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2nd Division

Eastville Stadium | Tuesday 4 April 1961 at 19:15 UK local time

Bristol Rovers 4 - 3 Liverpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.69)

1
Bert Slater
2
John Molyneux
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White (c)
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Kevin Lewis
8
Roger Hunt
9
Dave Hickson
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Johnny Morrissey

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.18)

Malcolm Norman
Doug Hilland
John Frowen
Norman Sykes
Joe Davis
Ray Mabbutt
Harold Jarman
Bobby Jones
Geoff Bradford
Peter Hooper
Johnny Watkins

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Bert Tann
Referee: Callaghan L
Attendance: 16,522
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 2447
League game number: 2231
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Bristol Rovers league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Bristol Rovers
21'
Bobby Jones (0–1)
Kevin Lewis (Dave Hickson) (1–1)
30'
HT 1–1
46'
Bobby Jones (1–2)
Kevin Lewis penalty (2–2)
75'
84'
Harold Jarman (2–3)
87'
Peter Hooper (2–4)
Kevin Lewis (Jimmy Melia) (3–4)
89'
Full time 3–4

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