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2nd Division
City Ground | 09 April 1955 at15:00UK local time
Nottingham Forest
3
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.43)
1
Doug Rudham
2
Ray Lambert
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Alex South
6
Barry Wilkinson
7
Jimmy Payne
8
Eric Anderson
9
Billy Liddell
(c)
10
Alan Arnell
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
7′
(Alan A'Court)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.2)
Bill Farmer
Jack Hutchinson
Geoff Thomas
Bill Morley
Robert McKinlay
Jack Burkitt
Peter Small
Jackie French
Tommy Wilson
James Barrett
Hugh McLaren
Opposition goals
James Barrett
23
′
James Barrett
(pen)
59
′
Jackie French
86
′
Notes
- Doug Rudham saved a penalty from James Barrett on 64'
Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
William Walker
Referee:
Murdoch A
Attendance:
15,409
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2175
League game number:
1978
Liverpool league position:
13th
Nottingham Forest league position:
15th
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21 Aug 1954 - Liverpool 3-2 Doncaster Rovers
23 Aug 1954 - Plymouth Argyle 0-1 Liverpool
28 Aug 1954 - Derby County 2-3 Liverpool
01 Sep 1954 - Liverpool 3-3 Plymouth Argyle
04 Sep 1954 - Liverpool 1-2 West Ham United
06 Sep 1954 - Bristol Rovers 0-3 Liverpool
11 Sep 1954 - Blackburn Rovers 3-4 Liverpool
15 Sep 1954 - Liverpool 5-3 Bristol Rovers
18 Sep 1954 - Liverpool 4-1 Fulham
25 Sep 1954 - Swansea Town 2-3 Liverpool
02 Oct 1954 - Liverpool 3-1 Notts County
09 Oct 1954 - Liverpool 3-1 Rotherham United
16 Oct 1954 - Stoke City 0-2 Liverpool
23 Oct 1954 - Liverpool 1-1 Bury
30 Oct 1954 - Lincoln City 3-3 Liverpool
06 Nov 1954 - Liverpool 2-1 Hull City
13 Nov 1954 - Luton Town 2-3 Liverpool
20 Nov 1954 - Liverpool 1-0 Nottingham Forest
27 Nov 1954 - Leeds United 2-2 Liverpool
04 Dec 1954 - Liverpool 3-1 Middlesbrough
11 Dec 1954 - Birmingham City 1-9 Liverpool
18 Dec 1954 - Doncaster Rovers 1-4 Liverpool
25 Dec 1954 - Liverpool 6-2 Ipswich Town
27 Dec 1954 - Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool
01 Jan 1955 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
08 Jan 1955 - Lincoln City 1-1 Liverpool
12 Jan 1955 - Liverpool 1-0 Lincoln City
22 Jan 1955 - Liverpool 4-1 Blackburn Rovers
29 Jan 1955 - Everton 4-0 Liverpool
05 Feb 1955 - Fulham 2-1 Liverpool
12 Feb 1955 - Liverpool 1-1 Swansea Town
19 Feb 1955 - Liverpool 0-2 Huddersfield Town
03 Mar 1955 - Notts County 3-0 Liverpool
05 Mar 1955 - Liverpool 2-4 Stoke City
12 Mar 1955 - Bury 4-3 Liverpool
19 Mar 1955 - Liverpool 2-4 Lincoln City
26 Mar 1955 - Hull City 2-2 Liverpool
02 Apr 1955 - Liverpool 4-4 Luton Town
08 Apr 1955 - Port Vale 3-4 Liverpool
09 Apr 1955 - Nottingham Forest 1-3 Liverpool
11 Apr 1955 - Liverpool 1-1 Port Vale
16 Apr 1955 - Liverpool 2-2 Leeds United
23 Apr 1955 - Middlesbrough 2-1 Liverpool
26 Apr 1955 - West Ham United 3-0 Liverpool
30 Apr 1955 - Liverpool 2-2 Birmingham City
02 May 1955 - Rotherham United 1-6 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Blackburn R
38
22
4
12
112
74
+38
48
2
Luton T
36
20
7
9
78
45
+33
47
3
Leeds U
38
20
6
12
59
50
+9
46
4
Birmingham C
35
18
8
9
76
40
+36
44
5
West Ham U
36
18
8
10
71
59
+12
44
6
Stoke C
35
17
9
9
59
40
+19
43
7
Rotherham U
35
19
4
12
77
58
+19
42
8
Bristol R
37
17
6
14
70
63
+7
40
9
Middlesbrough
37
18
4
15
68
71
-3
40
10
Notts Co
37
18
4
15
65
68
-3
40
11
Swansea C
36
14
8
14
75
72
+3
36
12
Bury
36
14
8
14
69
65
+4
36
13
Liverpool
36
14
7
15
81
84
-3
35
14
Fulham
36
13
9
14
70
72
-2
35
15
Nottm Forest
36
15
5
16
49
52
-3
35
16
Doncaster R
36
13
5
18
52
80
-28
31
17
Lincoln C
36
10
9
17
60
73
-13
29
18
Hull C
36
10
9
17
41
60
-19
29
19
Port Vale
36
9
10
17
41
65
-24
28
20
Plymouth Arg
38
10
7
21
53
79
-26
27
21
Ipswich T
36
10
4
22
52
83
-31
24
22
Derby Co
38
6
9
23
49
74
-25
21
