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1st Division

Anfield | Wednesday 17 November 1965 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
Half time 3–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.36)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Geoff Strong
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Tommy Smith
11
Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12
Gordon Milne

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.45)

Fred Else
Billy Wilson
Walter Joyce
Andy McEvoy
Dick Mulvaney
Ron Clayton
Malcolm Darling
George Jones
Mike England
Mick Ferguson
John Byrom

Substitutes used

Ben Anderson

Notes

  • - This match was originally scheduled for 28th August 1965 but was one of two Blackburn Rovers fixtures postponed due to an outbreak of polio in the town.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Jack Marshall
Referee: Corbett DA
Attendance: 36,450
Half-time score: 3 - 0
Game number: 2674
League game number: 2421
Liverpool league position: 1st
Blackburn Rovers league position: 21st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers
Willie Stevenson penalty (1–0)
17'
Ian St John (Tommy Smith) (2–0)
32'
Roger Hunt (Ian St John) (3–0)
45'
HT 3–0
46'
Ben Anderson Mike England
63'
George Jones (3–1)
Tommy Smith (4–1)
83'
Ian St John (Peter Thompson) (5–1)
87'
89'
Ben Anderson (5–2)
Full time 5–2

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