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2nd Division
Anfield | Sat 6 Oct 1956 at 15:15
Liverpool
2
-
3
Blackburn Rovers
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Younger
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Barry Wilkinson
7
Billy Liddell
(c)
8
Eric Anderson
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
Eric Anderson
49'
Billy Liddell
64'
Opposition Lineup
Harry Leyland
Ken Taylor
Bill Eckersall
Bill Smith
Willie Kelly
Ken Clayton
Bryan Douglas
Eddie Crossan
Tommy Briggs
Roy Vernon
Ally MacLeod
Opposition goals
Roy Vernon
28'
Eddie Crossan
43'
Bryan Douglas
48'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.76
- Average age of the Blackburn Rovers starting lineup: 27.46
- Liverpool league position after match: 12
- Blackburn Rovers league position after match: 16
-
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Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
John Carey
Referee:
Oliver GE
Attendance:
41,538
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
2239
League game number:
2037
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
18.08.1956 | 2 - 3 | Huddersfield Town
23.08.1956 | 1 - 1 | Notts County
25.08.1956 | 2 - 0 | Bury
29.08.1956 | 3 - 3 | Notts County
01.09.1956 | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town
03.09.1956 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
08.09.1956 | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rovers
15.09.1956 | 0 - 2 | Stoke City
22.09.1956 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
29.09.1956 | 2 - 0 | Leicester City
06.10.1956 | 2 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers
13.10.1956 | 1 - 2 | Bristol City
20.10.1956 | 4 - 3 | Fulham
27.10.1956 | 1 - 4 | Barnsley
03.11.1956 | 4 - 1 | Port Vale
10.11.1956 | 2 - 2 | Rotherham United
17.11.1956 | 4 - 0 | Lincoln City
24.11.1956 | 1 - 1 | Swansea City
01.12.1956 | 5 - 1 | Sheffield United
08.12.1956 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
15.12.1956 | 3 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
22.12.1956 | 2 - 0 | Bury
25.12.1956 | 1 - 0 | Leyton Orient
26.12.1956 | 4 - 0 | Leyton Orient
29.12.1956 | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town
05.01.1957 | 1 - 2 | Southend United
12.01.1957 | 2 - 1 | Doncaster Rovers
19.01.1957 | 0 - 1 | Stoke City
02.02.1957 | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough
09.02.1957 | 2 - 3 | Leicester City
16.02.1957 | 2 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
02.03.1957 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
09.03.1957 | 2 - 1 | Barnsley
16.03.1957 | 2 - 1 | Port Vale
23.03.1957 | 4 - 1 | Rotherham United
30.03.1957 | 3 - 3 | Lincoln City
06.04.1957 | 2 - 0 | Swansea City
13.04.1957 | 0 - 3 | Sheffield United
19.04.1957 | 4 - 1 | Bristol Rovers
20.04.1957 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
22.04.1957 | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rovers
27.04.1957 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
01.05.1957 | 2 - 1 | Bristol 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
Leicester City
12
7
3
2
31
21
4
2
0
20
9
3
1
2
11
12
17
2
Nottingham Forest
11
6
3
2
28
15
3
2
0
12
7
3
1
2
16
8
15
3
Stoke City
12
6
3
3
30
18
5
1
0
24
3
1
2
3
6
15
15
4
Bristol Rovers
12
7
1
4
29
18
5
0
1
16
5
2
1
3
13
13
15
5
Doncaster Rovers
12
5
5
2
25
17
3
2
1
15
7
2
3
1
10
10
15
6
Sheffield United
11
6
2
3
27
18
3
2
0
12
6
3
0
3
15
12
14
7
Huddersfield Town
12
6
2
4
19
20
4
1
1
11
6
2
1
3
8
14
14
8
West Ham United
11
5
3
3
16
10
1
2
2
6
7
4
1
1
10
3
13
9
Middlesbrough
12
4
5
3
22
19
3
3
0
12
8
1
2
3
10
11
13
10
Lincoln City
11
5
3
3
18
17
3
1
1
7
3
2
2
2
11
14
13
11
Fulham
12
6
0
6
23
22
4
0
2
15
11
2
0
4
8
11
12
12
Liverpool
11
3
5
3
18
17
2
1
3
12
13
1
4
0
6
4
11
13
Swansea City
11
5
0
6
25
32
3
0
3
16
11
2
0
3
9
21
10
14
Bristol City
12
3
4
5
19
24
3
0
3
12
14
0
4
2
7
10
10
15
Grimsby Town
12
4
1
7
18
15
4
1
1
14
5
0
0
6
4
10
9
16
Blackburn Rovers
11
4
1
6
21
27
1
0
3
8
11
3
1
3
13
16
9
17
Barnsley
11
3
3
5
20
28
1
2
3
13
18
2
1
2
7
10
9
18
Port Vale
10
3
3
4
15
20
2
3
0
6
3
1
0
4
9
17
9
19
Leyton Orient
11
2
4
5
15
26
1
3
2
9
12
1
1
3
6
14
8
20
Bury
12
2
3
7
20
31
1
1
4
12
17
1
2
3
8
14
7
21
Rotherham United
10
2
2
6
13
23
2
0
3
9
10
0
2
3
4
13
6
22
Notts County
11
1
4
6
15
29
1
3
3
8
12
0
1
3
7
17
6
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