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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 1 December 1956 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 1 Sheffield United
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.24)

1
Tommy Younger
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Roy Saunders
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Billy Liddell (c)
8
Johnny Wheeler
9
Alan Arnell
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.89)

Ted Burgin
Cec Coldwell
Cliff Mason
Joe Shaw
Malcolm Barrass
James Iley
Graham Shaw
Jimmy Hagan
Howard Johnson
Bobby Howitt
Jeff Smith

Other details

Manager: Phil Taylor
Opposition manager: Joe Mercer
Referee: Langdale RTE
Attendance: 34,159
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 2247
League game number: 2045
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 9th
Sheffield United league position: 5th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sheffield United
Johnny Wheeler (Jimmy Melia) (1–0)
24'
Billy Liddell (Alan A'Court) (2–0)
44'
HT 2–0
Jimmy Melia (Alan Arnell) (3–0)
55'
59'
Jimmy Hagan (3–1)
Alan A'Court (Geoff Twentyman) (4–1)
72'
Alan Arnell (Alan A'Court) (5–1)
80'
Full time 5–1

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