Match details

Sunderland 2 - 1 Liverpool

Game date: Saturday 23 December 1950 at 14:00 Stadium: Roker Park
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 30,150
Half - time score: 1 - 1 Referee: Jackson H
Manager: George Kay Opposition manager: William Murray
   

Starting lineup

1 Russell Crossley Russell Crossley
2 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
3 Eddie Spicer Eddie Spicer
4 John Heydon John Heydon
5 Bill Jones Bill Jones
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

Jack Balmer 12'

Opposition lineup

Johnny Mapson, Arthur Hudgell, Jack Hedley, Tommy McLain, Billy Walsh, Arthur Wright, Tommy Wright, Harry Kirtley, Trevor Ford, Dickie Davis, Willie Watson

Opposition goals

Willie Watson 2'
Dickie Davis 70'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.72
- Average age of the Sunderland starting lineup: 28.03
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Sunderland league position after match: 17
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

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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 Middlesbrough 23 13 7 3 56 30 8 3 1 37 14 5 4 2 19 16 33
2 Arsenal 23 13 5 5 49 25 8 3 1 36 13 5 2 4 13 12 31
3 Tottenham Hotspur 22 13 5 4 52 28 7 2 1 30 12 6 3 3 22 16 31
4 Newcastle United 23 12 7 4 42 32 7 3 1 28 13 5 4 3 14 19 31
5 Wolves 22 11 5 6 46 28 7 2 3 28 14 4 3 3 18 14 27
6 Burnley 22 9 8 5 29 21 6 5 1 19 7 3 3 4 10 14 26
7 Manchester United 23 10 6 7 29 22 5 4 2 13 7 5 2 5 16 15 26
8 Bolton Wanderers 22 11 3 8 41 37 6 1 4 18 11 5 2 4 23 26 25
9 Derby County 22 10 4 8 46 39 7 2 2 34 18 3 2 6 12 21 24
10 Blackpool 23 9 6 8 43 36 6 3 2 22 11 3 3 6 21 25 24
11 Stoke City 23 6 10 7 25 31 6 3 3 16 9 0 7 4 9 22 22
12 Liverpool 22 7 7 8 31 34 5 3 3 17 16 2 4 5 14 18 21
13 Portsmouth 22 7 7 8 35 41 5 4 2 22 16 2 3 6 13 25 21
14 Fulham 23 7 7 9 30 40 5 3 3 21 20 2 4 6 9 20 21
15 West Bromwich Albion 23 7 6 10 32 31 4 2 5 18 13 3 4 5 14 18 20
16 Huddersfield Town 23 7 4 12 34 57 5 2 4 23 22 2 2 8 11 35 18
17 Sunderland 22 5 7 10 31 44 4 5 2 17 12 1 2 8 14 32 17
18 Aston Villa 23 4 8 11 35 42 4 4 4 21 17 0 4 7 14 25 16
19 Charlton Athletic 22 6 4 12 35 57 4 2 4 19 20 2 2 8 16 37 16
20 Everton 23 6 4 13 33 53 4 2 6 19 27 2 2 7 14 26 16
21 Chelsea 21 6 3 12 25 30 5 2 4 16 10 1 1 8 9 20 15
22 Sheffield Wednesday 22 4 5 13 30 51 3 4 4 17 16 1 1 9 13 35 13
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