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1st Division

Roker Park | Saturday 17 December 1938 at 14:00 UK local time

Sunderland 2 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.67)

1
Arthur Riley
2
Tom Cooper (c)
3
Jim Harley
4
Matt Busby
5
Fred Rogers
6
Tom Bush
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Willie Fagan
10
Jack Balmer
11
Bill Kinghorn

Opposition Lineup

Matt Middleton
Jimmy Gorman
Alex Hall
Arthur Housam
Alex Lockie
Alex Hastings
Len Duns
Harry Thompson
Arthur Bolton
Raich Carter
James Connor

Notes

  • - Tom Bush scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: George Kay
Opposition manager: Johnny Cochrane
Referee: Martin W
Attendance: 15,309
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 1744
League game number: 1583
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Sunderland league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
3'
Arthur Bolton (0–1)
Bill Kinghorn (1–1)
37'
HT 1–1
Tom Bush (2–1)
50'
73'
Len Duns (2–2)
Phil Taylor (3–2)
78'
Full time 3–2