Match details
Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Liverpool
| Game date: | Saturday 24 August 1963 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Ewood Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 34,390 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 0 | Referee: | Walker K |
| Manager: | Bill Shankly | Opposition manager: | Jack Marshall |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Tommy Lawrence |
| 2 |  |
Gerry Byrne |
| 3 |  |
Ronnie Moran |
| 4 |  |
Gordon Milne |
| 5 |  |
Ron Yeats (c) |
| 6 |  |
Willie Stevenson |
| 7 |  |
Ian Callaghan |
| 8 |  |
Roger Hunt |
| 9 |  |
Ian St John |
| 10 |  |
Jimmy Melia |
| 11 |  |
Peter Thompson |
Goals
| Ronnie Moran 65' |
| Ian Callaghan 75' |
Opposition lineup
| Fred Else, John Bray, Keith Newton, Ron Clayton, Mike England, Mick McGrath, Bryan Douglas, Mick Ferguson, Frederick Pickering, John Byrom, Mike Harrison |
Opposition goals
| Mike Harrison 43' |
Notes
| - Peter Thompson makes his LFC debut |
| - Ronnie Moran missed a penalty on 65' |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.73 |
| - Average age of the Blackburn Rovers starting lineup: 24.72 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 4 |
| - Blackburn Rovers league position after match: 16 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
| - Moran's penalty-kick was saved by Blackburn goalkeeper Fred Else but the Liverpool full-back scored from the rebound. |
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