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1st Division
Fratton Park | 12 December 1953 at14:15UK local time
Portsmouth
5
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.45)
1
Russell Crossley
2
Ray Lambert
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Barry Wilkinson
5
Bill Jones
(c)
6
Roy Saunders
7
Brian Jackson
8
Sammy Smyth
9
Alan Arnell
10
Jimmy Payne
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
Sammy Smyth
31′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.69)
Ted Platt
Phil Gunter
Jack Mansell
Len Phillips
Duggie Reid
Jimmy Dickinson
Peter Harris
Johnny Gordon
Charlie Vaughan
Matt Gemmell
Jack Henderson
Opposition goals
Johnny Gordon
17
′
Peter Harris
32
′
Peter Harris
74
′
Charlie Vaughan
75
′
Peter Harris
79
′
Notes
- Portsmouth's 3 second half goals were scored within a 5 minute spell
Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
Edward Lever
Referee:
Smith RE
Attendance:
23,509
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
2114
League game number:
1922
Liverpool league position:
21st
Portsmouth league position:
17th
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19 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 3-1 Portsmouth
22 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 4-4 Manchester United
26 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
29 Aug 1953 - Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool
02 Sep 1953 - Newcastle United 0-4 Liverpool
05 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 1-5 Preston North End
07 Sep 1953 - Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
12 Sep 1953 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
16 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 1-1 Wolves
19 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 4-0 Burnley
26 Sep 1953 - Charlton Athletic 0-6 Liverpool
03 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
10 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 6-1 Aston Villa
17 Oct 1953 - Huddersfield Town 0-2 Liverpool
24 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 3-0 Sheffield United
31 Oct 1953 - Chelsea 2-5 Liverpool
07 Nov 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City
14 Nov 1953 - Sunderland 2-3 Liverpool
21 Nov 1953 - Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal
28 Nov 1953 - Cardiff City 1-3 Liverpool
05 Dec 1953 - Liverpool 5-2 Blackpool
12 Dec 1953 - Portsmouth 1-5 Liverpool
19 Dec 1953 - Manchester United 1-5 Liverpool
25 Dec 1953 - West Bromwich Albion 2-5 Liverpool
26 Dec 1953 - Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
02 Jan 1954 - Liverpool 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
09 Jan 1954 - Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool
16 Jan 1954 - Preston North End 1-2 Liverpool
23 Jan 1954 - Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
06 Feb 1954 - Burnley 1-1 Liverpool
13 Feb 1954 - Liverpool 2-3 Charlton Athletic
24 Feb 1954 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
27 Feb 1954 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
06 Mar 1954 - Liverpool 1-3 Huddersfield Town
13 Mar 1954 - Sheffield United 1-3 Liverpool
20 Mar 1954 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
03 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 4-3 Sunderland
07 Apr 1954 - Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
10 Apr 1954 - Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool
16 Apr 1954 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Liverpool
17 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 0-1 Cardiff City
19 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 4-1 Middlesbrough
24 Apr 1954 - Blackpool 0-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
West Brom
22
15
3
4
60
30
+30
33
2
Wolves
22
14
5
3
55
31
+24
33
3
Huddersfield
22
12
5
5
40
23
+17
29
4
Burnley
22
14
0
8
50
39
+11
28
5
Bolton Wan
21
8
8
5
37
31
+6
24
6
Charlton Ath
22
11
1
10
46
42
+4
23
7
Arsenal
22
9
5
8
43
41
+2
23
8
Cardiff C
22
9
5
8
27
37
-10
23
9
Man Utd
22
6
10
6
35
32
+3
22
10
Blackpool
21
9
4
8
38
38
+0
22
11
Preston NE
22
9
3
10
49
33
+16
21
12
Tottenham H
22
10
1
11
36
39
-3
21
13
Sheff Wed
23
9
3
11
40
51
-11
21
14
Aston Villa
21
9
2
10
35
37
-2
20
15
Newcastle U
22
6
7
9
35
40
-5
19
16
Chelsea
22
7
5
10
37
47
-10
19
17
Portsmouth
22
6
6
10
46
54
-8
18
18
Sheff Utd
21
7
4
10
36
42
-6
18
19
Man City
22
6
5
11
28
43
-15
17
20
Middlesbrough
22
6
4
12
32
47
-15
16
21
Liverpool
22
5
5
12
42
56
-14
15
22
Sunderland
21
6
3
12
42
56
-14
15
