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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 12 March 1938 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Sunderland

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.47)

Arthur Riley
Tom Cooper (c)
Jim Harley
Matt Busby
Tom Bush
John Browning
Berry Nieuwenhuys
Phil Taylor
Jack Balmer
Willie Fagan
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.51)

Johnny Mapson
John Feenan
Alex Hall
Charlie Thomson
Les McDowall
Alex Hastings
Johnny Spuhler
Raich Carter
George Robinson
Fred Bett
Eddie Burbanks

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Johnny Cochrane
Referee: Mellor JE
Attendance: 26,616
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 1714
League game number: 1553
Liverpool league position: 19th
Sunderland league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Berry Nieuwenhuys (1–0)
26'
Jack Balmer (2–0)
35'
HT 2–0
Phil Taylor (3–0)
72'
Jack Balmer (4–0)
80'
Full time 4–0

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