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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 17 December 1921 at 14:15 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Manchester United
Half time
0–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 28.04)
1
Elisha Scott
2
Ephraim Longworth
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Jock McNab
5
Donald McKinlay
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Bill Lacey
8
Dick Forshaw
9
Danny Shone
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Opposition Lineup
John Mew
Jack Scott
John Silcock
Clarrie Hilditch
Neil McBain
Jack Grimwood
Richard Gibson
Joe Myerscough
Joseph Spence
George Sapsford
Ted Partridge
Other details
Manager:
David Ashworth
Opposition manager:
John Chapman
Referee:
Watson GN
Attendance:
40,000
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
980
League game number:
869
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Manchester United league position:
21st
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27 Aug · 0-3 · Sunderland (A) · League
31 Aug · 3-2 · Manchester City (H) · League
03 Sep · 2-1 · Sunderland (H) · League
07 Sep · 1-1 · Manchester City (A) · League
10 Sep · 1-0 · Sheffield United (A) · League
17 Sep · 1-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
24 Sep · 1-0 · Chelsea (A) · League
01 Oct · 1-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
08 Oct · 1-1 · Preston North End (A) · League
15 Oct · 4-0 · Preston North End (H) · League
22 Oct · 1-0 · Tottenham Hotspur (A) · League
29 Oct · 1-1 · Tottenham Hotspur (H) · League
05 Nov · 1-1 · Everton (A) · League
12 Nov · 1-1 · Everton (H) · League
19 Nov · 4-0 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
26 Nov · 1-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
03 Dec · 1-1 · Aston Villa (A) · League
10 Dec · 2-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
17 Dec · 2-1 · Manchester United (H) · League
24 Dec · 0-0 · Manchester United (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-0 · Newcastle United (H) · League
27 Dec · 2-0 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
31 Dec · 0-0 · Bradford City (A) · League
02 Jan · 1-1 · Newcastle United (A) · League
07 Jan · 1-1 · Sunderland (A) · FA
11 Jan · 5-0 · Sunderland (H) · FA
14 Jan · 2-1 · Bradford City (H) · League
21 Jan · 1-0 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
28 Jan · 0-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · FA
04 Feb · 2-0 · Birmingham (A) · League
11 Feb · 1-0 · Birmingham (H) · League
25 Feb · 4-0 · Arsenal (H) · League
04 Mar · 0-0 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
11 Mar · 2-0 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
18 Mar · 0-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
22 Mar · 0-1 · Arsenal (A) · League
25 Mar · 3-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
01 Apr · 2-0 · Oldham Athletic (H) · League
08 Apr · 0-4 · Oldham Athletic (A) · League
14 Apr · 1-1 · Burnley (A) · League
15 Apr · 5-1 · Cardiff City (H) · League
17 Apr · 2-1 · Burnley (H) · League
22 Apr · 0-2 · Cardiff City (A) · League
29 Apr · 1-2 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
06 May · 4-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
10 May · 0-1 · Huddersfield Town (N) · CS
Match timeline
Liverpool
Manchester United
20'
George Sapsford
(0–1)
HT
0–1
Bill Lacey
(1–1)
52'
Harry Chambers
(2–1)
60'
Full time
2–1
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
19
9
8
2
29
18
+11
26
2
Burnley
19
11
2
6
38
24
+14
24
3
Middlesbrough
19
9
6
4
35
26
+9
24
4
Bolton Wanderers
19
10
4
5
35
27
+8
24
5
Huddersfield Town
19
9
5
5
26
17
+9
23
6
Sunderland
19
10
3
6
33
25
+8
23
7
Aston Villa
20
10
2
8
39
27
+12
22
8
Manchester City
19
9
3
7
31
31
+0
21
9
Preston North End
19
8
5
6
27
27
+0
21
10
Newcastle United
19
7
6
6
23
25
-2
20
11
Birmingham City
19
8
3
8
27
26
+1
19
12
Tottenham Hotspur
19
6
5
8
25
21
+4
17
13
Sheffield United
19
6
5
8
23
22
+1
17
14
Bradford City
19
6
5
8
23
36
-13
17
15
Oldham Athletic
19
6
5
8
16
23
-7
17
16
Chelsea
19
5
7
7
14
23
-9
17
17
Cardiff City
19
6
4
9
20
28
-8
16
18
West Bromwich Albion
19
6
4
9
19
28
-9
16
19
Blackburn Rovers
20
4
7
9
23
28
-5
15
20
Everton
19
3
8
8
24
26
-2
14
21
Manchester United
19
4
6
9
23
36
-13
14
22
Arsenal
19
5
3
11
19
28
-9
13
