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1st Division
Anfield | Friday 3 April 1931 at 14:45 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.57)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Harold Barton
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dave Wright
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Opposition Lineup
Alf Steward
John Mellor
John Silcock
Ray Bennion
Clarrie Hilditch
George McLachlan
Joseph Spence
Hugh McLenahan
John Wilson
Harry Rowley
Sammy Hopkinson
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Walter Crickmer
Referee:
Walden W
Attendance:
27,782
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1406
League game number:
1264
Liverpool league position:
8th
Manchester United league position:
22nd
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30 Aug · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
01 Sep · 0-7 · West Ham United (A) · League
06 Sep · 3-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
10 Sep · 7-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
13 Sep · 1-4 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
20 Sep · 2-4 · Aston Villa (A) · League
27 Sep · 3-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
04 Oct · 4-0 · Newcastle United (A) · League
11 Oct · 1-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (H) · League
18 Oct · 2-0 · Leeds United (H) · League
25 Oct · 3-1 · Blackpool (A) · League
01 Nov · 0-2 · Manchester City (H) · League
08 Nov · 2-2 · Derby County (A) · League
15 Nov · 3-1 · Leicester City (H) · League
22 Nov · 0-4 · Portsmouth (A) · League
29 Nov · 6-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
06 Dec · 5-6 · Sunderland (A) · League
13 Dec · 1-1 · Arsenal (H) · League
20 Dec · 0-2 · Birmingham (A) · League
25 Dec · 0-0 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-1 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
27 Dec · 3-3 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
03 Jan · 3-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
10 Jan · 0-2 · Birmingham (H) · FA
14 Jan · 0-2 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
17 Jan · 1-2 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
24 Jan · 1-1 · Aston Villa (H) · League
31 Jan · 2-2 · Chelsea (A) · League
07 Feb · 4-2 · Newcastle United (H) · League
14 Feb · 5-3 · Sheffield Wednesday (A) · League
21 Feb · 2-1 · Leeds United (A) · League
28 Feb · 5-2 · Blackpool (H) · League
07 Mar · 1-1 · Manchester City (A) · League
14 Mar · 0-0 · Derby County (H) · League
21 Mar · 2-3 · Leicester City (A) · League
28 Mar · 3-1 · Portsmouth (H) · League
03 Apr · 1-1 · Manchester United (H) · League
04 Apr · 1-4 · Sheffield United (A) · League
06 Apr · 1-4 · Manchester United (A) · League
11 Apr · 2-4 · Sunderland (H) · League
15 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (H) · League
18 Apr · 1-3 · Arsenal (A) · League
02 May · 2-0 · West Ham United (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Manchester United
HT
0–0
52'
John Wilson
(0–1)
Gordon Hodgson
(1–1)
64'
Full time
1–1
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
36
23
9
4
112
55
+57
55
2
Aston Villa
36
21
9
6
114
65
+49
51
3
Sheffield Wednesday
35
19
6
10
88
65
+23
44
4
Manchester City
37
17
8
12
69
62
+7
42
5
Derby County
35
16
9
10
80
64
+16
41
6
Portsmouth
36
15
11
10
72
62
+10
41
7
Huddersfield Town
36
15
10
11
73
61
+12
40
8
Liverpool
36
14
11
11
79
70
+9
39
9
Middlesbrough
37
16
6
15
81
78
+3
38
10
Blackburn Rovers
37
14
8
15
74
75
-1
36
11
Newcastle United
36
15
5
16
72
74
-2
35
12
Grimsby Town
37
15
4
18
73
81
-8
34
13
Chelsea
35
13
8
14
57
59
-2
34
14
Sunderland
36
12
9
15
77
79
-2
33
15
Sheffield United
35
12
9
14
69
67
+2
33
16
West Ham United
36
13
6
17
72
81
-9
32
17
Leicester City
35
14
4
17
70
83
-13
32
18
Bolton Wanderers
36
11
9
16
56
72
-16
31
19
Blackpool
36
11
8
17
62
106
-44
30
20
Birmingham City
36
10
9
17
50
66
-16
29
21
Leeds United
36
10
5
21
60
75
-15
25
22
Manchester United
37
5
7
25
42
102
-60
17
