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1st Division
Roker Park | 17 April 1937 at 15:15 UK local time
Sunderland
4
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.58)
1
Dirk Kemp
2
Tom Cooper
(c)
3
Ben Dabbs
4
Matt Busby
5
Tiny Bradshaw
6
Jimmy McDougall
7
Berry Nieuwenhuys
8
Phil Taylor
9
Fred Howe
10
Harry Eastham
11
Alf Hanson
Goals
Berry Nieuwenhuys
39′
Alf Hanson
52′
Opposition Lineup
Johnny Mapson
Jimmy Gorman
George Collin
Charlie Thomson
Alex Lockie
Les McDowall
Len Duns
Percy Saunders
Bobby Gurney
Pat Gallacher
Eddie Burbanks
Opposition goals
Bobby Gurney
16
′
Len Duns
43
′
Eddie Burbanks
51
′
Bobby Gurney
69
′
Notes
- Dirk Kemp saved a penalty from Len Duns on 1'
Other details
Manager:
George Kay
Opposition manager:
Johnny Cochrane
Referee:
Mortimer RA
Attendance:
14,255
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
1676
League game number:
1520
Liverpool league position:
18th
Sunderland league position:
9th
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29 Aug · 2-1 · Stoke City (H)
02 Sep · 6-2 · Portsmouth (A)
05 Sep · 1-1 · Charlton Athletic (A)
09 Sep · 0-0 · Portsmouth (H)
12 Sep · 7-1 · Grimsby Town (H)
16 Sep · 2-0 · Chelsea (A)
19 Sep · 2-0 · Everton (A)
26 Sep · 2-0 · Leeds United (A)
03 Oct · 2-0 · Birmingham (H)
10 Oct · 3-3 · Middlesbrough (A)
17 Oct · 0-0 · Bolton Wanderers (H)
24 Oct · 5-2 · Brentford (A)
31 Oct · 2-1 · Arsenal (H)
07 Nov · 3-1 · Preston North End (A)
14 Nov · 2-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (H)
21 Nov · 2-5 · Manchester United (A)
28 Nov · 3-3 · Derby County (H)
05 Dec · 2-0 · Wolves (A)
12 Dec · 4-0 · Sunderland (H)
19 Dec · 4-0 · Huddersfield Town (A)
25 Dec · 3-1 · West Bromwich Albion (A)
26 Dec · 1-1 · Stoke City (A)
28 Dec · 1-2 · West Bromwich Albion (H)
02 Jan · 1-2 · Charlton Athletic (H)
09 Jan · 2-1 · Grimsby Town (A)
16 Jan · 3-0 · Norwich City (A)
23 Jan · 3-2 · Everton (H)
30 Jan · 3-0 · Leeds United (H)
06 Feb · 5-0 · Birmingham (A)
13 Feb · 0-2 · Middlesbrough (H)
24 Feb · 0-1 · Bolton Wanderers (A)
27 Feb · 2-2 · Brentford (H)
10 Mar · 1-0 · Arsenal (A)
13 Mar · 1-1 · Preston North End (H)
20 Mar · 1-2 · Sheffield Wednesday (A)
26 Mar · 0-5 · Manchester City (H)
27 Mar · 2-0 · Manchester United (H)
29 Mar · 5-1 · Manchester City (A)
03 Apr · 4-1 · Derby County (A)
10 Apr · 1-0 · Wolves (H)
17 Apr · 4-2 · Sunderland (A)
24 Apr · 1-1 · Huddersfield Town (H)
01 May · 1-1 · Chelsea (H)
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
40
21
12
7
101
58
+43
54
2
Arsenal
40
18
15
7
80
47
+33
51
3
Charlton Athletic
40
19
12
9
55
48
+7
50
4
Derby County
40
20
7
13
92
86
+6
47
5
Brentford
40
18
10
12
80
71
+9
46
6
Middlesbrough
40
19
8
13
72
65
+7
46
7
Portsmouth
40
17
10
13
61
62
-1
44
8
Wolves
39
19
5
15
80
65
+15
43
9
Sunderland
40
19
5
16
88
83
+5
43
10
Grimsby Town
40
16
7
17
84
78
+6
39
11
Preston North End
41
13
13
15
55
67
-12
39
12
Stoke City
40
13
12
15
64
55
+9
38
13
Birmingham City
40
12
14
14
61
58
+3
38
14
Chelsea
40
13
12
15
49
54
-5
38
15
Everton
41
14
9
18
81
77
+4
37
16
Huddersfield Town
40
11
14
15
60
63
-3
36
17
West Bromwich Albion
39
14
6
19
71
94
-23
34
18
Liverpool
40
12
9
19
60
82
-22
33
19
Bolton Wanderers
40
10
13
17
43
65
-22
33
20
Manchester United
40
10
11
19
54
76
-22
31
21
Leeds United
39
13
4
22
54
78
-24
30
22
Sheffield Wednesday
39
8
12
19
49
62
-13
28