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1st Division

Stamford Bridge | Saturday 31 October 1953 at 14:45 UK local time

Chelsea 5 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.62)

1
Russell Crossley
2
Bill Jones (c)
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Joseph Maloney
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Kevin Baron
9
Jack Smith
10
Sammy Smyth
11
Billy Liddell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.84)

William Robertson
John Harris
Stan Willemse
Ken Armstrong
Jack Saunders
Derek Saunders
Eric Parsons
Johnny McNichol
Roy Bentley
Les Stubbs
Frank Blunstone

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Ted Drake
Referee: Murdoch A
Attendance: 33,000
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 2108
League game number: 1916
Liverpool league position: 16th
Chelsea league position: 19th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Chelsea
7'
Frank Blunstone (0–1)
Sammy Smyth (Jack Smith) (1–1)
12'
13'
Roy Bentley (1–2)
24'
Roy Bentley (1–3)
HT 1–3
61'
Roy Bentley (1–4)
69'
Ken Armstrong (1–5)
Sammy Smyth (2–5)
84'
Full time 2–5

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