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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 9 September 1961 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Scunthorpe United
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.44)

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 26.7)

Joe Turner
Derek Hemstead
Jack Brownsword
Archie Gibson
Barry Horstead
Ron Howells
Jack Marriott
Brian Godfrey
Barrie Thomas
Joe Bonson
Arthur Thorpe

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Richard Duckworth
Referee: Callaghan L
Attendance: 46,837
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2458
League game number: 2242
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Scunthorpe United league position: 7th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Scunthorpe United
Derek Hemstead o.g. (1–0)
6'
Alan A'Court (Jimmy Melia) (2–0)
23'
23'
Brian Godfrey (2–1)
HT 2–1
Full time 2–1

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