Match details
Stoke City 3 - 1 Liverpool
| Game date: | Saturday 3 January 1953 at 14:15 | Stadium: | Victoria Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 25,000 |
| Half - time score: | 2 - 1 | ||
| Manager: | Don Welsh | Opposition manager: | Frank Taylor |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Russell Crossley |
| 2 |  |
Steve Parr |
| 3 |  |
Ronnie Moran |
| 4 |  |
John Heydon |
| 5 |  |
Bill Jones |
| 6 |  |
Ken Brierley |
| 7 |  |
Brian Jackson |
| 8 |  |
Kevin Baron |
| 9 |  |
Albert Stubbins |
| 10 |  |
Sammy Smyth |
| 11 |  |
Billy Liddell |
Goals
| Kevin Baron 8' |
Opposition lineup
| Dennis Herod, Brian Doyle, John McCue, Frank Mountford, Kenny Thomson, Johnny Sellars, Jack Malkin, Frank Bowyer, Don Whiston, Bill Finney, Harry Oscroft |
Opposition goals
| Don Whiston |
| Harry Oscroft |
| Harry Oscroft |
Notes
| - Sammy Smyth makes his LFC debut |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.5 |
| - Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 26.56 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 14 |
| - Stoke City league position after match: 20 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |