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1st Division
Anfield | 24 December 1927 at14:15UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
1
Arthur Riley
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
David McMullan
5
James Jackson
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Tom Scott
9
Willie Devlin
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Tom Scott
60′
Harry Chambers
88′
Opposition Lineup
Lance Richardson
Charlie Moore
Tom Jones
Ray Bennion
Frank Mann
John Wilson
Joseph Spence
Ted Partridge
Jim Hanson
Billy Johnston
Frank McPherson
Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
Herbert Bamlett
Referee:
Robinson F
Attendance:
14,971
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
1257
League game number:
1122
Liverpool league position:
8th
Manchester United league position:
14th
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27 Aug 1927 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
31 Aug 1927 - Liverpool 5-1 Bury
03 Sep 1927 - Liverpool 0-0 Aston Villa
10 Sep 1927 - Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
17 Sep 1927 - Liverpool 5-2 Derby County
19 Sep 1927 - Bury 2-5 Liverpool
24 Sep 1927 - West Ham United 1-3 Liverpool
01 Oct 1927 - Liverpool 8-2 Portsmouth
08 Oct 1927 - Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool
15 Oct 1927 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
22 Oct 1927 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 1927 - Liverpool 4-2 Blackburn Rovers
05 Nov 1927 - Cardiff City 1-1 Liverpool
12 Nov 1927 - Liverpool 5-2 The Wednesday
19 Nov 1927 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1927 - Liverpool 4-2 Huddersfield Town
03 Dec 1927 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
10 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-3 Birmingham
17 Dec 1927 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Liverpool
24 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
27 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal
31 Dec 1927 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
02 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 2-2 Burnley
07 Jan 1928 - Aston Villa 4-3 Liverpool
14 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 1-0 Darlington
21 Jan 1928 - Liverpool 2-5 Sunderland
28 Jan 1928 - Cardiff City 1-2 Liverpool
04 Feb 1928 - Liverpool 1-3 West Ham United
11 Feb 1928 - Portsmouth 0-1 Liverpool
15 Feb 1928 - Derby County 3-2 Liverpool
25 Feb 1928 - Liverpool 3-3 Everton
03 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 4-2 Bolton Wanderers
07 Mar 1928 - Arsenal 3-6 Liverpool
10 Mar 1928 - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Liverpool
17 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 1-2 Cardiff City
24 Mar 1928 - The Wednesday 0-4 Liverpool
31 Mar 1928 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
06 Apr 1928 - Burnley 2-2 Liverpool
07 Apr 1928 - Huddersfield Town 4-2 Liverpool
14 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle United
21 Apr 1928 - Birmingham 0-2 Liverpool
25 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
28 Apr 1928 - Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
05 May 1928 - Manchester United 1-6 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
20
11
6
3
59
28
+31
28
2
Leicester C
21
9
6
6
44
35
+9
24
3
Blackburn R
21
8
8
5
30
31
-1
24
4
Cardiff C
20
8
7
5
37
38
-1
23
5
Huddersfield
19
9
4
6
44
33
+11
22
6
Newcastle U
20
9
4
7
42
39
+3
22
7
Tottenham H
20
9
4
7
38
40
-2
22
8
Liverpool
20
7
7
6
47
35
+12
21
9
West Ham U
19
10
1
8
43
43
+0
21
10
Arsenal
19
8
5
6
40
39
+1
21
11
Aston Villa
20
8
4
8
43
38
+5
20
12
Middlesbrough
20
7
6
7
45
42
+3
20
13
Sunderland
20
7
5
8
36
36
+0
19
14
Man Utd
21
8
3
10
36
39
-3
19
15
Bury
20
9
1
10
37
45
-8
19
16
Burnley
20
9
1
10
37
47
-10
19
17
Bolton Wan
19
6
5
8
32
30
+2
17
18
Sheff Utd
20
6
5
9
27
41
-14
17
19
Derby Co
19
5
5
9
46
48
-2
15
20
Sheff Wed
20
4
7
9
38
44
-6
15
21
Birmingham C
20
4
7
9
32
44
-12
15
22
Portsmouth
20
5
5
10
34
52
-18
15
