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2nd Division

Anfield | Wednesday 24 August 1955 at 18:30 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.66)

1
Doug Rudham
2
Ray Lambert
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Brian Jackson
8
Eric Anderson
9
Billy Liddell (c)
10
John Evans
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.16)

Dave McIntosh
Ron Staniforth
Norman Curtis
Don Gibson
Ralph O'Donnell
Thomas McAnearney
Redfern Froggatt
Jackie Sewell
Roy Shiner
Albert Quixall
Albert Broadbent

Notes

  • After only 10 minutes John Evans broke his collar bone after colliding with the Wednesday goalkeeper

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Eric Taylor
Referee: Hawthorne H
Attendance: 41,791
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 2183
League game number: 1986
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 11th
Sheffield Wednesday league position: 2nd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday
20'
Redfern Froggatt (0–1)
HT 0–1
60'
Roy Shiner (0–2)
90'
Jackie Sewell (0–3)
Full time 0–3

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