May 18, 1940
Match: Football League, Western Division, at Sealand Road, kick-off: 15:15.
Chester – Liverpool 4-0 (1-0).
Attendance: 1,500.
Referee: Mr. S. Boardman (Hale).
Chester (2-3-5): Bill Shortt, Willie Cook (Everton/Wrexham), Vic Brown, Harold Howarth, Trevor Walters, Doug Cole, Uriah Rogers (Wrexham), Jack Hughes (Wrexham), Dick Yates, Tommy Astbury, Jimmy McIntosh.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Eric Mansley, Ray Lambert, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Stan Eastham, Dennis Cooke, Bob Paisley, Billy Liddell, Len Carney, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Stan Palk, Jack Tennant (Stoke City).
The goals: 1-0 McIntosh (12 min.), 2-0 Astbury (70 min.), 3-0 Astbury, 4-0 Rogers.
Match report from the Liverpool Daily Post, Monday, May 20 – 1940.
