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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 5 December 1953 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 2 Blackpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.43)

1
Russell Crossley
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Barry Wilkinson
5
Bill Jones (c)
6
Roy Saunders
7
Brian Jackson
8
Sammy Smyth
9
Alan Arnell
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.45)

George Farm
Eddie Shimwell
Tommy Garrett
Ewan Fenton
Harry Johnston
Cyril Robinson
Stanley Matthews
Ernest Taylor
Stan Mortensen
Allan Brown
Bill Perry

Notes

  • - Barry Wilkinson makes his LFC debut
  • - Alan Arnell makes his LFC debut
  • - Alan Arnell scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Joseph Smith
Referee: Haworth H
Attendance: 47,320
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 2113
League game number: 1921
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 20th
Blackpool league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackpool
15'
Ernest Taylor (0–1)
Jimmy Payne (Sammy Smyth) (1–1)
45'
HT 1–1
Alan A'Court (2–1)
53'
Alan A'Court (3–1)
57'
Alan Arnell (4–1)
79'
86'
Ernest Taylor (4–2)
Sammy Smyth (Brian Jackson) (5–2)
88'
Full time 5–2

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