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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 19 December 1908 at 14:15 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Sheffield United
Half time
1–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 28.04)
1
Sam Hardy
2
Tom Chorlton
3
Billy Dunlop
4
Bobby Robinson
5
Jimmy Harrop
6
James Bradley
7
Arthur Goddard
8
Bertram Goode
9
Sam Bowyer
10
Ronald Orr
11
Jack Cox
(c)
Opposition Lineup
Joe Lievesley
Bob Benson
Joe Brooks
Billy Parker
Bernard Wilkinson
Albert Sturgess
Johnny Lang
Peter Kyle
Jack Peart
Wally Hardinge
Robert Evans
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
John Nicholson
Referee:
Sharpe JGA
Attendance:
10,000
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
601
League game number:
519
Liverpool league position:
6th
Sheffield United league position:
12th
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01 Sep · 3-2 · Aston Villa (H) · League
05 Sep · 2-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
12 Sep · 0-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
14 Sep · 2-0 · Sheffield United (A) · League
19 Sep · 4-0 · Bradford City (H) · League
26 Sep · 2-3 · Manchester United (A) · League
01 Oct · 1-5 · Nottingham Forest (A) · League
03 Oct · 0-1 · Everton (H) · League
10 Oct · 2-3 · Leicester Fosse (A) · League
17 Oct · 2-2 · Woolwich Arsenal (H) · League
24 Oct · 2-1 · Notts County (A) · League
31 Oct · 2-1 · Newcastle United (H) · League
07 Nov · 0-1 · Bristol City (A) · League
14 Nov · 2-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
21 Nov · 0-1 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
28 Nov · 1-3 · Manchester City (H) · League
05 Dec · 3-2 · The Wednesday (A) · League
12 Dec · 1-2 · Bury (A) · League
19 Dec · 2-1 · Sheffield United (H) · League
25 Dec · 1-1 · Aston Villa (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-1 · Nottingham Forest (H) · League
01 Jan · 4-1 · Sunderland (A) · League
02 Jan · 0-3 · Chelsea (A) · League
09 Jan · 1-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
16 Jan · 5-1 · Lincoln City (H) · FA
23 Jan · 2-0 · Bradford City (A) · League
30 Jan · 3-1 · Manchester United (H) · League
06 Feb · 2-3 · Norwich City (H) · FA
13 Feb · 4-1 · Leicester Fosse (H) · League
20 Feb · 0-5 · Woolwich Arsenal (A) · League
27 Feb · 1-1 · Notts County (H) · League
13 Mar · 1-2 · Bristol City (H) · League
20 Mar · 0-2 · Preston North End (A) · League
27 Mar · 1-2 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
03 Apr · 0-4 · Manchester City (A) · League
09 Apr · 0-5 · Everton (A) · League
10 Apr · 1-2 · The Wednesday (H) · League
12 Apr · 3-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
17 Apr · 2-2 · Bury (H) · League
30 Apr · 1-0 · Newcastle United (A) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Sheffield United
Ronald Orr
15'
35'
Robert Evans
HT
1–1
Minute unknown
Ronald Orr
Full time
2–1
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Everton
18
13
3
2
48
22
+26
29
2
Newcastle United
18
11
3
4
29
23
+6
25
3
Manchester United
17
11
2
4
39
29
+10
24
4
Sheffield Wednesday
17
8
5
4
30
24
+6
21
5
Bristol City
18
7
6
5
22
24
-2
20
6
Liverpool
19
9
1
9
31
31
+0
19
7
Sunderland
18
9
0
9
38
25
+13
18
8
Aston Villa
17
6
6
5
23
22
+1
18
9
Blackburn Rovers
17
6
6
5
23
23
+0
18
10
Notts County
16
7
3
6
21
16
+5
17
11
Manchester City
17
7
3
7
31
31
+0
17
12
Sheffield United
18
6
4
8
25
29
-4
16
13
Middlesbrough
17
5
5
7
27
27
+0
15
14
Preston North End
18
6
3
9
21
22
-1
15
15
Arsenal
18
6
3
9
22
26
-4
15
16
Nottingham Forest
18
6
2
10
26
31
-5
14
17
Chelsea
19
5
4
10
24
36
-12
14
18
Bury
18
5
3
10
28
45
-17
13
19
Bradford City
17
3
6
8
17
24
-7
12
20
Leicester City
17
3
6
8
22
37
-15
12
