Report

Portsmouth 3 - 1 Liverpool

Game date: Saturday 24 January 1953 at 14:45 Stadium: Fratton Park
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 27,045
Half-time score 2 - 0
Manager Don Welsh Opposition manager Edward Lever
   

Starting lineup

1 Russell Crossley Russell Crossley
2 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert
3 Ronnie Moran Ronnie Moran
4 John Heydon John Heydon
5 Bill Jones Bill Jones
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley
7 Jimmy Payne Jimmy Payne
8 Kevin Baron Kevin Baron
9 Jack Smith Jack Smith
10 Sammy Smyth Sammy Smyth
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell

Goals

Bob Paisley 66'

Opposition lineup

Norman Uprichard, Jimmy Stephen, Harry Ferrier, Jimmy Scoular, Jack Froggatt, Jimmy Dickinson, Peter Harris, Len Phillips, Jack Henderson, Albert Mundy, Martin Reagan

Opposition goals

Jimmy Scoular
Peter Harris
Jack Henderson

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.49
- Average age of the Portsmouth starting lineup: 27.99
- Liverpool league position after match: 17
- Portsmouth league position after match: 14
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Sunderland 27 13 7 7 47 43 9 4 1 27 16 4 3 6 20 27 33
2 West Bromwich Albion 27 15 3 9 44 40 8 1 4 19 11 7 2 5 25 29 33
3 Burnley 26 11 10 5 39 27 7 5 2 22 12 4 5 3 17 15 32
4 Wolves 27 12 8 7 53 45 7 4 3 32 22 5 4 4 21 23 32
5 Arsenal 24 12 7 5 54 38 8 1 2 30 17 4 6 3 24 21 31
6 Preston North End 25 12 7 6 52 38 10 2 2 33 19 2 5 4 19 19 31
7 Manchester United 27 12 6 9 41 40 6 4 3 15 13 6 2 6 26 27 30
8 Tottenham Hotspur 27 11 7 9 49 34 8 3 3 36 22 3 4 6 13 12 29
9 Charlton Athletic 25 11 7 7 52 44 7 5 0 30 14 4 2 7 22 30 29
10 Blackpool 27 11 7 9 52 49 7 4 2 30 16 4 3 7 22 33 29
11 Sheffield Wednesday 27 9 8 10 42 43 5 3 5 23 22 4 5 5 19 21 26
12 Newcastle United 27 10 6 11 42 47 8 3 2 25 20 2 3 9 17 27 26
13 Bolton Wanderers 25 9 6 10 39 44 6 3 4 26 24 3 3 6 13 20 24
14 Portsmouth 27 8 7 12 44 48 5 4 4 20 20 3 3 8 24 28 23
15 Aston Villa 25 7 9 9 32 36 4 5 4 16 17 3 4 5 16 19 23
16 Middlesbrough 27 8 7 12 40 54 7 4 3 28 21 1 3 9 12 33 23
17 Liverpool 26 8 6 12 40 50 6 4 4 25 24 2 2 8 15 26 22
18 Cardiff City 24 6 9 9 27 28 3 6 2 15 8 3 3 7 12 20 21
19 Derby County 27 8 5 14 36 43 7 3 3 28 17 1 2 11 8 26 21
20 Stoke City 27 7 6 14 36 49 6 3 5 24 21 1 3 9 12 28 20
21 Manchester City 26 7 5 14 43 54 6 2 5 24 17 1 3 9 19 37 19
22 Chelsea 26 6 7 13 33 43 6 2 4 22 14 0 5 9 11 29 19

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