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2nd Division
Anfield | Sat 4 Dec 1954 at 14:15
Liverpool
3
-
1
Middlesbrough
Starting Lineup
1
Doug Rudham
2
Ray Lambert
3
Frank Lock
4
Barry Wilkinson
5
Laurie Hughes
(c)
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Brian Jackson
8
Jimmy Payne
9
Eric Anderson
10
John Evans
11
Billy Liddell
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
42' penalty
Billy Liddell
54'
(Brian Jackson)
Geoff Twentyman
57'
(Brian Jackson)
Opposition Lineup
Rolando Ugolini
Ray Barnard
Tom Brown
Bill Harris
Dicky Robinson
Ronnie Dicks
Lindy Delapenha
Joe Scott
Charlie Wayman
Arthur Fitzsimmons
Bert Mitchell
Opposition goals
Joe Scott
6'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.37
- Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 27.17
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Middlesbrough league position after match: 17
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Robert Dennison
Referee:
Hunt JW
Attendance:
26,749
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2155
League game number:
1962
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
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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
20
12
2
6
63
38
8
1
1
42
14
4
1
5
21
24
26
2
Fulham
20
11
4
5
49
39
7
2
1
28
14
4
2
4
21
25
26
3
Leeds United
20
12
2
6
37
34
5
2
3
19
16
7
0
3
18
18
26
4
Stoke City
20
10
5
5
30
19
5
3
2
15
7
5
2
3
15
12
25
5
Bristol Rovers
20
10
4
6
48
35
8
3
0
33
9
2
1
6
15
26
24
6
Rotherham United
20
11
2
7
47
36
7
1
2
29
14
4
1
5
18
22
24
7
Luton Town
20
11
2
7
42
32
9
0
1
28
12
2
2
6
14
20
24
8
West Ham United
20
9
5
6
40
38
6
3
1
25
14
3
2
5
15
24
23
9
Swansea City
20
9
3
8
42
40
8
2
0
32
10
1
1
8
10
30
21
10
Hull City
20
8
5
7
25
22
5
1
4
17
11
3
4
3
8
11
21
11
Notts County
20
9
3
8
31
35
6
2
2
20
14
3
1
6
11
21
21
12
Liverpool
20
8
4
8
43
40
8
2
1
29
16
0
2
7
14
24
20
13
Bury
20
7
6
7
41
39
4
3
3
20
18
3
3
4
21
21
20
14
Birmingham City
19
7
5
7
33
24
6
2
1
23
9
1
3
6
10
15
19
15
Lincoln City
20
7
4
9
36
41
4
3
3
21
19
3
1
6
15
22
18
16
Nottingham Forest
20
7
2
11
27
29
4
0
6
15
15
3
2
5
12
14
16
17
Middlesbrough
20
7
2
11
29
45
5
0
4
19
13
2
2
7
10
32
16
18
Doncaster Rovers
18
7
2
9
26
42
5
2
1
14
9
2
0
8
12
33
16
19
Port Vale
20
4
7
9
22
38
3
4
3
12
13
1
3
6
10
25
15
20
Derby County
20
5
3
12
33
47
4
1
5
23
20
1
2
7
10
27
13
21
Plymouth Argyle
20
4
5
11
29
40
4
2
5
16
19
0
3
6
13
21
13
22
Ipswich Town
21
5
1
15
32
52
4
0
6
21
18
1
1
9
11
34
11
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