Matchdetails from Liverpool - Blackburn Rovers played on Wednesday 17 November 1965 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Liverpool

5

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2

Blackburn Rovers

Starting Lineup

1		Tommy Lawrence
2		Chris Lawler
3		Gerry Byrne
4		Geoff Strong
5		Ron Yeats (c)
6		Willie Stevenson
7		Ian Callaghan
8		Roger Hunt
9		Ian St John
10		Tommy Smith
11		Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12

Gordon Milne

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Willie Stevenson 17' penalty
Ian St John 32' (Tommy Smith)
Roger Hunt 45' (Ian St John)
Tommy Smith 83'
Ian St John 87' (Peter Thompson)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

George Jones 63'
Ben Anderson 89'

Opposition substitutions

Mike England out for Ben Anderson 46'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.36
- Average age of the Blackburn Rovers starting lineup: 24.45
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Blackburn Rovers league position after match: 21
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- This match was originally scheduled for 28th August 1965 but was one of two Blackburn Rovers fixtures postponed due to an outbreak of polio in the town.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Jack Marshall

Referee: Corbett DA

Attendance: 36,450

Half-time score: 3 - 0

Game number: 2674

League game number: 2421

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Related images & files

Match ticket

Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook

Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook

Match programme

Match programme

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	17	11	2	4	41	17	7	1	1	27	6	4	1	3	14	11	24
2	Burnley	16	10	3	3	34	17	6	1	1	20	9	4	2	2	14	8	23
3	Leeds United	16	9	4	3	31	15	7	2	0	21	5	2	2	3	10	10	22
4	West Bromwich Albion	17	9	3	5	42	26	6	1	2	29	12	3	2	3	13	14	21
5	Sheffield United	17	8	5	4	24	23	6	2	1	17	9	2	3	3	7	14	21
6	Tottenham Hotspur	16	8	3	5	34	23	7	1	1	27	12	1	2	4	7	11	19
7	Manchester United	16	7	5	4	30	25	4	4	0	15	6	3	1	4	15	19	19
8	Stoke City	16	7	5	4	24	21	4	3	1	14	8	3	2	3	10	13	19
9	Arsenal	17	7	5	5	31	30	5	2	1	19	12	2	3	4	12	18	19
10	Chelsea	16	7	4	5	23	20	2	3	3	8	9	5	1	2	15	11	18
11	Sunderland	17	7	3	7	25	31	6	1	1	17	10	1	2	6	8	21	17
12	Aston Villa	17	7	2	8	26	24	4	2	2	14	9	3	0	6	12	15	16
13	Everton	17	6	4	7	30	31	5	2	2	22	12	1	2	5	8	19	16
14	Leicester City	17	5	5	7	29	36	2	3	4	14	20	3	2	3	15	16	15
15	Newcastle United	17	5	4	8	17	24	4	2	3	11	8	1	2	5	6	16	14
16	Sheffield Wednesday	15	5	3	7	19	25	4	1	1	10	5	1	2	6	9	20	13
17	Nottingham Forest	16	4	4	8	22	25	4	1	2	15	8	0	3	6	7	17	12
18	Blackpool	16	4	4	8	23	29	2	2	4	17	16	2	2	4	6	13	12
19	Fulham	17	4	4	9	28	39	4	2	3	17	16	0	2	6	11	23	12
20	West Ham United	17	4	4	9	22	41	3	3	2	13	16	1	1	7	9	25	12
21	Blackburn Rovers	17	3	4	10	25	36	2	1	5	9	12	1	3	5	16	24	10
22	Northampton Town	17	2	6	9	17	39	2	3	3	10	11	0	3	6	7	28	10