Matchdetails from Stoke City - Liverpool played on Wednesday 3 May 1961 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Stoke City

3

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1

Liverpool

Starting Lineup

1		Bert Slater
2		John Molyneux
3		Gerry Byrne
4		Johnny Wheeler
5		Dick White (c)
6		Tommy Leishman
7		Alan A'Court
8		Roger Hunt
9		Alan Banks
10		Jimmy Melia
11		Johnny Morrissey

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Alan A'Court 1' (Johnny Morrissey)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.5
- Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 24.73
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Stoke City league position after match: 18
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Tony Waddington

Referee: Ellis AE

Attendance: 4,463

Half-time score: 1 - 1

Game number: 2452

League game number: 2236

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Related images & files

A'Court unhappy

A'Court unhappy

Liddell retiring

Liddell retiring

Frustrating

Lewis and Hickson leaving

Lewis and Hickson leaving

St John signs

Liverpool land the Saint

Liverpool land the Saint

St John's first Echo article

St John's first Echo article

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	Ipswich Town	42	26	7	9	100	55	15	3	3	55	24	11	4	6	45	31	59
2	Sheffield United	42	26	6	10	81	51	16	2	3	49	22	10	4	7	32	29	58
3	Liverpool	42	21	10	11	87	58	14	5	2	49	21	7	5	9	38	37	52
4	Norwich City	42	20	9	13	70	53	15	3	3	46	20	5	6	10	24	33	49
5	Middlesbrough	42	18	12	12	83	74	13	6	2	44	20	5	6	10	39	54	48
6	Sunderland	42	17	13	12	75	60	12	5	4	47	24	5	8	8	28	36	47
7	Swansea City	42	18	11	13	77	73	14	4	3	49	26	4	7	10	28	47	47
8	Southampton	42	18	8	16	84	81	12	4	5	57	35	6	4	11	27	46	44
9	Charlton Athletic	42	16	11	15	97	91	12	3	6	60	42	4	8	9	37	49	43
10	Scunthorpe United	42	14	15	13	69	64	9	8	4	39	25	5	7	9	30	39	43
11	Plymouth Argyle	42	17	8	17	81	82	13	4	4	52	32	4	4	13	29	50	42
12	Derby County	42	15	10	17	80	80	9	6	6	46	35	6	4	11	34	45	40
13	Luton Town	42	15	9	18	71	79	13	5	3	48	27	2	4	15	23	52	39
14	Leeds United	42	14	10	18	75	83	7	7	7	41	38	7	3	11	34	45	38
15	Rotherham United	42	12	13	17	65	64	9	7	5	37	24	3	6	12	28	40	37
16	Bristol Rovers	42	15	7	20	73	92	13	4	4	52	35	2	3	16	21	57	37
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	14	9	19	61	75	9	6	6	33	26	5	3	13	28	49	37
18	Stoke City	42	12	12	18	51	59	9	6	6	39	26	3	6	12	12	33	36
19	Leyton Orient	42	14	8	20	55	78	10	5	6	31	29	4	3	14	24	49	36
20	Huddersfield Town	42	13	9	20	62	71	7	5	9	33	33	6	4	11	29	38	35
21	Portsmouth	42	11	11	20	64	91	10	6	5	38	27	1	5	15	26	64	33
22	Lincoln City	42	8	8	26	48	95	5	4	12	30	43	3	4	14	18	52	24