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2nd Division

Eastville Stadium | Saturday 28 April 1956 at 15:00 UK local time

Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.85)

1
Doug Rudham
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Dick White
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Roy Saunders
8
Tony Rowley
9
Billy Liddell (c)
10
John Evans
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.94)

Howard Radford
Harry Bamford
Les Edwards
Ian Muir
Paddy Hale
Peter Sampson
George Petherbridge
Barrie Meyer
Bill Roost
Dai Ward
Peter Hooper

Other details

Manager: Don Welsh
Opposition manager: Bert Tann
Referee: Mann RH
Attendance: 24,106
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 2227
League game number: 2025
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Bristol Rovers league position: 5th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Bristol Rovers
John Evans (Billy Liddell) (1–0)
7'
34'
Peter Hooper (1–1)
HT 1–1
Geoff Twentyman (2–1)
80'
Full time 2–1

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