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Match details
1st Division
Roker Park | Sat 6 Dec 1930 at 14:00 UK local time
| Sunderland | 6 | - | 5 | Liverpool |
Starting Lineup
| 1 |  |
Arthur Riley |
| 2 |  |
James Jackson (c) |
| 3 |  |
Tommy Lucas |
| 4 |  |
Tom Morrison |
| 5 |  |
Tiny Bradshaw |
| 6 |  |
Jimmy McDougall |
| 7 |  |
Danny McRorie |
| 8 |  |
Gordon Hodgson |
| 9 |  |
Jimmy Smith |
| 10 |  |
Archie McPherson |
| 11 |  |
Fred Hopkin |
Goals
- Jimmy Smith
- Fred Hopkin 10'
- Gordon Hodgson 40'
- Danny McRorie 44'
- Jimmy Smith 82'
Opposition goals
- Jimmy Leonard 1'
- James Connor 15'
- Bobby Gurney 30'
- Bobby Gurney 35'
- Bobby Gurney 60'
- Tommy Lucas O/G 68'
Notes
- - Danny McRorie scores his debut goal for LFC
- - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.05
- - Liverpool league position after match: 8
- - Sunderland league position after match: 16
- - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- - Fred Hopkin was carried off with the score at 1-1 but returned for the second half playing with his left arm strapped to his side due to a broken collar bone. Aside from Hopkin; Bradshaw, Riley, Hodgson, Morrison and McRorie were all injured at different times and several had to leave the pitch for treatment!
- Smith's first goal came between the 60th and 75th minute.
- This match was played in thick fog so many spectators didn't fully see all the action. The fog was so thick many present expected the match to be abandoned
Other details
- Manager: George Patterson (2nd term)
- Opposition manager: Johnny Cochrane
- Referee: Heath HH
- Attendance: 22,616
- Half-time score: 4
- 3 - Game number: 1386
- League game number: 1245
