Preston North End 04 Nov 1961

Preston North End	1	-	3	Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.46)

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.53)

Alan Kelly

Willie Cunningham

George Ross

John Wylie

Tony Singleton

Dave Barber

Alec Alston

Alfie Biggs

Alex Dawson

David Sneddon

Peter Thompson

Notes

- Ian Callaghan scores his first LFC goal

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Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: James Milne

Referee: Hamer L

Attendance: 29,243

Half-time score: 0 - 1

Game number: 2468

League game number: 2252

Liverpool league position: 1st

Preston North End league position: 19th

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Gordon Milne (1–0)

29'

HT 1–0

Ian Callaghan (Alan A'Court) (2–0)

56'

Ian St John (3–0)

63'

78'

David Sneddon (3–1)

Full time 3–1

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	16	12	2	2	43	13	+30	26
2	Southampton	17	7	5	5	31	21	+10	19
3	Scunthorpe United	16	8	3	5	38	30	+8	19
4	Sunderland	16	8	3	5	31	24	+7	19
5	Rotherham United	15	8	3	4	33	30	+3	19
6	Derby County	16	8	3	5	32	30	+2	19
7	Leyton Orient	16	7	4	5	30	20	+10	18
8	Luton Town	16	9	0	7	39	30	+9	18
9	Huddersfield Town	16	6	4	6	25	24	+1	16
10	Walsall	16	6	4	6	27	31	-4	16
11	Norwich City	16	5	6	5	23	26	-3	16
12	Swansea City	16	5	6	5	27	33	-6	16
13	Brighton & Hove Albion	16	5	6	5	22	31	-9	16
14	Newcastle United	16	6	3	7	28	19	+9	15
15	Plymouth Argyle	16	6	3	7	25	34	-9	15
16	Bury	16	7	0	9	21	36	-15	14
17	Middlesbrough	15	5	3	7	24	25	-1	13
18	Bristol Rovers	16	6	1	9	25	29	-4	13
19	Preston North End	17	4	5	8	19	26	-7	13
20	Stoke City	16	4	4	8	23	25	-2	12
21	Leeds United	16	4	3	9	17	29	-12	11
22	Charlton Athletic	16	3	3	10	20	37	-17	9

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2nd Division

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.46)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.53)

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