Manchester United 5 - 0 Liverpool

Half time 3–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.23)

1	Charlie Ashcroft
2	Jim Harley
3	Bernard Ramsden
4	Phil Taylor
5	Laurie Hughes
6	Bob Paisley
7	Berry Nieuwenhuys
8	Jack Balmer
9	Bill Jones
10	Willie Fagan (c)
11	Bob Priday

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.98)

Jack Crompton

Johnny Carey

Bill McGlen

Jack Warner

Allenby Chilton

Henry Cockburn

Jimmy Delaney

Stan Pearson

Jack Rowley

Johnny Hanlon

Charlie Mitten

Other details

Manager: George Kay

Opposition manager: Matt Busby

Referee: Duerden R

Attendance: 40,874

Half-time score: 3 - 0

Game number: 1778

League game number: 1610

Liverpool league position: 12th

Manchester United league position: 1st

View full league table

View other results

Match timeline

Liverpool

Manchester United

12'

Stan Pearson (0–1)

17'

Stan Pearson (0–2)

37'

Jack Rowley (0–3)

HT 0–3

49'

Charlie Mitten (0–4)

85'

Stan Pearson (0–5)

Full time 0–5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	4	4	0	0	13	2	+11	8
2	Blackpool	4	4	0	0	10	3	+7	8
3	Middlesbrough	3	3	0	0	7	4	+3	6
4	Bolton Wanderers	4	3	0	1	9	7	+2	6
5	Charlton Athletic	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	5
6	Sunderland	4	2	1	1	8	9	-1	5
7	Blackburn Rovers	3	2	0	1	8	5	+3	4
8	Brentford	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4
9	Preston North End	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4
10	Sheffield United	4	1	2	1	6	6	+0	4
11	Aston Villa	4	2	0	2	4	4	+0	4
12	Liverpool	4	2	0	2	8	10	-2	4
13	Everton	4	2	0	2	5	8	-3	4
14	Wolves	4	1	1	2	7	5	+2	3
15	Chelsea	4	1	1	2	10	15	-5	3
16	Derby County	4	1	0	3	7	10	-3	2
17	Huddersfield Town	4	1	0	3	6	10	-4	2
18	Portsmouth	4	1	0	3	3	5	-2	2
19	Stoke City	4	0	1	3	9	12	-3	1
20	Grimsby Town	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	1
21	Leeds United	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1
22	Arsenal	4	0	1	3	6	14	-8	1

Match details