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Match details
2nd Division
Anfield | Mon 23 Apr 1962 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
1
Stoke City
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)
Ronnie Moran
14' pen
Jimmy Melia
90'
(Roger Hunt)
Opposition Lineup
Jimmy O'Neill
Bill Asprey
Tony Allen
Bobby Howitt
Ron Andrew
Eric Skeels
Jackie Mudie
Tommy Randles
John Nibloe
Dennis Viollet
Don Ratcliffe
Opposition goals
Dennis Viollet
34'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.55
- Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 26.6
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Stoke City league position after match: 8
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Tony Waddington
Referee:
Stokes K
Attendance:
41,005
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2495
League game number:
2274
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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
Press report from Ken Charmer's scrapbook
Match ticket
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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
38
25
7
6
92
36
17
3
0
66
18
8
4
6
26
18
57
2
Leyton Orient
41
21
10
10
67
40
10
5
5
32
17
11
5
5
35
23
52
3
Sunderland
40
21
8
11
81
49
17
3
1
60
16
4
5
10
21
33
50
4
Scunthorpe United
40
21
7
12
84
64
14
4
2
51
23
7
3
10
33
41
49
5
Plymouth Argyle
40
19
8
13
73
67
12
4
4
43
27
7
4
9
30
40
46
6
Southampton
41
17
9
15
72
61
12
3
5
48
27
5
6
10
24
34
43
7
Huddersfield Town
40
15
12
13
64
55
11
5
4
39
19
4
7
9
25
36
42
8
Stoke City
40
17
7
16
54
52
13
3
4
34
17
4
4
12
20
35
41
9
Newcastle United
41
15
9
17
64
55
10
5
5
40
24
5
4
12
24
31
39
10
Charlton Athletic
40
15
9
16
68
71
10
5
6
38
30
5
4
10
30
41
39
11
Rotherham United
40
15
9
16
67
73
9
6
5
36
27
6
3
11
31
46
39
12
Norwich City
41
14
11
16
60
68
10
6
5
36
28
4
5
11
24
40
39
13
Preston North End
41
14
10
17
53
57
10
4
6
32
23
4
6
11
21
34
38
14
Bury
40
17
4
19
52
74
9
4
8
32
36
8
0
11
20
38
38
15
Luton Town
41
16
5
20
67
71
11
1
8
42
37
5
4
12
25
34
37
16
Walsall
40
13
11
16
66
71
10
7
3
38
22
3
4
13
28
49
37
17
Derby County
41
13
11
17
66
75
9
7
4
40
27
4
4
13
26
48
37
18
Middlesbrough
40
14
7
19
71
71
9
3
7
40
28
5
4
12
31
43
35
19
Leeds United
40
11
11
18
47
61
9
5
6
24
19
2
6
12
23
42
33
20
Bristol Rovers
41
13
7
21
53
79
11
3
7
36
31
2
4
14
17
48
33
21
Swansea City
39
10
11
18
51
80
8
4
6
28
27
2
7
12
23
53
31
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
41
10
11
20
42
84
7
7
7
24
32
3
4
13
18
52
31
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