Match details

Barnsley 0 - 2 Liverpool

Game date: Monday 30 March 1959 at 15:15 Stadium: Oakwell
Competition: 2nd Division Attendance: 7,517
Half - time score: 0 - 1
Manager: Phil Taylor Opposition manager: Tim Ward
   

Starting lineup

1 Tommy Younger Tommy Younger
2 Dick White Dick White
3 Ronnie Moran Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler Johnny Wheeler (c)
5 Bobby Campbell Bobby Campbell
6 Barry Wilkinson Barry Wilkinson
7 Fred Morris Fred Morris
8 Jimmy Harrower Jimmy Harrower
9 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell
10 Jimmy Melia Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A'Court Alan A'Court

Goals

Jimmy Melia 9'
Jimmy Melia 68'

Opposition lineup

Don Leeson, Jack Short, Colin Swift, Frank Bartlett, Duncan Sharp, Dave Barber, Arthur Kaye, Tommy Holmes, Lol Chappell, Frank Beaumont, Norman Smith

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.78
- Average age of the Barnsley starting lineup: 25.97
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Barnsley league position after match: 21
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

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Match programme

Other games during this season

2nd Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Fulham 37 23 6 8 84 56 16 1 2 60 26 7 5 6 24 30 52
2 Sheffield Wednesday 35 23 5 7 90 41 15 2 1 59 12 8 3 6 31 29 51
3 Liverpool 35 21 4 10 74 52 12 3 2 47 22 9 1 8 27 30 46
4 Derby County 37 18 8 11 67 60 14 1 4 42 25 4 7 7 25 35 44
5 Stoke City 36 19 4 13 63 53 15 1 2 43 17 4 3 11 20 36 42
6 Sheffield United 33 17 5 11 62 38 12 1 3 40 10 5 4 8 22 28 39
7 Bristol Rovers 36 14 11 11 67 54 10 5 3 39 21 4 6 8 28 33 39
8 Bristol City 37 16 6 15 68 60 10 3 5 41 24 6 3 10 27 36 38
9 Cardiff City 34 16 6 12 56 50 11 2 4 33 19 5 4 8 23 31 38
10 Charlton Athletic 35 15 7 13 78 74 12 3 3 48 27 3 4 10 30 47 37
11 Swansea City 36 14 8 14 69 68 11 4 3 44 22 3 4 11 25 46 36
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 36 13 10 13 61 75 8 8 2 37 25 5 2 11 24 50 36
13 Huddersfield Town 36 13 8 15 54 49 11 3 4 35 15 2 5 11 19 34 34
14 Sunderland 36 14 6 16 55 68 12 3 4 37 21 2 3 12 18 47 34
15 Middlesbrough 36 12 8 16 73 62 8 5 5 43 20 4 3 11 30 42 32
16 Ipswich Town 36 13 6 17 53 67 9 4 5 32 25 4 2 12 21 42 32
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 8 18 55 68 7 4 8 34 29 3 4 10 21 39 28
18 Scunthorpe United 37 10 8 19 47 73 7 5 7 29 31 3 3 12 18 42 28
19 Lincoln City 37 10 7 20 59 86 9 5 5 42 34 1 2 15 17 52 27
20 Grimsby Town 36 8 10 18 55 75 6 7 4 35 27 2 3 14 20 48 26
21 Barnsley 36 9 7 20 48 74 7 4 6 28 24 2 3 14 20 50 25
22 Rotherham United 35 9 6 20 37 72 8 3 5 28 23 1 3 15 9 49 24
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