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Match details
2nd Division
Brisbane Road | Sat 17 Mar 1962 at 15:15
Leyton Orient
2
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Jim Furnell
2
Gerry Byrne
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Alan A'Court
80'
(Ian Callaghan)
Alan A'Court
89'
(Ian St John)
Opposition Lineup
William Robertson
Stanley Charlton
Eddie Lewis
Mal Lucas
Sid Bishop
Cyril Lea
Norman Deeley
Billy Taylor
Gordon Bolland
Malcolm Graham
Terry McDonald
Opposition goals
Malcolm Graham
44'
Eddie Lewis
83'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.45
- Average age of the Leyton Orient starting lineup: 27.89
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Leyton Orient league position after match: 2
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
John Carey
Referee:
Webb H
Attendance:
25,880
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2489
League game number:
2268
View other results
19.08.1961 | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rovers
23.08.1961 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
26.08.1961 | 5 - 0 | Leeds United
30.08.1961 | 4 - 1 | Sunderland
02.09.1961 | 2 - 1 | Norwich City
09.09.1961 | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe United
16.09.1961 | 0 - 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion
20.09.1961 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
23.09.1961 | 5 - 0 | Bury
30.09.1961 | 4 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
04.10.1961 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
07.10.1961 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough
14.10.1961 | 6 - 1 | Walsall
21.10.1961 | 0 - 2 | Derby County
28.10.1961 | 3 - 3 | Leyton Orient
04.11.1961 | 3 - 1 | Preston North End
11.11.1961 | 1 - 1 | Luton Town
18.11.1961 | 2 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
25.11.1961 | 5 - 0 | Swansea City
02.12.1961 | 0 - 2 | Southampton
09.12.1961 | 2 - 1 | Plymouth Argyle
16.12.1961 | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rovers
23.12.1961 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
26.12.1961 | 0 - 1 | Rotherham United
06.01.1962 | 4 - 3 | Chelsea
13.01.1962 | 5 - 4 | Norwich City
20.01.1962 | 1 - 1 | Scunthorpe United
27.01.1962 | 2 - 1 | Oldham Athletic
03.02.1962 | 3 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
10.02.1962 | 3 - 0 | Bury
17.02.1962 | 0 - 0 | Preston North End
20.02.1962 | 0 - 0 | Preston North End
24.02.1962 | 5 - 1 | Middlesbrough
26.02.1962 | 0 - 1 | Preston North End
03.03.1962 | 1 - 1 | Walsall
10.03.1962 | 4 - 1 | Derby County
17.03.1962 | 2 - 2 | Leyton Orient
24.03.1962 | 4 - 1 | Preston North End
28.03.1962 | 4 - 1 | Rotherham United
31.03.1962 | 0 - 1 | Luton Town
07.04.1962 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
21.04.1962 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
23.04.1962 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
24.04.1962 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
28.04.1962 | 3 - 2 | Plymouth Argyle
30.04.1962 | 2 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
04.05.1962 | 2 - 4 | Swansea City
Related images & files
Match programme
Match ticket
Press report from Ken Charmer's scrapbook
Match programme lineups
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2nd Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Liverpool
32
21
6
5
79
31
13
2
0
53
14
8
4
5
26
17
48
2
Leyton Orient
34
18
7
9
61
37
10
3
4
32
16
8
4
5
29
21
43
3
Plymouth Argyle
34
17
7
10
63
57
11
3
3
39
24
6
4
7
24
33
41
4
Scunthorpe United
34
17
6
11
75
58
12
3
2
46
21
5
3
9
29
37
40
5
Southampton
35
16
8
11
68
51
11
3
4
45
24
5
5
7
23
27
40
6
Rotherham United
32
15
8
9
62
55
9
5
2
33
20
6
3
7
29
35
38
7
Sunderland
33
15
7
11
65
47
13
2
1
47
15
2
5
10
18
32
37
8
Stoke City
33
15
6
12
47
41
11
2
3
29
13
4
4
9
18
28
36
9
Walsall
33
12
9
12
56
57
9
6
2
33
18
3
3
10
23
39
33
10
Huddersfield Town
31
11
10
10
48
43
8
4
2
27
12
3
6
8
21
31
32
11
Derby County
33
12
8
13
58
60
8
6
3
34
23
4
2
10
24
37
32
12
Norwich City
34
12
8
14
52
62
8
4
5
30
27
4
4
9
22
35
32
13
Luton Town
33
14
3
16
59
61
9
1
6
37
32
5
2
10
22
29
31
14
Newcastle United
34
11
8
15
55
49
7
5
5
34
24
4
3
10
21
25
30
15
Preston North End
32
12
6
14
41
44
8
2
6
25
20
4
4
8
16
24
30
16
Middlesbrough
33
11
6
16
62
64
8
3
6
35
27
3
3
10
27
37
28
17
Bury
33
13
2
18
40
66
8
2
7
26
30
5
0
11
14
36
28
18
Charlton Athletic
32
10
7
15
51
60
7
5
5
29
24
3
2
10
22
36
27
19
Bristol Rovers
34
11
5
18
44
63
9
1
7
29
26
2
4
11
15
37
27
20
Swansea City
33
9
9
15
46
72
8
4
5
28
26
1
5
10
18
46
27
21
Leeds United
33
9
6
18
40
57
7
4
6
20
18
2
2
12
20
39
24
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
33
7
10
16
31
68
4
6
6
14
24
3
4
10
17
44
24
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