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2nd Division
Anfield | 26 November 1960 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
2
Sheffield United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.04)
1
Bert Slater
2
John Molyneux
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White
(c)
6
Tommy Leishman
7
Kevin Lewis
8
Roger Hunt
9
Dave Hickson
10
Jimmy Harrower
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Jimmy Harrower
30′
(Dave Hickson)
Dave Hickson
55′
(Roger Hunt)
Jimmy Harrower
63′
(Alan A'Court)
Jimmy Harrower
77′
(Kevin Lewis)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.4)
Alan Hodgkinson
Cec Coldwell
Cliff Mason
Brian Richardson
Joe Shaw
Gerry Summers
Billy Russell
Dennis Shiels
Derek Pace
Billy Hodgson
Ron Simpson
Opposition goals
Billy Russell
23
′
Billy Russell
75
′
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
John Harris
Referee:
Brandwood PG
Attendance:
39,999
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2427
League game number:
2213
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Sheffield United league position:
1st
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20 Aug 1960 - Liverpool 2-0 Leeds United
24 Aug 1960 - Southampton 1-4 Liverpool
27 Aug 1960 - Middlesbrough 1-1 Liverpool
31 Aug 1960 - Liverpool 0-1 Southampton
03 Sep 1960 - Liverpool 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
07 Sep 1960 - Liverpool 2-2 Luton Town
10 Sep 1960 - Ipswich Town 0-1 Liverpool
14 Sep 1960 - Luton Town 1-2 Liverpool
17 Sep 1960 - Liverpool 3-2 Scunthorpe United
24 Sep 1960 - Leyton Orient 3-1 Liverpool
01 Oct 1960 - Liverpool 1-0 Derby County
08 Oct 1960 - Lincoln City 2-1 Liverpool
15 Oct 1960 - Liverpool 3-3 Portsmouth
19 Oct 1960 - Liverpool 1-1 Luton Town
22 Oct 1960 - Huddersfield Town 4-2 Liverpool
24 Oct 1960 - Luton Town 5-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 1960 - Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland
05 Nov 1960 - Plymouth Argyle 4-0 Liverpool
12 Nov 1960 - Liverpool 2-1 Norwich City
16 Nov 1960 - Liverpool 1-2 Southampton
19 Nov 1960 - Charlton Athletic 3-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1960 - Liverpool 4-2 Sheffield United
10 Dec 1960 - Liverpool 4-0 Swansea Town
17 Dec 1960 - Leeds United 2-2 Liverpool
26 Dec 1960 - Liverpool 2-1 Rotherham United
27 Dec 1960 - Rotherham United 0-1 Liverpool
31 Dec 1960 - Liverpool 3-4 Middlesbrough
07 Jan 1961 - Liverpool 3-2 Coventry City
14 Jan 1961 - Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Liverpool
21 Jan 1961 - Liverpool 1-1 Ipswich Town
28 Jan 1961 - Liverpool 0-2 Sunderland
04 Feb 1961 - Scunthorpe United 3-2 Liverpool
11 Feb 1961 - Liverpool 5-0 Leyton Orient
18 Feb 1961 - Derby County 4-1 Liverpool
25 Feb 1961 - Liverpool 2-0 Lincoln City
04 Mar 1961 - Portsmouth 2-2 Liverpool
11 Mar 1961 - Liverpool 3-1 Huddersfield Town
18 Mar 1961 - Swansea Town 0-2 Liverpool
24 Mar 1961 - Liverpool 1-1 Plymouth Argyle
31 Mar 1961 - Liverpool 3-0 Bristol Rovers
01 Apr 1961 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
04 Apr 1961 - Bristol Rovers 3-4 Liverpool
08 Apr 1961 - Liverpool 2-1 Charlton Athletic
15 Apr 1961 - Norwich City 1-2 Liverpool
22 Apr 1961 - Liverpool 3-0 Stoke City
29 Apr 1961 - Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
03 May 1961 - Stoke City 1-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Sheffield U
20
15
1
4
40
21
+19
31
2
Liverpool
19
11
4
4
39
25
+14
26
3
Southampton
19
11
3
5
49
33
+16
25
4
Ipswich T
19
11
3
5
43
28
+15
25
5
Norwich C
19
9
6
4
30
21
+9
24
6
Scunthorpe U
19
8
7
4
39
28
+11
23
7
Middlesbrough
19
7
8
4
41
36
+5
22
8
Plymouth Arg
18
9
3
6
37
28
+9
21
9
Derby Co
19
7
5
7
37
37
+0
19
10
Sunderland
19
4
9
6
33
29
+4
17
11
Rotherham U
19
5
7
7
23
24
-1
17
12
Stoke C
19
5
7
7
18
23
-5
17
13
Charlton Ath
19
5
6
8
41
45
-4
16
14
Portsmouth
19
6
4
9
34
48
-14
16
15
Leeds U
18
6
3
9
33
40
-7
15
16
Leyton O
17
6
3
8
25
33
-8
15
17
Bristol R
18
5
4
9
33
44
-11
14
18
Brighton & HA
19
5
4
10
31
41
-10
14
19
Luton T
18
5
4
9
28
36
-8
14
20
Huddersfield
18
5
4
9
28
37
-9
14
21
Lincoln C
19
5
4
10
24
36
-12
14
22
Swansea C
19
4
5
10
26
39
-13
13
