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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 25 April 1953 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Chelsea
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 29.97)

1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Phil Taylor (c)
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Bill Jones
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Sammy Smyth
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.8)

William Robertson
John Harris
Stan Willemse
Ken Armstrong
Ron Greenwood
Bill Dickson
Eric Parsons
Johnny McNichol
Roy Bentley
Bob Edwards
Frank Blunstone

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Ted Drake
Referee: Williams JG
Attendance: 47,699
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2092
League game number: 1900
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 16th
Chelsea league position: 21st
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Liverpool
Chelsea
Bill Jones (1–0)
33'
HT 1–0
Louis Bimpson (Billy Liddell) (2–0)
82'
Full time 2–0

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