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1st Division
Anfield | Saturday 28 March 1903 at 15:30 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
4
Sheffield United
Half time
2–4
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.34)
1
Bill Perkins
2
John Glover
3
George Fleming
4
Maurice Parry
5
Alex Raisbeck
(c)
6
Bill Goldie
7
Arthur Goddard
8
George Livingstone
9
Sam Raybould
10
Edgar Chadwick
11
Jack Cox
Opposition Lineup
Billy Foulke
Harry Thickett
Fred Milnes
Harry Johnson
Bernard Wilkinson
Ernest Needham
Walter Bennett
Jimmy Donnelly
Arthur Brown
Archie Needham
Bert Lipsham
Other details
Manager:
Tom Watson
Opposition manager:
John Nicholson
Referee:
Lewis J
Attendance:
15,000
Half-time score:
2
-
4
Game number:
376
League game number:
311
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
7th
Sheffield United league position:
4th
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06 Sep · 5-2 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
13 Sep · 1-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
20 Sep · 1-1 · Stoke (H) · League
27 Sep · 1-3 · Everton (A) · League
04 Oct · 4-2 · The Wednesday (H) · League
11 Oct · 2-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
18 Oct · 0-2 · Notts County (H) · League
25 Oct · 1-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
01 Nov · 5-0 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
08 Nov · 2-1 · Newcastle United (A) · League
15 Nov · 4-1 · Wolves (H) · League
22 Nov · 1-2 · Derby County (A) · League
29 Nov · 0-2 · Sheffield United (A) · League
06 Dec · 9-2 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
13 Dec · 2-1 · Aston Villa (A) · League
20 Dec · 2-1 · Nottingham Forest (H) · League
25 Dec · 5-1 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
27 Dec · 1-3 · Bury (A) · League
01 Jan · 0-2 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
03 Jan · 1-3 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
17 Jan · 0-1 · Stoke (A) · League
31 Jan · 1-3 · The Wednesday (A) · League
07 Feb · 1-2 · Manchester United (A) · FA
14 Feb · 2-1 · Notts County (A) · League
28 Feb · 2-0 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
07 Mar · 3-0 · Newcastle United (H) · League
23 Mar · 3-1 · Derby County (H) · League
28 Mar · 2-4 · Sheffield United (H) · League
30 Mar · 1-1 · Sunderland (H) · League
04 Apr · 1-3 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
10 Apr · 0-0 · Everton (H) · League
11 Apr · 2-1 · Aston Villa (H) · League
18 Apr · 0-1 · Nottingham Forest (A) · League
25 Apr · 2-0 · Bury (H) · League
27 Apr · 2-0 · Wolves (A) · League
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D
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1
Sheffield Wednesday
30
18
3
9
50
29
+21
39
2
Sunderland
27
14
7
6
44
25
+19
35
3
West Bromwich Albion
29
15
4
10
49
40
+9
34
4
Sheffield United
30
14
5
11
47
38
+9
33
5
Derby County
28
15
2
11
43
34
+9
32
6
Stoke City
28
13
5
10
40
32
+8
31
7
Liverpool
27
14
2
11
60
43
+17
30
8
Aston Villa
27
13
3
11
42
34
+8
29
9
Wolves
29
12
5
12
43
47
-4
29
10
Nottingham Forest
30
11
7
12
39
41
-2
29
11
Notts County
28
11
7
10
36
38
-2
29
12
Everton
29
12
4
13
42
40
+2
28
13
Middlesbrough
28
12
3
13
31
38
-7
27
14
Bury
27
12
2
13
39
37
+2
26
15
Newcastle United
27
9
4
14
29
44
-15
22
16
Blackburn Rovers
29
9
4
16
33
55
-22
22
17
Grimsby Town
29
6
8
15
34
54
-20
20
18
Bolton Wanderers
30
7
3
20
33
65
-32
17