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Match details
1st Division
Maine Road | Sat 22 Dec 1928 at 14:15 UK local time
Manchester City
2
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Bob Done
4
Tom Morrison
5
David Davidson
6
John Lindsay
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Harry Race
10
Jimmy McDougall
11
Bob Clark
Goals
Harry Race
21'
Gordon Hodgson
44'
Gordon Hodgson
82'
Opposition Lineup
Bert Gray
John Ridley
Philip McCloy
Matt Barrass
Sam Cowan
Jimmy McMullan
Alf Horne
Arthur Bacon
Frank Roberts
Tommy Johnson
Eric Fred Brook
Opposition goals
Tommy Johnson
5'
Arthur Bacon
20'
Notes
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Manchester City league position after match: 16
-
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Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Peter Hodge
Attendance:
19,738
Half-time score:
2
-
2
Game number:
1301
League game number:
1164
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25.08.1928 | 3 - 0 | Bury
01.09.1928 | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa
05.09.1928 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield United
08.09.1928 | 6 - 3 | Leicester City
10.09.1928 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield United
15.09.1928 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
22.09.1928 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
29.09.1928 | 0 - 1 | Everton
06.10.1928 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
13.10.1928 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
20.10.1928 | 2 - 3 | Huddersfield Town
27.10.1928 | 4 - 4 | Arsenal
03.11.1928 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
10.11.1928 | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth
17.11.1928 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
24.11.1928 | 2 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday
01.12.1928 | 3 - 0 | Derby County
08.12.1928 | 1 - 2 | Sunderland
15.12.1928 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
22.12.1928 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City
25.12.1928 | 2 - 3 | Burnley
26.12.1928 | 8 - 0 | Burnley
29.12.1928 | 2 - 2 | Bury
05.01.1929 | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa
12.01.1929 | 2 - 0 | Bristol City
19.01.1929 | 0 - 2 | Leicester City
26.01.1929 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
30.01.1929 | 2 - 5 | Bolton Wanderers
02.02.1929 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
09.02.1929 | 1 - 2 | Everton
13.02.1929 | 2 - 3 | Manchester United
23.02.1929 | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United
09.03.1929 | 2 - 4 | Arsenal
13.03.1929 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
16.03.1929 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
29.03.1929 | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City
30.03.1929 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
01.04.1929 | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City
06.04.1929 | 3 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
10.04.1929 | 3 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
13.04.1929 | 5 - 2 | Derby County
17.04.1929 | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth
20.04.1929 | 5 - 2 | Sunderland
27.04.1929 | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
04.05.1929 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Sheffield Wednesday
20
13
3
4
41
27
10
1
0
27
10
3
2
4
14
17
29
2
Derby County
20
12
2
6
49
29
8
2
1
36
9
4
0
5
13
20
26
3
Blackburn Rovers
21
10
5
6
38
27
7
3
1
22
7
3
2
5
16
20
25
4
Leeds United
19
10
3
6
40
41
7
1
2
24
15
3
2
4
16
26
23
5
Sunderland
20
10
2
8
50
38
7
1
2
35
17
3
1
6
15
21
22
6
Aston Villa
19
10
2
7
45
38
6
2
2
26
13
4
0
5
19
25
22
7
Everton
20
10
2
8
35
30
7
1
2
21
12
3
1
6
14
18
22
8
Leicester City
20
8
6
6
39
38
6
4
0
26
12
2
2
6
13
26
22
9
Liverpool
20
8
5
7
41
32
5
2
3
23
13
3
3
4
18
19
21
10
Burnley
21
9
3
9
48
52
6
2
3
29
21
3
1
6
19
31
21
11
Newcastle United
21
9
2
10
38
49
7
1
2
22
17
2
1
8
16
32
20
12
Huddersfield Town
20
8
3
9
44
32
7
1
2
34
9
1
2
7
10
23
19
13
West Ham United
21
7
5
9
39
49
5
3
2
24
14
2
2
7
15
35
19
14
Birmingham City
19
7
4
8
38
38
4
2
4
25
23
3
2
4
13
15
18
15
Bolton Wanderers
20
7
4
9
35
36
6
1
4
26
14
1
3
5
9
22
18
16
Manchester City
19
7
4
8
41
45
4
2
3
23
20
3
2
5
18
25
18
17
Arsenal
20
6
6
8
32
34
5
2
3
21
17
1
4
5
11
17
18
18
Portsmouth
20
8
0
12
25
32
7
0
3
18
6
1
0
9
7
26
16
19
Sheffield United
20
7
2
11
32
50
6
0
3
18
14
1
2
8
14
36
16
20
Cardiff City
20
4
7
9
24
25
3
3
3
18
11
1
4
6
6
14
15
21
Manchester United
19
4
7
8
27
36
2
5
2
13
11
2
2
6
14
25
15
22
Bury
17
5
1
11
17
40
4
0
3
10
12
1
1
8
7
28
11
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