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I watched Liverpool spank Manchester City yesterday; well they won fairly convincingly, but it was a cracking game of Premier League football. The Manchester City unbeaten record fell on the anniversary when Liverpool experienced one of the lowest lows in their history.

First Division champions in the first post war season, Liverpool took the title from Everton, who won it in 1939, on the last season before the Second World War.
Liverpool won it in 1947, pipping Manchester United and the Wolves during a competition that went to the last day.
Following on from that the club went into decline, despite getting to the FA Cup Final, losing to Arsenal 2-0 in 1950, their league form was below average.

In 1954, after some mediocre seasons, they were relegated (along with Middlesbrough) to the Second Division. Their places were filled by Leicester City and Everton, who won promotion from Division Two.
Wolves won the First Division title and WBA came second-Liverpool must have been poor! Huddersfield came third.

By 1959 things had not got much better and for manager Phil Taylor, it got worse when his team lost to Worcester City, away at St George's Park (not the modern one!), in the third round of the FA Cup.
The Southern League side scored first, courtesy of their teenager Tommy Skuse. Liverpool's Dick White lobbed in an own goal. Liverpool replied with a disputed penalty, but the home team captained by Roy Paul, who had been captain of Manchester City, the FA Cup Winners in 1956, were not short of quality.
Taylor was soon sacked and Bill Shankly stepped up. Beginning on an era. Sheffield United beat Worcester City in the 4th round 2-0.
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