Match details

Liverpool 3 - 0 Derby County

Game date: Saturday 4 April 1959 at 15:15 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 2nd Division Attendance: 38,879
Half - time score: 1 - 0
Manager: Phil Taylor Opposition manager: Harold Storer
   

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 Geoff Twentyman Geoff Twentyman
9 Billy Liddell Billy Liddell
10 Jimmy Melia Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A'Court Alan A'Court

Goals

Billy Liddell 2'
Jimmy Melia 47'
Jimmy Melia 72'

Opposition lineup

Ken Oxford, Geoff Barrowcliffe, Mike Smith, Frank Upton, Leslie Moore, Glyn Davies, Tommy Powell, Jack Parry, Peter Thompson, George Darwin, David Cargill

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.3
- Average age of the Derby County starting lineup: 26.53
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Derby County league position after match: 4
- 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 38 24 6 8 86 57 16 1 2 60 26 8 5 6 26 31 54
2 Sheffield Wednesday 36 24 5 7 92 42 15 2 1 59 12 9 3 6 33 30 53
3 Liverpool 36 22 4 10 77 52 13 3 2 50 22 9 1 8 27 30 48
4 Derby County 38 18 8 12 67 63 14 1 4 42 25 4 7 8 25 38 44
5 Sheffield United 35 19 5 11 67 39 14 1 3 45 11 5 4 8 22 28 43
6 Stoke City 37 19 5 13 63 53 15 1 2 43 17 4 4 11 20 36 43
7 Bristol Rovers 37 15 11 11 69 55 10 5 3 39 21 5 6 8 30 34 41
8 Charlton Athletic 37 16 7 14 82 78 12 3 4 50 30 4 4 10 32 48 39
9 Bristol City 38 16 6 16 69 62 10 3 6 42 26 6 3 10 27 36 38
10 Cardiff City 36 16 6 14 58 54 11 2 6 35 23 5 4 8 23 31 38
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 14 10 14 66 79 9 8 2 41 26 5 2 12 25 53 38
12 Huddersfield Town 37 14 8 15 56 50 12 3 4 37 16 2 5 11 19 34 36
13 Swansea City 37 14 8 15 69 70 11 4 3 44 22 3 4 12 25 48 36
14 Sunderland 37 15 6 16 57 68 12 3 4 37 21 3 3 12 20 47 36
15 Middlesbrough 37 13 8 16 77 64 9 5 5 47 22 4 3 11 30 42 34
16 Ipswich Town 37 13 6 18 54 71 9 4 5 32 25 4 2 13 22 46 32
17 Scunthorpe United 38 11 8 19 50 75 7 5 7 29 31 4 3 12 21 44 30
18 Leyton Orient 37 10 8 19 57 72 7 4 8 34 29 3 4 11 23 43 28
19 Lincoln City 38 10 7 21 60 88 9 5 5 42 34 1 2 16 18 54 27
20 Grimsby Town 37 8 10 19 56 77 6 7 5 36 29 2 3 14 20 48 26
21 Barnsley 37 9 7 21 48 76 7 4 7 28 26 2 3 14 20 50 25
22 Rotherham United 36 9 7 20 37 72 8 4 5 28 23 1 3 15 9 49 25
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