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1st Division
Anfield | Wednesday 9 February 1921 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester United
Half time
2–0
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.76)
1
Frank Mitchell
2
Ephraim Longworth
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
John Bamber
5
Walter Wadsworth
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Chris Harrington
8
Dick Forshaw
9
Harry Chambers
10
Harry Lewis
11
Harold Wadsworth
Opposition Lineup
John Mew
Cyril Barlow
John Silcock
Clarrie Hilditch
Jack Grimwood
Thomas Forster
Billy Meredith
Joe Myerscough
Joseph Spence
Ted Partridge
Fred Hopkin
Notes
- Frank Mitchell makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
David Ashworth
Opposition manager:
John Robson
Referee:
Bayliss ES
Attendance:
35,000
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
945
League game number:
834
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Manchester United league position:
9th
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28 Aug · 4-2 · Manchester City (H) · League
01 Sep · 1-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A) · League
04 Sep · 2-3 · Manchester City (A) · League
06 Sep · 0-0 · West Bromwich Albion (H) · League
11 Sep · 5-2 · Oldham Athletic (H) · League
18 Sep · 0-0 · Oldham Athletic (A) · League
25 Sep · 6-0 · Preston North End (H) · League
02 Oct · 3-2 · Preston North End (A) · League
09 Oct · 2-2 · Sheffield United (H) · League
16 Oct · 1-0 · Sheffield United (A) · League
23 Oct · 1-0 · Everton (H) · League
30 Oct · 3-0 · Everton (A) · League
06 Nov · 0-1 · Bradford Park Avenue (H) · League
13 Nov · 3-1 · Bradford Park Avenue (A) · League
20 Nov · 0-2 · Newcastle United (A) · League
27 Nov · 0-1 · Newcastle United (H) · League
04 Dec · 0-0 · Burnley (H) · League
11 Dec · 0-1 · Burnley (A) · League
18 Dec · 4-1 · Aston Villa (H) · League
25 Dec · 1-1 · Chelsea (A) · League
27 Dec · 2-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
01 Jan · 2-0 · Aston Villa (A) · League
08 Jan · 1-1 · Manchester United (H) · FA
12 Jan · 2-1 · Manchester United (A) · FA
15 Jan · 0-0 · Sunderland (H) · League
22 Jan · 1-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
29 Jan · 0-1 · Newcastle United (A) · FA
05 Feb · 1-1 · Manchester United (A) · League
09 Feb · 2-0 · Manchester United (H) · League
12 Feb · 2-1 · Bradford City (H) · League
19 Feb · 0-0 · Bradford City (A) · League
26 Feb · 4-1 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
05 Mar · 2-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
12 Mar · 0-0 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
19 Mar · 1-0 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
25 Mar · 1-1 · Tottenham Hotspur (H) · League
26 Mar · 1-1 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
28 Mar · 0-1 · Tottenham Hotspur (A) · League
02 Apr · 2-0 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
09 Apr · 0-0 · Derby County (A) · League
16 Apr · 1-1 · Derby County (H) · League
23 Apr · 0-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
30 Apr · 2-3 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
02 May · 0-0 · Arsenal (A) · League
07 May · 3-0 · Arsenal (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Manchester United
Harry Lewis
(1–0)
11'
Harry Chambers
(2–0)
32'
HT
2–0
Full time
2–0
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Burnley
26
17
6
3
60
20
+40
40
2
Newcastle United
26
14
5
7
48
28
+20
33
3
Liverpool
26
12
8
6
44
24
+20
32
4
Bolton Wanderers
26
11
10
5
47
30
+17
32
5
Everton
27
11
10
6
44
36
+8
32
6
Middlesbrough
26
12
7
7
38
32
+6
31
7
Manchester City
25
13
4
8
40
33
+7
30
8
Tottenham Hotspur
26
12
5
9
56
36
+20
29
9
Manchester United
26
10
7
9
43
44
-1
27
10
Arsenal
26
9
8
9
39
40
-1
26
11
Aston Villa
27
10
6
11
42
50
-8
26
12
Sunderland
26
9
8
9
36
40
-4
26
13
West Bromwich Albion
26
8
10
8
33
38
-5
26
14
Preston North End
26
10
5
11
39
36
+3
25
15
Chelsea
26
9
7
10
28
37
-9
25
16
Blackburn Rovers
25
7
9
9
35
36
-1
23
17
Bradford City
25
7
9
9
34
36
-2
23
18
Huddersfield Town
26
7
7
12
20
30
-10
21
19
Sheffield United
29
5
10
14
25
50
-25
20
20
Oldham Athletic
25
3
10
12
27
61
-34
16
21
Derby County
25
2
11
12
21
37
-16
15
22
Bradford Park Avenue
26
4
6
16
27
52
-25
14