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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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27 Aug · 2-1 · Chelsea (H) · League
03 Sep · 0-1 · Preston North End (A) · League
07 Sep · 1-0 · Manchester United (H) · League
10 Sep · 1-0 · Charlton Athletic (H) · League
14 Sep · 3-1 · Middlesbrough (H) · League
17 Sep · 1-3 · Bolton Wanderers (A) · League
24 Sep · 3-0 · Leeds United (H) · League
01 Oct · 1-2 · Everton (A) · League
08 Oct · 2-2 · Leicester City (A) · League
15 Oct · 3-0 · Aston Villa (H) · League
22 Oct · 2-2 · Wolves (A) · League
29 Oct · 3-3 · Huddersfield Town (H) · League
05 Nov · 1-1 · Portsmouth (A) · League
12 Nov · 2-2 · Arsenal (H) · League
19 Nov · 1-2 · Brentford (A) · League
26 Nov · 1-0 · Blackpool (H) · League
03 Dec · 2-2 · Derby County (A) · League
10 Dec · 2-2 · Grimsby Town (H) · League
17 Dec · 3-2 · Sunderland (A) · League
24 Dec · 1-4 · Chelsea (A) · League
26 Dec · 1-3 · Stoke City (A) · League
27 Dec · 1-0 · Stoke City (H) · League
31 Dec · 4-1 · Preston North End (H) · League
02 Jan · 0-3 · Middlesbrough (A) · League
07 Jan · 3-0 · Luton Town (H) · FA
14 Jan · 3-1 · Charlton Athletic (A) · League
21 Jan · 5-1 · Stockport County (H) · FA
25 Jan · 1-2 · Bolton Wanderers (H) · League
28 Jan · 1-1 · Leeds United (A) · League
04 Feb · 0-3 · Everton (H) · League
11 Feb · 1-4 · Wolves (A) · FA
18 Feb · 0-2 · Aston Villa (A) · League
25 Feb · 0-2 · Wolves (H) · League
04 Mar · 1-1 · Leicester City (H) · League
11 Mar · 4-4 · Portsmouth (H) · League
15 Mar · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (A) · League
18 Mar · 0-2 · Arsenal (A) · League
25 Mar · 1-0 · Brentford (H) · League
01 Apr · 1-1 · Blackpool (A) · League
07 Apr · 4-0 · Birmingham (H) · League
08 Apr · 2-1 · Derby County (H) · League
10 Apr · 0-0 · Birmingham (A) · League
15 Apr · 1-2 · Grimsby Town (A) · League
22 Apr · 1-1 · Sunderland (H) · League
06 May · 0-2 · Manchester United (A) · League
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
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Derby County
20
13
3
4
40
23
+17
29
2
Everton
19
13
1
5
39
20
+19
27
3
Liverpool
19
8
7
4
34
26
+8
23
4
Wolves
19
8
6
5
29
15
+14
22
5
Middlesbrough
19
9
4
6
42
31
+11
22
6
Charlton Athletic
19
9
4
6
28
25
+3
22
7
Grimsby Town
19
7
7
5
28
26
+2
21
8
Leeds United
19
9
3
7
35
35
+0
21
9
Arsenal
19
6
7
6
24
20
+4
19
10
Aston Villa
19
8
3
8
31
29
+2
19
11
Bolton Wanderers
19
6
7
6
29
27
+2
19
12
Blackpool
19
6
6
7
27
30
-3
18
13
Portsmouth
19
6
6
7
21
30
-9
18
14
Sunderland
19
6
5
8
25
29
-4
17
15
Stoke City
19
5
7
7
27
37
-10
17
16
Leicester City
20
5
7
8
26
36
-10
17
17
Manchester United
19
5
6
8
25
28
-3
16
18
Huddersfield Town
20
6
4
10
26
33
-7
16
19
Preston North End
19
6
4
9
23
30
-7
16
20
Chelsea
19
6
3
10
32
39
-7
15
21
Birmingham City
20
6
2
12
31
36
-5
14
22
Brentford
19
5
4
10
24
41
-17
14