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Southampton

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Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.53)

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 27.14)

Opposition goals

Tommy Mulgrew 28′
George O'Brien 51′

Notes

- Liverpool took the unusual step (for the time) of flying to and from Southampton. Bill Shankly later commented “That one can be home from a game played over 200 miles away in three hours after the final whistle provides a fact against which it is difficult to find any suitable argument”.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Edward Bates

Referee: Mann RH

Attendance: 21,445

Half-time score: 1 - 0

Game number: 2472

League game number: 2256

Liverpool league position: 1st

Southampton league position: 3rd

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	20	14	3	3	51	17	+34	31
2	Leyton O	20	10	5	5	38	21	+17	25
3	Southampton	20	9	5	6	37	25	+12	23
4	Luton T	20	10	3	7	46	36	+10	23
5	Sunderland	20	9	5	6	37	31	+6	23
6	Derby Co	20	9	5	6	43	39	+4	23
7	Rotherham U	19	9	5	5	42	38	+4	23
8	Scunthorpe U	20	9	4	7	46	39	+7	22
9	Huddersfield	20	8	5	7	32	28	+4	21
10	Plymouth Arg	20	8	4	8	34	41	-7	20
11	Norwich C	20	7	6	7	28	35	-7	20
12	Swansea C	20	6	8	6	31	41	-10	20
13	Newcastle U	20	7	5	8	36	26	+10	19
14	Walsall	20	7	5	8	34	37	-3	19
15	Stoke C	20	6	6	8	30	29	+1	18
16	Bury	20	8	2	10	25	41	-16	18
17	Brighton & HA	20	5	8	7	25	42	-17	18
18	Leeds U	20	6	5	9	27	34	-7	17
19	Middlesbrough	19	6	4	9	30	32	-2	16
20	Preston NE	21	5	6	10	24	31	-7	16
21	Bristol R	20	6	2	12	28	40	-12	14
22	Charlton Ath	19	3	3	13	21	42	-21	9