Report

Sheffield United 2 - 1 Liverpool

Game date: Saturday 5 September 1959 at 15:00 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Competition: 2nd Division Attendance: 25,073
Half-time score 0 - 0 Referee Stokes K
Manager Phil Taylor Opposition manager John Harris
   

Starting lineup

1 Doug Rudham Doug Rudham
2 John Molyneux John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran Ronnie Moran
4 Barry Wilkinson Barry Wilkinson
5 Dick White Dick White
6 Bobby Campbell Bobby Campbell
7 Johnny Morrissey Johnny Morrissey
8 Jimmy Melia Jimmy Melia
9 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell
10 James Harrower James Harrower
11 Alan A' Court Alan A' Court

Goals

Johnny Morrissey 62'

Opposition lineup

Alan Hodgkinson, Cliff Mason, Graham Shaw, Tommy Hoyland, Joe Shaw, Gerry Summers, Kevin Lewis, Willie Hamilton, Derek Pace, Billy Russell, Ron Simpson

Opposition goals

Graham Shaw 74'
Graham Shaw 74' pen

Notes

- Johnny Morrissey scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.36
- Average age of the Sheffield United starting lineup: 25.46
- Liverpool league position after match: 13
- Sheffield United league position after match: 1
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Liverpool conceded two penalties in three minutes

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2nd Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Sheffield United 5 4 1 0 13 3 3 0 0 10 2 1 1 0 3 1 9
2 Aston Villa 5 3 1 1 7 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 3 3 7
3 Huddersfield Town 5 3 1 1 11 5 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 6 4 7
4 Cardiff City 5 3 1 1 11 7 3 0 0 9 4 0 1 1 2 3 7
5 Stoke City 5 3 1 1 10 7 3 0 0 7 3 0 1 1 3 4 7
6 Middlesbrough 5 2 2 1 14 6 1 2 0 7 3 1 0 1 7 3 6
7 Charlton Athletic 4 2 2 0 11 6 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 7 3 6
8 Leyton Orient 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 0 0 6 2 0 2 1 4 5 6
9 Bristol Rovers 4 1 3 0 6 5 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 3 2 5
10 Rotherham United 5 1 3 1 9 9 0 2 1 5 6 1 1 0 4 3 5
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 0 1 7 5 0 1 1 0 2 5
12 Sunderland 5 2 1 2 4 7 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 7 5
13 Liverpool 5 2 0 3 12 11 2 0 0 9 5 0 0 3 3 6 4
14 Ipswich Town 5 2 0 3 10 11 2 0 1 8 5 0 0 2 2 6 4
15 Portsmouth 5 1 2 2 6 7 0 1 1 3 4 1 1 1 3 3 4
16 Swansea City 5 2 0 3 6 9 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 2 1 5 4
17 Scunthorpe United 5 1 2 2 4 8 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 7 4
18 Plymouth Argyle 5 1 1 3 8 12 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 3 3 11 3
19 Bristol City 5 1 1 3 8 12 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 5 9 3
20 Derby County 5 1 1 3 6 13 0 1 1 2 8 1 0 2 4 5 3
21 Hull City 5 1 0 4 6 18 1 0 2 3 7 0 0 2 3 11 2
22 Lincoln City 5 1 0 4 3 9 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 3 6 2

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