Matchdetails from Liverpool - Preston North End played on Saturday 24 March 1962 - LFChistory

Liverpool

Preston North End

Starting Lineup

1		Jim Furnell
2		Gerry Byrne
3		Ronnie Moran
4		Gordon Milne
5		Ron Yeats (c)
6		Tommy Leishman
7		Ian Callaghan
8		Roger Hunt
9		Ian St John
10		Jimmy Melia
11		Alan A'Court

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Jimmy Melia 9'
Ian St John 14'
Roger Hunt 37' (Jimmy Melia)
Roger Hunt 67'

Red Cards

Ian St John

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Alec Alston 74'

Opposition red Cards

Tony Singleton

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.47
- Average age of the Preston North End starting lineup: 24.2
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Preston North End league position after match: 15
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Ian St John and the Preston centre half Singleton got into an almighty contretemps and both were sent off. "Football is not for tarts. Like after-shave lotion, it is strictly for men," said the referee. Mr. Rhodes, post-match.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: James Milne

Referee: Rhodes P

Attendance: 39,701

Half-time score: 3 - 0

Game number: 2490

League game number: 2269

LFC played towards Kop: Second half

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Related images & files

Press report from Ken Charmer's scrapbook

Week's ban on St John - This Roger is well worth any Hunt

Celebration of Moran's 250th league game for Liverpool

Match programme

Match programme backcover

Match programme lineups

Match programme report

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	33	22	6	5	83	32	14	2	0	57	15	8	4	5	26	17	50
2	Leyton Orient	35	19	7	9	63	38	10	3	4	32	16	9	4	5	31	22	45
3	Plymouth Argyle	35	18	7	10	66	58	11	3	3	39	24	7	4	7	27	34	43
4	Scunthorpe United	35	17	7	11	76	59	12	4	2	47	22	5	3	9	29	37	41
5	Sunderland	35	16	8	11	68	48	14	3	1	50	16	2	5	10	18	32	40
6	Southampton	36	16	8	12	68	52	11	3	4	45	24	5	5	8	23	28	40
7	Rotherham United	33	15	8	10	63	58	9	5	3	34	23	6	3	7	29	35	38
8	Stoke City	34	15	7	12	47	41	11	3	3	29	13	4	4	9	18	28	37
9	Derby County	34	12	9	13	60	62	8	6	3	34	23	4	3	10	26	39	33
10	Walsall	34	12	9	13	58	60	9	6	2	33	18	3	3	11	25	42	33
11	Norwich City	35	12	9	14	52	62	8	5	5	30	27	4	4	9	22	35	33
12	Huddersfield Town	32	11	10	11	49	46	8	4	2	27	12	3	6	9	22	34	32
13	Newcastle United	35	11	9	15	55	49	7	5	5	34	24	4	4	10	21	25	31
14	Luton Town	34	14	3	17	60	63	9	1	6	37	32	5	2	11	23	31	31
15	Preston North End	34	12	7	15	42	48	8	2	6	25	20	4	5	9	17	28	31
16	Middlesbrough	34	11	7	16	63	65	8	3	6	35	27	3	4	10	28	38	29
17	Bristol Rovers	35	12	5	18	45	63	10	1	7	30	26	2	4	11	15	37	29
18	Bury	34	13	3	18	42	68	8	3	7	28	32	5	0	11	14	36	29
19	Swansea City	34	9	10	15	46	72	8	4	5	28	26	1	6	10	18	46	28
20	Charlton Athletic	33	10	7	16	52	62	7	5	6	30	26	3	2	10	22	36	27
21	Leeds United	34	10	6	18	42	58	8	4	6	22	19	2	2	12	20	39	26
22	Brighton & Hove Albion	34	8	10	16	34	70	5	6	6	17	26	3	4	10	17	44	26

Match details

2nd Division