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2nd Division

Ninian Park | Saturday 22 August 1959 at 15:15 UK local time

Cardiff City 3 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.02)

1
Bert Slater
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran (c)
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Fred Morris
8
Jimmy Melia
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Jimmy Harrower
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.7)

Graham Vearncombe
Alan Harrington
Alec Milne
Derek Sullivan
Danny Malloy
Colin Baker
Brian Walsh
Derek Tapscott
Graham Moore
Steve Mokone
Johnny Watkins

Notes

  • - Bert Slater makes his LFC debut
  • - The first time Liverpool have benefited from two own-goals in one game and that by the same player; Danny Malloy! The same Malloy also scored an own-goal when Liverpool played Cardiff two years earlier!

Other details

Manager: Phil Taylor
Opposition manager: William Jones
Referee: Hunt JW
Attendance: 34,000
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 2362
League game number: 2153
Liverpool league position: 16th
Cardiff City league position: 7th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Cardiff City
5'
Steve Mokone (0–1)
Danny Malloy o.g. (1–1)
38'
Danny Malloy o.g. (2–1)
42'
HT 2–1
48'
Graham Moore (2–2)
60'
Johnny Watkins (2–3)
Full time 2–3

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