FA Cup · 1st Round
Liverpool v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday 8th January 1921 in the FA Cup. Thomas Miller (26') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 26' Thomas Miller 0–1
- 33' Harry Chambers 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Anfield at the time: 40,000.
- Thomas Miller's 6th goal of 1920-1921, and his 6th for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Thomas Miller 26'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
David Ashworth
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 29 of 218
218
Played
85
Won
61
Drawn
72
Lost
296
Goals For
294
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 29 times: 12W 7D 10L.
2 Apr 1915 W 2–0 D1 26 Dec 1919 D 0–0 D1 1 Jan 1920 D 0–0 D1
8 Jan 1921 D 1–1 This match
12 Jan 1921 L 1–2 FAC 5 Feb 1921 D 1–1 D1 9 Feb 1921 L 0–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 176 | 111 | 50.5 |
| Away | 100 | 27 | 25 | 48 | 105 | 168 | 27.0 |
| Neutral | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38.5 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →