Sunderland 2 - 1 Liverpool

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup

1	Peter Platt
2	John McLean
3	Billy Dunlop
4	Maurice Parry
5	John Hughes
6	George Fleming
7	Arthur Goddard
8	Fred Buck
9	John Carlin
10	Edgar Chadwick
11	Jack Cox

Opposition Lineup

Albert Lindsay

Andy McCombie

Jimmy Watson

Billy Farquhar

Sandy McAllister

Dicky Jackson

John Craggs

Robbie Robinson

Billy Hogg

Jimmy Gemmell

George Bridgett

Notes

- John McLean makes his LFC debut
- John Hughes makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: Tom Watson

Opposition manager: Alex Mackie

Referee: Cooknell AW

Attendance: 17,000

Half-time score: 1 - 0

Game number: 386

League game number: 321

Liverpool league position: 18th

Sunderland league position: 1st

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Match timeline

Liverpool

Sunderland

Jimmy Gemmell (0–1)

HT 0–1

75'

Jimmy Gemmell (0–2)

Billy Dunlop (1–2)

78'

Full time 1–2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sunderland	4	4	0	0	15	5	+10	8
2	Sheffield Wednesday	4	3	1	0	9	3	+6	7
3	Manchester City	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	6
4	Everton	4	3	0	1	11	5	+6	6
5	Sheffield United	3	3	0	0	9	5	+4	6
6	Newcastle United	4	2	1	1	7	7	+0	5
7	Derby County	4	2	0	2	7	5	+2	4
8	Nottingham Forest	4	1	2	1	7	7	+0	4
9	Aston Villa	4	1	2	1	7	10	-3	4
10	Notts County	4	2	0	2	4	7	-3	4
11	Bury	4	0	3	1	6	9	-3	3
12	Blackburn Rovers	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	3
13	Stoke City	4	1	0	3	8	8	+0	2
14	Birmingham City	5	0	2	3	8	15	-7	2
15	Wolves	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	2
16	Middlesbrough	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4	1
17	West Bromwich Albion	4	0	1	3	2	6	-4	1
18	Liverpool	3	0	0	3	3	7	-4	0

Match details

1st Division