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2nd Division
Anfield | 03 January 1959 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
1
Sunderland
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.93)
1
Tommy Younger
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Johnny Wheeler
(c)
5
Dick White
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Fred Morris
8
Jimmy Melia
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Jimmy Harrower
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Johnny Wheeler
29′
(Fred Morris)
Louis Bimpson
58′
(Fred Morris)
Fred Morris
73′
(Alan A'Court)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 23.92)
Peter Wakeham
Colin Nelson
Len Ashurst
Stan Anderson
Charlie Hurley
Reg Pearce
Clive Bircham
Johnny Goodchild
Don Kichenbrand
Ernest Taylor
Colin Grainger
Opposition goals
Johnny Goodchild
22
′
Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
Alan Brown
Referee:
Griffiths BM
(Wales)
Attendance:
36,953
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2343
League game number:
2135
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Sunderland league position:
16th
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23 Aug 1958 - Liverpool 3-3 Grimsby Town
30 Aug 1958 - Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
03 Sep 1958 - Liverpool 5-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
06 Sep 1958 - Middlesbrough 1-2 Liverpool
10 Sep 1958 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
13 Sep 1958 - Liverpool 3-0 Charlton Athletic
15 Sep 1958 - Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool
20 Sep 1958 - Bristol City 3-1 Liverpool
24 Sep 1958 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool
27 Sep 1958 - Liverpool 1-2 Cardiff City
04 Oct 1958 - Huddersfield Town 0-5 Liverpool
11 Oct 1958 - Liverpool 3-2 Lincoln City
18 Oct 1958 - Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
25 Oct 1958 - Liverpool 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
01 Nov 1958 - Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool
08 Nov 1958 - Liverpool 3-0 Leyton Orient
15 Nov 1958 - Derby County 2-3 Liverpool
22 Nov 1958 - Liverpool 2-1 Bristol Rovers
29 Nov 1958 - Ipswich Town 0-2 Liverpool
06 Dec 1958 - Liverpool 4-0 Swansea Town
13 Dec 1958 - Scunthorpe United 2-1 Liverpool
20 Dec 1958 - Grimsby Town 3-2 Liverpool
26 Dec 1958 - Rotherham United 1-0 Liverpool
27 Dec 1958 - Liverpool 4-0 Rotherham United
03 Jan 1959 - Liverpool 3-1 Sunderland
15 Jan 1959 - Worcester City 1-2 Liverpool
31 Jan 1959 - Charlton Athletic 3-2 Liverpool
07 Feb 1959 - Liverpool 3-2 Bristol City
14 Feb 1959 - Cardiff City 0-3 Liverpool
21 Feb 1959 - Liverpool 2-2 Huddersfield Town
28 Feb 1959 - Leyton Orient 3-1 Liverpool
07 Mar 1959 - Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
20 Mar 1959 - Liverpool 3-4 Stoke City
27 Mar 1959 - Liverpool 3-2 Barnsley
28 Mar 1959 - Lincoln City 1-2 Liverpool
30 Mar 1959 - Barnsley 2-0 Liverpool
04 Apr 1959 - Liverpool 3-0 Derby County
08 Apr 1959 - Liverpool 1-2 Middlesbrough
11 Apr 1959 - Bristol Rovers 0-3 Liverpool
14 Apr 1959 - Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Liverpool
18 Apr 1959 - Liverpool 3-1 Ipswich Town
22 Apr 1959 - Liverpool 3-0 Scunthorpe United
25 Apr 1959 - Swansea Town 3-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Sheffield Wed
25
18
3
4
73
29
+44
39
2
Liverpool
25
16
2
7
54
34
+20
34
3
Fulham
25
15
4
6
59
42
+17
34
4
Stoke C
26
15
3
8
53
40
+13
33
5
Sheffield U
25
12
5
8
46
30
+16
29
6
Bristol C
25
13
2
10
52
41
+11
28
7
Cardiff C
24
13
2
9
42
35
+7
28
8
Bristol R
25
10
7
8
49
41
+8
27
9
Ipswich T
25
11
4
10
40
41
-1
26
10
Derby Co
26
10
6
10
44
53
-9
26
11
Charlton Ath
25
10
5
10
54
56
-2
25
12
Swansea C
24
8
7
9
48
48
+0
23
13
Huddersfield
26
9
5
12
40
40
+0
23
14
Middlesbrough
25
9
4
12
55
44
+11
22
15
Barnsley
25
9
4
12
40
49
-9
22
16
Sunderland
26
9
4
13
41
53
-12
22
17
Brighton & HA
25
7
8
10
43
62
-19
22
18
Scunthorpe U
25
7
7
11
33
50
-17
21
19
Grimsby T
24
6
7
11
41
54
-13
19
20
Leyton O
26
7
5
14
39
52
-13
19
21
Lincoln C
25
6
4
15
38
60
-22
16
22
Rotherham U
25
5
4
16
27
57
-30
14
