Match details
Liverpool 2 - 0 Newcastle United
| Game date: | Wednesday 4 October 1961 at 19:15 | Stadium: | Anfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 2nd Division | Attendance: | 52,419 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 0 | Referee: | Howell D |
| Manager: | Bill Shankly | Opposition manager: | Norman Smith |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Bert Slater |
| 2 |  |
Dick White (c) |
| 3 |  |
Gerry Byrne |
| 4 |  |
Gordon Milne |
| 5 |  |
Ron Yeats |
| 6 |  |
Tommy Leishman |
| 7 |  |
Kevin Lewis |
| 8 |  |
Roger Hunt |
| 9 |  |
Ian St John |
| 10 |  |
Jimmy Melia |
| 11 |  |
Alan A'Court |
Goals
| Kevin Lewis 38' |
| Roger Hunt 75' |
Opposition lineup
| Dave Hollins, Bill McKinney, Alf McMichael, Duncan Neale, George Heslop, George Dalton, Gordon Hughes, Ivor Allchurch, Len White, Johnny McGuigan, Liam Tuohy |
Notes
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.51 |
| - Average age of the Newcastle United starting lineup: 26.57 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 1 |
| - Newcastle United league position after match: 19 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
Related files
| Liverpool Daily Post report (Courtesy of Adrian Killen) |
| Match programme |
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