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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 22 December 1956 at 14:15 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Bury
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.29)

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 27.23)

Roy MacLaren
Eddie Robertson
Bobby Conroy
Don May
Norman Neilson
Harry Gordon
Johnny Robinson
Tommy Neill
Walter Kelly
Stan Pearson
Norman Lockhart

Other details

Manager: Phil Taylor
Opposition manager: David Russell
Referee: Powell J
Attendance: 18,754
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2250
League game number: 2048
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 8th
Bury league position: 21st
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Liverpool
Bury
Billy Liddell penalty (1–0)
15'
HT 1–0
Jimmy Melia (Billy Liddell) (2–0)
71'
Full time 2–0

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