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1st Division
Roker Park | 17 December 1938 at14:00UK local time
Sunderland
2
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.67)
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Tom Bush
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Bill Kinghorn
Goals
Bill Kinghorn
37′
Tom Bush
50′
Phil Taylor
78′
Opposition Lineup
Matt Middleton
Jimmy Gorman
Alex Hall
Arthur Housam
Alex Lockie
Alex Hastings
Len Duns
Harry Thompson
Arthur Bolton
Raich Carter
James Connor
Opposition goals
Arthur Bolton
3
′
Len Duns
73
′
Notes
- Tom Bush scores his first LFC goal
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Johnny Cochrane
Referee:
Martin W
Attendance:
15,309
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
1744
League game number:
1583
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Sunderland league position:
14th
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27 Aug 1938 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
03 Sep 1938 - Preston North End 0-1 Liverpool
07 Sep 1938 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United
10 Sep 1938 - Liverpool 1-0 Charlton Athletic
14 Sep 1938 - Liverpool 3-1 Middlesbrough
17 Sep 1938 - Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Liverpool
24 Sep 1938 - Liverpool 3-0 Leeds United
01 Oct 1938 - Everton 1-2 Liverpool
08 Oct 1938 - Leicester City 2-2 Liverpool
15 Oct 1938 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
22 Oct 1938 - Wolves 2-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 1938 - Liverpool 3-3 Huddersfield Town
05 Nov 1938 - Portsmouth 1-1 Liverpool
12 Nov 1938 - Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
19 Nov 1938 - Brentford 1-2 Liverpool
26 Nov 1938 - Liverpool 1-0 Blackpool
03 Dec 1938 - Derby County 2-2 Liverpool
10 Dec 1938 - Liverpool 2-2 Grimsby Town
17 Dec 1938 - Sunderland 3-2 Liverpool
24 Dec 1938 - Chelsea 1-4 Liverpool
26 Dec 1938 - Stoke City 1-3 Liverpool
27 Dec 1938 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City
31 Dec 1938 - Liverpool 4-1 Preston North End
02 Jan 1939 - Middlesbrough 0-3 Liverpool
07 Jan 1939 - Liverpool 3-0 Luton Town
14 Jan 1939 - Charlton Athletic 3-1 Liverpool
21 Jan 1939 - Liverpool 5-1 Stockport County
25 Jan 1939 - Liverpool 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
28 Jan 1939 - Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool
04 Feb 1939 - Liverpool 0-3 Everton
11 Feb 1939 - Wolves 1-4 Liverpool
18 Feb 1939 - Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
25 Feb 1939 - Liverpool 0-2 Wolves
04 Mar 1939 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
11 Mar 1939 - Liverpool 4-4 Portsmouth
15 Mar 1939 - Huddersfield Town 1-1 Liverpool
18 Mar 1939 - Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
25 Mar 1939 - Liverpool 1-0 Brentford
01 Apr 1939 - Blackpool 1-1 Liverpool
07 Apr 1939 - Liverpool 4-0 Birmingham
08 Apr 1939 - Liverpool 2-1 Derby County
10 Apr 1939 - Birmingham 0-0 Liverpool
15 Apr 1939 - Grimsby Town 1-2 Liverpool
22 Apr 1939 - Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland
06 May 1939 - Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Derby Co
20
13
3
4
40
23
+17
29
2
Everton
19
13
1
5
39
20
+19
27
3
Liverpool
19
8
7
4
34
26
+8
23
4
Wolves
19
8
6
5
29
15
+14
22
5
Middlesbrough
19
9
4
6
42
31
+11
22
6
Charlton Ath
19
9
4
6
28
25
+3
22
7
Grimsby T
19
7
7
5
28
26
+2
21
8
Leeds U
19
9
3
7
35
35
+0
21
9
Arsenal
19
6
7
6
24
20
+4
19
10
Aston Villa
19
8
3
8
31
29
+2
19
11
Bolton Wan
19
6
7
6
29
27
+2
19
12
Blackpool
19
6
6
7
27
30
-3
18
13
Portsmouth
19
6
6
7
21
30
-9
18
14
Sunderland
19
6
5
8
25
29
-4
17
15
Stoke C
19
5
7
7
27
37
-10
17
16
Leicester C
20
5
7
8
26
36
-10
17
17
Man Utd
19
5
6
8
25
28
-3
16
18
Huddersfield
20
6
4
10
26
33
-7
16
19
Preston NE
19
6
4
9
23
30
-7
16
20
Chelsea
19
6
3
10
32
39
-7
15
21
Birmingham C
20
6
2
12
31
36
-5
14
22
Brentford
19
5
4
10
24
41
-17
14
