Sunderland 30 Aug 1961 - LFChistory.net

Sunderland	1	-	4	Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.42)

1	Bert Slater
2	Dick White (c)
3	Gerry Byrne
4	Gordon Milne
5	Ron Yeats
6	Tommy Leishman
7	Kevin Lewis
8	Roger Hunt
9	Ian St John
10	Jimmy Melia
11	Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.77)

Peter Wakeham

Colin Nelson

Len Ashurst

Stan Anderson

Dickie Rooks

Jimmy McNab

Harry Hooper

Amby Fogarty

Brian Clough

Willie McPheat

Jack Overfield

Notes

- Ian St John scores his first LFC goal

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Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Alan Brown

Referee: Tirebuck LJ

Attendance: 47,261

Half-time score: 1 - 2

Game number: 2456

League game number: 2240

Liverpool league position: 1st

Sunderland league position: 20th

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Liverpool

Sunderland

Roger Hunt (1–0)

26'

Ian St John (Jimmy Melia) (2–0)

39'

45'

Brian Clough (2–1)

HT 2–1

Roger Hunt (Jimmy Melia) (3–1)

69'

Ian St John (Kevin Lewis) (4–1)

90'

Full time 4–1

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	8
2	Luton Town	4	3	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	Bury	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	6
4	Walsall	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	6
5	Newcastle United	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	5
6	Huddersfield Town	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	5
7	Leyton Orient	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
8	Leeds United	4	2	1	1	5	7	-2	5
9	Rotherham United	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4
10	Norwich City	4	1	2	1	7	7	+0	4
11	Derby County	4	2	0	2	9	10	-1	4
12	Scunthorpe United	4	1	2	1	8	9	-1	4
13	Plymouth Argyle	4	2	0	2	7	11	-4	4
14	Stoke City	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	3
15	Swansea City	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1	3
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	4	0	3	1	7	9	-2	3
17	Preston North End	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	3
18	Middlesbrough	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	2
19	Southampton	4	1	0	3	5	6	-1	2
20	Sunderland	4	1	0	3	6	12	-6	2
21	Charlton Athletic	4	0	2	2	4	9	-5	2
22	Bristol Rovers	4	0	0	4	0	9	-9	0

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2nd Division

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.42)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.77)

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