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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 28 December 1929 at 14:15 UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
2
Middlesbrough
Half time
2–2
Starting Lineup
(Average age 28.02)
1
Arthur Riley
2
James Jackson
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Tom Morrison
5
Jimmy McDougall
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Harry Race
9
Jimmy Smith
10
Archie McPherson
11
Fred Hopkin
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy Mathieson
Robert Ferguson
Don Ashman
Bert Watson
Maurice Webster
John McFarlane
George Emmerson
Jock McKay
Jack Elkes
Bobby Bruce
Ernie Muttitt
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
Peter McWilliam
Referee:
Rickwood JO
Attendance:
23,982
Half-time score:
2
-
2
Game number:
1349
League game number:
1209
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
6th
Middlesbrough league position:
10th
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31 Aug · 0-5 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
04 Sep · 3-0 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
07 Sep · 0-3 · Everton (H) · League
14 Sep · 3-1 · West Ham United (H) · League
16 Sep · 0-3 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
21 Sep · 2-1 · Manchester United (A) · League
28 Sep · 2-0 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
05 Oct · 1-2 · Leicester City (A) · League
09 Oct · 1-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
12 Oct · 1-1 · Birmingham (H) · League
19 Oct · 2-2 · Derby County (A) · League
26 Oct · 1-6 · Manchester City (H) · League
02 Nov · 3-3 · Portsmouth (A) · League
09 Nov · 3-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
16 Nov · 3-2 · Aston Villa (A) · League
23 Nov · 1-0 · Leeds United (H) · League
30 Nov · 1-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (A) · League
07 Dec · 1-3 · Burnley (H) · League
14 Dec · 3-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
21 Dec · 1-0 · Arsenal (H) · League
25 Dec · 0-4 · Sheffield United (A) · League
26 Dec · 2-0 · Sheffield United (H) · League
28 Dec · 5-2 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
04 Jan · 3-3 · Everton (A) · League
11 Jan · 1-2 · Cardiff City (H) · FA
18 Jan · 1-4 · West Ham United (A) · League
25 Jan · 1-0 · Manchester United (H) · League
01 Feb · 2-3 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
08 Feb · 1-1 · Leicester City (H) · League
15 Feb · 0-1 · Birmingham (A) · League
22 Feb · 2-2 · Derby County (H) · League
01 Mar · 3-4 · Manchester City (A) · League
08 Mar · 2-0 · Portsmouth (H) · League
15 Mar · 2-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
22 Mar · 2-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
29 Mar · 1-1 · Leeds United (A) · League
02 Apr · 1-0 · Arsenal (A) · League
05 Apr · 1-3 · Sheffield Wednesday (H) · League
12 Apr · 1-4 · Burnley (A) · League
18 Apr · 1-3 · Newcastle United (A) · League
19 Apr · 0-6 · Sunderland (H) · League
21 Apr · 0-0 · Newcastle United (H) · League
03 May · 0-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
13'
Jack Elkes
20'
Jack Elkes
Jimmy Smith
40'
HT
2–2
Fred Hopkin
52'
Jimmy Smith
82'
Minute unknown
Dick Edmed
Fred Hopkin
Full time
5–2
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Sheffield Wednesday
21
13
4
4
53
24
+29
30
2
Manchester City
22
13
4
5
54
37
+17
30
3
Aston Villa
23
12
4
7
49
41
+8
28
4
Derby County
23
12
4
7
45
40
+5
28
5
Leeds United
23
12
2
9
43
33
+10
26
6
Liverpool
23
11
4
8
39
43
-4
26
7
Bolton Wanderers
23
9
6
8
41
37
+4
24
8
Leicester City
23
10
4
9
45
46
-1
24
9
Huddersfield Town
23
10
4
9
35
36
-1
24
10
Middlesbrough
23
10
3
10
52
44
+8
23
11
Burnley
23
9
5
9
49
49
+0
23
12
Manchester United
23
10
3
10
35
43
-8
23
13
West Ham United
23
8
5
10
46
45
+1
21
14
Arsenal
23
9
3
11
36
33
+3
21
15
Blackburn Rovers
23
8
5
10
49
54
-5
21
16
Sheffield United
23
9
3
11
43
49
-6
21
17
Birmingham City
23
7
6
10
38
36
+2
20
18
Portsmouth
23
7
6
10
35
39
-4
20
19
Newcastle United
23
8
2
13
43
60
-17
18
20
Sunderland
22
7
4
11
33
44
-11
18
21
Everton
24
5
7
12
39
53
-14
17
22
Grimsby Town
22
6
4
12
37
53
-16
16