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Match details
2nd Division
Anfield | Sat 9 Oct 1954 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
1
Rotherham United
Starting Lineup
1
Charlie Ashcroft
2
Tom McNulty
3
Frank Lock
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
(c)
6
Don Campbell
7
Brian Jackson
8
Eric Anderson
9
Billy Liddell
10
John Evans
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Alan A'Court
25'
(John Evans)
Billy Liddell
62'
(John Evans)
John Evans
85'
(Brian Jackson)
Opposition Lineup
Jock Quairney
Jack Selkirk
Peter Johnson
Frank Marshall
Norman Noble
Danny Williams
Cyril Bunclark
Jock Henderson
Ronnie Burke
Gladstone Guest
Ian Wilson
Opposition goals
Ronnie Burke
88'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.93
- Average age of the Rotherham United starting lineup: 29.64
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Rotherham United league position after match: 2
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Andrew Smailes
Referee:
Black G
Attendance:
45,868
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2147
League game number:
1954
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
21.08.1954 | 3 - 2 | Doncaster Rovers
23.08.1954 | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Argyle
28.08.1954 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
01.09.1954 | 3 - 3 | Plymouth Argyle
04.09.1954 | 1 - 2 | West Ham United
06.09.1954 | 0 - 3 | Bristol Rovers
11.09.1954 | 3 - 4 | Blackburn Rovers
15.09.1954 | 5 - 3 | Bristol Rovers
18.09.1954 | 4 - 1 | Fulham
25.09.1954 | 2 - 3 | Swansea City
02.10.1954 | 3 - 1 | Notts County
09.10.1954 | 3 - 1 | Rotherham United
16.10.1954 | 0 - 2 | Stoke City
23.10.1954 | 1 - 1 | Bury
30.10.1954 | 3 - 3 | Lincoln City
06.11.1954 | 2 - 1 | Hull City
13.11.1954 | 2 - 3 | Luton Town
20.11.1954 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
27.11.1954 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
04.12.1954 | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough
11.12.1954 | 1 - 9 | Birmingham City
18.12.1954 | 1 - 4 | Doncaster Rovers
25.12.1954 | 6 - 2 | Ipswich Town
27.12.1954 | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town
01.01.1955 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
08.01.1955 | 1 - 1 | Lincoln City
12.01.1955 | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City
22.01.1955 | 4 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
29.01.1955 | 4 - 0 | Everton
05.02.1955 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
12.02.1955 | 1 - 1 | Swansea City
19.02.1955 | 0 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
03.03.1955 | 3 - 0 | Notts County
05.03.1955 | 2 - 4 | Stoke City
12.03.1955 | 4 - 3 | Bury
19.03.1955 | 2 - 4 | Lincoln City
26.03.1955 | 2 - 2 | Hull City
02.04.1955 | 4 - 4 | Luton Town
08.04.1955 | 3 - 4 | Port Vale
09.04.1955 | 1 - 3 | Nottingham Forest
11.04.1955 | 1 - 1 | Port Vale
16.04.1955 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
23.04.1955 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough
26.04.1955 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
30.04.1955 | 2 - 2 | Birmingham City
02.05.1955 | 1 - 6 | Rotherham United
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Match programme lineups
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2nd 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
Blackburn Rovers
12
8
1
3
38
23
5
1
0
24
11
3
0
3
14
12
17
2
Rotherham United
12
8
1
3
29
19
5
0
1
17
7
3
1
2
12
12
17
3
Stoke City
13
7
2
4
17
10
2
2
2
5
4
5
0
2
12
6
16
4
Bristol Rovers
12
7
2
3
32
21
6
1
0
21
5
1
1
3
11
16
16
5
Luton Town
12
8
0
4
22
15
6
0
0
14
4
2
0
4
8
11
16
6
Hull City
12
6
3
3
15
9
3
0
3
10
7
3
3
0
5
2
15
7
Fulham
12
7
1
4
31
25
5
0
1
19
8
2
1
3
12
17
15
8
Doncaster Rovers
12
7
1
4
21
23
5
1
0
12
4
2
0
4
9
19
15
9
West Ham United
12
6
2
4
24
22
4
1
1
15
8
2
1
3
9
14
14
10
Notts County
12
6
2
4
18
17
4
1
1
11
6
2
1
3
7
11
14
11
Leeds United
12
6
1
5
23
22
2
1
3
11
11
4
0
2
12
11
13
12
Liverpool
12
5
1
6
29
27
5
1
1
22
13
0
0
5
7
14
11
13
Birmingham City
12
4
3
5
16
14
3
1
1
10
5
1
2
4
6
9
11
14
Swansea City
12
5
1
6
27
28
5
1
0
22
7
0
0
6
5
21
11
15
Bury
12
5
1
6
24
25
3
1
2
12
11
2
0
4
12
14
11
16
Lincoln City
12
5
1
6
18
23
2
1
3
8
11
3
0
3
10
12
11
17
Plymouth Argyle
12
2
5
5
17
22
2
2
3
10
12
0
3
2
7
10
9
18
Port Vale
12
3
3
6
9
19
3
1
2
7
7
0
2
4
2
12
9
19
Derby County
12
3
1
8
21
33
2
1
3
15
15
1
0
5
6
18
7
20
Nottingham Forest
12
3
1
8
14
21
2
0
4
8
10
1
1
4
6
11
7
21
Ipswich Town
13
3
0
10
19
28
2
0
4
12
9
1
0
6
7
19
6
22
Middlesbrough
12
2
1
9
10
28
1
0
4
4
10
1
1
5
6
18
5
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