Report

Newcastle United 1 - 2 Liverpool

Game date: 20.09.1961 Stadium: St James' Park
Competition: 2nd Division Attendance: 38,180
Half-time score 0 - 2
Manager Bill Shankly League pos. after match 1

Starting lineup

1 Bert Slater Bert Slater
2 Dick White Dick White
3 Gerry Byrne Gerry Byrne
4 Gordon Milne Gordon Milne
5 Ron Yeats Ron Yeats
6 Tommy Leishman Tommy Leishman
7 Kevin Lewis Kevin Lewis
8 Roger Hunt Roger Hunt
9 Ian St John Ian St John
10 Jimmy Melia Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court Alan A' Court

Goals

Gordon Milne 10'
George Heslop O/G 43'

Opposition lineup

Dave Hollins, Dick Keith, Alf McMichael, Jackie Bell, George Heslop, George Dalton, Len White, Ivor Allchurch, Ken Hale, Ken Leek, Liam Tuohy

Opposition goals

Ken Hale

Notes

- Gordon Milne scores his debut goal for LFC
- Kevin Lewis missed a penalty
Lewis's penalty was saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Dave Hollins.

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