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2nd Division

Anfield | Saturday 26 August 1961 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 0 Leeds United
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.41)

1
Bert Slater
2
Dick White (c)
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Kevin Lewis
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.01)

Alan Humphreys
Eric Smith
Grenville Hair
Peter McConnell
Jack Charlton
Freddie Goodwin
Derek Mayers
Billy Bremner
John McCole
Noel Peyton
Albert Johanneson

Notes

  • - Collinge was a late replacement referee for R.J. Simons who had been badly shaken in a motor crash on his way to the match.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Don Revie
Referee: Collinge KA
Attendance: 42,950
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2455
League game number: 2239
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Leeds United league position: 10th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leeds United
Roger Hunt (Tommy Leishman) (1–0)
6'
HT 1–0
Roger Hunt (2–0)
48'
Kevin Lewis penalty (3–0)
53'
Jimmy Melia (Roger Hunt) (4–0)
68'
Roger Hunt (5–0)
74'
Full time 5–0

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