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1st Division
Roker Park | Saturday 15 November 1947 at 14:30 UK local time
Sunderland
5
-
1
Liverpool
Half time
2–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.52)
1
Ray Minshull
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Bob Priday
8
Kevin Baron
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Jack Balmer
(c)
11
Billy Liddell
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.34)
Johnny Mapson
Jack Stelling
Arthur Hudgell
Tommy McLain
Fred Hall
Arthur Wright
Len Duns
Dickie Davis
Willie Watson
Albert Quinn
Eddie Burbanks
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
William Murray
Referee:
Berry H
Attendance:
37,258
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
1839
League game number:
1665
Liverpool league position:
17th
Sunderland league position:
16th
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23 Aug · 3-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
27 Aug · 0-2 · Manchester United (A) · League
30 Aug · 2-0 · Stoke City (A) · League
03 Sep · 2-2 · Manchester United (H) · League
06 Sep · 1-1 · Burnley (H) · League
08 Sep · 1-3 · Sheffield United (A) · League
13 Sep · 0-1 · Portsmouth (A) · League
17 Sep · 0-2 · Charlton Athletic (A) · League
20 Sep · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
27 Sep · 3-0 · Everton (A) · League
04 Oct · 1-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
11 Oct · 3-0 · Chelsea (H) · League
18 Oct · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
25 Oct · 2-2 · Derby County (H) · League
01 Nov · 0-2 · Blackpool (A) · League
08 Nov · 3-1 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
15 Nov · 1-5 · Sunderland (A) · League
22 Nov · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
29 Nov · 0-2 · Manchester City (A) · League
06 Dec · 3-3 · Aston Villa (H) · League
13 Dec · 2-1 · Wolves (A) · League
20 Dec · 3-3 · Preston North End (A) · League
25 Dec · 1-3 · Arsenal (H) · League
27 Dec · 2-1 · Arsenal (A) · League
01 Jan · 2-3 · Charlton Athletic (H) · League
03 Jan · 0-0 · Stoke City (H) · League
10 Jan · 4-1 · Nottingham Forest (H) · FA
17 Jan · 0-3 · Burnley (A) · League
24 Jan · 0-3 · Manchester United (N) · FA
31 Jan · 0-3 · Portsmouth (H) · League
07 Feb · 0-3 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
21 Feb · 0-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
28 Feb · 1-3 · Chelsea (A) · League
06 Mar · 4-0 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
20 Mar · 2-0 · Blackpool (H) · League
26 Mar · 4-0 · Sheffield United (H) · League
27 Mar · 2-0 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
31 Mar · 4-0 · Derby County (A) · League
03 Apr · 0-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
10 Apr · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
17 Apr · 1-1 · Manchester City (H) · League
21 Apr · 4-0 · Everton (H) · League
24 Apr · 1-2 · Aston Villa (A) · League
01 May · 2-1 · Wolves (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Sunderland
18'
Dickie Davis
(0–1)
31'
Willie Watson
(0–2)
Billy Liddell
(Albert Stubbins)
(1–2)
41'
HT
1–2
57'
Albert Quinn
(1–3)
75'
Albert Quinn
(1–4)
85'
Dickie Davis
(1–5)
Full time
1–5
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
16
11
5
0
29
8
+21
27
2
Preston North End
17
10
3
4
25
22
+3
23
3
Burnley
16
7
7
2
20
11
+9
21
4
Blackpool
17
9
3
5
22
13
+9
21
5
Wolves
16
7
5
4
37
28
+9
19
6
Derby County
17
6
7
4
23
18
+5
19
7
Aston Villa
17
8
3
6
26
21
+5
19
8
Middlesbrough
16
8
2
6
31
24
+7
18
9
Manchester City
17
6
5
6
24
18
+6
17
10
Chelsea
16
7
3
6
24
25
-1
17
11
Charlton Athletic
16
8
1
7
26
30
-4
17
12
Everton
17
6
4
7
17
22
-5
16
13
Manchester United
16
4
7
5
31
24
+7
15
14
Portsmouth
16
6
3
7
22
19
+3
15
15
Huddersfield Town
17
5
5
7
25
25
+0
15
16
Sunderland
17
5
5
7
24
27
-3
15
17
Liverpool
17
5
5
7
23
26
-3
15
18
Sheffield United
17
5
4
8
21
32
-11
14
19
Blackburn Rovers
16
5
3
8
22
21
+1
13
20
Stoke City
17
4
3
10
13
28
-15
11
21
Grimsby Town
17
4
1
12
20
49
-29
9
22
Bolton Wanderers
16
3
2
11
15
29
-14
8
