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2nd Division

Vetch Field | Friday 4 May 1962 at 19:15 UK local time

Swansea Town 4 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.72)

1
Jim Furnell
2
Gerry Byrne
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Kevin Lewis
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.01)

Mike Pinner
Alan Sanders
Harry Griffiths
Peter Davies
Mel Nurse
Herbie Williams
Barrie Jones
Peter Donnelly
Brayley Reynolds
Colin Webster
Ken Morgans

Notes

  • - The scheduled date for this match was Saturday 14th April 1962. It was postponed on that date because of a smallpox outbreak in south Wales.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Trevor Morris
Referee: Sturgeon A
Attendance: 15,000
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2499
League game number: 2278
Liverpool league position: 1st
Swansea Town league position: 19th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Swansea Town
3'
Colin Webster (0–1)
21'
Mel Nurse (0–2)
Ian St John (Alan A'Court) (1–2)
31'
HT 1–2
70'
Colin Webster (1–3)
Roger Hunt (Ian St John) (2–3)
75'
79'
Brayley Reynolds (2–4)
Full time 2–4

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