Preston North End 05 Sep 1953

Liverpool	1	-	5	Preston North End
Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.41)

1	Charlie Ashcroft
2	Ray Lambert
3	Eddie Spicer
4	Roy Saunders
5	Bill Jones (c)
6	Bob Paisley
7	Billy Liddell
8	Kevin Baron
9	Louis Bimpson
10	Harold Jones
11	Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.94)

George Thompson

Bob Wilson

Joe Walton

Harry Mattinson

Joe Marston

Joe Dunn

Tom Finney

Bobby Foster

Charlie Wayman

Jimmy Baxter

Gordon Kaile

Notes

- Harold Jones makes his LFC debut

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Manager: Don Welsh

Opposition manager: Scott Symon

Referee: Ellis AE

Attendance: 46,928

Half-time score: 0 - 2

Game number: 2098

League game number: 1906

Played towards Kop: First half

Liverpool league position: 17th

Preston North End league position: 9th

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Liverpool

Preston North End

24'

Tom Finney (0–1)

35'

Gordon Kaile (0–2)

HT 0–2

50'

Tom Finney (0–3)

Bill Jones (Bob Paisley) (1–3)

55'

70'

Tom Finney (1–4)

86'

Charlie Wayman (1–5)

Full time 1–5

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	5	1	0	13	2	+11	11
2	Blackpool	5	4	0	1	12	7	+5	8
3	Burnley	6	4	0	2	14	9	+5	8
4	Wolves	6	4	0	2	16	11	+5	8
5	Tottenham Hotspur	6	4	0	2	10	7	+3	8
6	Huddersfield Town	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	7
7	Bolton Wanderers	5	3	1	1	11	8	+3	7
8	Sheffield United	5	3	1	1	11	9	+2	7
9	Preston North End	6	3	0	3	18	9	+9	6
10	Newcastle United	5	2	2	1	11	7	+4	6
11	Aston Villa	6	3	0	3	8	6	+2	6
12	Charlton Athletic	6	3	0	3	12	12	+0	6
13	Cardiff City	6	2	2	2	6	8	-2	6
14	Sheffield Wednesday	6	3	0	3	10	15	-5	6
15	Chelsea	6	2	1	3	12	12	+0	5
16	Portsmouth	6	2	0	4	13	19	-6	4
17	Liverpool	6	1	2	3	10	18	-8	4
18	Manchester City	6	2	0	4	7	14	-7	4
19	Sunderland	6	1	1	4	13	18	-5	3
20	Manchester United	6	0	3	3	7	13	-6	3
21	Middlesbrough	6	1	1	4	7	16	-9	3
22	Arsenal	6	0	2	4	4	9	-5	2

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1st Division

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.41)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.94)

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