1947–48 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season January 2025 October 2013 Liverpool 1947–48 George Kay First Division 11th FA Cup Fourth round Albert Stubbins (24) Albert Stubbins (26) 56,074 (v Burnley, League, 6 September) 23,097 (v Portsmouth, League, 31 January) 44,496 _collar _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 1946–47 1948–49 The 1947–48 season was the 56th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing eleventh in the table. Goalkeepers ENG Charlie Ashcroft ENG Ray Minshull WAL Cyril Sidlow Defenders SCO Jim Harley ENG Laurie Hughes ENG Bill Jones WAL Ray Lambert ENG Bob Paisley ENG Stan Palk ENG Bernard Ramsden ENG Bill Shepherd SCO Sam Shields ENG Eddie Spicer ENG Phil Taylor Midfielders ENG Ken Brierley ENG Harry Eastham SCO Billy Liddell SCO Doug McAvoy SCO Alex Muir ENG Jimmy Payne SAF Robert Priday ENG Billy Watkinson ENG Bryan Williams Forwards ENG Jack Balmer ENG Kevin Baron ENG Len Carney ENG Cyril Done SCO Willie Fagan ENG Les Shannon ENG Albert Stubbins Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup ENG FW Jack Balmer 40 15 1 0 ENG FW Kevin Baron 6 2 0 0 ENG MF Ken Brierley 10 1 0 0 ENG FW Len Carney 4 0 0 0 ENG FW Cyril Done 4 0 2 0 SCO FW Willie Fagan 15 5 0 0 SCO DF Jim Harley 21 0 0 0 ENG DF Laurie Hughes 32 0 2 0 ENG DF Bill Jones 41 1 2 0 WAL DF Ray Lambert 30 0 2 0 SCO MF Billy Liddell 37 10 2 1 SCO FW Doug McAvoy 1 0 0 0 ENG GK Ray Minshull 13 0 2 0 SCO MF Alex Muir 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Bob Paisley 37 1 2 0 ENG DF Stan Palk 7 0 0 0 South Africa 1928 MF Bob Priday 21 4 2 1 ENG DF Barney Ramsden 10 0 0 0 ENG FW Les Shannon 1 0 0 0 WAL GK Cyril Sidlow 29 0 0 0 ENG DF Eddie Spicer 14 2 1 0 ENG FW Albert Stubbins 40 24 2 2 ENG DF Phil Taylor 34 0 2 0 ENG MF Billy Watkinson 11 0 0 0 |} Table First Division y LIV Results First Division 1947–48 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 23-Aug-47 Preston North End H 3–1 Liddell 57 Stubbins 64 68 49,000 Report Report 27-Aug-47 Manchester United A 0–2 53,610 Report Report 30-Aug-47 Stoke City A 2–0 Liddell 30 34 37,558 Report Report 03-Sep-47 Manchester United H 2–2 Stubbins 48 Balmer pen 67 48,081 Report Report 06-Sep-47 Burnley H 1–1 Balmer 32 56,074 Report Report 08-Sep-47 Sheffield United A 1–3 Stubbins 80 35,071 Report Report 13-Sep-47 Portsmouth A 0–1 33,479 Report Report 17-Sep-47 Charlton Athletic A 0–2 24,424 Report Report 20-Sep-47 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 43,920 Report Report 27-Sep-47 Everton A 3–0 Balmer 50 Stubbins 51 Fagan 80 66,776 Report Report 04-Oct-47 Middlesbrough A 1–3 Balmer 13 41,140 Report Report 11-Oct-47 Chelsea H 3–0 Priday 3 Stubbins Liddell 87 51,359 Report Report 18-Oct-47 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 Balmer 28 27,518 Report Report 25-Oct-47 Derby County H 2–2 Priday 25 Balmer 57 49,624 Report Report 01-Nov-47 Blackpool A 0–2 23,999 Report Report 08-Nov-47 Grimsby Town H 3–1 Stubbins 1 Priday 49 Baron 77 36,796 Report Report 15-Nov-47 Sunderland A 1–5 Liddell 41 37,258 Report Report 22-Nov-47 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 Balmer 55 Liddell 80 35,672 Report Report 29-Nov-47 Manchester City A 0–2 40,093 Report Report 06-Dec-47 Aston Villa H 3–3 Spicer Stubbins Balmer 88 37,732 Report Report 13-Dec-47 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Stubbins 33 Balmer 70 31,317 Report Report 20-Dec-47 Preston North End A 3–3 Jones 3 Liddell 20 Stubbins 22 30,452 Report Report 25-Dec-47 Arsenal H 1–3 Priday 13 53,604 Report Report 27-Dec-47 Arsenal A 2–1 Stubbins 17 Liddell 75 56,650 Report Report 01-Jan-48 Charlton Athletic H 2–3 Stubbins 80 88 34,533 Report Report 03-Jan-48 Stoke City H 0–0 48,665 Report Report 17-Jan-48 Burnley A 0–3 31,470 Report Report 31-Jan-48 Portsmouth H 0–3 23,097 Report Report 07-Feb-48 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 22,895 Report Report 21-Feb-48 Middlesbrough H 0–1 36,133 Report Report 28-Feb-48 Chelsea A 1–3 Baron 75 39,078 Report Report 06-Mar-48 Huddersfield Town H 4–0 Stubbins 3 19 54 60 46,342 Report Report 20-Mar-48 Blackpool H 2–0 Stubbins 1 pen 48,725 Report Report 26-Mar-48 Sheffield United H 4–0 Fagan 6 90 Liddell 41 Stubbins 57 54,797 Report Report 27-Mar-48 Grimsby Town A 2–0 Balmer 8 Spicer 17 15,781 Report Report 31-Mar-48 Derby County A 4–0 Stubbins 3 Balmer 21 24 Fagan 87 16,277 Report Report 03-Apr-48 Sunderland H 0–0 49,687 Report Report 10-Apr-48 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 Stubbins 13 Balmer 50 25,915 Report Report 17-Apr-48 Manchester City H 1–1 Fagan 10 39,348 Report Report 21-Apr-48 Everton H 4–0 Stubbins 14 Liddell 80 Brierley 81 Balmer 83 55,305 Report Report 24-Apr-48 Aston Villa A 1–2 Stubbins 25 22,668 Report Report 01-May-48 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Paisley 22 Balmer 80 31,775 Report Report FA Cup 1947–48 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 10-Jan-48 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 Priday 15 Stubbins 78 87 Liddell 82 48,569 Report Report 24-Jan-48 Manchester United A 0–3 74,721 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1947–48 season Liverweb – 1947–48 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool