Matchdetails from Liverpool - Barnsley played on Friday 27 March 1959 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Liverpool

3

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2

Barnsley

Starting Lineup

1		Tommy Younger
2		John Molyneux
3		Ronnie Moran
4		Johnny Wheeler (c)
5		Dick White
6		Geoff Twentyman
7		Fred Morris
8		Jimmy Melia
9		Louis Bimpson
10		Jimmy Harrower
11		Billy Liddell

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Jimmy Melia 16'
Billy Liddell 79' (Jimmy Melia)
Billy Liddell 83' (Fred Morris)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Frank Beaumont 44'
Tommy Younger O/G 89'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.32
- Average age of the Barnsley starting lineup: 25.09
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Barnsley league position after match: 20
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Melia scored his goal after Harrower and Bimpson had paved the way (Liverpool Daily Post) - inconclusive whether Harrower or Bimpson should get the assist.

- Tommy Younger scored an own goal after punching Holmes' inswinging corner into the net.

Other details

Manager: Phil Taylor

Opposition manager: Tim Ward

Referee: Blues DT

Attendance: 52,546

Half-time score: 1 - 1

Game number: 2352

League game number: 2143

LFC played towards Kop: Second half

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Match programme

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Fulham	35	22	5	8	79	54	15	1	2	57	26	7	4	6	22	28	49
2	Sheffield Wednesday	33	22	4	7	86	39	14	1	1	55	10	8	3	6	31	29	48
3	Liverpool	33	20	4	9	71	50	12	3	2	47	22	8	1	7	24	28	44
4	Stoke City	34	18	4	12	61	49	14	1	2	41	16	4	3	10	20	33	40
5	Derby County	35	16	8	11	61	60	12	1	4	36	25	4	7	7	25	35	40
6	Sheffield United	31	16	5	10	59	35	12	1	3	40	10	4	4	7	19	25	37
7	Bristol Rovers	34	14	9	11	62	49	10	3	3	34	16	4	6	8	28	33	37
8	Bristol City	35	16	5	14	67	58	10	3	5	41	24	6	2	9	26	34	37
9	Charlton Athletic	33	15	6	12	77	72	12	2	3	48	27	3	4	9	29	45	36
10	Cardiff City	32	16	4	12	53	47	11	2	4	33	19	5	2	8	20	28	36
11	Brighton & Hove Albion	34	12	10	12	59	73	7	8	2	35	25	5	2	10	24	48	34
12	Swansea City	34	13	7	14	64	64	10	4	3	43	22	3	3	11	21	42	33
13	Sunderland	34	14	5	15	55	62	12	2	4	37	21	2	3	11	18	41	33
14	Middlesbrough	34	12	7	15	72	57	8	5	5	43	20	4	2	10	29	37	31
15	Huddersfield Town	34	12	7	15	48	47	10	3	4	30	14	2	4	11	18	33	31
16	Ipswich Town	34	13	4	17	49	63	9	2	5	28	21	4	2	12	21	42	30
17	Grimsby Town	34	8	10	16	54	70	6	7	4	35	27	2	3	12	19	43	26
18	Scunthorpe United	35	9	8	18	43	69	6	5	6	25	27	3	3	12	18	42	26
19	Lincoln City	35	9	7	19	56	82	8	5	5	40	33	1	2	14	16	49	25
20	Barnsley	34	9	7	18	48	69	7	4	5	28	22	2	3	13	20	47	25
21	Leyton Orient	34	8	8	18	47	68	5	4	8	26	29	3	4	10	21	39	24
22	Rotherham United	33	8	6	19	35	69	7	3	5	26	22	1	3	14	9	47	22