderland	Unknown	March 1948