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1st Division
Anfield | 17 December 1921 at14:15UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 28.04)
1
Elisha Scott
2
Ephraim Longworth
(c)
3
Tommy Lucas
4
Jock McNab
5
Donald McKinlay
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Bill Lacey
8
Dick Forshaw
9
Danny Shone
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Bill Lacey
52′
Harry Chambers
60′
Opposition Lineup
John Mew
Jack Scott
John Silcock
Clarrie Hilditch
Neil McBain
Jack Grimwood
Richard Gibson
Joe Myerscough
Joseph Spence
George Sapsford
Ted Partridge
Opposition goals
George Sapsford
20
′
Other details
Manager:
David Ashworth
Opposition manager:
John Chapman
Referee:
Watson GN
Attendance:
40,000
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
980
League game number:
869
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Manchester United league position:
21st
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27 Aug 1921 - Sunderland 0-3 Liverpool
31 Aug 1921 - Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City
03 Sep 1921 - Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland
07 Sep 1921 - Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
10 Sep 1921 - Sheffield United 1-0 Liverpool
17 Sep 1921 - Liverpool 1-1 Sheffield United
24 Sep 1921 - Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
01 Oct 1921 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
08 Oct 1921 - Preston North End 1-1 Liverpool
15 Oct 1921 - Liverpool 4-0 Preston North End
22 Oct 1921 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool
29 Oct 1921 - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
05 Nov 1921 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
12 Nov 1921 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
19 Nov 1921 - Liverpool 4-0 Middlesbrough
26 Nov 1921 - Middlesbrough 1-3 Liverpool
03 Dec 1921 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
10 Dec 1921 - Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
17 Dec 1921 - Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
24 Dec 1921 - Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool
26 Dec 1921 - Liverpool 1-0 Newcastle United
27 Dec 1921 - Liverpool 2-0 Huddersfield Town
31 Dec 1921 - Bradford City 0-0 Liverpool
02 Jan 1922 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
07 Jan 1922 - Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
11 Jan 1922 - Liverpool 5-0 Sunderland
14 Jan 1922 - Liverpool 2-1 Bradford City
21 Jan 1922 - Huddersfield Town 1-0 Liverpool
28 Jan 1922 - Liverpool 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
04 Feb 1922 - Birmingham 2-0 Liverpool
11 Feb 1922 - Liverpool 1-0 Birmingham
25 Feb 1922 - Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal
04 Mar 1922 - Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Liverpool
11 Mar 1922 - Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
18 Mar 1922 - Liverpool 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
22 Mar 1922 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
25 Mar 1922 - Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Liverpool
01 Apr 1922 - Liverpool 2-0 Oldham Athletic
08 Apr 1922 - Oldham Athletic 0-4 Liverpool
14 Apr 1922 - Burnley 1-1 Liverpool
15 Apr 1922 - Liverpool 5-1 Cardiff City
17 Apr 1922 - Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
22 Apr 1922 - Cardiff City 0-2 Liverpool
29 Apr 1922 - Liverpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
06 May 1922 - West Bromwich Albion 4-1 Liverpool
10 May 1922 - Liverpool 0-1 Huddersfield Town
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
19
9
8
2
29
18
+11
26
2
Burnley
19
11
2
6
38
24
+14
24
3
Middlesbrough
19
9
6
4
35
26
+9
24
4
Bolton Wan
19
10
4
5
35
27
+8
24
5
Huddersfield
19
9
5
5
26
17
+9
23
6
Sunderland
19
10
3
6
33
25
+8
23
7
Aston Villa
20
10
2
8
39
27
+12
22
8
Man City
19
9
3
7
31
31
+0
21
9
Preston NE
19
8
5
6
27
27
+0
21
10
Newcastle U
19
7
6
6
23
25
-2
20
11
Birmingham C
19
8
3
8
27
26
+1
19
12
Tottenham H
19
6
5
8
25
21
+4
17
13
Sheff Utd
19
6
5
8
23
22
+1
17
14
Bradford C
19
6
5
8
23
36
-13
17
15
Oldham Ath
19
6
5
8
16
23
-7
17
16
Chelsea
19
5
7
7
14
23
-9
17
17
Cardiff C
19
6
4
9
20
28
-8
16
18
West Brom
19
6
4
9
19
28
-9
16
19
Blackburn R
20
4
7
9
23
28
-5
15
20
Everton
19
3
8
8
24
26
-2
14
21
Man Utd
19
4
6
9
23
36
-13
14
22
Arsenal
19
5
3
11
19
28
-9
13
