Match details
Manchester United 2 - 0 Liverpool
| Game date: | Friday 2 April 1915 at 15:30 | Stadium: | Old Trafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 12,000 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 0 | Referee: | Sharpe JGA |
| Manager: | Tom Watson | Opposition manager: | John Robson |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Elisha Scott |
| 2 |  |
Ephraim Longworth |
| 3 |  |
Bob Pursell |
| 4 |  |
Tom Fairfoul |
| 5 |  |
Phil Bratley |
| 6 |  |
Donald Mackinlay |
| 7 |  |
Jackie Sheldon |
| 8 |  |
Billy Banks |
| 9 |  |
Fred Pagnam |
| 10 |  |
Tom Miller |
| 11 |  |
Jimmy Nicholl |
Goals
Opposition lineup
| Bobby Beale, John Hodge, Walter Spratt, James Montgomery, Pat O'Connell, Joseph Haywood, Billy Meredith, Arthur Potts, George Anderson, Enoch West, Joe Norton |
Opposition goals
| George Anderson 40' |
| George Anderson 75' |
Notes
| - Pat O'Connell missed a penalty against Elisha Scott on 48' |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.57 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 14 |
| - Manchester United league position after match: 17 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
| - Bookies had laid 7-1 against United winning 2-0. Before long the Football league conducted a formal inquiry into the game and a commission came up with the findings that the game had indeed been fixed by players from both teams. Four Liverpool players; Sheldon, Miller, Fairfoul and Pursell along with three United players; Turnbull, West, and Whalley were all found guilty. - Incidentally Bob Pursell was the one who conceded Liverpool's penalty in the 48th minute by handling the ball deliberately. Patrick O'Connell missed the spot kick by some distance. |
Related articles
| The Good Friday scandal |
Related files
| Liverpool Echo report |
| Match Programme |
| Press cutting |
