1938–39 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was the 47th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club ended the season in 11th place. Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup but were knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Liverpool F.C.
1938–39 season
ManagerGeorge Kay
StadiumAnfield
First Division11th
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Willie Fagan and Berry Nieuwenhuys
All: Berry Nieuwenhuys
Average home league attendance32,160

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   ENG Jack Balmer 45 14 42 10 3 4
DF   ENG John Browning 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Matt Busby 45 1 42 1 3 0
DF   ENG Tom Bush 25 1 23 1 2 0
DF   ENG Tommy Cooper 36 0 36 0 0 0
FW   ENG Harry Eastham 9 2 7 1 2 1
FW   SCO Willie Fagan 42 15 39 14 3 1
DF   ENG Matt FitzSimmons 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Jim Harley 34 0 31 0 3 0
DF   WAL Ronnie Jones 3 0 3 0 0 0
GK   RSA Dirk Kemp 10 0 7 0 3 0
MF   SCO Bill Kinghorn 19 4 19 4 0 0
DF   SCO Jimmy McInnes 37 0 34 0 3 0
MF   RSA Berry Nieuwenhuys 42 16 39 14 3 2
FW   SCO George Paterson 3 1 2 0 1 1
DF   ENG Keith Peters 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Barney Ramsden 13 3 10 0 3 3
GK   RSA Arthur Riley 35 0 35 0 0 0
DF   ENG Fred Rogers 31 1 30 0 1 1
FW   ENG John Shafto 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF   ENG Phil Taylor 42 17 39 14 3 3
MF   RSA Harman van den Berg 16 3 16 3 0 0

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42
12 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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these were the results of Liverpool's matches in the 1938-39 season.

First division

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27 August 1938 1 Liverpool 2–1 Chelsea Liverpool
15:15 Taylor   35'   78' Report Allum   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,868
3 September 1938 2 Preston North End 1–0 Liverpool Preston
15:15 Beattie   Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,340
7 September 1938 3 Liverpool 1–0 Manchester United Liverpool
18:15 Nieuwenhuys   15' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,050
10 September 1938 4 Liverpool 1–0 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
15:15 Busby   70' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,701
14 September 1938 5 Liverpool 3–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
18:00 Fagan   55'   75'
Nieuwenhuys   90'
Report Fenton   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,535
17 September 1938 6 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Liverpool Bolton
15:15 Roberts  
Hunt    
Report Taylor   77' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 22,409
24 September 1938 7 Liverpool 3–0 Leeds United Liverpool
15:15 Fagan   51'
Balmer   61'
Taylor   86'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 32,197
1 October 1938 8 Everton 2–1 Liverpool Liverpool
15:15 Bentham   14'
Boyes   39'
Report Fagan   43' (pen) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 64,997
8 October 1938 9 Leicester City 2–2 Liverpool Leicester
15:00 Dewis  
Griffiths  
Report Nieuwenhuys   73'
van den Berg   89'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,559
15 October 1938 10 Liverpool 3–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
15:15 van den Berg   6'
Balmer   34'
Fagan   38'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,224
22 October 1938 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Liverpool Wolverhampton
15:00 Mcintosh  
Westcott  
Report Taylor   75'
Nieuwenhuys   77'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,668
29 October 1938 12 Liverpool 3–3 Huddersfield Town Liverpool
15:00 van den Berg   1'
Fagan   63' (pen)
Balmer   85'
Report Beasley  
Baird  
Price  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,734
5 November 1938 13 Portsmouth 1–1 Liverpool Portsmouth
14:45 Anderson   Report Nieuwenhuys   10' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 22,663
12 November 1938 14 Liverpool 2–2 Arsenal Liverpool
14:45 Nieuwenhuys   41'   50' Report Drake  
Kirchen  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,540
19 November 1938 15 Brentford 2–1 Liverpool Brentford
14:30 Holliday     Report Nieuwenhuys   40' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 20,977
26 November 1938 16 Liverpool 1–0 Blackpool Liverpool
14:30 Kinghorn   10' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,752
3 December 1938 17 Derby County 2–2 Liverpool Derby
14:15 Crooks  
McCulloch  
Report Taylor   34'
Kinghorn   88'
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,723
10 December 1938 18 Liverpool 2–2 Grimsby Town Liverpool
14:15 Nieuwenhuys   30'
Fagan   33'
Report Boyd  
Betmead  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 26,343
17 December 1938 19 Sunderland 2–3 Liverpool Sunderland
14:00 Bolton   3'
Duns   73'
Report Kinghorn   37'
Bush   50'
Taylor   78'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15,309
Referee: Martin W
24 December 1938 20 Chelsea 4–1 Liverpool London
14:20 Payne    
Spence  
Burgess  
Report Balmer   75' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 6,801
26 December 1938 21 Stoke City 3–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
14:20 Baker  
Sale    
Report Fagan   89' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 18,182
27 December 1938 22 Liverpool 1–0 Stoke City Liverpool
14:15 Fagan   54' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,724
31 December 1938 23 Liverpool 4–1 Preston North End Liverpool
14:30 Taylor   33'   88'
Fagan   34' (pen)
Balmer   85'
Report Mutch   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,453
2 January 1939 24 Middlesbrough 3–0 Liverpool Middlesbrough
14:15 Fenton    
Milne  
Report Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 25,309
14 January 1939 25 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Liverpool London
14:45 Tadman   Report Eastham   25'
Balmer   39'   89'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,836
25 January 1939 26 Liverpool 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
15:00 Fagan   55' Report Hunt  
Sinclair  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 17,705
28 January 1939 27 Leeds United 1–1 Liverpool Leeds
15:00 Hodgson   84' Report Balmer   88' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 13,679
Referee: Clark SL
4 February 1939 28 Liverpool 0–3 Everton Liverpool
15:15 Report Bentham   14'
Lawton   73'   82'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 55,994
18 February 1939 29 Aston Villa 2–0 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Broome   30'   38' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,705
Referee: Rudd RG
25 February 1939 30 Liverpool 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
15:15 Report Westcott  
Dorsett  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 54,796
4 March 1939 31 Liverpool 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
15:15 Taylor   82' Report Smith   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,451
11 March 1939 32 Liverpool 4–4 Portsmouth Liverpool
15:15 Fagan   16'
Taylor   27'   51'
Nieuwenhuys   62'
Report Parker   44'
Anderson   66'
Barlow   67'
McAlinden   72'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,380
15 March 1939 33 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Liverpool Huddersfield
15:15 Price   Report Nieuwenhuys   85' Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 7,704
18 March 1939 34 Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool London
15:30 Kirchen  
Drake  
Report Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 31,495
25 March 1939 35 Liverpool 1–0 Brentford Liverpool
15:15 Fagan   51' (pen)   88' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,113
1 April 1939 36 Blackpool 1–1 Liverpool Blackpool
15:15 Astley   Report Fagan   20' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 17,137
7 April 1939 37 Liverpool 4–0 Birmingham Liverpool
15:15 Balmer    
Nieuwenhuys    
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 31,741
8 April 1939 38 Liverpool 2–1 Derby County Liverpool
15:15 Taylor   40'   63' Report McCulloch   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 25,927
10 April 1939 39 Birmingham 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
15:00 Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,067
15 April 1939 40 Grimsby Town 2–1 Liverpool Grimsby
15:15 Howe  
Jones  
Report Nieuwenhuys   1' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,164
22 April 1939 41 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland Liverpool
15:15 Kinghorn   75' Report Carter   55' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15,607
Referee: Martin W
6 May 1939 42 Manchester United 2–0 Liverpool Manchester
15:00 Hanlon     Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 12,073

FA Cup

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7 January 1939 3rd Round Liverpool 3–0 Luton Town Liverpool
14:30 Balmer   54'   89'
Paterson   83'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,431
Referee: Tucker JA
21 January 1939 4th Round Liverpool 5–1 Stockport County Liverpool
14:45 Nieuwenhuys   6'   41'
Eastham   29'
Balmer   35'   51'
Fagan  
Report Reid   26' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,407
Referee: Mortimer RA
11 February 1939 5th Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
15:00 Burton   8'
Westcott   23'
McIntosh   82'
Dorsett   80'
Report Fagan   54' (pen) Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 61, 315
Referee: Blake RW

References

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