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2nd Division

Victoria Ground | Wednesday 3 May 1961 at 19:15 UK local time

Stoke City 3 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.5)

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
Alan Banks
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Johnny Morrissey

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.73)

Geoff Hickson
Alan Philpott
Tony Allen
Bobby Howitt
Ron Andrew
Eric Skeels
Tony Bentley
Jackie Mudie
Johnny King
Graham Matthews
Don Ratcliffe

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Tony Waddington
Referee: Ellis AE
Attendance: 4,463
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 2452
League game number: 2236
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Stoke City league position: 18th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Stoke City
Alan A'Court (Johnny Morrissey) (1–0)
1'
14'
Johnny King (1–1)
HT 1–1
60'
Tony Bentley (1–2)
88'
Tony Bentley (1–3)
Full time 1–3

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