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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Fri 3 Apr 1953 at 14:30
Liverpool
2
-
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
Ron Howells
Alf Sherwood
Ron Stitfall
Stan Montgomery
Alan Harrington
Wilf Grant
Mike Tiddy
Tommy Northcott
Derek Sullivan
Glyn Williams
Douglas Blair
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
-
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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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23.08.1952 | 1 - 1 | Preston North End
27.08.1952 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.08.1952 | 3 - 2 | Stoke City
03.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
06.09.1952 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
10.09.1952 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
13.09.1952 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
15.09.1952 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.09.1952 | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough
27.09.1952 | 0 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
04.10.1952 | 5 - 3 | Newcastle United
11.10.1952 | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
18.10.1952 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.10.1952 | 1 - 3 | Sunderland
01.11.1952 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
08.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Charlton Athletic
15.11.1952 | 1 - 5 | Arsenal
22.11.1952 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
29.11.1952 | 2 - 2 | Blackpool
13.12.1952 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.12.1952 | 2 - 2 | Preston North End
25.12.1952 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
26.12.1952 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
03.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Stoke City
10.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Gateshead
17.01.1953 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
24.01.1953 | 1 - 3 | Portsmouth
07.02.1953 | 3 - 2 | Middlesbrough
14.02.1953 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
21.02.1953 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
04.03.1953 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
07.03.1953 | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa
14.03.1953 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
21.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Wolves
23.03.1953 | 0 - 3 | Chelsea
28.03.1953 | 1 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
03.04.1953 | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City
04.04.1953 | 3 - 5 | Arsenal
06.04.1953 | 0 - 4 | Cardiff City
11.04.1953 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
18.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Blackpool
20.04.1953 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
25.04.1953 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
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Match programme
Liverpool Echo Report
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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
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
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