1898-99Saturday, 10 September 1898Football League Division 1Match 2Roker Park 30,000 (Approximate)
Sunderland(0) 1Liverpool(0) 0DOIG, NedBACH, PhilMcNEILL, RobertFERGUSON, MatthewMcALLISTER, SandyWILSON, HughieCRAWFORD, JamesLESLIE, Jim
1MORGAN, HughCHALMERS, JimmySAXTON, ArthurThe inaugral match at Roker Park