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1st Division
Anfield | Wednesday 5 September 1928 at 18:00 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
2
Sheffield United
Half time
0–1
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.89)
1
Elisha Scott
2
James Jackson
3
Jimmy Gray
4
Tom Morrison
5
David Davidson
6
Tom Bromilow
(c)
7
Dick Edmed
8
Billy Millar
9
Albert Whitehurst
10
Jimmy McDougall
11
Fred Hopkin
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 30.88)
Jack Alderson
Bert Chandler
Len Birks
Tommy Sampy
Vince Matthews
George Green
Albert Partridge
Tom Phillipson
Harry Johnson
Thomas Boyle
Fred Tunstall
Notes
- Jimmy Gray makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
George Patterson (2nd term)
Opposition manager:
John Nicholson
Referee:
Osell GS
Attendance:
25,405
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
1284
League game number:
1147
Liverpool league position:
16th
Sheffield United league position:
10th
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25 Aug · 3-0 · Bury (H) · League
01 Sep · 1-3 · Aston Villa (A) · League
05 Sep · 1-2 · Sheffield United (H) · League
08 Sep · 6-3 · Leicester City (H) · League
10 Sep · 3-1 · Sheffield United (A) · League
15 Sep · 2-2 · Manchester United (A) · League
22 Sep · 1-1 · Leeds United (H) · League
29 Sep · 0-1 · Everton (A) · League
06 Oct · 1-1 · West Ham United (A) · League
13 Oct · 2-1 · Newcastle United (H) · League
20 Oct · 2-3 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
27 Oct · 4-4 · Arsenal (A) · League
03 Nov · 1-2 · Birmingham (H) · League
10 Nov · 1-0 · Portsmouth (A) · League
17 Nov · 3-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
24 Nov · 2-3 · The Wednesday (A) · League
01 Dec · 3-0 · Derby County (H) · League
08 Dec · 1-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
15 Dec · 1-1 · Blackburn Rovers (H) · League
22 Dec · 3-2 · Manchester City (A) · League
25 Dec · 2-3 · Burnley (A) · League
26 Dec · 8-0 · Burnley (H) · League
29 Dec · 2-2 · Bury (A) · League
05 Jan · 4-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
12 Jan · 2-0 · Bristol City (A) · FA
19 Jan · 0-2 · Leicester City (A) · League
26 Jan · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · FA
30 Jan · 2-5 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · FA
02 Feb · 2-2 · Leeds United (A) · League
09 Feb · 1-2 · Everton (H) · League
13 Feb · 2-3 · Manchester United (H) · League
23 Feb · 2-2 · Newcastle United (A) · League
09 Mar · 2-4 · Arsenal (H) · League
13 Mar · 2-1 · West Ham United (H) · League
16 Mar · 0-0 · Birmingham (A) · League
29 Mar · 2-0 · Cardiff City (H) · League
30 Mar · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
01 Apr · 2-1 · Cardiff City (A) · League
06 Apr · 3-2 · The Wednesday (H) · League
10 Apr · 3-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
13 Apr · 5-2 · Derby County (A) · League
17 Apr · 0-0 · Portsmouth (H) · League
20 Apr · 5-2 · Sunderland (H) · League
27 Apr · 1-2 · Blackburn Rovers (A) · League
04 May · 1-1 · Manchester City (H) · League
Match timeline
Liverpool
Sheffield United
35'
Thomas Boyle
HT
0–1
Dick Edmed
80'
Minute unknown
Fred Tunstall
Full time
1–2
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
West Ham United
3
2
1
0
10
3
+7
5
2
Everton
4
2
1
1
7
3
+4
5
3
Leeds United
3
2
1
0
11
6
+5
5
4
Burnley
4
2
1
1
13
13
+0
5
5
Sheffield Wednesday
4
2
1
1
5
6
-1
5
6
Sunderland
3
2
0
1
8
4
+4
4
7
Huddersfield Town
4
1
2
1
5
3
+2
4
8
Derby County
3
2
0
1
8
6
+2
4
9
Leicester City
3
1
2
0
10
8
+2
4
10
Sheffield United
3
2
0
1
5
6
-1
4
11
Portsmouth
3
2
0
1
2
4
-2
4
12
Cardiff City
2
1
1
0
8
1
+7
3
13
Birmingham City
3
1
1
1
7
6
+1
3
14
Manchester United
3
0
3
0
3
3
+0
3
15
Aston Villa
3
1
1
1
4
5
-1
3
16
Liverpool
3
1
0
2
5
5
+0
2
17
Arsenal
3
1
0
2
5
6
-1
2
18
Blackburn Rovers
3
1
0
2
6
9
-3
2
19
Manchester City
3
0
1
2
3
7
-4
1
20
Bolton Wanderers
4
0
1
3
4
10
-6
1
21
Newcastle United
3
0
1
2
4
11
-7
1
22
Bury
3
0
0
3
1
9
-8
0
