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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Wed 8 May 1963 at 19:30
Liverpool
5
-
1
Birmingham City
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Gordon Wallace
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
Gordon Wallace
16'
Ian St John
50'
Ian Callaghan
78'
Roger Hunt
80'
Roger Hunt
89'
Opposition Lineup
Colin Withers
John Regan
Colin Green
Terry Hennessey
Trevor Smith
Malcolm Beard
Mike Hellawell
Jimmy Bloomfield
Jimmy Harris
Ken Leek
Bertie Auld
Opposition goals
Ken Leek
63'
Notes
- Tommy Smith makes his LFC debut
- Gordon Wallace scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 22.97
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 24.43
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Birmingham City league position after match: 20
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Gil Merrick
Referee:
Sturgeon A
Attendance:
23,684
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2544
League game number:
2317
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
18.08.1962 | 1 - 2 | Blackpool
22.08.1962 | 2 - 2 | Manchester City
25.08.1962 | 0 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
29.08.1962 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
01.09.1962 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield United
03.09.1962 | 0 - 1 | West Ham United
08.09.1962 | 1 - 3 | Nottingham Forest
12.09.1962 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
15.09.1962 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
22.09.1962 | 2 - 2 | Everton
29.09.1962 | 2 - 3 | Wolves
06.10.1962 | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
13.10.1962 | 0 - 3 | Leicester City
27.10.1962 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
03.11.1962 | 1 - 2 | Burnley
10.11.1962 | 3 - 3 | Manchester United
14.11.1962 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
17.11.1962 | 5 - 0 | Leyton Orient
24.11.1962 | 2 - 0 | Birmingham City
01.12.1962 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
08.12.1962 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
15.12.1962 | 2 - 1 | Blackpool
22.12.1962 | 3 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
09.01.1963 | 3 - 0 | Wrexham
26.01.1963 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
13.02.1963 | 4 - 0 | Aston Villa
16.02.1963 | 4 - 1 | Wolves
20.02.1963 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
02.03.1963 | 0 - 2 | Leicester City
05.03.1963 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
09.03.1963 | 2 - 2 | Arsenal
16.03.1963 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
20.03.1963 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
23.03.1963 | 3 - 1 | Burnley
30.03.1963 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
08.04.1963 | 0 - 0 | Everton
12.04.1963 | 5 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
13.04.1963 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
15.04.1963 | 2 - 7 | Tottenham Hotspur
18.04.1963 | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
20.04.1963 | 0 - 0 | Fulham
27.04.1963 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
29.04.1963 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
02.05.1963 | 1 - 2 | Leyton Orient
08.05.1963 | 5 - 1 | Birmingham City
11.05.1963 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
13.05.1963 | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
18.05.1963 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
Related images & files
Match programme
Match ticket
Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook
Anfield season ends on a high note
League debut for Tommy Smith
Hard Man Smith
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1st 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
Everton
41
24
11
6
80
41
13
7
0
44
16
11
4
6
36
25
59
2
Tottenham Hotspur
39
23
8
8
110
57
14
6
1
72
28
9
2
7
38
29
54
3
Leicester City
39
20
12
7
76
45
14
6
1
53
23
6
6
6
23
22
52
4
Burnley
40
20
10
10
72
54
13
4
3
38
16
7
6
7
34
38
50
5
Wolves
40
19
10
11
90
60
10
6
4
49
25
9
4
7
41
35
48
6
Sheffield Wednesday
40
18
10
12
72
59
9
5
5
33
22
9
5
7
39
37
46
7
Liverpool
39
17
9
13
71
56
13
3
5
45
22
4
6
8
26
34
43
8
Sheffield United
40
16
11
13
57
57
11
6
3
33
20
5
5
10
24
37
43
9
Arsenal
39
16
10
13
78
72
10
4
5
39
30
6
6
8
39
42
42
10
Blackpool
40
13
13
14
58
62
8
6
6
34
27
5
7
8
24
35
39
11
Blackburn Rovers
40
13
12
15
71
70
9
4
6
47
33
4
8
9
24
37
38
12
Nottingham Forest
38
15
8
15
59
63
10
2
5
31
22
5
6
10
28
41
38
13
Fulham
39
14
10
15
48
62
8
6
6
27
28
6
4
9
21
34
38
14
West Ham United
39
12
11
16
65
68
6
6
7
31
33
6
5
9
34
35
35
15
West Bromwich Albion
39
14
6
19
66
76
10
1
9
39
37
4
5
10
27
39
34
16
Aston Villa
38
13
7
18
56
65
10
2
7
33
22
3
5
11
23
43
33
17
Ipswich Town
39
11
10
18
53
74
4
7
8
29
37
7
3
10
24
37
32
18
Manchester United
38
11
9
18
60
74
5
6
9
33
37
6
3
9
27
37
31
19
Bolton Wanderers
39
13
5
21
51
71
11
3
5
32
18
2
2
16
19
53
31
20
Birmingham City
39
8
13
18
57
84
4
8
7
35
37
4
5
11
22
47
29
21
Manchester City
39
9
10
20
55
95
6
4
9
28
44
3
6
11
27
51
28
22
Leyton Orient
40
6
9
25
36
76
4
5
12
22
37
2
4
13
14
39
21
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