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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 20 August 1949 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 2 Sunderland
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.93)

1
Cyril Sidlow
2
Bill Shepherd
3
Ray Lambert
4
Phil Taylor
5
Bill Jones
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Kevin Baron
9
Albert Stubbins
10
Jack Balmer (c)
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.6)

Bobby Robinson
Jack Stelling
Arthur Hudgell
Reg Scotson
Fred Hall
Arthur Wright
Tommy Wright
Ivor Broadis
Dickie Davis
Len Shackleton
Tommy Reynolds

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: William Murray
Referee: Ellis AE
Attendance: 49,811
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 1913
League game number: 1733
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Sunderland league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Bob Paisley (1–0)
32'
Billy Liddell missed penalty
35'
41'
Dickie Davis (1–1)
Jack Balmer (Jimmy Payne) (2–1)
42'
HT 2–1
62'
Ivor Broadis (2–2)
Kevin Baron (3–2)
63'
Albert Stubbins (Billy Liddell) (4–2)
73'
Full time 4–2

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