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2nd Division
Anfield | 24 October 1959 at15:15UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.27)
1
Doug Rudham
2
John Molyneux
3
Ronnie Moran
(c)
4
Johnny Wheeler
5
Dick White
6
Geoff Twentyman
7
Louis Bimpson
8
Jimmy Melia
9
Roger Hunt
10
Jimmy Harrower
11
Alan A'Court
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ronnie Moran
5′
(Alan A'Court)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.34)
Dick Beattie
Phil Gunter
Jimmy Dickinson
Alex Wilson
Basil Hayward
Brian Carter
Jimmy Campbell
Ron Newman
Ron Saunders
Harry Harris
Reg Cutler
Opposition goals
Ron Newman
48
′
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Other details
Manager:
Phil Taylor
Opposition manager:
Frederick Cox
Referee:
Taylor JK
Attendance:
21,075
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2375
League game number:
2166
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
11th
Portsmouth league position:
21st
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22 Aug 1959 - Cardiff City 2-3 Liverpool
26 Aug 1959 - Liverpool 4-2 Bristol City
29 Aug 1959 - Liverpool 5-3 Hull City
01 Sep 1959 - Bristol City 0-1 Liverpool
05 Sep 1959 - Sheffield United 1-2 Liverpool
09 Sep 1959 - Liverpool 2-0 Scunthorpe United
12 Sep 1959 - Liverpool 1-2 Middlesbrough
17 Sep 1959 - Scunthorpe United 1-1 Liverpool
19 Sep 1959 - Derby County 2-1 Liverpool
26 Sep 1959 - Liverpool 4-1 Plymouth Argyle
03 Oct 1959 - Swansea Town 4-5 Liverpool
10 Oct 1959 - Liverpool 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
17 Oct 1959 - Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool
24 Oct 1959 - Liverpool 1-1 Portsmouth
31 Oct 1959 - Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
07 Nov 1959 - Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
14 Nov 1959 - Lincoln City 2-4 Liverpool
21 Nov 1959 - Liverpool 4-3 Leyton Orient
28 Nov 1959 - Huddersfield Town 0-1 Liverpool
05 Dec 1959 - Liverpool 3-1 Ipswich Town
12 Dec 1959 - Bristol Rovers 2-0 Liverpool
19 Dec 1959 - Liverpool 0-4 Cardiff City
26 Dec 1959 - Charlton Athletic 0-3 Liverpool
28 Dec 1959 - Liverpool 2-0 Charlton Athletic
02 Jan 1960 - Hull City 1-0 Liverpool
09 Jan 1960 - Liverpool 2-1 Leyton Orient
16 Jan 1960 - Liverpool 3-0 Sheffield United
23 Jan 1960 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
30 Jan 1960 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester United
13 Feb 1960 - Plymouth Argyle 1-1 Liverpool
20 Feb 1960 - Liverpool 4-1 Swansea Town
27 Feb 1960 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Liverpool
05 Mar 1960 - Liverpool 5-1 Stoke City
12 Mar 1960 - Portsmouth 1-2 Liverpool
19 Mar 1960 - Liverpool 2-2 Huddersfield Town
30 Mar 1960 - Aston Villa 4-4 Liverpool
02 Apr 1960 - Liverpool 1-3 Lincoln City
06 Apr 1960 - Liverpool 4-1 Derby County
09 Apr 1960 - Leyton Orient 0-2 Liverpool
16 Apr 1960 - Liverpool 4-0 Bristol Rovers
18 Apr 1960 - Liverpool 3-0 Rotherham United
19 Apr 1960 - Rotherham United 2-2 Liverpool
23 Apr 1960 - Ipswich Town 1-0 Liverpool
30 Apr 1960 - Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Aston Villa
15
9
5
1
26
13
+13
23
2
Cardiff C
14
10
2
2
30
18
+12
22
3
Rotherham U
14
7
5
2
28
19
+9
19
4
Middlesbrough
14
7
4
3
33
17
+16
18
5
Huddersfield
14
6
4
4
26
18
+8
16
6
Charlton Ath
14
5
6
3
34
27
+7
16
7
Leyton O
14
6
4
4
27
21
+6
16
8
Stoke C
15
6
4
5
28
28
+0
16
9
Sunderland
14
5
6
3
19
20
-1
16
10
Brighton & HA
14
5
5
4
25
23
+2
15
11
Liverpool
14
5
4
5
30
25
+5
14
12
Sheffield U
14
5
4
5
25
22
+3
14
13
Swansea C
13
6
2
5
27
27
+0
14
14
Bristol R
14
4
6
4
21
24
-3
14
15
Ipswich T
14
6
1
7
33
25
+8
13
16
Scunthorpe U
14
3
6
5
16
21
-5
12
17
Derby Co
14
4
2
8
21
30
-9
10
18
Plymouth Arg
14
3
4
7
21
32
-11
10
19
Lincoln C
14
4
1
9
18
27
-9
9
20
Bristol C
13
3
1
9
17
29
-12
7
21
Portsmouth
14
2
3
9
15
29
-14
7
22
Hull C
14
2
3
9
12
37
-25
7
