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2nd Division
Anfield | 26 October 1957 at14:45UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Bristol Rovers
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.71)
1
Doug Rudham
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White
6
Don Campbell
7
Brian Jackson
8
Tony Rowley
9
Billy Liddell
(c)
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Billy Liddell
46′
(Alan A'Court)
Alan A'Court
60′
(Billy Liddell)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 29.25)
Ron Nicholls
Harry Bamford
John Watling
Jackie Pitt
Paddy Hale
Peter Sampson
George Petherbridge
Alfie Biggs
Geoff Bradford
Dai Ward
Peter Hooper
Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
Bert Tann
Referee:
Dixon M
Attendance:
36,686
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2285
League game number:
2082
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Bristol Rovers league position:
13th
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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
Blackburn R
14
7
5
2
24
16
+8
19
2
Liverpool
14
7
4
3
31
18
+13
18
3
Stoke C
15
8
2
5
33
20
+13
18
4
Middlesbrough
14
7
4
3
30
20
+10
18
5
Fulham
14
5
7
2
30
21
+9
17
6
Charlton Ath
14
7
3
4
30
23
+7
17
7
Huddersfield
14
5
6
3
22
18
+4
16
8
West Ham U
14
6
3
5
24
23
+1
15
9
Sheffield U
14
5
5
4
21
22
-1
15
10
Grimsby T
13
6
2
5
33
24
+9
14
11
Barnsley
13
5
4
4
21
17
+4
14
12
Cardiff C
14
5
4
5
17
23
-6
14
13
Bristol R
14
6
1
7
31
26
+5
13
14
Leyton O
14
6
1
7
29
31
-2
13
15
Bristol C
13
4
4
5
19
24
-5
12
16
Ipswich T
14
4
4
6
18
26
-8
12
17
Rotherham U
12
4
3
5
21
24
-3
11
18
Swansea C
14
4
3
7
22
36
-14
11
19
Lincoln C
13
3
4
6
19
24
-5
10
20
Derby Co
14
4
2
8
21
30
-9
10
21
Notts Co
14
3
2
9
15
28
-13
8
22
Doncaster R
13
2
3
8
12
29
-17
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