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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 22 January 1955 at 14:45 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.08)

1
Doug Rudham
2
Ray Lambert
3
Ronnie Moran
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 30.64)

Reg Elvy
Bob Suart
Bill Eckersall
Ron Clayton
Willie Kelly
Eric Bell
Frank Mooney
Eddie Crossan
Tommy Briggs
Eddie Quigley
Bob Langton

Notes

  • - Reg Elvy saved Liddell’s penalty but Liddell scored from the rebound.

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: John Carey
Referee: Gaiger WJ
Attendance: 45,543
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2163
League game number: 1968
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 14th
Blackburn Rovers league position: 2nd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers
Billy Liddell (Eric Anderson) (1–0)
14'
HT 1–0
Billy Liddell missed penalty
54'
Billy Liddell (2–0)
54'
John Evans (3–0)
60'
82'
Frank Mooney (3–1)
John Evans (4–1)
90'
Full time 4–1

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