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1946–47 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Liverpool
season	1946–47
manager	George Kay
stadium	Anfield
league	First Division
league result	Champions
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Semi-finals
league topscorer	Jack Balmer (24)
Albert Stubbins (24)
season topscorer	Jack Balmer (24)
Albert Stubbins (24)
highest attendance	52,512 (v Wolverhampton Wanderers, League, 7 December)
lowest attendance	20,648 (v Grimsby Town, League, 12 February)
average attendance	45,732
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prevseason	1945–46
nextseason	1947–48

Albert Stubbins (24) Albert Stubbins (24)

The 1946–47 season was the 55th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club winning the title by one point over Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. The chances of them doing the double was over after being beaten in the FA Cup Semi-Finals by Second Division side Burnley.

Goalkeepers

ENG Charlie Ashcroft
ENG Ray Minshull
WAL Cyril Sidlow

Defenders

ENG Tom Bush
SCO John Easdale
SCO Jim Harley
ENG Laurie Hughes
ENG Bill Jones
ENG George Kaye
WAL Ray Lambert
ENG Bob Paisley
ENG Stan Palk
ENG Bernard Ramsden
ENG Eddie Spicer
ENG Phil Taylor

Midfielders

ENG Harry Eastham
SCO Billy Liddell
SCO Doug McAvoy
SCO Tommy McLeod
SCO Alex Muir
SAF Berry Nieuwenhuys
ENG Jimmy Payne
SAF Robert Priday
ENG Billy Watkinson

Forwards

ENG Jack Balmer
ENG Kevin Baron
ENG Len Carney
ENG Cyril Done
SCO Willie Fagan
ENG Albert Stubbins

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Table

Results

First Division

Main article: 1946–47 Football League#First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
31-Aug-46	Sheffield United	A	1–0	Carney	28,296	Report	Report
04-Sep-46	Middlesbrough	H	0–1		34,140	Report	Report
07-Sep-46	Chelsea	H	7–4	Liddell {{goal	2	50}} Jones {{goal	24	30}} Fagan {{goal	44	87}} Balmer
11-Sep-46	Manchester United	A	0–5		40,874	Report	Report
14-Sep-46	Bolton Wanderers	A	3–1	Nieuwenhuys Stubbins Balmer	35,061	Report	Report
21-Sep-46	Everton	H	0–0		49,875	Report	Report
28-Sep-46	Leeds United	H	2–0	Balmer Nieuwenhuys	51,042	Report	Report
05-Oct-46	Grimsby Town	A	6–1	Stubbins {{goal	22	53}} Liddell {{goal	24	70}} Balmer Fagan	20,189
09-Oct-46	Middlesbrough	A	2–2	Liddell {{goal	24	36}}	37,382	Report
12-Oct-46	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	Done	51,127	Report	Report
19-Oct-46	Huddersfield Town	A	4–1	Done {{goal	29	43	76}} Balmer	17,323
26-Oct-46	Brentford	H	1–0	Stubbins	43,892	Report	Report
02-Nov-46	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–0		29,072	Report	Report
09-Nov-46	Portsmouth	H	3–0	Balmer {{goal	pen 30	70	79}}	43,525
16-Nov-46	Derby County	A	4–1	Balmer {{goal	43	46	49	60}}
23-Nov-46	Arsenal	H	4–2	Balmer {{goal	pen 15	61	68}} Stubbins	51,435
30-Nov-46	Blackpool	A	2–3	Balmer Done	23,565	Report	Report
07-Dec-46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–5	Balmer	52,512	Report	Report
14-Dec-46	Sunderland	A	4–1	Balmer Liddell Nieuwenhuys Stubbins	33,291	Report	Report
21-Dec-46	Aston Villa	H	4–1	Stubbins Nieuwenhuys Balmer {{goal	72	78}}	35,389	Report
25-Dec-46	Stoke City	A	1–2	Stubbins	30,473	Report	Report
26-Dec-46	Stoke City	H	2–0	Nieuwenhuys Stubbins	49,465	Report	Report
28-Dec-46	Sheffield United	H	1–2	Stubbins	50,961	Report	Report
04-Jan-47	Chelsea	A	1–3	Balmer	59,226	Report	Report
18-Jan-47	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–3		49,820	Report	Report
29-Jan-47	Everton	A	0–1		30,612	Report	Report
01-Feb-47	Leeds United	A	2–1	Stubbins {{goal	15	88}}	25,430	Report
12-Feb-47	Grimsby Town	H	5–0	Done {{goal	24	40	85}} Fagan {{goal	30	32}}
22-Feb-47	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0	Stubbins	42,130	Report	Report
08-Mar-47	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	Stubbins Done	49,378	Report	Report
15-Mar-47	Portsmouth	A	2–1	Stubbins {{goal	51	57}}	30,296	Report
22-Mar-47	Derby County	H	1–1	Taylor	50,848	Report	Report
04-Apr-47	Preston North End	A	0–0		32,542	Report	Report
05-Apr-47	Blackpool	H	2–3	Fagan Done	47,320	Report	Report
07-Apr-47	Preston North End	H	3–0	Stubbins {{goal	24	70}} Balmer	46,477	Report
19-Apr-47	Sunderland	H	1–0	Stubbins	41,589	Report	Report
26-Apr-47	Aston Villa	A	2–1	Watkinson Fagan	35,429	Report	Report
03-May-47	Manchester United	H	1–0	Stubbins	48,800	Report	Report
10-May-47	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1	Stubbins {{goal	24	?	?}}	45,608
17-May-47	Brentford	A	1–1	Priday	18,228	Report	Report
24-May-47	Arsenal	A	2–1	Balmer Priday	44,265	Report	Report
31-May-47	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–1	Balmer Stubbins	50,765	Report	Report

References

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