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2nd Division

Anfield | Wednesday 4 October 1961 at 19:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Newcastle United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.51)

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 26.57)

Dave Hollins
Bill McKinney
Alf McMichael
Duncan Neale
George Heslop
George Dalton
Gordon Hughes
Ivor Allchurch
Len White
Johnny McGuigan
Liam Tuohy

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Norman Smith
Referee: Howell D
Attendance: 52,419
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2463
League game number: 2247
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Newcastle United league position: 19th
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Liverpool
Newcastle United
Kevin Lewis (1–0)
38'
HT 1–0
Roger Hunt (Ian St John) (2–0)
75'
Full time 2–0

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