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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 22 August 1953 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 4 Manchester United
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 30.17)

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.18)

Jack Crompton
John Aston
Roger Byrne
Don Gibson
Allenby Chilton
Henry Cockburn
Johnny Berry
Jack Rowley
Tommy Taylor
Eddie Lewis
David Pegg

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Matt Busby
Referee: Black G
Attendance: 46,725
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2094
League game number: 1902
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 6th
Manchester United league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester United
9'
Jack Rowley (0–1)
Billy Liddell (1–1)
20'
Bill Jones (Louis Bimpson) (2–1)
44'
HT 2–1
49'
Roger Byrne penalty (2–2)
Louis Bimpson (3–2)
54'
Louis Bimpson (Kevin Baron) (4–2)
58'
60'
Eddie Lewis (4–3)
84'
Tommy Taylor (4–4)
Full time 4–4

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