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2nd Division
Home Park | 28 April 1962 at15:15UK local time
Plymouth Argyle
2
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 24.71)
1
Jim Furnell
2
Gerry Byrne
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Kevin Lewis
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Alan A'Court
16′
Ian St John
56′
(Alan A'Court)
Roger Hunt
60′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.28)
Dave MacLaren
George Robertson
Bryce Fulton
Johnny Williams
Gordon Fincham
John Newman
Dave Corbett
Alec Jackson
George Kirby
Peter Anderson
Adrian Thorne
Opposition goals
Alec Jackson
35
′
George Robertson
58
′
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Ellis Stuttard
Referee:
Smith RE
Attendance:
13,427
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2497
League game number:
2276
Liverpool league position:
1st
Plymouth Argyle league position:
5th
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19 Aug 1961 - Bristol Rovers 2-0 Liverpool
23 Aug 1961 - Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland
26 Aug 1961 - Liverpool 5-0 Leeds United
30 Aug 1961 - Sunderland 4-1 Liverpool
02 Sep 1961 - Norwich City 2-1 Liverpool
09 Sep 1961 - Liverpool 2-1 Scunthorpe United
16 Sep 1961 - Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Liverpool
20 Sep 1961 - Newcastle United 2-1 Liverpool
23 Sep 1961 - Liverpool 5-0 Bury
30 Sep 1961 - Charlton Athletic 4-0 Liverpool
04 Oct 1961 - Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United
07 Oct 1961 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
14 Oct 1961 - Liverpool 6-1 Walsall
21 Oct 1961 - Derby County 0-2 Liverpool
28 Oct 1961 - Liverpool 3-3 Leyton Orient
04 Nov 1961 - Preston North End 3-1 Liverpool
11 Nov 1961 - Liverpool 1-1 Luton Town
18 Nov 1961 - Huddersfield Town 2-1 Liverpool
25 Nov 1961 - Liverpool 5-0 Swansea Town
02 Dec 1961 - Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
09 Dec 1961 - Liverpool 2-1 Plymouth Argyle
16 Dec 1961 - Liverpool 2-0 Bristol Rovers
23 Dec 1961 - Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1961 - Rotherham United 0-1 Liverpool
06 Jan 1962 - Liverpool 4-3 Chelsea
13 Jan 1962 - Liverpool 5-4 Norwich City
20 Jan 1962 - Scunthorpe United 1-1 Liverpool
27 Jan 1962 - Oldham Athletic 2-1 Liverpool
03 Feb 1962 - Liverpool 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
10 Feb 1962 - Bury 3-0 Liverpool
17 Feb 1962 - Liverpool 0-0 Preston North End
20 Feb 1962 - Preston North End 0-0 Liverpool
24 Feb 1962 - Liverpool 5-1 Middlesbrough
26 Feb 1962 - Liverpool 0-1 Preston North End
03 Mar 1962 - Walsall 1-1 Liverpool
10 Mar 1962 - Liverpool 4-1 Derby County
17 Mar 1962 - Leyton Orient 2-2 Liverpool
24 Mar 1962 - Liverpool 4-1 Preston North End
28 Mar 1962 - Liverpool 4-1 Rotherham United
31 Mar 1962 - Luton Town 0-1 Liverpool
07 Apr 1962 - Liverpool 1-1 Huddersfield Town
21 Apr 1962 - Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
23 Apr 1962 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
24 Apr 1962 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
28 Apr 1962 - Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Liverpool
30 Apr 1962 - Liverpool 2-1 Charlton Athletic
04 May 1962 - Swansea Town 2-4 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
40
26
8
6
95
38
+57
60
2
Leyton O
42
22
10
10
69
40
+29
54
3
Sunderland
42
22
9
11
85
50
+35
53
4
Scunthorpe U
42
21
7
14
86
71
+15
49
5
Plymouth Arg
42
19
8
15
75
75
+0
46
6
Southampton
42
18
9
15
77
62
+15
45
7
Huddersfield
42
16
12
14
67
59
+8
44
8
Stoke C
42
17
8
17
55
57
-2
42
9
Rotherham U
42
16
9
17
70
76
-6
41
10
Preston NE
42
15
10
17
55
57
-2
40
11
Middlesbrough
42
16
7
19
76
72
+4
39
12
Newcastle U
42
15
9
18
64
58
+6
39
13
Luton T
42
17
5
20
69
71
-2
39
14
Walsall
42
14
11
17
70
75
-5
39
15
Charlton Ath
41
15
9
17
68
73
-5
39
16
Derby Co
42
14
11
17
68
75
-7
39
17
Norwich C
42
14
11
17
61
70
-9
39
18
Bury
42
17
5
20
52
76
-24
39
19
Leeds U
42
12
12
18
50
61
-11
36
20
Swansea C
41
11
12
18
57
81
-24
34
21
Bristol R
42
13
7
22
53
81
-28
33
22
Brighton & HA
42
10
11
21
42
86
-44
31
