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1st Division
Old Trafford | Fri 2 Apr 1915 at 15:30
| Manchester United | 2 | - | 0 | Liverpool |
Starting Lineup
| 1 |  |
Elisha Scott |
| 2 |  |
Ephraim Longworth |
| 3 |  |
Bob Pursell |
| 4 |  |
Tom Fairfoul |
| 5 |  |
Phil Bratley |
| 6 |  |
Donald McKinlay |
| 7 |  |
Jackie Sheldon |
| 8 |  |
Billy Banks |
| 9 |  |
Fred Pagnam |
| 10 |  |
Tom Miller |
| 11 |  |
Jimmy Nicholl |
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.
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Other details
- Manager: Tom Watson
- Opposition manager: John Robson
- Referee: Sharpe JGA
- Attendance: 12,000
- Half-time score: 1
- 0 - Game number: 864
- League game number: 761
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