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

• Charlie Ashcroft
• Ray Minshull
• Cyril Sidlow

• Jim Harley
• Laurie Hughes
• Bill Jones
• Ray Lambert
• Bob Paisley
• Stan Palk
• Bernard Ramsden
• Bill Shepherd
• Sam Shields
• Eddie Spicer
• Phil Taylor

• Ken Brierley
• Harry Eastham
• Billy Liddell
• Doug McAvoy
• Alex Muir
• Jimmy Payne
• Robert Priday
• Billy Watkinson
• Bryan Williams

• Jack Balmer
• Kevin Baron
• Len Carney
• Cyril Done
• Willie Fagan
• Les Shannon
• Albert Stubbins

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ENG	Jack Balmer	41	15	40	15	1	0
	FW	ENG	Kevin Baron	6	2	6	2	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ken Brierley	10	1	10	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Len Carney	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Cyril Done	6	0	4	0	2	0
	FW	SCO	Willie Fagan	15	5	15	5	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jim Harley	21	0	21	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Laurie Hughes	34	0	32	0	2	0
	DF	ENG	Bill Jones	43	1	41	1	2	0
	DF	WAL	Ray Lambert	32	0	30	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Billy Liddell	39	11	37	10	2	1
	FW	SCO	Doug McAvoy	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Ray Minshull	15	0	13	0	2	0
	MF	SCO	Alex Muir	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Bob Paisley	39	1	37	1	2	0
	DF	ENG	Stan Palk	7	0	7	0	0	0
	MF	RSA	Bob Priday	23	5	21	4	2	1
	DF	ENG	Barney Ramsden	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Les Shannon	1	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	WAL	Cyril Sidlow	29	0	29	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Eddie Spicer	15	2	14	2	1	0
	FW	ENG	Albert Stubbins	42	26	40	24	2	2
	DF	ENG	Phil Taylor	36	0	34	0	2	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Watkinson	11	0	11	0	0	0

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

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

• LFC History.net – 1947–48 season
• Liverweb - 1947–48 Season