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2nd Division
Eastville St. | Sat 28 Apr 1956 at 15:00 UK local time
Bristol Rovers
1
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Doug Rudham
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Dick White
7
Billy Liddell
(c)
8
Geoff Twentyman
9
Tony Rowley
10
John Evans
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Evans
7'
(Billy Liddell)
Geoff Twentyman
80'
Opposition Lineup
Howard Radford
Harry Bamford
Les Edwards
Ian Muir
Paddy Hale
Peter Sampson
George Petherbridge
Barrie Meyer
Bill Roost
Dai Ward
Peter Hooper
Opposition goals
Peter Hooper
34'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.85
- Average age of the Bristol Rovers starting lineup: 27.94
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Bristol Rovers league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Bert Tann
Referee:
Mann R
Attendance:
24,106
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2227
League game number:
2025
View other results
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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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
Sheffield Wednesday
42
21
13
8
101
62
13
5
3
60
28
8
8
5
41
34
55
2
Leeds United
42
23
6
13
80
60
17
3
1
51
18
6
3
12
29
42
52
3
Liverpool
41
21
6
14
85
61
14
3
4
52
25
7
3
10
33
36
48
4
Leicester City
42
21
6
15
94
78
15
3
3
63
23
6
3
12
31
55
48
5
Bristol Rovers
42
21
6
15
84
70
13
3
5
53
33
8
3
10
31
37
48
6
Nottingham Forest
41
19
9
13
65
59
9
5
7
30
26
10
4
6
35
33
47
7
Blackburn Rovers
41
20
6
15
81
64
12
4
4
52
28
8
2
11
29
36
46
8
Bristol City
42
19
7
16
80
64
14
4
3
49
20
5
3
13
31
44
45
9
Port Vale
42
16
13
13
60
58
12
4
5
38
21
4
9
8
22
37
45
10
Fulham
41
19
6
16
85
76
14
2
4
55
24
5
4
12
30
52
44
11
Lincoln City
41
17
10
14
77
65
13
5
2
47
17
4
5
12
30
48
44
12
Stoke City
41
20
4
17
69
59
13
2
6
47
27
7
2
11
22
32
44
13
Swansea City
41
19
6
16
80
79
14
4
3
49
23
5
2
13
31
56
44
14
Bury
42
16
8
18
86
90
9
5
7
44
39
7
3
11
42
51
40
15
West Ham United
42
14
11
17
74
69
12
4
5
52
27
2
7
12
22
42
39
16
Middlesbrough
41
15
8
18
75
78
11
4
6
46
31
4
4
12
29
47
38
17
Doncaster Rovers
41
12
11
18
69
95
11
5
4
45
29
1
6
14
24
66
35
18
Barnsley
42
11
12
19
47
84
10
5
6
33
35
1
7
13
14
49
34
19
Rotherham United
40
12
9
19
53
69
7
5
8
27
31
5
4
11
26
38
33
20
Notts County
42
11
9
22
55
82
8
5
8
39
37
3
4
14
16
45
31
21
Plymouth Argyle
42
10
8
24
54
87
7
6
8
33
25
3
2
16
21
62
28
22
Hull City
41
9
6
26
50
95
5
4
11
29
43
4
2
15
21
52
24
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