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1st Division

Ayresome Park | Saturday 7 February 1953 at 15:00 UK local time

Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.5)

1
Russell Crossley
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Roy Saunders
5
Hugh Gerhardi
6
Bob Paisley
7
Phil Taylor (c)
8
Sammy Smyth
9
Billy Liddell
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.26)

John Hodgson
Ray Bilcliff
Dicky Robinson
Harry Bell
Billy Whitaker
Jimmy Gordon
Joe Rayment
Lindy Delapenha
Johnny Spuhler
Wilf Mannion
Arthur Fitzsimmons

Notes

  • - Hugh Gerhardi makes his LFC debut
  • - Alan A'Court makes his LFC debut
  • - Sammy Smyth scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Walter Rowley
Referee: Luty AW
Attendance: 30,000
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 2077
League game number: 1885
Liverpool league position: 14th
Middlesbrough league position: 17th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Billy Liddell (Phil Taylor) (1–0)
20'
Sammy Smyth (Phil Taylor) (2–0)
22'
HT 2–0
46'
Lindy Delapenha penalty (2–1)
Phil Taylor (Billy Liddell) (3–1)
68'
82'
Lindy Delapenha (3–2)
Full time 3–2

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