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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 11 September 1926 at 15:15 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 1 Sheffield United

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup

Arthur Riley
Tommy Lucas (c)
Ephraim Longworth
Albert Shears
Bill Cockburn
Tom Bromilow
Jimmy Walsh
Gordon Hodgson
Dick Forshaw
Harry Chambers
Fred Hopkin

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.79)

Jack Alderson
Bernie Harris
Len Birks
Tommy Sampy
Seth King
George Green
Dave Mercer
Thomas Boyle
Harry Johnson
Billy Gillespie
Fred Tunstall

Other details

Manager: Matt McQueen
Opposition manager: John Nicholson
Referee: Mee HN
Attendance: 33,058
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 1196
League game number: 1065
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Sheffield United league position: 11th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sheffield United
Gordon Hodgson (1–0)
21'
Dick Forshaw (2–0)
37'
HT 2–0
Dick Forshaw penalty (3–0)
49'
Gordon Hodgson (4–0)
55'
Gordon Hodgson (5–0)
61'
89'
Harry Johnson (5–1)
Full time 5–1

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