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1st Division
The Valley | 26 September 1953 at15:15UK local time
Charlton Athletic
6
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.3)
1
Russell Crossley
2
Albert Childs
3
Eddie Spicer
4
Joseph Maloney
5
Laurie Hughes
6
Bob Paisley
7
Brian Jackson
8
Kevin Baron
9
Louis Bimpson
10
Bill Jones
(c)
11
Billy Liddell
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.97)
Sam Bartram
Jock Campbell
Syd Ellis
Benny Fenton
Derek Ufton
Cyril Hammond
Gordon Hurst
Syd O'Linn
Stuart E Leary
John Evans
Billy Kiernan
Opposition goals
John Evans
5
′
Stuart E Leary
43
′
Stuart E Leary
70
′
Stuart E Leary
72
′
Stuart E Leary
(pen)
74
′
John Evans
83
′
Other details
Manager:
Don Welsh
Opposition manager:
James Seed
Referee:
Leafe RJ
Attendance:
31,000
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2103
League game number:
1911
Liverpool league position:
21st
Charlton Athletic league position:
4th
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19 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 3-1 Portsmouth
22 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 4-4 Manchester United
26 Aug 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
29 Aug 1953 - Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Liverpool
02 Sep 1953 - Newcastle United 0-4 Liverpool
05 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 1-5 Preston North End
07 Sep 1953 - Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
12 Sep 1953 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
16 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 1-1 Wolves
19 Sep 1953 - Liverpool 4-0 Burnley
26 Sep 1953 - Charlton Athletic 0-6 Liverpool
03 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday
10 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 6-1 Aston Villa
17 Oct 1953 - Huddersfield Town 0-2 Liverpool
24 Oct 1953 - Liverpool 3-0 Sheffield United
31 Oct 1953 - Chelsea 2-5 Liverpool
07 Nov 1953 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City
14 Nov 1953 - Sunderland 2-3 Liverpool
21 Nov 1953 - Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal
28 Nov 1953 - Cardiff City 1-3 Liverpool
05 Dec 1953 - Liverpool 5-2 Blackpool
12 Dec 1953 - Portsmouth 1-5 Liverpool
19 Dec 1953 - Manchester United 1-5 Liverpool
25 Dec 1953 - West Bromwich Albion 2-5 Liverpool
26 Dec 1953 - Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
02 Jan 1954 - Liverpool 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
09 Jan 1954 - Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool
16 Jan 1954 - Preston North End 1-2 Liverpool
23 Jan 1954 - Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
06 Feb 1954 - Burnley 1-1 Liverpool
13 Feb 1954 - Liverpool 2-3 Charlton Athletic
24 Feb 1954 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
27 Feb 1954 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
06 Mar 1954 - Liverpool 1-3 Huddersfield Town
13 Mar 1954 - Sheffield United 1-3 Liverpool
20 Mar 1954 - Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
03 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 4-3 Sunderland
07 Apr 1954 - Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
10 Apr 1954 - Arsenal 0-3 Liverpool
16 Apr 1954 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Liverpool
17 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 0-1 Cardiff City
19 Apr 1954 - Liverpool 4-1 Middlesbrough
24 Apr 1954 - Blackpool 0-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
West Brom
11
8
2
1
31
13
+18
18
2
Wolves
11
7
2
2
31
17
+14
16
3
Huddersfield
11
7
2
2
24
13
+11
16
4
Charlton Ath
11
7
0
4
31
18
+13
14
5
Aston Villa
11
7
0
4
20
12
+8
14
6
Tottenham H
11
6
1
4
20
17
+3
13
7
Burnley
11
6
0
5
23
23
+0
12
8
Sheff Wed
13
6
0
7
22
28
-6
12
9
Cardiff C
11
4
4
3
11
13
-2
12
10
Preston NE
11
5
1
5
26
15
+11
11
11
Blackpool
10
4
3
3
20
17
+3
11
12
Bolton Wan
10
4
3
3
16
15
+1
11
13
Newcastle U
11
3
4
4
21
25
-4
10
14
Man Utd
11
2
6
3
15
17
-2
10
15
Sheff Utd
10
4
1
5
16
22
-6
9
16
Man City
11
3
3
5
13
20
-7
9
17
Portsmouth
11
3
2
6
26
31
-5
8
18
Sunderland
10
3
1
6
25
28
-3
7
19
Arsenal
11
2
3
6
13
20
-7
7
20
Chelsea
11
3
1
7
17
28
-11
7
21
Liverpool
11
2
3
6
17
29
-12
7
22
Middlesbrough
11
2
2
7
16
33
-17
6
