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2nd Division
Oakwell | Sat 10 Mar 1956 at 15:15 UK local time
Barnsley
0
-
5
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Dave Underwood
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Dick White
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Brian Jackson
8
Eric Anderson
9
Billy Liddell
(c)
10
Joe Dickson
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Eric Anderson
4'
Billy Liddell
11'
Joe Dickson
25'
(Eric Anderson)
Billy Liddell
75'
(Eric Anderson)
Eric Anderson
84'
(Roy Saunders)
Opposition Lineup
Harry Hough
Colin Swift
Barrie Betts
Ron Archer
Duncan Sharp
Henry Walters
Arthur Kaye
Frank Bartlett
Lol Chappell
Bobby Wood
Malcolm Graham
Notes
- Dick White makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.18
- Average age of the Barnsley starting lineup: 25.02
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Barnsley league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Tim Ward
Referee:
Vickers H
Attendance:
13,678
Half-time score:
0
-
3
Game number:
2218
League game number:
2016
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20.08.1955 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
24.08.1955 | 0 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday
27.08.1955 | 3 - 0 | Hull City
31.08.1955 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.09.1955 | 3 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers
07.09.1955 | 0 - 2 | Bristol Rovers
10.09.1955 | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City
17.09.1955 | 1 - 3 | Leicester City
24.09.1955 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
01.10.1955 | 4 - 1 | Plymouth Argyle
08.10.1955 | 1 - 2 | Bristol City
15.10.1955 | 3 - 1 | West Ham United
22.10.1955 | 4 - 1 | Bury
29.10.1955 | 2 - 0 | Rotherham United
05.11.1955 | 1 - 2 | Swansea City
12.11.1955 | 2 - 1 | Notts County
19.11.1955 | 2 - 4 | Leeds United
26.11.1955 | 7 - 0 | Fulham
03.12.1955 | 1 - 1 | Port Vale
10.12.1955 | 1 - 1 | Barnsley
17.12.1955 | 5 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
24.12.1955 | 2 - 1 | Hull City
26.12.1955 | 2 - 2 | Stoke City
27.12.1955 | 2 - 3 | Stoke City
31.12.1955 | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
07.01.1956 | 2 - 0 | Accrington Stanley
21.01.1956 | 3 - 1 | Leicester City
28.01.1956 | 3 - 3 | Scunthorpe United
04.02.1956 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough
06.02.1956 | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe United
11.02.1956 | 0 - 4 | Plymouth Argyle
18.02.1956 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
22.02.1956 | 1 - 2 | Manchester City
25.02.1956 | 0 - 2 | West Ham United
29.02.1956 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
03.03.1956 | 4 - 2 | Bury
10.03.1956 | 5 - 0 | Barnsley
17.03.1956 | 4 - 1 | Swansea City
24.03.1956 | 1 - 2 | Notts County
30.03.1956 | 0 - 1 | Doncaster Rovers
31.03.1956 | 2 - 1 | Bristol City
02.04.1956 | 1 - 2 | Doncaster Rovers
07.04.1956 | 1 - 3 | Fulham
14.04.1956 | 4 - 1 | Port Vale
21.04.1956 | 1 - 0 | Rotherham United
28.04.1956 | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rovers
02.05.1956 | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City
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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
Sheffield Wednesday
34
16
11
7
78
48
10
5
2
49
22
6
6
5
29
26
43
2
Leicester City
34
17
5
12
80
61
12
2
2
53
18
5
3
10
27
43
39
3
Liverpool
32
16
6
10
69
49
11
3
3
41
20
5
3
7
28
29
38
4
Bristol City
33
16
5
12
70
53
12
2
3
43
19
4
3
9
27
34
37
5
Bristol Rovers
33
16
5
12
72
59
11
2
3
45
24
5
3
9
27
35
37
6
Swansea City
33
16
5
12
63
59
11
3
3
36
18
5
2
9
27
41
37
7
Port Vale
33
13
11
9
47
44
9
4
3
27
13
4
7
6
20
31
37
8
Leeds United
32
15
6
11
53
49
13
3
1
35
14
2
3
10
18
35
36
9
Nottingham Forest
31
16
4
11
52
48
8
2
5
23
17
8
2
6
29
31
36
10
Blackburn Rovers
32
15
5
12
64
52
8
4
4
41
25
7
1
8
23
27
35
11
Fulham
33
15
4
14
67
61
11
2
3
45
21
4
2
11
22
40
34
12
Stoke City
30
15
3
12
53
47
10
1
5
36
23
5
2
7
17
24
33
13
Lincoln City
30
12
7
11
52
44
9
5
1
37
13
3
2
10
15
31
31
14
Bury
32
11
8
13
62
73
7
5
5
31
32
4
3
8
31
41
30
15
Middlesbrough
31
12
6
13
55
61
9
3
4
35
24
3
3
9
20
37
30
16
West Ham United
30
10
8
12
56
48
9
2
4
38
17
1
6
8
18
31
28
17
Barnsley
34
9
10
15
38
65
8
3
6
26
30
1
7
9
12
35
28
18
Rotherham United
30
9
8
13
42
53
6
4
4
23
22
3
4
9
19
31
26
19
Doncaster Rovers
30
8
9
13
54
73
8
5
2
36
22
0
4
11
18
51
25
20
Notts County
34
9
7
18
47
67
6
4
7
32
30
3
3
11
15
37
25
21
Plymouth Argyle
34
9
6
19
44
68
6
5
6
29
21
3
1
13
15
47
24
22
Hull City
31
7
3
21
37
73
4
2
8
20
29
3
1
13
17
44
17
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