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Sunderland

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Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.42)

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

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Roger Hunt 26′
Ian St John 39′ (Jimmy Melia)
Roger Hunt 69′ (Jimmy Melia)
Ian St John 90′ (Kevin Lewis)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.77)

Opposition goals

Brian Clough 45′

Notes

- Ian St John scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Alan Brown

Referee: Tirebuck LJ

Attendance: 47,261

Half-time score: 1 - 2

Game number: 2456

League game number: 2240

Liverpool league position: 1st

Sunderland league position: 20th

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	8
2	Luton T	4	3	0	1	11	5	+6	6
3	Bury	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	6
4	Walsall	4	3	0	1	8	5	+3	6
5	Newcastle U	4	2	1	1	2	1	+1	5
6	Huddersfield	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	5
7	Leyton O	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	5
8	Leeds U	4	2	1	1	5	7	-2	5
9	Rotherham U	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	4
10	Norwich C	4	1	2	1	7	7	+0	4
11	Derby Co	4	2	0	2	9	10	-1	4
12	Scunthorpe U	4	1	2	1	8	9	-1	4
13	Plymouth Arg	4	2	0	2	7	11	-4	4
14	Stoke C	4	1	1	2	8	6	+2	3
15	Swansea C	4	0	3	1	5	6	-1	3
16	Brighton & HA	4	0	3	1	7	9	-2	3
17	Preston NE	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	3
18	Middlesbrough	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	2
19	Southampton	4	1	0	3	5	6	-1	2
20	Sunderland	4	1	0	3	6	12	-6	2
21	Charlton Ath	4	0	2	2	4	9	-5	2
22	Bristol R	4	0	0	4	0	9	-9	0