Matchdetails from Liverpool - Cardiff City played on Friday 3 April 1953 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Liverpool

2

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1

Cardiff City

Starting Lineup

1		Russell Crossley
2		Eddie Spicer
3		Ray Lambert
4		Roy Saunders
5		Bill Jones
6		Bob Paisley
7		Jimmy Payne
8		Louis Bimpson
9		Sammy Smyth
10		Laurie Hughes
11		Billy Liddell

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Bill Jones 4' (Sammy Smyth)
Louis Bimpson 19'

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Tommy Northcott 15'

Notes

- Louis Bimpson scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.64
- Average age of the Cardiff City starting lineup: 27.35
- Liverpool league position after match: 14
- Cardiff City league position after match: 12
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh

Opposition manager: Cyril Spiers

Referee: Ratcliffe W

Attendance: 52,079

Half-time score: 2 - 1

Game number: 2086

League game number: 1894

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Liverpool Echo Report

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			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Preston North End	35	17	10	8	74	54	13	2	3	41	23	4	8	5	33	31	44
2	Charlton Athletic	35	17	10	8	69	52	10	7	0	41	17	7	3	8	28	35	44
3	Wolves	37	16	12	9	71	57	10	5	3	42	25	6	7	6	29	32	44
4	Burnley	35	16	11	8	56	39	9	6	4	29	19	7	5	4	27	20	43
5	West Bromwich Albion	35	18	6	11	57	52	11	3	4	30	16	7	3	7	27	36	42
6	Arsenal	34	15	11	8	76	53	10	3	3	43	23	5	8	5	33	30	41
7	Blackpool	36	17	7	12	63	57	11	4	3	39	20	6	3	9	24	37	41
8	Manchester United	36	15	9	12	58	57	9	4	4	26	21	6	5	8	32	36	39
9	Sunderland	36	13	11	12	58	68	9	7	1	33	22	4	4	11	25	46	37
10	Bolton Wanderers	35	14	8	13	54	55	9	4	5	37	30	5	4	8	17	25	36
11	Tottenham Hotspur	36	13	9	14	68	58	10	5	4	51	34	3	4	10	17	24	35
12	Cardiff City	34	11	11	12	42	36	6	7	4	27	14	5	4	8	15	22	33
13	Newcastle United	36	12	9	15	51	57	9	5	5	31	28	3	4	10	20	29	33
14	Liverpool	36	13	7	16	53	66	9	5	5	33	27	4	2	11	20	39	33
15	Portsmouth	36	11	10	15	61	70	8	6	4	33	27	3	4	11	28	43	32
16	Aston Villa	34	10	11	13	49	51	6	6	4	27	18	4	5	9	22	33	31
17	Sheffield Wednesday	37	11	9	17	51	61	7	4	7	29	30	4	5	10	22	31	31
18	Manchester City	35	12	6	17	61	71	11	2	5	38	22	1	4	12	23	49	30
19	Chelsea	36	10	10	16	50	58	9	3	6	30	20	1	7	10	20	38	30
20	Stoke City	36	10	9	17	47	57	8	4	6	31	24	2	5	11	16	33	29
21	Middlesbrough	36	10	9	17	50	70	9	5	4	34	25	1	4	13	16	45	29
22	Derby County	36	9	7	20	47	67	8	4	5	32	24	1	3	15	15	43	25