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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 25 Aug 1928 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
0
Bury
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
James Jackson
3
Donald McKinlay
4
Tom Morrison
5
David Davidson
6
Tom Bromilow
(c)
7
Dick Edmed
8
Billy Millar
9
Albert Whitehurst
10
Jimmy McDougall
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Billy Millar
1'
Albert Whitehurst
30'
Billy Millar
70'
Opposition Lineup
Billy Richardson
George Bradshaw
Fred Smith
Alick Robinson
Tom Bradshaw
David Pratt
David Robbie
Norman Bullock
John Smith
Jack Ball
Wally Amos
Notes
- David Davidson makes his LFC debut
- Jimmy McDougall makes his LFC debut
- Billy Millar makes his LFC debut
- Albert Whitehurst makes his LFC debut
- Billy Millar scores his debut goal for LFC
- Albert Whitehurst scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.69
- Liverpool league position after match: 8
- Bury league position after match: 20
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- The premiere of the new roofed Spion Kop, bringing the maximum capacity of the ground close to 60,000.
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Percy Smith
Attendance:
38,411
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
1282
League game number:
1145
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
25.08.1928 | 3 - 0 | Bury
01.09.1928 | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa
05.09.1928 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield United
08.09.1928 | 6 - 3 | Leicester City
10.09.1928 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield United
15.09.1928 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
22.09.1928 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
29.09.1928 | 0 - 1 | Everton
06.10.1928 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
13.10.1928 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
20.10.1928 | 2 - 3 | Huddersfield Town
27.10.1928 | 4 - 4 | Arsenal
03.11.1928 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
10.11.1928 | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth
17.11.1928 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
24.11.1928 | 2 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday
01.12.1928 | 3 - 0 | Derby County
08.12.1928 | 1 - 2 | Sunderland
15.12.1928 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
22.12.1928 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City
25.12.1928 | 2 - 3 | Burnley
26.12.1928 | 8 - 0 | Burnley
29.12.1928 | 2 - 2 | Bury
05.01.1929 | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa
12.01.1929 | 2 - 0 | Bristol City
19.01.1929 | 0 - 2 | Leicester City
26.01.1929 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
30.01.1929 | 2 - 5 | Bolton Wanderers
02.02.1929 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
09.02.1929 | 1 - 2 | Everton
13.02.1929 | 2 - 3 | Manchester United
23.02.1929 | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United
09.03.1929 | 2 - 4 | Arsenal
13.03.1929 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
16.03.1929 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
29.03.1929 | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City
30.03.1929 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
01.04.1929 | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City
06.04.1929 | 3 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
10.04.1929 | 3 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
13.04.1929 | 5 - 2 | Derby County
17.04.1929 | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth
20.04.1929 | 5 - 2 | Sunderland
27.04.1929 | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
04.05.1929 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
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Match programme
Sketch from Liverpool Echo
The opening match at Anfield - Sketch from Echo
Newcomer's sensational start
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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
Derby County
1
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Birmingham City
1
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Leeds United
1
1
0
0
4
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Burnley
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
Everton
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
2
6
Sheffield Wednesday
1
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
West Ham United
1
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
Portsmouth
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
Cardiff City
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
11
Leicester City
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
12
Manchester United
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
Newcastle United
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
14
Arsenal
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
15
Bolton Wanderers
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Sunderland
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
17
Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
18
Manchester City
1
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
19
Blackburn Rovers
1
0
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
20
Bury
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
21
Huddersfield Town
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
22
Sheffield United
1
0
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
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