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1st Division
Anfield | 28 August 1926 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
2
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
1
Elisha Scott
2
Tommy Lucas
3
Donald McKinlay
(c)
4
Jock McNab
5
Bill Cockburn
6
Tom Bromilow
7
Dick Edmed
8
Gordon Hodgson
9
Dick Forshaw
10
Harry Chambers
11
Fred Hopkin
Goals
Gordon Hodgson
24′
Dick Forshaw
26′
Dick Forshaw
32′
Dick Forshaw
75′
Opposition Lineup
Alf Steward
Bill Inglis
John Silcock
Clarrie Hilditch
Frank Barson
Frank Mann
Joseph Spence
Tom Smith
Frank McPherson
Ronald Haworth
Harry Thomas
Opposition goals
Frank McPherson
47
′
Frank McPherson
(pen)
71
′
Notes
- Dick Edmed makes his LFC debut
- Lucas conceded a penalty by handling the ball.
Other details
Manager:
Matt McQueen
Opposition manager:
John Chapman
Referee:
Bryan TG
Attendance:
34,795
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
1192
League game number:
1061
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Manchester United league position:
16th
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28 Aug 1926 - Liverpool 4-2 Manchester United
30 Aug 1926 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1926 - Derby County 1-2 Liverpool
08 Sep 1926 - Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
11 Sep 1926 - Liverpool 5-1 Sheffield United
18 Sep 1926 - Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
25 Sep 1926 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
02 Oct 1926 - Liverpool 2-4 Leeds United
09 Oct 1926 - Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool
16 Oct 1926 - The Wednesday 2-3 Liverpool
23 Oct 1926 - Liverpool 1-0 Leicester City
30 Oct 1926 - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Liverpool
06 Nov 1926 - Liverpool 2-3 Huddersfield Town
13 Nov 1926 - Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
20 Nov 1926 - Liverpool 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
27 Nov 1926 - Bury 2-0 Liverpool
04 Dec 1926 - Liverpool 2-1 Birmingham
11 Dec 1926 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
18 Dec 1926 - Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
25 Dec 1926 - Burnley 0-4 Liverpool
27 Dec 1926 - Liverpool 2-2 Burnley
28 Dec 1926 - Liverpool 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
01 Jan 1927 - Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Liverpool
08 Jan 1927 - Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
12 Jan 1927 - Liverpool 4-1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
15 Jan 1927 - Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
22 Jan 1927 - Liverpool 3-2 Derby County
29 Jan 1927 - Liverpool 3-1 Southport
05 Feb 1927 - Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal
07 Feb 1927 - Sheffield United 4-1 Liverpool
12 Feb 1927 - Liverpool 1-0 Everton
19 Feb 1927 - Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
23 Feb 1927 - Leeds United 0-0 Liverpool
26 Feb 1927 - Liverpool 1-2 Newcastle United
05 Mar 1927 - Liverpool 3-0 The Wednesday
12 Mar 1927 - Leicester City 2-3 Liverpool
19 Mar 1927 - Liverpool 2-2 Blackburn Rovers
26 Mar 1927 - Huddersfield Town 0-1 Liverpool
02 Apr 1927 - Liverpool 1-2 Sunderland
09 Apr 1927 - West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Liverpool
15 Apr 1927 - Liverpool 5-0 Cardiff City
16 Apr 1927 - Liverpool 2-2 Bury
18 Apr 1927 - Cardiff City 0-2 Liverpool
23 Apr 1927 - Birmingham 0-3 Liverpool
30 Apr 1927 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
07 May 1927 - West Ham United 3-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Birmingham C
1
1
0
0
3
1
+2
2
2
Bolton Wan
1
1
0
0
5
2
+3
2
3
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
4
2
+2
2
4
Arsenal
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
5
Tottenham H
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
6
Sheff Utd
1
1
0
0
3
2
+1
2
7
Burnley
1
1
0
0
4
3
+1
2
8
Newcastle U
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
2
9
West Brom
1
1
0
0
3
0
+3
2
10
Leicester C
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
11
West Ham U
1
0
1
0
3
3
+0
1
12
Bury
1
0
1
0
2
2
+0
1
13
Huddersfield
1
0
1
0
2
2
+0
1
14
Cardiff C
1
0
0
1
3
4
-1
0
15
Sheff Wed
1
0
0
1
2
3
-1
0
16
Man Utd
1
0
0
1
2
4
-2
0
17
Derby Co
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1
0
18
Everton
1
0
0
1
1
2
-1
0
19
Leeds U
1
0
0
1
2
5
-3
0
20
Blackburn R
1
0
0
1
1
3
-2
0
21
Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
0
4
-4
0
22
Sunderland
1
0
0
1
0
3
-3
0
