League Division One · Matchday 29
Liverpool v Manchester United
7–4
Manchester United lost 4–7 to Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday 25th March 1908 in the League Division One. George Wall (??', 68'), Sandy Turnbull (79') and James Bannister (84') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 4' Joe Hewitt
- 9' Bill McPherson
- 19' Robbie Robinson
- 45' Bill McPherson
- Half Time
- 68' George Wall
- 69' Bill McPherson
- 74' Robbie Robinson
- 79' Sandy Turnbull
- 84' James Bannister
- 89' Joe Hewitt
- Minute not recorded
- — George Wall
- Full Time 7–4
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Watson
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 12 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 12 times: 5W 2D 5L.
25 Dec 1906 D 0–0 D1 1 Apr 1907 W 1–0 D1 7 Sep 1907 W 4–0 D1
25 Mar 1908 L 4–7 This match
26 Sep 1908 W 3–2 D1 30 Jan 1909 L 1–3 D1 9 Oct 1909 L 2–3 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 →