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2nd Division
Anfield | 05 October 1957 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
5
-
0
Doncaster Rovers
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.85)
1
Doug Rudham
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Don Campbell
5
Dick White
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Brian Jackson
8
Tony Rowley
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Tony Rowley
20′
(Louis Bimpson)
Tony Rowley
25′
(Alan A'Court)
Jimmy Melia
45′
(Geoff Twentyman)
Jimmy Melia
47′
(Brian Jackson)
Louis Bimpson
73′
(Tony Rowley)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.11)
Harry Gregg
Len Graham
Paddy Gavin
Jim Kilkenny
Charlie Williams
Tommy Ewing
Johnny Mooney
Eddie McMorran
Walter Kelly
Tommy Cavanagh
Ron Walker
Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
Peter Doherty
Referee:
Pullin GW
Attendance:
33,701
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
2282
League game number:
2079
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
3rd
Doncaster Rovers league position:
22nd
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24 Aug 1957 - Bristol City 2-1 Liverpool
28 Aug 1957 - Liverpool 1-1 Huddersfield Town
31 Aug 1957 - Liverpool 3-0 Cardiff City
04 Sep 1957 - Huddersfield Town 1-2 Liverpool
07 Sep 1957 - Fulham 2-2 Liverpool
14 Sep 1957 - Middlesbrough 2-2 Liverpool
19 Sep 1957 - Rotherham United 2-2 Liverpool
21 Sep 1957 - Liverpool 3-0 Leyton Orient
23 Sep 1957 - Stoke City 2-1 Liverpool
28 Sep 1957 - Charlton Athletic 1-5 Liverpool
05 Oct 1957 - Liverpool 5-0 Doncaster Rovers
12 Oct 1957 - Liverpool 4-0 Swansea Town
19 Oct 1957 - Derby County 1-2 Liverpool
26 Oct 1957 - Liverpool 2-0 Bristol Rovers
02 Nov 1957 - Lincoln City 1-0 Liverpool
09 Nov 1957 - Liverpool 4-0 Notts County
16 Nov 1957 - Ipswich Town 1-3 Liverpool
23 Nov 1957 - Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
27 Nov 1957 - Liverpool 2-0 Rotherham United
30 Nov 1957 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
07 Dec 1957 - Liverpool 1-1 West Ham United
14 Dec 1957 - Barnsley 1-2 Liverpool
21 Dec 1957 - Liverpool 4-3 Bristol City
25 Dec 1957 - Grimsby Town 1-3 Liverpool
26 Dec 1957 - Liverpool 3-2 Grimsby Town
28 Dec 1957 - Cardiff City 1-6 Liverpool
04 Jan 1958 - Liverpool 1-1 Southend United
08 Jan 1958 - Southend United 3-2 Liverpool
11 Jan 1958 - Liverpool 2-1 Fulham
18 Jan 1958 - Liverpool 0-2 Middlesbrough
25 Jan 1958 - Liverpool 3-1 Northampton Town
01 Feb 1958 - Leyton Orient 0-1 Liverpool
08 Feb 1958 - Liverpool 3-1 Charlton Athletic
15 Feb 1958 - Scunthorpe United 1-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1958 - Doncaster Rovers 1-1 Liverpool
22 Feb 1958 - Blackburn Rovers 3-3 Liverpool
01 Mar 1958 - Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Liverpool
05 Mar 1958 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
08 Mar 1958 - Bristol Rovers 1-3 Liverpool
15 Mar 1958 - Liverpool 1-0 Lincoln City
22 Mar 1958 - Notts County 2-0 Liverpool
29 Mar 1958 - Liverpool 3-1 Ipswich Town
05 Apr 1958 - Swansea Town 2-0 Liverpool
07 Apr 1958 - Liverpool 3-0 Stoke City
12 Apr 1958 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield United
19 Apr 1958 - West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Apr 1958 - Liverpool 1-1 Barnsley
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Charlton Ath
11
7
2
2
27
14
+13
16
2
Fulham
11
4
6
1
25
16
+9
14
3
Liverpool
11
5
4
2
24
16
+8
14
4
Blackburn R
11
5
4
2
17
11
+6
14
5
Bristol R
11
6
1
4
29
19
+10
13
6
Stoke C
12
6
1
5
25
17
+8
13
7
Grimsby T
10
5
2
3
26
17
+9
12
8
Middlesbrough
11
4
4
3
21
17
+4
12
9
Barnsley
11
4
4
3
16
14
+2
12
10
Huddersfield
11
4
4
3
17
16
+1
12
11
Rotherham U
9
4
3
2
19
18
+1
11
12
Swansea C
11
4
3
4
20
23
-3
11
13
Sheffield U
11
4
3
4
16
19
-3
11
14
West Ham U
11
4
2
5
18
21
-3
10
15
Ipswich T
11
3
4
4
14
16
-2
10
16
Leyton O
11
4
1
6
21
26
-5
9
17
Lincoln C
11
3
3
5
16
20
-4
9
18
Derby Co
11
3
2
6
15
23
-8
8
19
Bristol C
11
2
4
5
13
21
-8
8
20
Notts Co
11
3
2
6
13
21
-8
8
21
Cardiff C
11
2
4
5
9
19
-10
8
22
Doncaster R
11
2
1
8
9
26
-17
5
