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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 3 September 1921 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Sunderland

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.58)

1
Elisha Scott
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay (c)
4
John Bamber
5
Walter Wadsworth
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Bill Lacey
8
Dick Forshaw
9
Billy Matthews
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin

Opposition Lineup

James Dempster
Bert Hobson
Ernie England
Charlie Parker
Joe Kasher
Jack Poole
Jimmy Stephenson
Charlie Buchan
Paul Stannard
Bobby Marshall
Harry Martin

Other details

Manager: David Ashworth
Opposition manager: Robert Kyle
Referee: Scholey A
Attendance: 40,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 964
League game number: 853
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 10th
Sunderland league position: 7th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Billy Matthews (1–0)
30'
HT 1–0
Dick Forshaw (2–0)
77'
85'
Charlie Buchan (2–1)
Full time 2–1

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Liverpool Courier sketch - courtesy of Billy Smith
Liverpool Courier sketch - courtesy of Billy Smith
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