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2nd Division
Eastville St. | Sat 8 Mar 1958 at 15:00 UK local time
Bristol Rovers
3
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Younger
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White
6
Don Campbell
7
Tony McNamara
8
Bobby Murdoch
9
Billy Liddell
(c)
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
Bobby Murdoch
50'
Opposition Lineup
Ron Nicholls
Harry Bamford
Brian Doyle
Norman Sykes
David Pyle
Peter Sampson
John McIlvenny
Barrie Meyer
Geoff Bradford
Dai Ward
Peter Hooper
Opposition goals
Peter Hooper
20'
John McIlvenny
25'
Dai Ward
39'
Notes
- Billy Liddell missed a penalty on 38'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.46
- Average age of the Bristol Rovers starting lineup: 26.93
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Bristol Rovers league position after match: 14
-
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Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
Bert Tann
Referee:
Taylor NC
Attendance:
19,299
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
2310
League game number:
2102
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24.08.1957 | 2 - 1 | Bristol City
28.08.1957 | 1 - 1 | Huddersfield Town
31.08.1957 | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City
04.09.1957 | 1 - 2 | Huddersfield Town
07.09.1957 | 2 - 2 | Fulham
14.09.1957 | 2 - 2 | Middlesbrough
19.09.1957 | 2 - 2 | Rotherham United
21.09.1957 | 3 - 0 | Leyton Orient
23.09.1957 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
28.09.1957 | 1 - 5 | Charlton Athletic
05.10.1957 | 5 - 0 | Doncaster Rovers
12.10.1957 | 4 - 0 | Swansea City
19.10.1957 | 1 - 2 | Derby County
26.10.1957 | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rovers
02.11.1957 | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City
09.11.1957 | 4 - 0 | Notts County
16.11.1957 | 1 - 3 | Ipswich Town
23.11.1957 | 2 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
27.11.1957 | 2 - 0 | Rotherham United
30.11.1957 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
07.12.1957 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
14.12.1957 | 1 - 2 | Barnsley
21.12.1957 | 4 - 3 | Bristol City
25.12.1957 | 1 - 3 | Grimsby Town
26.12.1957 | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town
28.12.1957 | 1 - 6 | Cardiff City
04.01.1958 | 1 - 1 | Southend United
08.01.1958 | 3 - 2 | Southend United
11.01.1958 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
18.01.1958 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough
25.01.1958 | 3 - 1 | Northampton Town
01.02.1958 | 0 - 1 | Leyton Orient
08.02.1958 | 3 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
15.02.1958 | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe United
19.02.1958 | 1 - 1 | Doncaster Rovers
22.02.1958 | 3 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers
01.03.1958 | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
05.03.1958 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
08.03.1958 | 1 - 3 | Bristol Rovers
15.03.1958 | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City
22.03.1958 | 2 - 0 | Notts County
29.03.1958 | 3 - 1 | Ipswich Town
05.04.1958 | 2 - 0 | Swansea City
07.04.1958 | 3 - 0 | Stoke City
12.04.1958 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United
19.04.1958 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
26.04.1958 | 1 - 1 | Barnsley
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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
West Ham United
33
18
9
6
84
46
10
6
1
50
23
8
3
5
34
23
45
2
Charlton Athletic
33
19
5
9
81
57
13
2
1
51
24
6
3
8
30
33
43
3
Liverpool
34
16
8
10
65
51
13
2
1
41
11
3
6
9
24
40
40
4
Blackburn Rovers
32
14
11
7
56
41
9
7
1
33
15
5
4
6
23
26
39
5
Fulham
30
14
9
7
70
43
11
4
1
43
17
3
5
6
27
26
37
6
Stoke City
33
16
5
12
65
51
8
4
5
43
25
8
1
7
22
26
37
7
Sheffield United
31
14
8
9
54
42
9
3
4
27
18
5
5
5
27
24
36
8
Huddersfield Town
33
11
14
8
53
51
7
7
2
23
19
4
7
6
30
32
36
9
Ipswich Town
33
13
10
10
56
56
10
4
3
36
24
3
6
7
20
32
36
10
Leyton Orient
31
15
4
12
68
58
11
1
3
45
21
4
3
9
23
37
34
11
Barnsley
32
12
10
10
57
52
9
5
2
33
16
3
5
8
24
36
34
12
Middlesbrough
32
13
7
12
59
54
9
3
3
35
18
4
4
9
24
36
33
13
Grimsby Town
32
14
4
14
73
64
10
2
3
42
21
4
2
11
31
43
32
14
Bristol Rovers
31
14
4
13
65
60
11
2
4
42
25
3
2
9
23
35
32
15
Derby County
33
11
6
16
53
65
9
3
5
34
31
2
3
11
19
34
28
16
Cardiff City
30
10
8
12
46
54
7
5
3
33
20
3
3
9
13
34
28
17
Rotherham United
32
10
5
17
48
75
4
3
8
22
32
6
2
9
26
43
25
18
Bristol City
32
8
8
16
43
65
6
5
5
25
25
2
3
11
18
40
24
19
Doncaster Rovers
33
7
10
16
41
61
7
4
5
29
23
0
6
11
12
38
24
20
Notts County
32
9
5
18
35
60
7
2
7
21
24
2
3
11
14
36
23
21
Swansea City
33
7
7
19
50
83
5
3
9
33
39
2
4
10
17
44
21
22
Lincoln City
31
5
9
17
35
68
3
6
6
20
25
2
3
11
15
43
19
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