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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 January 1928 at 14:30 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 5 Sunderland
Half time 2–2

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
Jimmy Walsh
9
Tom Reid
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin

Opposition Lineup

Albert McInroy
Bill Murray
Bob Thomson
Billy Clunas
George Henderson
Arthur Andrews
Alwyne Wilks
Bobby Marshall
Dave Halliday
Stan Ramsay
Len Hargreaves

Notes

  • - One of Sunderland's goals was an own-goal by Liverpool 'keeper Arthur Riley. He attempted to punch the ball clear but it spun back past him into the net

Other details

Manager: Matt McQueen
Opposition manager: Robert Kyle
Referee: Wood E
Attendance: 28,243
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 1263
League game number: 1127
Liverpool league position: 7th
Sunderland league position: 11th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Fred Hopkin (1–0)
25'
36'
Len Hargreaves (1–1)
39'
Dave Halliday (1–2)
Tom Reid (2–2)
45'
HT 2–2
49'
Dave Halliday (2–3)
60'
Arthur Riley o.g. (2–4)
62'
Bobby Marshall (2–5)
Full time 2–5