1938–39 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1938–39 season was the 54th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended their season in 11th place.
| 1938-39 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | George Kay | ||
| Stadium | Anfield | ||
| First Division | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Willie Fagan and Berry Nieuwenhuys All: Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| Average home league attendance | 32,160 | ||
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Liverpool reached the fifth round of the FA Cup but were knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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Forwards
Table
| 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 |
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Results
these were the results of Liverpool's matches in the 1938-39 season.
First division
| 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 City | 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 City | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: St Andrews 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
| 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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