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1st Division

Roker Park | Saturday 17 April 1937 at 15:15 UK local time

Sunderland 4 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.58)

1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Ben Dabbs
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Fred Howe
10
Harry Eastham
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup

Johnny Mapson
Jimmy Gorman
George Collin
Charlie Thomson
Alex Lockie
Les McDowall
Len Duns
Percy Saunders
Bobby Gurney
Pat Gallacher
Eddie Burbanks

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Johnny Cochrane
Referee: Mortimer RA
Attendance: 14,255
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 1676
League game number: 1520
Liverpool league position: 18th
Sunderland league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
1'
Len Duns penalty saved (Dirk Kemp)
16'
Bobby Gurney (0–1)
Berry Nieuwenhuys (1–1)
39'
43'
Len Duns (1–2)
HT 1–2
51'
Eddie Burbanks (1–3)
Alf Hanson (2–3)
52'
69'
Bobby Gurney (2–4)
Full time 2–4