December 13, 1941
Match: Football League, Northern Section, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00.
Liverpool – Tranmere Rovers 7-2 (4-1).
Attendance: 3,000.
Referee: Mr. J. Phillips (Liverpool).
Liverpool (2-3-5): Alf Hobson, Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Ray Lambert, Phil Taylor, Dennis Cooke, Harry Kaye, Billy Liddell, Len Carney, Dick Dorsett (Wolves), Jack Balmer, Jimmy McIntosh (Preston North End).
Tranmere Rovers (2-3-5): Percy Lovett, Alan Wishart, Arthur Owen, Ted Anderson, Walter Price, Bill Gibbons, Benny Jones, Ronnie Hodgson, Bunny Bell, Matt McPeake, Joe Cooper.
The goals: 0-1 Bell (20 min.), 1-1 Carney (25 min., assist: McIntosh), 2-1 McIntosh (32 min.), 3-1 McIntosh, 4-1 Dorsett, 4-2 Cooper, 5-2 McIntosh, 6-2 Carney, 7-2 Dorsett.
Match report:
** Liverpool Daily Post: “Tiny championship chance for Liverpool.”;
** Evening Express: “Arthur Owen showed them.”;
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