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Match details
1st Division
Roker Park | Sat 17 Apr 1937 at 15:15 UK local time
Sunderland
4
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Ben Dabbs
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Fred Howe
10
Harry Eastham
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Berry Nieuwenhuys
39'
Alf Hanson
52'
Opposition Lineup
Johnny Mapson
Jimmy Gorman
George Collin
Charlie Thomson
Alex Lockie
Les McDowall
Len Duns
Percy Saunders
Bobby Gurney
Pat Gallacher
Eddie Burbanks
Opposition goals
Bobby Gurney
16'
Len Duns
43'
Eddie Burbanks
51'
Bobby Gurney
69'
Notes
- Dirk Kemp saved a penalty from Len Duns on 1'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.58
- Liverpool league position after match: 18
- Sunderland league position after match: 9
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Johnny Cochrane
Referee:
Mortimer RA
Attendance:
14,255
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
1676
League game number:
1520
View other results
29.08.1936 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
02.09.1936 | 2 - 6 | Portsmouth
05.09.1936 | 1 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
09.09.1936 | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth
12.09.1936 | 7 - 1 | Grimsby Town
16.09.1936 | 0 - 2 | Chelsea
19.09.1936 | 0 - 2 | Everton
26.09.1936 | 0 - 2 | Leeds United
03.10.1936 | 2 - 0 | Birmingham City
10.10.1936 | 3 - 3 | Middlesbrough
17.10.1936 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
24.10.1936 | 2 - 5 | Brentford
31.10.1936 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
07.11.1936 | 1 - 3 | Preston North End
14.11.1936 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.11.1936 | 5 - 2 | Manchester United
28.11.1936 | 3 - 3 | Derby County
05.12.1936 | 0 - 2 | Wolves
12.12.1936 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
19.12.1936 | 0 - 4 | Huddersfield Town
25.12.1936 | 1 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
26.12.1936 | 1 - 1 | Stoke City
28.12.1936 | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
02.01.1937 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
09.01.1937 | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town
16.01.1937 | 0 - 3 | Norwich City
23.01.1937 | 3 - 2 | Everton
30.01.1937 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
06.02.1937 | 0 - 5 | Birmingham City
13.02.1937 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough
24.02.1937 | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
27.02.1937 | 2 - 2 | Brentford
10.03.1937 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
13.03.1937 | 1 - 1 | Preston North End
20.03.1937 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
26.03.1937 | 0 - 5 | Manchester City
27.03.1937 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
29.03.1937 | 1 - 5 | Manchester City
03.04.1937 | 1 - 4 | Derby County
10.04.1937 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
17.04.1937 | 2 - 4 | Sunderland
24.04.1937 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
01.05.1937 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
×
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
Manchester City
40
21
12
7
101
58
14
5
1
52
21
7
7
6
49
37
54
2
Arsenal
40
18
15
7
80
47
10
9
1
43
20
8
6
6
37
27
51
3
Charlton Athletic
40
19
12
9
55
48
13
5
1
34
12
6
7
8
21
36
50
4
Derby County
40
20
7
13
92
86
13
3
5
58
39
7
4
8
34
47
47
5
Brentford
40
18
10
12
80
71
14
5
2
58
32
4
5
10
22
39
46
6
Middlesbrough
40
19
8
13
72
65
14
6
0
48
19
5
2
13
24
46
46
7
Portsmouth
40
17
10
13
61
62
13
3
4
41
28
4
7
9
20
34
44
8
Wolves
39
19
5
15
80
65
15
2
3
60
23
4
3
12
20
42
43
9
Sunderland
40
19
5
16
88
83
17
1
2
58
23
2
4
14
30
60
43
10
Grimsby Town
40
16
7
17
84
78
12
3
4
58
29
4
4
13
26
49
39
11
Preston North End
41
13
13
15
55
67
10
6
5
35
28
3
7
10
20
39
39
12
Stoke City
40
13
12
15
64
55
11
6
3
47
26
2
6
12
17
29
38
13
Birmingham City
40
12
14
14
61
58
8
6
5
33
22
4
8
9
28
36
38
14
Chelsea
40
13
12
15
49
54
10
6
4
34
21
3
6
11
15
33
38
15
Everton
41
14
9
18
81
77
12
7
2
56
23
2
2
16
25
54
37
16
Huddersfield Town
40
11
14
15
60
63
11
5
4
38
21
0
9
11
22
42
36
17
West Bromwich Albion
39
14
6
19
71
94
11
3
4
39
28
3
3
15
32
66
34
18
Liverpool
40
12
9
19
60
82
9
6
4
36
24
3
3
15
24
58
33
19
Bolton Wanderers
40
10
13
17
43
65
6
6
9
22
33
4
7
8
21
32
33
20
Manchester United
40
10
11
19
54
76
8
9
4
29
26
2
2
15
25
50
31
21
Leeds United
39
13
4
22
54
78
12
3
3
38
18
1
1
19
16
60
30
22
Sheffield Wednesday
39
8
12
19
49
62
8
5
8
32
29
0
7
11
17
33
28
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