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1st Division

Old Trafford | Saturday 5 May 1928 at 15:15 UK local time

Manchester United 6 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 4–1

Starting Lineup

1
Arthur Riley
2
Neil McBain
3
Donald McKinlay (c)
4
David McMullan
5
James Jackson
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Bill Murray
10
Harry Race
11
Fred Hopkin

Opposition Lineup

Alf Steward
Charlie Moore
Tom Jones
Hugh McLenahan
Frank Mann
John Wilson
Joseph Spence
Jim Hanson
Bill Rawlings
Billy Johnston
Harry Thomas

Other details

Manager: George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager: Herbert Bamlett
Referee: Pinckston E
Attendance: 30,625
Half-time score: 4 - 1
Game number: 1281
League game number: 1144
Liverpool league position: 15th
Manchester United league position: 19th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester United
12'
Joseph Spence (0–1)
31'
Bill Rawlings (0–2)
36'
Bill Rawlings (0–3)
Gordon Hodgson (1–3)
38'
44'
Joseph Spence (1–4)
HT 1–4
48'
Joseph Spence (1–5)
74'
Jim Hanson (1–6)
Full time 1–6