Portsmouth 12 Dec 1953 - LFChistory.net

Portsmouth	5	-	1	Liverpool
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.45)

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 27.69)

Ted Platt

Phil Gunter

Jack Mansell

Len Phillips

Duggie Reid

Jimmy Dickinson

Peter Harris

Johnny Gordon

Charlie Vaughan

Matt Gemmell

Jack Henderson

Notes

- Portsmouth's 3 second half goals were scored within a 5 minute spell

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh

Opposition manager: Edward Lever

Referee: Smith RE

Attendance: 23,509

Half-time score: 2 - 1

Game number: 2114

League game number: 1922

Liverpool league position: 21st

Portsmouth league position: 17th

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Portsmouth

17'

Johnny Gordon (0–1)

Sammy Smyth (1–1)

31'

32'

Peter Harris (1–2)

HT 1–2

74'

Peter Harris (1–3)

75'

Charlie Vaughan (1–4)

79'

Peter Harris (1–5)

Full time 1–5

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	West Bromwich Albion	22	15	3	4	60	30	+30	33
2	Wolves	22	14	5	3	55	31	+24	33
3	Huddersfield Town	22	12	5	5	40	23	+17	29
4	Burnley	22	14	0	8	50	39	+11	28
5	Bolton Wanderers	21	8	8	5	37	31	+6	24
6	Charlton Athletic	22	11	1	10	46	42	+4	23
7	Arsenal	22	9	5	8	43	41	+2	23
8	Cardiff City	22	9	5	8	27	37	-10	23
9	Manchester United	22	6	10	6	35	32	+3	22
10	Blackpool	21	9	4	8	38	38	+0	22
11	Preston North End	22	9	3	10	49	33	+16	21
12	Tottenham Hotspur	22	10	1	11	36	39	-3	21
13	Sheffield Wednesday	23	9	3	11	40	51	-11	21
14	Aston Villa	21	9	2	10	35	37	-2	20
15	Newcastle United	22	6	7	9	35	40	-5	19
16	Chelsea	22	7	5	10	37	47	-10	19
17	Portsmouth	22	6	6	10	46	54	-8	18
18	Sheffield United	21	7	4	10	36	42	-6	18
19	Manchester City	22	6	5	11	28	43	-15	17
20	Middlesbrough	22	6	4	12	32	47	-15	16
21	Liverpool	22	5	5	12	42	56	-14	15
22	Sunderland	21	6	3	12	42	56	-14	15

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1st Division

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.45)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.69)

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