Matchdetails from Sheffield United - Liverpool played on Saturday 1 April 1961 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Sheffield United

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Liverpool

Starting Lineup

1		Bert Slater
2		John Molyneux
3		Gerry Byrne
4		Johnny Wheeler
5		Dick White (c)
6		Tommy Leishman
7		Kevin Lewis
8		Roger Hunt
9		Dave Hickson
10		Jimmy Melia
11		Johnny Morrissey

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Johnny Morrissey 72' (Jimmy Melia)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Billy Russell 57'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.69
- Average age of the Sheffield United starting lineup: 27.77
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Sheffield United league position after match: 2
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: John Harris

Referee: Leafe RJ

Attendance: 28,853

Half-time score: 0 - 0

Game number: 2446

League game number: 2230

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Liverpool Echo cartoon

Match programme

Match programme

Match programme backcover

Match programme backcover

Match programme lineups

Match programme lineups

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	36	23	6	7	84	46	14	2	3	49	22	9	4	4	35	24	52
2	Sheffield United	36	21	6	9	67	43	13	2	3	40	19	8	4	6	27	24	48
3	Liverpool	36	19	9	8	76	47	12	5	2	44	20	7	4	6	32	27	47
4	Norwich City	37	17	9	11	59	48	12	3	3	36	19	5	6	8	23	29	43
5	Sunderland	36	15	12	9	69	49	11	4	3	42	20	4	8	6	27	29	42
6	Middlesbrough	37	15	12	10	72	65	10	6	2	36	18	5	6	8	36	47	42
7	Southampton	36	17	7	12	78	67	11	3	4	53	31	6	4	8	25	36	41
8	Plymouth Argyle	37	16	7	14	71	71	12	3	3	43	27	4	4	11	28	44	39
9	Swansea City	37	15	9	13	64	64	11	4	3	41	22	4	5	10	23	42	39
10	Charlton Athletic	35	13	9	13	84	78	10	3	6	54	39	3	6	7	30	39	35
11	Scunthorpe United	35	12	11	12	60	57	7	7	3	34	22	5	4	9	26	35	35
12	Luton Town	36	13	8	15	60	69	11	4	3	41	25	2	4	12	19	44	34
13	Derby County	34	12	9	13	64	64	7	6	4	36	27	5	3	9	28	37	33
14	Leeds United	36	13	7	16	62	74	6	5	7	30	34	7	2	9	32	40	33
15	Rotherham United	35	11	10	14	49	46	8	5	4	27	16	3	5	10	22	30	32
16	Bristol Rovers	36	12	7	17	63	75	10	4	4	42	30	2	3	13	21	45	31
17	Leyton Orient	36	12	7	17	50	72	8	5	5	27	27	4	2	12	23	45	31
18	Stoke City	35	10	10	15	46	50	8	4	5	36	23	2	6	10	10	27	30
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	36	10	9	17	51	65	7	6	6	30	25	3	3	11	21	40	29
20	Huddersfield Town	37	10	8	19	53	67	5	4	9	26	31	5	4	10	27	36	28
21	Portsmouth	36	9	9	18	53	80	8	5	4	29	21	1	4	14	24	59	27
22	Lincoln City	37	7	7	23	45	83	4	4	11	27	39	3	3	12	18	44	21