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2nd Division

Anfield | Wednesday 15 September 1954 at 18:00 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 3 Bristol Rovers
Half time 3–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.12)

1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Tom McNulty
3
Frank Lock
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes (c)
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Brian Jackson
8
Eric Anderson
9
Billy Liddell
10
John Evans
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 29.24)

Howard Radford
Harry Bamford
Les Edwards
Jackie Pitt
Ray Warren
Frank Allcock
George Petherbridge
Paddy Hale
Geoff Bradford
Bill Roost
Peter Hooper

Notes

  • - John Evans scores 5 goals, one of five players in LFC's history to accomplish that feat in one game.

    - Peter Hooper made it 4-2 and Harry Bamford made it 4-3

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Bert Tann
Referee: Perry SJ
Attendance: 31,100
Half-time score: 3 - 1
Game number: 2143
League game number: 1950
Liverpool league position: 18th
Bristol Rovers league position: 9th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Bristol Rovers
John Evans (Geoff Twentyman) (1–0)
7'
27'
Peter Hooper (1–1)
John Evans (Billy Liddell) (2–1)
39'
John Evans (Billy Liddell) (3–1)
40'
HT 3–1
67'
Peter Hooper (3–2)
John Evans (4–2)
70'
81'
Harry Bamford (4–3)
John Evans (5–3)
85'
Full time 5–3

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