Best forward Roger Hunt

Hail 19-year-old Charlie Balderstone, who successfully came through the ordeal of having, in his first Football League game, to prove that Huddersfield were not unwise in allowing Denis Law to go to Manchester City. Manager Eddie Boot's faith in Balderstone was justified.

Balderstone was "just another player" until Ken Taylor moved to centre-forward, and Liverpool's left-half Tommy Leishman imagined mistakenly that he could not only do his own, but everyone else's work.

Liverpool were two goals ahead in 16 minutes, but far too many players stood back to admire their own work, and in a game which became vigorous, were inclined to dwell on petty things instead of making sure of victory.

A reproduction of Liverpool's first half form, and a little more goalmouth luck for the game's best forward, lively Roger Hunt, would have brought a runaway win.

The real turning point was in the 67th minute, when John Coddington brought down Dave Hickson in the penalty area. Billy Liddell, who in four minutes burst the ball with the power of his shot, tried to burst the net, and with more power than accuracy his penalty came back off an upright.

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