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1st Division

Old Trafford | Friday 2 April 1915 at 15:30 UK local time

Manchester United 2 - 0 Liverpool

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.57)

Elisha Scott
Ephraim Longworth
Bob Pursell
Tom Fairfoul
Phil Bratley
Donald McKinlay
Jackie Sheldon
Billy Banks
Fred Pagnam
Tom Miller
Jimmy Nicholl

Opposition Lineup

Bobby Beale
John Hodge
Walter Spratt
James Montgomery
Pat O'Connell
Joseph Haywood
Billy Meredith
Arthur Potts
George Anderson
Enoch West
Joe Norton

Notes

  • - Bookies had laid 7-1 against United winning 2-0. Before long the Football league conducted a formal inquiry into the game and a commission came up with the findings that the game had indeed been fixed by players from both teams. Four Liverpool players; Sheldon, Miller, Fairfoul and Pursell along with three United players; Turnbull, West, and Whalley were all found guilty.
    - Incidentally Bob Pursell was the one who conceded Liverpool's penalty in the 48th minute by handling the ball deliberately. Patrick O'Connell missed the spot kick by some distance.

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson
Opposition manager: John Robson
Referee: Sharpe JGA
Attendance: 12,000
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 864
League game number: 761
Liverpool league position: 14th
Manchester United league position: 17th
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Liverpool
Manchester United
40'
George Anderson (0–1)
HT 0–1
48'
Pat O'Connell missed penalty
75'
George Anderson (0–2)
Full time 0–2

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