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1st Division
Anfield | 11 September 1926 at 15:15 UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
1
Sheffield United
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tommy Lucas
(c)
3
Ephraim Longworth
4
Albert Shears
5
Bill Cockburn
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Jimmy Walsh
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dick Forshaw
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Gordon Hodgson
21′
Dick Forshaw
37′
Dick Forshaw
49′ penalty
Gordon Hodgson
55′
Gordon Hodgson
61′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 29.79)
Jack Alderson
Bernie Harris
Len Birks
Tommy Sampy
Seth King
George Green
Dave Mercer
Thomas Boyle
Harry Johnson
Billy Gillespie
Fred Tunstall
Opposition goals
Harry Johnson
89
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Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
John Nicholson
Referee:
Mee HN
Attendance:
33,058
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
1196
League game number:
1065
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Sheffield United league position:
11th
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28 Aug · 4-2 · Manchester United (H)
30 Aug · 1-1 · Aston Villa (A)
04 Sep · 2-1 · Derby County (A)
08 Sep · 2-1 · Aston Villa (H)
11 Sep · 5-1 · Sheffield United (H)
18 Sep · 2-0 · Arsenal (A)
25 Sep · 1-0 · Everton (A)
02 Oct · 2-4 · Leeds United (H)
09 Oct · 1-0 · Newcastle United (A)
16 Oct · 3-2 · The Wednesday (A)
23 Oct · 1-0 · Leicester City (H)
30 Oct · 2-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A)
06 Nov · 2-3 · Huddersfield Town (H)
13 Nov · 2-1 · Sunderland (A)
20 Nov · 2-1 · West Bromwich Albion (H)
27 Nov · 0-2 · Bury (A)
04 Dec · 2-1 · Birmingham (H)
11 Dec · 1-2 · Tottenham Hotspur (A)
18 Dec · 0-0 · West Ham United (H)
25 Dec · 4-0 · Burnley (A)
27 Dec · 2-2 · Burnley (H)
28 Dec · 3-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
01 Jan · 2-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
08 Jan · 1-1 · Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (A)
12 Jan · 4-1 · Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (H)
15 Jan · 0-1 · Manchester United (A)
22 Jan · 3-2 · Derby County (H)
29 Jan · 3-1 · Southport (H)
05 Feb · 3-0 · Arsenal (H)
07 Feb · 1-4 · Sheffield United (A)
12 Feb · 1-0 · Everton (H)
19 Feb · 2-0 · Arsenal (A)
23 Feb · 0-0 · Leeds United (A)
26 Feb · 1-2 · Newcastle United (H)
05 Mar · 3-0 · The Wednesday (H)
12 Mar · 3-2 · Leicester City (A)
19 Mar · 2-2 · Blackburn Rovers (H)
26 Mar · 1-0 · Huddersfield Town (A)
02 Apr · 1-2 · Sunderland (H)
09 Apr · 0-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A)
15 Apr · 5-0 · Cardiff City (H)
16 Apr · 2-2 · Bury (H)
18 Apr · 2-0 · Cardiff City (A)
23 Apr · 3-0 · Birmingham (A)
30 Apr · 1-0 · Tottenham Hotspur (H)
07 May · 3-3 · West Ham United (A)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Burnley
5
3
2
0
17
11
+6
8
2
Liverpool
5
3
1
1
13
7
+6
7
3
Leicester City
5
2
3
0
17
12
+5
7
4
Birmingham City
4
3
0
1
9
6
+3
6
5
Tottenham Hotspur
5
2
2
1
14
10
+4
6
6
Arsenal
5
2
2
1
8
10
-2
6
7
Bury
4
2
1
1
14
10
+4
5
8
Bolton Wanderers
5
2
1
2
13
11
+2
5
9
Newcastle United
5
2
1
2
13
12
+1
5
10
Huddersfield Town
5
1
3
1
10
9
+1
5
11
Sheffield United
4
2
1
1
10
9
+1
5
12
West Bromwich Albion
5
2
1
2
11
14
-3
5
13
Blackburn Rovers
3
2
0
1
7
4
+3
4
14
Cardiff City
5
1
2
2
9
9
+0
4
15
Sheffield Wednesday
5
2
0
3
13
15
-2
4
16
Aston Villa
5
1
2
2
6
10
-4
4
17
Leeds United
5
1
2
2
6
10
-4
4
18
West Ham United
4
1
1
2
7
9
-2
3
19
Sunderland
4
1
1
2
4
6
-2
3
20
Derby County
3
1
0
2
3
4
-1
2
21
Manchester United
4
0
2
2
8
12
-4
2
22
Everton
5
0
0
5
5
17
-12
0
