| 1938–39 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | George Kay | ||
| Stadium | Anfield | ||
| First Division | 11th | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Willie Fagan andBerry Nieuwenhuys All:Berry Nieuwenhuys | ||
| Average home league attendance | 32,160 | ||
The1938–39 season was the 47th season inLiverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club ended the season in 11th place. Liverpool reached the fifth round of theFA Cup but were knocked out byWolverhampton Wanderers.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Jack Balmer | 45 | 14 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 4 | ||
| DF | John Browning | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Matt Busby | 45 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Bush | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tommy Cooper | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Harry Eastham | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| FW | Willie Fagan | 42 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | ||
| DF | Matt FitzSimmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jim Harley | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ronnie Jones | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Dirk Kemp | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Bill Kinghorn | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jimmy McInnes | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Berry Nieuwenhuys | 42 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ||
| FW | George Paterson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| DF | Keith Peters | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Barney Ramsden | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| GK | Arthur Riley | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Fred Rogers | 31 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | John Shafto | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Phil Taylor | 42 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ||
| MF | Harman van den Berg | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
these were the results of Liverpool's matches in the 1938-39 season.
| 27 August 19381 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor | Report | Allum | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 33,868 |
| 3 September 19382 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Liverpool | Preston |
| 15:15 | Beattie | Report | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 22,340 |
| 7 September 19383 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Manchester United | Liverpool |
| 18:15 | Nieuwenhuys | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 25,050 |
| 10 September 19384 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Busby | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 32,701 |
| 14 September 19385 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
| 18:00 | Fagan Nieuwenhuys | Report | Fenton | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 25,535 |
| 17 September 19386 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Liverpool | Bolton |
| 15:15 | Roberts Hunt | Report | Taylor | Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 22,409 |
| 24 September 19387 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Leeds United | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan Balmer Taylor | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 32,197 |
| 1 October 19388 | Everton | 2–1 | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Bentham Boyes | Report | Fagan | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 64,997 |
| 8 October 19389 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 15:00 | Dewis Griffiths | Report | Nieuwenhuys van den Berg | Stadium:Filbert Street Attendance: 13,559 |
| 15 October 193810 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | van den Berg Balmer Fagan | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 41,224 |
| 22 October 193811 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Mcintosh Westcott | Report | Taylor Nieuwenhuys | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,668 |
| 29 October 193812 | Liverpool | 3–3 | Huddersfield Town | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | van den Berg Fagan Balmer | Report | Beasley Baird Price | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 33,734 |
| 5 November 193813 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Liverpool | Portsmouth |
| 14:45 | Anderson | Report | Nieuwenhuys | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 22,663 |
| 12 November 193814 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
| 14:45 | Nieuwenhuys | Report | Drake Kirchen | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 42,540 |
| 19 November 193815 | Brentford | 2–1 | Liverpool | Brentford |
| 14:30 | Holliday | Report | Nieuwenhuys | Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 20,977 |
| 26 November 193816 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Blackpool | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Kinghorn | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 26,752 |
| 3 December 193817 | Derby County | 2–2 | Liverpool | Derby |
| 14:15 | Crooks McCulloch | Report | Taylor Kinghorn | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,723 |
| 10 December 193818 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Liverpool |
| 14:15 | Nieuwenhuys Fagan | Report | Boyd Betmead | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 26,343 |
| 17 December 193819 | Sunderland | 2–3 | Liverpool | Sunderland |
| 14:00 | Bolton Duns | Report | Kinghorn Bush Taylor | Stadium:Roker Park Attendance: 15,309 Referee: Martin W |
| 24 December 193820 | Chelsea | 4–1 | Liverpool | London |
| 14:20 | Payne Spence Burgess | Report | Balmer | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 6,801 |
| 26 December 193821 | Stoke City | 3–1 | Liverpool | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 14:20 | Baker Sale | Report | Fagan | Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 18,182 |
| 27 December 193822 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Stoke City | Liverpool |
| 14:15 | Fagan | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 45,724 |
| 31 December 193823 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Preston North End | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Taylor Fagan Balmer | Report | Mutch | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 30,453 |
| 2 January 193924 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
| 14:15 | Fenton Milne | Report | Stadium:Ayresome Park Attendance: 25,309 |
| 14 January 193925 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Liverpool | London |
| 14:45 | Tadman | Report | Eastham Balmer | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 19,836 |
| 25 January 193926 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:00 | Fagan | Report | Hunt Sinclair | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 17,705 |
| 28 January 193927 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Leeds |
| 15:00 | Hodgson | Report | Balmer | Stadium:Elland Road Attendance: 13,679 Referee: Clark SL |
| 4 February 193928 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Everton | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Report | Bentham Lawton | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 55,994 |
| 18 February 193929 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Broome | Report | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 39,705 Referee: Rudd RG |
| 25 February 193930 | Liverpool | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Report | Westcott Dorsett | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 54,796 |
| 4 March 193931 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor | Report | Smith | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 25,451 |
| 11 March 193932 | Liverpool | 4–4 | Portsmouth | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan Taylor Nieuwenhuys | Report | Parker Anderson Barlow McAlinden | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 18,380 |
| 15 March 193933 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Liverpool | Huddersfield |
| 15:15 | Price | Report | Nieuwenhuys | Stadium:Leeds Road Attendance: 7,704 |
| 18 March 193934 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
| 15:30 | Kirchen Drake | Report | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 31,495 |
| 25 March 193935 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Brentford | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Fagan | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 18,113 |
| 1 April 193936 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Liverpool | Blackpool |
| 15:15 | Astley | Report | Fagan | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 17,137 |
| 7 April 193937 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Birmingham | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Balmer Nieuwenhuys | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 31,741 |
| 8 April 193938 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Derby County | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Taylor | Report | McCulloch | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 25,927 |
| 10 April 193939 | Birmingham | 0–0 | Liverpool | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 15,067 |
| 15 April 193940 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Liverpool | Grimsby |
| 15:15 | Howe Jones | Report | Nieuwenhuys | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 6,164 |
| 22 April 193941 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| 15:15 | Kinghorn | Report | Carter | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 15,607 Referee: Martin W |
| 6 May 193942 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Liverpool | Manchester |
| 15:00 | Hanlon | Report | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 12,073 |
| 7 January 19393rd Round | Liverpool | 3–0 | Luton Town | Liverpool |
| 14:30 | Balmer Paterson | Report | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 40,431 Referee: Tucker JA |
| 21 January 19394th Round | Liverpool | 5–1 | Stockport County | Liverpool |
| 14:45 | Nieuwenhuys Eastham Balmer Fagan | Report | Reid | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 39,407 Referee: Mortimer RA |
| 11 February 19395th Round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Burton Westcott McIntosh Dorsett | Report | Fagan | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 61, 315 Referee: Blake RW |