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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 11 Apr 1953 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
Derby County
Starting Lineup
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Bill Jones
3
Ray Lambert
4
Roy Saunders
5
Phil Taylor
(c)
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Louis Bimpson
9
Sammy Smyth
10
Kevin Baron
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Sammy Smyth
59'
(Kevin Baron)
Opposition Lineup
Ray Middleton
Bert Mozley
Keith Savin
Albert Mays
Ken Oliver
Chick Musson
Reg Harrison
Tommy Powell
Jack Lee
Jackie Stamps
Hugh McLaren
Opposition goals
Jack Lee
15'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.99
- Average age of the Derby County starting lineup: 29.42
- Liverpool league position after match: 17
- Derby County league position after match: 22
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Stuart McMillan
Referee:
Topliss JW
Attendance:
34,064
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2089
League game number:
1897
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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23.08.1952 | 1 - 1 | Preston North End
27.08.1952 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.08.1952 | 3 - 2 | Stoke City
03.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
06.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
10.09.1952 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
13.09.1952 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
15.09.1952 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.09.1952 | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough
27.09.1952 | 0 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
04.10.1952 | 5 - 3 | Newcastle United
11.10.1952 | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
18.10.1952 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.10.1952 | 1 - 3 | Sunderland
01.11.1952 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
08.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Charlton Athletic
15.11.1952 | 1 - 5 | Arsenal
22.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
29.11.1952 | 2 - 2 | Blackpool
13.12.1952 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.12.1952 | 2 - 2 | Preston North End
25.12.1952 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
26.12.1952 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
03.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Stoke City
10.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Gateshead
17.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
24.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Portsmouth
07.02.1953 | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough
14.02.1953 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
21.02.1953 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
04.03.1953 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
07.03.1953 | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa
14.03.1953 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
21.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Wolves
23.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Chelsea
28.03.1953 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
03.04.1953 | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City
04.04.1953 | 3 - 5 | Arsenal
06.04.1953 | 0 - 4 | Cardiff City
11.04.1953 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
18.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Blackpool
20.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
25.04.1953 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
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Match programme
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Wolves
40
18
13
9
79
59
12
5
3
49
26
6
8
6
30
33
49
2
Preston North End
38
18
12
8
79
58
14
3
3
44
25
4
9
5
35
33
48
3
Arsenal
37
18
11
8
87
58
12
3
3
50
26
6
8
5
37
32
47
4
Burnley
38
17
11
10
62
44
10
6
4
34
20
7
5
6
28
24
45
5
West Bromwich Albion
39
19
7
13
61
58
12
3
5
33
19
7
4
8
28
39
45
6
Charlton Athletic
38
17
10
11
72
58
10
7
1
42
19
7
3
10
30
39
44
7
Blackpool
39
18
8
13
67
63
12
4
3
41
20
6
4
10
26
43
44
8
Manchester United
39
17
9
13
64
64
10
4
5
30
27
7
5
8
34
37
43
9
Sunderland
39
14
12
13
63
75
10
8
1
37
24
4
4
12
26
51
40
10
Tottenham Hotspur
39
14
10
15
72
63
10
6
4
52
35
4
4
11
20
28
38
11
Cardiff City
37
13
11
13
50
38
7
7
5
31
15
6
4
8
19
23
37
12
Bolton Wanderers
38
14
9
15
57
61
9
4
6
39
33
5
5
9
18
28
37
13
Portsmouth
39
13
10
16
68
76
9
6
4
38
29
4
4
12
30
47
36
14
Aston Villa
38
11
13
14
55
56
7
7
4
30
19
4
6
10
25
37
35
15
Newcastle United
39
13
9
17
55
62
9
5
6
32
30
4
4
11
23
32
35
16
Middlesbrough
39
12
10
17
60
75
11
5
4
41
27
1
5
13
19
48
34
17
Liverpool
39
13
8
18
57
76
9
6
5
34
28
4
2
13
23
48
34
18
Manchester City
38
13
7
18
66
77
11
2
6
40
26
2
5
12
26
51
33
19
Sheffield Wednesday
40
11
11
18
55
68
7
6
7
31
32
4
5
11
24
36
33
20
Stoke City
39
12
9
18
50
60
10
4
6
34
24
2
5
12
16
36
33
21
Chelsea
39
11
10
18
52
62
9
3
7
31
22
2
7
11
21
40
32
22
Derby County
39
9
10
20
52
72
8
6
5
36
28
1
4
15
16
44
28
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