Report

Liverpool 2 - 1 Cardiff City

Game date: Friday 3 April 1953 at 14:30 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 52,079
Half-time score 2 - 1
Manager Don Welsh Opposition manager Cyril Spiers
   

Starting lineup

1 Russell Crossley Russell Crossley 
2 Eddie Spicer Eddie Spicer 
3 Ray Lambert Ray Lambert 
4 Roy Saunders Roy Saunders 
5 Bill Jones Bill Jones 
6 Bob Paisley Bob Paisley 
7 Jimmy Payne Jimmy Payne 
8 Louis Bimpson Louis Bimpson 
9 Sammy Smyth Sammy Smyth 
10 Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes 
11 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell 

Goals

Bill Jones 4'
Louis Bimpson 19'

Opposition lineup

Ron Howells, Alf Sherwood, Ron Stitfall, Stan Montgomery, Alan Harrington, Wilf Grant, Mike Tiddy, Tommy Northcott, Derek Sullivan, Glyn Williams, Douglas Blair

Opposition goals

Tommy Northcott

Notes

- Louis Bimpson scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.64
- Average age of the Cardiff City starting lineup: 27.35
- Liverpool league position after match: 14
- Cardiff City league position after match: 12
- 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 Preston North End 35 17 10 8 74 54 13 2 3 41 23 4 8 5 33 31 44
2 Charlton Athletic 35 17 10 8 69 52 10 7 0 41 17 7 3 8 28 35 44
3 Wolves 37 16 12 9 71 57 10 5 3 42 25 6 7 6 29 32 44
4 Burnley 35 16 11 8 56 39 9 6 4 29 19 7 5 4 27 20 43
5 West Bromwich Albion 35 18 6 11 57 52 11 3 4 30 16 7 3 7 27 36 42
6 Arsenal 34 15 11 8 76 53 10 3 3 43 23 5 8 5 33 30 41
7 Blackpool 36 17 7 12 63 57 11 4 3 39 20 6 3 9 24 37 41
8 Manchester United 36 15 9 12 58 57 9 4 4 26 21 6 5 8 32 36 39
9 Sunderland 36 13 11 12 58 68 9 7 1 33 22 4 4 11 25 46 37
10 Bolton Wanderers 35 14 8 13 54 55 9 4 5 37 30 5 4 8 17 25 36
11 Tottenham Hotspur 36 13 9 14 68 58 10 5 4 51 34 3 4 10 17 24 35
12 Cardiff City 34 11 11 12 42 36 6 7 4 27 14 5 4 8 15 22 33
13 Newcastle United 36 12 9 15 51 57 9 5 5 31 28 3 4 10 20 29 33
14 Liverpool 36 13 7 16 53 66 9 5 5 33 27 4 2 11 20 39 33
15 Portsmouth 36 11 10 15 61 70 8 6 4 33 27 3 4 11 28 43 32
16 Aston Villa 34 10 11 13 49 51 6 6 4 27 18 4 5 9 22 33 31
17 Sheffield Wednesday 37 11 9 17 51 61 7 4 7 29 30 4 5 10 22 31 31
18 Manchester City 35 12 6 17 61 71 11 2 5 38 22 1 4 12 23 49 30
19 Chelsea 36 10 10 16 50 58 9 3 6 30 20 1 7 10 20 38 30
20 Stoke City 36 10 9 17 47 57 8 4 6 31 24 2 5 11 16 33 29
21 Middlesbrough 36 10 9 17 50 70 9 5 4 34 25 1 4 13 16 45 29
22 Derby County 36 9 7 20 47 67 8 4 5 32 24 1 3 15 15 43 25

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