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1st Division
Anfield | Wed 31 Aug 1927 at 18:30 UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
1
Bury
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
Jock McNab
5
James Jackson
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Willie Devlin
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Willie Devlin
5'
Willie Devlin
14'
Willie Devlin
20'
Willie Devlin
63'
Gordon Hodgson
75'
Opposition Lineup
Billy Richardson
Laurie Crown
Thomas Adamson
Jimmy Porter
Tom Bradshaw
Harry Dutton
David Robbie
Billy Stage
Norman Bullock
Jack Ball
Wally Amos
Opposition goals
Wally Amos
52'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 30.25
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Bury league position after match: 10
-
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Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
Percy Smith
Attendance:
30,047
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
1239
League game number:
1104
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27.08.1927 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
31.08.1927 | 5 - 1 | Bury
03.09.1927 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
10.09.1927 | 1 - 2 | Sunderland
17.09.1927 | 5 - 2 | Derby County
19.09.1927 | 2 - 5 | Bury
24.09.1927 | 1 - 3 | West Ham United
01.10.1927 | 8 - 2 | Portsmouth
08.10.1927 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
15.10.1927 | 1 - 1 | Everton
22.10.1927 | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
29.10.1927 | 4 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
05.11.1927 | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City
12.11.1927 | 5 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
19.11.1927 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
26.11.1927 | 4 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
03.12.1927 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
10.12.1927 | 2 - 3 | Birmingham City
17.12.1927 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
24.12.1927 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
27.12.1927 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
31.12.1927 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield United
02.01.1928 | 2 - 2 | Burnley
07.01.1928 | 4 - 3 | Aston Villa
14.01.1928 | 1 - 0 | Darlington
21.01.1928 | 2 - 5 | Sunderland
28.01.1928 | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City
04.02.1928 | 1 - 3 | West Ham United
11.02.1928 | 0 - 1 | Portsmouth
15.02.1928 | 3 - 2 | Derby County
25.02.1928 | 3 - 3 | Everton
03.03.1928 | 4 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
07.03.1928 | 3 - 6 | Arsenal
10.03.1928 | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
17.03.1928 | 1 - 2 | Cardiff City
24.03.1928 | 0 - 4 | Sheffield Wednesday
31.03.1928 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
06.04.1928 | 2 - 2 | Burnley
07.04.1928 | 4 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
14.04.1928 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
21.04.1928 | 0 - 2 | Birmingham City
25.04.1928 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
28.04.1928 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
05.05.1928 | 1 - 6 | Manchester United
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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
Leicester City
2
2
0
0
6
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
0
4
2
Manchester United
2
2
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
3
Liverpool
2
1
1
0
6
2
1
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
Portsmouth
2
1
1
0
6
4
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
3
3
3
5
Newcastle United
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
2
6
Blackburn Rovers
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
Cardiff City
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
Birmingham City
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
9
West Ham United
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
10
Bury
2
1
0
1
6
6
1
0
0
5
1
0
0
1
1
5
2
11
Arsenal
2
1
0
1
5
6
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
1
1
5
2
12
Middlesbrough
2
1
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0
3
2
13
Tottenham Hotspur
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
14
Everton
1
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
15
Sunderland
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
16
Sheffield United
2
0
1
1
2
4
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
17
Derby County
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Bolton Wanderers
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
19
Burnley
2
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
0
20
Huddersfield Town
2
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
3
0
21
Aston Villa
2
0
0
2
1
6
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
1
3
0
22
Sheffield Wednesday
2
0
0
2
0
6
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
4
0
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