Match details

Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United

Game date: Wednesday 23 August 1950 at 18:30 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 30,211
Half - time score: 2 - 1
Manager: George Kay Opposition manager: Matt Busby
   

Starting lineup

1 Cyril Sidlow Cyril Sidlow
2 Bill Shepherd Bill Shepherd
3 Eddie Spicer Eddie Spicer
4 Bill Jones Bill Jones
5 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Jimmy Payne Jimmy Payne
8 Phil Taylor Phil Taylor (c)
9 Cyril Done Cyril Done
10 Jack Balmer Jack Balmer
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Billy Liddell 12'
Reg Allen O/G 37'

Opposition lineup

Robert Allen, Johnny Carey, John Aston, Ed McIlvenny, Allenby Chilton, Henry Cockburn, Jimmy Delaney, Jack Rowley, Johnny Downie, Stan Pearson, Bill McGlen

Opposition goals

Jack Rowley

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 30.03
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 30.21
- Liverpool league position after match: 13
- Manchester United league position after match: 12
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Related files

Match programme

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Aston Villa 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
2 Wolves 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4
3 Charlton Athletic 2 2 0 0 7 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 4
4 Middlesbrough 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
5 Newcastle United 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3
6 Chelsea 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
7 Arsenal 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
8 Blackpool 2 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 2
9 Huddersfield Town 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 2
10 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 4 1 2
11 Burnley 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
12 Manchester United 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
13 Liverpool 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2
14 Sunderland 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2
15 Everton 2 1 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 2
16 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 2
17 Portsmouth 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
18 West Bromwich Albion 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1
19 Bolton Wanderers 2 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 3 4 0
20 Stoke City 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0
21 Derby County 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 Fulham 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
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