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1st Division

Anfield | Wednesday 8 May 1963 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 1 Birmingham City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 22.97)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Gordon Wallace
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.43)

Colin Withers
John Regan
Colin Green
Terry Hennessey
Trevor Smith
Malcolm Beard
Mike Hellawell
Jimmy Bloomfield
Jimmy Harris
Ken Leek
Bertie Auld

Notes

  • - Tommy Smith makes his LFC debut
  • - Gordon Wallace scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Gil Merrick
Referee: Sturgeon A
Attendance: 23,684
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2544
League game number: 2317
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 7th
Birmingham City league position: 20th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Birmingham City
Gordon Wallace (Ian St John) (1–0)
16'
HT 1–0
Ian St John (2–0)
50'
63'
Ken Leek (2–1)
Ian Callaghan (Roger Hunt) (3–1)
78'
Roger Hunt (4–1)
80'
Roger Hunt (5–1)
89'
Full time 5–1

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