Match details
Charlton Athletic 5 - 1 Liverpool
| Game date: | Saturday 28 September 1957 at 15:15 | Stadium: | The Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 2nd Division | Attendance: | 25,403 |
| Half - time score: | 2 - 0 | ||
| Manager: | Phil Taylor | Opposition manager: | James Trotter |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Tommy Younger |
| 2 |  |
Tom McNulty |
| 3 |  |
Gerry Byrne |
| 4 |  |
Barry Wilkinson |
| 5 |  |
Laurie Hughes |
| 6 |  |
Don Campbell |
| 7 |  |
Alan Arnell |
| 8 |  |
Jimmy Melia |
| 9 |  |
Tony Rowley |
| 10 |  |
Geoff Twentyman |
| 11 |  |
Alan A'Court |
Goals
| Tony Rowley 65' |
Opposition lineup
| William Duff, Trevor Edwards, John D Hewie, Cyril Hammond, Gordon Jago, Derek Ufton, Sam Lawrie, Bobby Ayre, Stuart E Leary, Johnny Summers, Billy Kiernan |
Opposition goals
| Gerry Byrne scored an own goal |
| Bobby Ayre |
| Stuart E Leary |
| Bobby Ayre |
| Bobby Ayre |
Notes
| - Gerry Byrne makes his LFC debut |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.23 |
| - Average age of the Charlton Athletic starting lineup: 26.65 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 5 |
| - Charlton Athletic league position after match: 1 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
| - A number of reserves featured in this game for Liverpool as Ronnie Moran, Johnny Morrissey and Don Campbell were all down with flu. Brian Jackson and Billy Liddell recently had it and were not match fit. Dick White, John Molyneux and Johnny Wheeler were out injured. |
Related articles
| Gerry Byrne - The toughest of them all! |
Related files
| Match programme |
| Press cutting |
