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1st Division
Anfield | 31 August 1963 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
2
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 24.75)
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Gerry Byrne
3
Ronnie Moran
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Jimmy Melia
11
Peter Thompson
Goals
Jimmy Melia
83′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.24)
Tony Waiters
Jimmy Armfield
Barrie Martin
John McPhee
Roy Gratrix
Dave Durie
Leslie Lea
Pat Quinn
Ray Charnley
Ray Parry
Des Horne
Opposition goals
John McPhee
9
′
Ray Charnley
43
′
Notes
- Ronnie Moran missed a penalty on 63'
- Moran's penalty was saved by Tony Waiters
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Ron Suart
Referee:
McCabe G
Attendance:
42,767
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
2550
League game number:
2323
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
15th
Blackpool league position:
13th
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24 Aug 1963 - Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Liverpool
28 Aug 1963 - Liverpool 1-2 Nottingham Forest
31 Aug 1963 - Liverpool 1-2 Blackpool
03 Sep 1963 - Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool
07 Sep 1963 - Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool
09 Sep 1963 - Wolves 3-1 Liverpool
14 Sep 1963 - Liverpool 1-2 West Ham United
16 Sep 1963 - Liverpool 6-0 Wolves
21 Sep 1963 - Sheffield United 0-3 Liverpool
28 Sep 1963 - Liverpool 2-1 Everton
05 Oct 1963 - Liverpool 5-2 Aston Villa
09 Oct 1963 - Liverpool 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
19 Oct 1963 - Liverpool 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
26 Oct 1963 - Ipswich Town 2-1 Liverpool
02 Nov 1963 - Liverpool 0-1 Leicester City
09 Nov 1963 - Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Liverpool
16 Nov 1963 - Liverpool 2-0 Fulham
23 Nov 1963 - Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool
30 Nov 1963 - Liverpool 2-0 Burnley
07 Dec 1963 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
14 Dec 1963 - Liverpool 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
21 Dec 1963 - Blackpool 1-0 Liverpool
26 Dec 1963 - Liverpool 6-1 Stoke City
04 Jan 1964 - Liverpool 5-0 Derby County
11 Jan 1964 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
18 Jan 1964 - West Ham United 0-1 Liverpool
25 Jan 1964 - Liverpool 0-0 Port Vale
27 Jan 1964 - Port Vale 2-1 Liverpool
01 Feb 1964 - Liverpool 6-1 Sheffield United
08 Feb 1964 - Everton 1-3 Liverpool
15 Feb 1964 - Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1964 - Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool
22 Feb 1964 - Liverpool 2-1 Birmingham City
29 Feb 1964 - Liverpool 1-2 Swansea Town
04 Mar 1964 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Liverpool
07 Mar 1964 - Liverpool 6-0 Ipswich Town
14 Mar 1964 - Fulham 0-1 Liverpool
20 Mar 1964 - Liverpool 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
27 Mar 1964 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Liverpool
28 Mar 1964 - Leicester City 2-0 Liverpool
30 Mar 1964 - Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
04 Apr 1964 - Liverpool 3-0 Manchester United
14 Apr 1964 - Burnley 3-0 Liverpool
18 Apr 1964 - Liverpool 5-0 Arsenal
22 Apr 1964 - Birmingham City 1-3 Liverpool
25 Apr 1964 - West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Liverpool
29 Apr 1964 - Stoke City 1-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Leicester C
3
2
1
0
11
3
+8
5
2
Man Utd
3
2
1
0
10
4
+6
5
3
Tottenham H
3
2
0
1
9
4
+5
4
4
West Ham U
3
1
2
0
5
3
+2
4
5
Stoke C
3
2
0
1
6
4
+2
4
6
Blackburn R
3
2
0
1
4
3
+1
4
7
Wolves
3
2
0
1
6
6
+0
4
8
Fulham
3
2
0
1
4
4
+0
4
9
Ipswich T
3
1
1
1
5
5
+0
3
10
West Brom
3
1
1
1
5
5
+0
3
11
Burnley
3
1
1
1
4
4
+0
3
12
Chelsea
3
0
3
0
1
1
+0
3
13
Blackpool
3
1
1
1
5
6
-1
3
14
Everton
2
1
0
1
4
5
-1
2
15
Liverpool
3
1
0
2
4
5
-1
2
16
Sheffield U
3
0
2
1
3
4
-1
2
17
Aston Villa
3
1
0
2
3
5
-2
2
18
Arsenal
3
1
0
2
6
12
-6
2
19
Birmingham C
3
1
0
2
3
6
-3
2
20
Nottm Forest
3
1
0
2
3
6
-3
2
21
Sheffield Wed
3
0
1
2
4
8
-4
1
22
Bolton Wan
2
0
0
2
2
4
-2
0
