1947–48 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1947–48 season
Manager	George Kay
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Albert Stubbins (24); All: Albert Stubbins (26)
Highest home attendance	56,074 (v Burnley, League, 6 September)
Lowest home attendance	23,097 (v Portsmouth, League, 31 January)
Average home league attendance	44,496
Home colours	Away colours

The 1947–48 season was the 56th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended their season eleventh in the table.

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
9	Blackpool	42	17	10	15	57	41	1.390	44
10	Manchester City	42	15	12	15	52	47	1.106	42
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	65	61	1.066	42
12	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	65	70	0.929	42
13	Charlton Athletic	42	17	6	19	57	66	0.864	40

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Results

First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 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

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 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

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