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1st Division

Roker Park | Saturday 30 October 1937 at 14:45 UK local time

Sunderland 2 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 2–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.31)

1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
John Shafto
10
Willie Fagan
11
Alf Hanson

Opposition Lineup

Johnny Mapson
Jimmy Gorman
Alex Hall
Charlie Thomson
Bert Johnston
Alex Hastings
Johnny Spuhler
Raich Carter
Bobby Gurney
Percy Saunders
Pat Gallacher

Notes

  • - Willie Fagan scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Johnny Cochrane
Referee: Mellor JE
Attendance: 25,217
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 1691
League game number: 1535
Liverpool league position: 19th
Sunderland league position: 8th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
Willie Fagan (1–0)
11'
Berry Nieuwenhuys (2–0)
20'
24'
Raich Carter (2–1)
33'
Pat Gallacher (2–2)
HT 2–2
Alf Hanson (3–2)
68'
Full time 3–2