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2nd Division

Roker Park | Saturday 29 April 1961 at 15:00 UK local time

Sunderland 1 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.31)

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.41)

Keith Hird
Colin Nelson
Len Ashurst
Stan Anderson
Charlie Hurley
Jimmy McNab
Jimmy Davison
George Herd
Nick Sharkey
Amby Fogarty
Jack Overfield

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Alan Brown
Referee: Luty AW
Attendance: 30,040
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2451
League game number: 2235
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Sunderland league position: 6th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
32'
Nick Sharkey (0–1)
HT 0–1
Roger Hunt (Alan A'Court) (1–1)
59'
Full time 1–1

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