Bristol
City 1 - 2 Liverpool
Liverpool 1 - 1 Huddersfield
Town
Liverpool 3 - 0 Cardiff City
| Saturday 31 August 1957 15:15
Division Second |
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| Liverpool |
Cardiff
City |
| 3 - 0 (2-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Melia 2, Liddell 4, Malloy og |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Don Campbell
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Billy Liddell (c)
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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1 Graham Vearncombe
2 Charlie Rutter
3 Ron Stitfall
4 Ron Davies
5 Danny Malloy
6 Alan Harrington
7 Colin Hudson
8 Ron Hewitt
9 Gerry Hitchens
10 Johnny Nicholls
11 Ken Tucker |
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Attendance: 45,698 |
Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Trevor Morris (Cardiff C) |
 Price: 3 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- This two variants Liverpool home shirt which can used in this match. How assumes
David Moor with site Historicalkits.co.uk, shirt with long sleeve used in cold weather.
- A Cardiff fan was ejected from the ground after running onto the pitch before
kickoff and trying to plant a leek in the centre circle.
- Liverpool league position after match: 2.
- Cardiff City league position after match: 18.
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This match will be remembered for
off the field events as much as the on field ones. Prior to the game a Cardiff fan
scambled on to the pitch and tried to plant some leeks in the turf. He was promptly
ejected although he did still watch the match by paying to get back in.
On the pitch it didn't take the Reds long to get themselves going. The clock had
only got as far as two minutes when Melia bagged the first goal. Alan A'Court whipped in a
cross which Rowley headed on and Melia struck home.
Just two minutes later and the Reds were two up through Billy Liddell. Brian
Jackson fired in a cross which Liddell headed home.
The third goal came via a Billy Liddell shot on goal. Cardiff defender Malloy tried
to stop the ball but could only send it flying in to the roof of the net.
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| Saturday 31 August 1957 Division
Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
3 - 0 |
"Cardiff
City" |
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(2-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Melia 2, Liddell 4, Malloy og |
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| Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Don Campbell, 7.
Brian Jackson, 8. Tony Rowley, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A' Court. |
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Team: Danny Malloy |
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Anfield (capacity )
Attendance: 45,698 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
(Cardiff C) |
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Huddersfield Town 2 - 1
Liverpool
| 4 September 1957 Division Second |
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| "Huddersfield
Town" |
2 - 1 |
"Liverpool" |
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(0-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Rowley |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Don Campbell, 7.
Brian Jackson, 8. Tony Rowley, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A' Court. |
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Ian Ross (Huddersfield T)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
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Fulham 2 - 2 Liverpool
Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Liverpool
Rotherham United 2 - 2 Liverpool
| Thursday 19 September 1957
Division Second |
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| "Rotherham
United" |
2 - 2 |
"Liverpool" |
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(1-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Arnell 64, Melia 84 |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Don Campbell
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Alan Arnell
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
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Liverpool 3 - 0 Leyton Orient
| Saturday 21 September 1957
Division Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
3 - 0 |
"Leyton
Orient" |
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(1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Wheeler 25, Rowley 55, Jackson 84 |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Don Campbell
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Alan Arnell
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Attendance: 36,077 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
(Leyton O) |
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Stoke City 1 - 2 Liverpool
Charlton Athletic 5 - 1
Liverpool
Liverpool 5 - 0 Doncaster Rovers
| Saturday 5 October 1957 15:15
Division Second |
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| Liverpool |
Doncaster Rovers |
| 5 - 0 (3-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Rowley 20, 25, Melia 45, 47, Bimpson
73 |
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1 Doug Rudham
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Don Campbell
5 Dick White
6 Geoff Twentyman
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Louis Bimpson
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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1 Harry Gregg
- Len Graham
- Paddy Gavin
- Jim Kilkenny
- Charlie Williams
- Tommy Ewing
- Johnny Mooney
- Eddie McMorran
- Walter Kelly
- Tommy Cavanagh
- Ron Walker |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Peter Doherty (Doncaster R) |
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 3.
- Doncaster Rovers league position after match: 22. |
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Liverpool 4 - 0 Swansea Town
Derby County 2 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers
| Saturday 26 October 1957 14:45
Division Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
2 - 0 |
"Bristol
Rovers" |
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(0-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Liddell 46, A' Court 60 |
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1 Doug Rudham
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Don Campbell
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Billy Liddell (c)
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Attendance: 36,686 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Bert Tann (Bristol R) |
 Price: 3 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
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Lincoln City 1 - 0 Liverpool
Liverpool 4 - 0 Notts County
| Saturday 9 November 1957 Division
Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
4 - 0 |
"Notts
County" |
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(1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Melia 41, A' Court 49, Liddell 51,
Rowley 83 |
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| Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Don Campbell, 7.
Brian Jackson, 8. Tony Rowley, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A' Court. |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
(Notts C) |
Notes:
- Billy Liddell equals Elisha Scott's League appearance record for Liverpool of 430
league games. |
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Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
| Saturday 23 November 1957 15:15
Division Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
2 - 0 |
"Blackburn
Rovers" |
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(1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Liddell 5, 79 |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Don Campbell
7 Brian Jackson
8 Tony Rowley
9 Billy Liddell (c)
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Attendance: 55,232 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Johnny Carey (Blackburn R) |
 Price: 3 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
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Liverpool 2 - 0 Rotherham United
Sheffield United 1 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 1 - 1 West Ham United
Barnsley 2 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 4 - 3 Bristol City
Grimsby Town 3 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 3 - 2 Grimsby Town
Cardiff City 6 - 1 Liverpool
| Saturday 28 December 1957 14:30
Division Second |
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| "Cardiff
City" |
6 - 1 |
"Liverpool" |
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(5-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Wheeler 88 |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Don Campbell, 7.
Tony McNamara, 8. Bobby Murdoch, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Tony Rowley, 11. Alan A' Court. |
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Attendance: 32,000 |
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Trevor Morris (Cardiff C)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 3 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 2.
- Cardiff City league position after match: 13.
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Liverpool 1 - 1 Southend United
Southend United 2 - 3 Liverpool
Liverpool 2 - 1 Fulham
Liverpool 0 - 2 Middlesbrough
| Saturday 18 January 1958 Division
Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
0 - 2 |
"Middlesbrough" |
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(0-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Clough 2 goals |
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| Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Roy Saunders, 7.
Tony McNamara, 8. James Harrower, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A'
Court. |
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Bob Dennisonk (Middlesbrough) |
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Liverpool 3 - 1 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Liverpool
| Saturday 1 February 1958 15:00
Division Second |
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| "Leyton
Orient" |
1 - 0 |
"Liverpool" |
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(0-0) |
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| GOAL |
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| Team: |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Geoff Twentyman,
7. Billy Liddell (c), 8. Tony Rowley, 9. Louis Bimpson, 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A'
Court. |
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Brisbane Road (capacity )
Attendance: 18,568 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 3 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
programme)
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Liverpool 3 - 1 Charlton
Athletic
Scunthorpe United 0 - 1
Liverpool
Doncaster Rovers 1 - 1 Liverpool
Blackburn Rovers 3 - 3 Liverpool
| Saturday 22 February 1958 15:00
Division Second |
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| Blackburn Rovers |
Liverpool |
| 3 - 3 (0-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Douglas 49, Stephenson 50, Dobing |
Liddell 46, 50, 78 |
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1 Harry Leyland
- Ken Taylor
- Bill Eckersall
- Ron Clayton
- Matt Woods
- Mick McGrath
- Bryan Douglas
- Roy Vernon
- Peter Dobing
- Royston Stephenson
- Ally MacLeod |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Roy Saunders
5 Dick White
6 Geoff Twentyman
7 Brian Jackson
8 Bobby Murdoch
9 Billy Liddell (c)
10 Jimmy Harrower
11 Alan A' Court |
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| Referee: Arthur Ellis
(Halifax) |
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MANAGERS |
Ewood Park (capacity )
Attendance: 41,700 |
John Carey (Blackburn R)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 3 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
programme)
Notes:
- This two variants Liverpool away shirt which can used in this match. How assumes
David Moor with site Historicalkits.co.uk, shirt with long sleeve used in cold weather.
Which drsign away shirt (with short or long sleeve) was used, I not know.
- Liverpool league position after match: 3.
- Blackburn Rovers league position after match: 4.
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Four
goals in four minutes at Ewood
The first half of this game was a pretty dour time for Liverpool who created little
if any chances. Blackburn however could have scored three if not for the valiant efforts
of Younger. No matter what was thrown at him he produced quality saves every time. The
efforts of Liddell up front were wasted, he had only seen the ball twice in the first half
and had little assistance from those around him. A'Court was having his worst game for
some time, he was caught half asleep more than once and it nearly cost Liverpool a goal
when Stephenson came in from behind him to steel the ball away. Stephenson passed the ball
to Dobing on the right wing and his cross landed at Douglas' feet four yards out, but he
failed to connect with an open goal in front of him. Best described as "a fresh air
shot". There were a few incidents late in this half that roused the crowd to
enthusiasm, and Dobing came closest to waking the crowd up from their ten minute snooze by
hitting the post late in the half. The Liverpool goal had another amazing escape when
Younger saved brilliantly from McLeod at almost point blank range. But the referee did the
travelling reds a favour when he blew for half time.
I don't know what was said to both teams at half time, but I would have liked to
have been a fly on the wall in either dressing room. The second half exploded from the
kick off and FOUR goals were scored in a FOUR minute period. In the 47th minute Murdoch
squared the ball and Taylor had it under control, but fiddled so long with it that Liddell
nipped in from behind him, took it right of his toe and hooked it into the net from 30
yds. This was a typical Liddell goal, get the ball, shoot and score, little fuss or ado
and a fitting reward for his determination and persistence. The keeper just watched as it
sailed over his head into the net. The look that Leyland gave to Taylor was priceless.
Within two minutes however, Blackburn had struck back. A corner was taken by McLeod, and
Douglas and Clayton both went for it as the ball came floating over near the six yard
line. As far as I could see it was Douglas who connected and though the ball was headed
away by White off the line, the referee decided it had crossed the line before being
cleared. If this wasn't bad enough straight from the kick off Stephenson stole the ball
off Harrow, ran toward the Liverpool goal and chipped the ball over Younger as he
advanced.
Liverpool had to kick off twice within a minute, but this time, Liddell passed to
Murdoch, who returned the ball to Liddell. Liddell went passed Vernon with a dropped
shoulder, passed the lunging McGrath, hurdled over a desperate tackle by Eckersley, kept
the ball under control and thumped it from 25 yds out. Leyland again looked shocked at
what he had just seen, but just shook his head and picked the ball out of the net.
Liddell's thump had flew past him at the speed of light and in his wake lay four Blackburn
players still picking themselves up. The crowd was so silent, you could here a pin drop,
no one could believe their eyes, the reds could, we've seen it all before, but this must
go down as the hardest hit of Liddell's career. So the score was two all and only 50
minutes had now elapsed.
In the last four minutes the crowd had seen something they had never seen at Ewood
Park and are never likely to again. Johnny McIntire once scored four goals against Everton
here and never since then has the crowd had four minutes of such concentrated thrills.
Two minutes later Eckersley threw in another desperate tackle on Murdoch which took
his legs away, but the referee amazingly waved play on, when it was obvious to all that a
penalty was the right decision. From the 60th minute Blackburn where doing all the
attacking, and Liverpool defence were under severe pressure. Younger pulled off an
astonishing save from Stephenson, which even the striker applauded. But pressure
eventually took its toll and Blackburn went back in the lead. McGrath put the ball through
to Vernon, Vernon swerved one way and then the other. Found Dobing to his right who scored
from just outside the box. For some minutes the Liverpool defence were tested over and
over again and couldn't get the ball out of their own half. Blackburn's forwards were
given great support by both wing halves and were unlucky not to get another goal. Younger
again came to Liverpool's rescue, after stopping a volley from Douglas, he also stopped
the rebound from Dobing, a miraculous double save from where I'm sat.
Liddell was struggling up front to get any ball, but he continued to battle for the
ball deep in his own half. His dogged persistence paid of finally when he robbed the ball
from Woods, running over the half way line he looked up and saw the keeper on the edge of
the box, he hit the ball from probably 45 yds out. Sadly it hit the post and came out at
the retreating goalkeeper, hitting him on the knees it went for a corner. The sighs of
relief around Ewood Park could be heard from outside the ground. Some people laughed, some
people stood mouth agog, no one really believed the audacity of the man from Liverpool.
From the resulting corner Liddell got his just desserts, he rose well above all the
defenders and headed the ball over the keeper. Leyland and all the Blackburn fans had seen
enough of Liddell that day, so the referee sent them home with the final whistle.
People will talk about this Liddell hat-trick for some time a right footed hook, a
left footed thunderbolt and a deft header. All the thrills came in the second half and
Liverpool fought back twice from being down to level terms. Liddell was the hero. He
scored one of the best hat-tricks this writer has ever seen and fought like a demon for
every ball. It was cut and thrust football and although Blackburn were better in attack,
their finishing was not as deadly as the reds. Younger was brilliant throughout the whole
90 minutes in the Liverpool goal and credit should be given for his performance today.
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Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool 2 - 0 Derby County
Bristol Rovers 3 - 1 Liverpool
| 8 March 1958 Division Second |
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| "Bristol
Rovers" |
3 - 1 |
"Liverpool" |
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(3-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Murdoch 50 |
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| Team: |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Don Campbell, 7.
Tony McNamara, 8. Bobby Murdoch, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A' Court. |
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Attendance: 19,299 |
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Bert Tann (Bristol R)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Billy Liddell missed a penalty on 38'.
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Liverpool 1 - 0 Lincoln City
Notts County 0 - 2 Liverpool
| Saturday 22
March 1958 Division Second |
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| "Notts
County" |
0 - 2 |
"Liverpool" |
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(0-2) |
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| GOAL |
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Melia 4, Bimpson 44 |
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| Team: |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Barry Wilkinson,
7. Louis Bimpson, 8. Bobby Murdoch, 9. Billy Liddell (c), 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A'
Court. |
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 Price: 3 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
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Liverpool 3 - 1 Ipswich Town
Swansea Town 0 - 2 Liverpool
| Saturday 5 April 1958 15:15
Division Second |
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| "Swansea
Town" |
0 - 2 |
"Liverpool" |
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(0-0) |
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| GOAL |
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Melia 87, Murdoch 89 |
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| Team: |
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Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Barry Wilkinson,
7. Billy Liddell (c), 8. Bobby Murdoch, 9. James Harrower, 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A'
Court. |
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Ron Burgess (Swansea T)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 3 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 3.
- Swansea Town league position after match: 20.
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Liverpool 3 - 0 Stoke City
| Monday 7 April 1958 Division
Second |
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| "Liverpool" |
3 - 0 |
"Stoke
City" |
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(2-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Murdoch 3, Liddell 2 goals (? p., ? |
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1 Tommy Younger
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Barry Wilkinson
7 Billy Liddell (c)
8 Bobby Murdoch
9 James Harrower
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Attendance: 39,446 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Frank Taylor (Stoke C) |
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 3.
- Stoke City league position after match: 11. |
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Liverpool 1 - 0 Sheffield United
West Ham United 1 - 1 Liverpool
| Saturday 19 April 1958 15:00
Division Second |
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| West Ham United |
Liverpool |
| 1 - 1 (0-1) |
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| GOAL |
| Bond |
Liddell 21 |
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1 Ted Gregory
- John Bond
- Noel Cantwell
- Andy Malcolm
- Ken Brown
- Malcolm Pyke
- Mike Grice
- Eddie Lewis
- Vic Keeble
- John Dick
- Malcolm Musgrove |
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1 Doug Rudham
2 John Molyneux
3 Ronnie Moran
4 Johnny Wheeler
5 Dick White
6 Barry Wilkinson
7 Billy Liddell (c)
8 Bobby Murdoch
9 James Harrower
10 Jimmy Melia
11 Alan A' Court |
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Ted Fenton (WHU)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 3 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- West Ham United league position after match: 1.
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A Thriller at
Upton Park
West Ham right back John Bond must play for England. Liverpool centre-forward Billy
Liddell is the outstanding candidate as Footballer of the Year. They were the scorers and
the stars in this thriller that had the “ground full” notices up half an hour before
the kick-off.
And veteran supporters confirmed that not since that first Wembley Cup Final of
1923 has a West Ham team been cheered so loudly.
West Ham, much too tense for this big occasion, were jittery and unlucky in front
of goal. They attacked for the first 18 minutes, and were a goal down in the 20th. Three
West Ham defenders watched as Liddell chested the ball down to his left foot and cracked
it past Ernie Gregory from 20 yards. It could have been demoralising but to their credit
West Ham came again with no one working harder than Andy Malcolm.
Only 17 minutes left when Liverpool’s defence made it one mistake. Dick was
fouled on the edge of the penalty area, Bond trotting up for the kick, turned and smiled
towards his goalkeeper Gregory as he noted the three-man “wall” in front of him. In
the West Ham tactic talks Gregory has long advocated the need for five men in the wall.
“Never let the kicker see the goal,” is the Gregory theory. Bond could see the goal,
only two yards of it, but enough. With the near – 38,000 crowd hushed for the first time
Bond blasted the ball into that tiny gap 23 yards away.
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Liverpool 1 - 1 Barnsley
| Saturday 26 April 1958 15:15
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| Team: 1. Tommy Younger,
2. John Molyneux, 3. Ronnie Moran, 4. Johnny Wheeler, 5. Dick White, 6. Barry Wilkinson,
7. Billy Liddell (c), 8. Bobby Murdoch, 9. James Harrower, 10. Jimmy Melia, 11. Alan A'
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Anfield (capacity )
Attendance: 26,440 |
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Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Tim Ward (Barnsley) |
 Price: 3 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Barnsley league position after match: 14.
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Everton 2 - 0 Liverpool
| Wednesday 6 October 1957 19:30
Floodlit Challenge Cup 1st Leg |
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Liverpool |
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- Don Donovan (c)
- Jim Tansey
- Ken Birch
- Tommy Jones
- Mick Meagan
- Tony McNamara
- Derek Temple
- Dave Hickson
- WallyFielding
- Graham Williams
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- John Molyneux
- Gerry Byrne
- Dick White
- Don Campbell
- Geoff Twentyman
- Brian Jackson
- Tony Rowley
- Johnny Wheeler
- Alan Arnell
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| Fielding (Thomas 46) |
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MANAGERS |
Goodison Park (capacity )
Attendance: 58,771 |
Ian Buchan (Everton)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
 Price: 6 d (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of this
programme)
Notes:
- 75th anniversary of Liverpool County Football Association.
- This two variants Liverpool away shirt which can used in this match. How assumes
David Moor with site Historicalkits.co.uk, shirt with long sleeve used in cold weather.
Which drsign away shirt (with short or long sleeve) was used, I not know.
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EVERTON
ALL LIT UP BY THOMAS GOALS
Everton 2, Liverpool 0 At Goodison Park
(Under floodlights, Attendance 58,771)
By Leslie Edwards
An historic match and they’ll be arguing its two bones of contention as long as
Everton-Liverpool matches are discussed. One did Referee Mitchell of Whiston, err when he
disallowed (a minute from the interval) what Liverpool claimed was a perfect goal by
Rowley? Two, was Thomas, the scorer of Everton’s second goal, offside when Hickson slid
the ball over to him to plant with no opposition into an empty net? These were crucial
points on which the issue depended. They will provide bones of contention for rival fans
to pick clean – even then, no one will reach a reliable conclusion. Thus, for what it is
worth, I submit that Rowley’s goal was a good one, because most people (including the
linesman who flagged for the offside decision, Referee Mitchell gave), may have overlooked
the fact that when Rowley was the only player who moved forward when Molyneux, his back
made that long, almost half the length of the pitch, punt from which the “goal” came.
Rowley took his chance with a brilliance which did not characterize the rest of his play.
As the ball dropped he glided I neatly, surely, into the net, for as fine a score as
anyone could hope for. In vain did Liverpool appeal against the offside verdict. The
linesman ruled Rowley offside and that was that. A moment later Fielding, limping from an
ankle injury, was helped to the dressing room; a moment later the whistle went for the
interval, and Liverpool’s great period of command had gone into a score of 0-0. The
other great point of debate came after an innocuous looking header by Thomas (who had
received the ball from a header by Hickson) lopped across the Liverpool goalmouth and
found its way in by the far post. Everton’s floodlights are fine and almost too fierce
on the eyes, but it was clear from this goal that many of the 58,000 people did not know a
goal had come until the roar at the other end told them. There followed thirteen minutes
later, a second goal which had the crowd thinking two ways –according to their Everton
or Liverpool lights…
Hickson Onside
Of one thing I am sure Hickson was onside when he took up the ball at inside right
in what seemed like a position yards offside. Referee Mitchell at least seemed that Gerry
Byrne had, by the mere act of flicking the ball as it passed, put Hickson into a legal
position. It was what followed that had an element of doubt. Hickson took the ball towards
the goal line clear of all opponents and then appeared to slip it forward for Thomas (he
came on after the interval as substitute for Fielding), to score as he pleased. All the
congratulations were for Hickson. Thomas came later. Liverpool fans will argue for ever, I
fancy that the very fact that Hickson made a forward pass was sufficient to put Thomas
offside. But the goal goes into the records as one of two this talented young forward
scored in his notable half-debut under floodlights. From that point, Liverpool, whose,
half-back had held such command and whose general play up to then had belled their alleged
team weakness, were a beaten side. Where they had been inspired they became pedestrian. It
was as if these two great decisions against them took all the sting from them, Everton,
whose fewer changes had seemed to be the more weakening – McNamara hardly put a foot
right and little Graham Williams was hardly ever in the picture –then took hold of the
game for first time. They scarcely deserved, I thought to win by two goals, indeed this
was a match which might well have finished goalless –a first rate first floodlight
occasion at one of our senior grounds with everything just so, except for a microphone
with scrambled the Everton chairman’s speech and gave us the lights, full power, a
moment or two before we expected them!
None Better
I have been floodlights in many places, but none better than these, I have rarely
seen an Everton-Liverpool game in which the players of both sides, while playing flat out,
took knocks and gave them in such good spirit. Hickson was the sedate old gentleman of the
party. He did little but did it well. The little part he had to play was due party to the
weakness on the wings and in the main to the storming centre-half play of White. His best
game, this because he played constructively, too. Add at his side the fiery red haired
Campbell D, who was inspired in that storming Liverpool first half and you have the guts
of a Liverpool side which though so cut up performed excellently and certainly far better
than had seemed possible on paper. Campbell was the evening’s outstanding player.
Everton had their neat and always constructive Meagan; their solid Jones and a Birch who
was ever ready to fire a shot, but Campbell outshone them all. It was thrilling football
with a white ball made shiny by the dew of a day on which the sun shone not at all.
Everton’s strip of slinky silk was shiny, too, but their play, except once they had
clinched the game with that second goal, was not nearly as good as it has been in many of
their League matches. Liverpool stood on no ceremony; they were out to repeat their Cup
win and though the result was really of academic interest they could not have played
harder if they had been at Wembley.
Shred Young Man
All the youngsters came through their testing well, Temple, it is true, took a long
time to settle down, but once he did was penetrative as ever. Thomas, in his half-match,
impressed me as a shrewd young man who makes time to do things easily and at his own pace.
I noticed a glancing header by him (and a shot by Temple which was crowded out) which was
more impressive than either of his goals. The surprise packet of the Liverpool attack was
young Morrissey whose opening twenty minutes must have given Donovan a shock. Morrissey
drifted here and there and used the ball finely. It was only when he started to overdo the
bewildering of Donovan that he bewildered himself and slowed up the line. But he has a
head for football. He was splendid for much of the first half. Everton and Elgar regaled
us with “Pomp” and Circumstance” in the wailing moments during which the lights were
on at less than half power. The first great thrill came when Arnell, with a grand long
pass, enabled young Morrissey to away the crowd (and the Everton defence) by flicking the
ball beyond the out coming Dunlop to a goalmouth mercifully free of red jersey. Jones made
some telling tackles in these testing early minutes. Hickson, with an overhead flick from
a McNamara hooked shot, slipped the ball just over the bar. Campbell D, and Morrissey had
their finest moments at this point. Dunlop was the busier goalkeeper, by far, Rowley
headed over from Morrissey’s corner; Twentyman, with a shot which swerved, had Dunlop
fielding the ball with apprehension.
Like Satellites
Younger made a fine catch of a Williams centre after Hickson had been victim of a
foul Everton did even better when Fielding found little Williams with a glorious pass and
the boy hit a volley which must have stung Molyneux’s body as it cannonaded away off it
for a corner. White and Hickson both went up like satellite rivals and White falling the
more spectacularly, was oddly, not the man injured. Younger then went down to Hickson’s
feet and Hickson sensibly took care that neither of his feet tangled with the goalkeeper’s
head. Liverpool’s most vexatious miss came when Morrissey and Rowley made a splendid
combined move with a tragic miss by Arnell to end it. White, facing his own goal and in
possession veered wide of Younger (and put 25,000 hearts in 25,000 mouths) to enable Byrne
to complete safety precautions. Temple’s long-distance shot was well taken by Younger,
Campbell’s rip-roaring drive was cut off by an Everton body and then Wheeler
inadvertently baulked the half-back of a second attempt. Referee Mitchell accidently
intervened after Younger not for the first time, misfielded a high centre –this time
from Williams. There was shouts of penalty as Jones and Rowley bumped when shaping to pick
up a long through ball from Molyneux. Dunlop’s best save was low, from Rowley, at this
point. Twentyman, with yet another swerving shot (this time a low one) had Dunlop worried…again
his handling was sure.
Decision Rankled
Next came Rowley’s disallowed goal; Fielding’s ankle injury and the interval.
At 0-0 the game was open, but in Liverpool minds at least that decision must have rankled!
At seven minutes in the second half Thomas got his first with delayed –action applause
from people at the other end who had not registered concurrently with the score. Birch hit
a pile driven shot. Dunlop saved with difficulty, a cannon-ball Wheeler drive after that
player had gone; though fast at inside right to fire from a none too easy angle. Rowley
shot the ball while Dunlop was marked “not at home” but it was significant that Dunlop
was there by the time he was required. Thomas, with a downward nod, put Temple in and a
defender –White I think –took the force of the shot. There followed the second goal
with the referee wisely ordering Hickson to play on after Byrne’s deflection of the ball
had put him outside. More than once Temple, in the Everton revival, nearly surprised the
defence by his speed and punch. Thomas continued to play impressively and unselfishly…Liverpool’s
last shot was from the Arnell locker, Dunlop as ever, was there to take it. And so came to
the end of an eventful ..entertaining first experience of soccer under lights –a success
in every way with an attendance far above expectations remembering the way the teams cut
up for one reason or another. But a rather raw deal, in the football sense, for the
losers. Teams; Everton; Dunlop; Donovan (captain), Tansey; Birch, Jones, Meagan; McNarama,
Temple, Hickson, Fielding (in second half Thomas), and Williams (G). Liverpool;
Younger; Molyneux, Byrne; Campbell (D), White, Twentyman; Jackson, Wheeler, Arnell,
Rowley, and Morrissey.
Copyright - The Liverpool Daily Post - Transcribed by bluecorrespondent.co.nr
EVERTON GAVE SPLENDID SHOW AGAINST LUCKLESS LIVERPOOL
Ranger’s Notes
If anybody had lingering doubts regarding the drawing power of floodlit football on
Merseyside they were set at rest at Goodison Park last evening, when 58,771 people watched
the “Liverton” game. True, it was an extra-special occasion, but as time goes on I
think the crowds in this almost fanatically enthusiastic Soccer area will continue to roll
up even when there is no “derby” label to the match. Conditions of course, were all in
favour of good crowd apart from a slight mist which reduced visibility a little, for it
was a mild and gentle night. The light did not strike me as quite as good as those at Old
Trafford, but as I saw the latter on a very clear night the comparison may not be a fair
one. The haze hanging over the ground was a handicap. In any case, if Everton considered
it necessary to step up the power it can be done at little cost and without loss of time.
They wisely made provision for that in the original plans. Liverpool are up against a
tough proposition when they entertain Everton at Anfield in the return three weeks hence
for the County F.A. anniversary cup. They will start two goals in arrears and there are
few, if any teams in the country today who could give this lively virile and almost
classic Everton two goals start and win on the aggregate. The Anfielders missed their way
in the first half, when for quarter of an hour I thought they were the better side –they
certainly had much more of the play territorially –for half an hour continued to do the
major portion of the attacking.
Debatable Decision
But that is of no avail unless there are goals to hammer home the advantage and
that is what this erratic Liverpool forward line failed to produce. They missed the
unifying influence of Liddell in the middle and the ball holding and scheming of Melia. At
the same time, I thought they got a very raw deal when a “goal” by Rowley a minute
from the interval was disallowed for offside. It seemed to me a perfectly good one. When
Molyneux booted the ball into the penalty area from near the half-way line Rowley as well
“on-side.” He ran fully 10 yards rounding the immobilized Donovan in the process,
before flicking the ball into the net almost out of the hands of Dunlop. I dislike having
to criticize any referee’s decision, but on this occasion I thought there had been a
definite error. These sort of things do happen and are all part and parcels of the game,
but the decision proved a vital turning point. had the goal counted Liverpool would have
gone in for the interval break with their fails well up and with renewed confidence for
the second half struggle particularly as Fielding, the arch schemer of the home-line, had
gone off with a twisted ankle and could not resume. Instead of being a goal up Liverpool
found themselves two down before the second half was 20 minutes old. Ironically enough,
both were scored by the man who came on as substitute for Fielding youth Eddie Thomas. To
add bitterness to Liverpool’s cup of woe the second of Thomas’s goal’s looked to
many people to be offside. Certainly the Anfielders thought so for they surrounded the
referee and begged him to consult his linesman holding up the re-start for half a minute
or so as they argued the point. Hickson was certainly yards offside when the movement
began but he was played on when the pass to him struck a defence (Byrne) en route. Hickson
metaphorically rubbing his hands with glee at this stroke of luck took the ball on twenty
yards and then squared it for the on-coming Thomas to slot it home with the greatest of
ease. The angle of view from the Press-box at that point is such that I cannot express any
dogmatic view as to whether Thomas was on-side or not. It was certainly a very close
thing, and this and the previous doubtful decision will long be the source of argument.
Liverpool must have felt it was not their lucky night, and with considerable
justification. It definitely was not their lucky night in the closing stages, for now that
Everton had really got their teeth into the game, and with the psychological advantage of
such a useful lead, they began to play their brightest and finest football. Liverpool
fought manfully but it was a hopeless struggle and from the time of Everton’s second
goal onwards the Blues were well on top. They played stylishly they found each other much
more accurately than Liverpool and the visiting goal had a succession of narrow escapes.
Morrissey Starred
It was a mystery why Liverpool almost starved Morrissey out of the game throughout
the second half. This young debutant was their best forward in the first portion. He
started off on the right foot though clearly a little nervous put across some first-class
centres, and always had Donovan at full stretch. Liverpool would have done far better to
bring him into the game much oftener than they did instead of trying to force a way down
the middle against the rock like Jones and the keen tackling and good positioning of
Meagan and Birch. Liverpool’s defence did well, despite one or two mishandlings by
Younger, which in each case he retrieved before any damage was done. Byrne played coolly
and competently and the wing halves, especially in the first half, rarely put a foot wrong
Twentyman indeed was the Reds’ most persistent shooter throughout and Campbell a
splendid tackler. Wheeler was nothing like as good in the attack as he is in the
intermediate line. Arnell and Rowley seldom looked like scoring apart from the one shot
Rowley netted which failed to count, and Jackson had an indifferent match, partly due to
the ankle injury which limited his effectiveness in the second half.
Clean and Sporting
Although to some extent a “friendly” fixture, the game was characterized by
much hard and vigorous play but it was all perfectly fair and above board and there was
never an incident throughout to which the slightest exception could be taken. There was
one charge in the Everton penalty area on a Liverpool man who was not within playing
distance of the ball but the charge itself was fair enough.
The aftermath of last right’s game is that Wally Fielding has a badly wrenched
ankle and may not be fit to resume for a couple of weeks. Jimmy Harris unable to play last
night because of flu is expected to be fit by Saturday, and Brian Harris, if he comes
through the Army’s game in Portugal tonight without mishap will join the Everton party
at Newcastle tomorrow evening.
Soccer Stubmarks
Everton Old Boys –That is what they will soon be calling Tranmere Rovers, Peter
Farrell is the fifth ex-Evertonian in the team.
Sixth Attempt –Leicester’s point against Everton was their first in any
Saturday game. The others come from mid-week matches.
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Liverpool 3 - 2 Everton
| Wednesday 30 October 1957 19:30
Floodlit Challenge Cup 2nd Leg |
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Everton |
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| Liddell 2 goals (18, ?), Morrissey 25 |
Hickson,
J Harris |
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1 Tommy Younger
- John Molyneux
- Ronnie Moran
- Johnny Wheeler
- Dick White
- Don Campbell
- Brian Jackson
- Tony Rowley
- Billy Liddell (c)
- Jimmy Melia
- John Morrissey |
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1 Albert Dunlop
- Don Donovan
- Jim Tansey
- Ken Rea
- Tommy Jones
- Mick Meagan
- Jimmy Harris
- Derek Temple
- Dave Hickson
- WallyFielding
- Graham Williams |
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| Referee: Lovelady |
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MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity )
Attendance: 46,274 |
Phil Taylor (Liverpool)
Ian Buchan (Everton) |
 Price: 4 pence (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- This two variants Liverpool away shirt which can used in this match. How assumes
David Moor with site Historicalkits.co.uk, shirt with long sleeve used in cold weather.
Which drsign away shirt (with short or long sleeve) was used, I not know.
- 75th anniversary of Liverpool County Football Association.
- This was the first match at Anfield for which floodlights were used. They had
been installed at a cost of Ј12,000.
- Everton take cup on aggregate.
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CUP FOR EVERTON-BUT HONOURS EASY
Liverpool 3, Everton 2
By Leslie Edwards
Attendance 46,724
So Everton win the Liverpool County F.A Cup with a winning (floodlit) average of
four goals to three, but Liverpoolians do not acre. They argue that each having won on
their own ground honours are easy and the submission is proved that there is really no
difference between the good First Division sides and a leading team from Division 2. In
effect they are right, but there can be a vast difference in methods. There was last
night. We had a rip-roaring Liverpool rampaging for the ball and usually finding it. we
had an Everton shocked by the power and fire of opponents who soon wiped out the two goals
debit from the first match at Everton and chalked one up to suggest that it was all over
gave the Cup presentation. With twenty-three minutes gone and Liverpool three goals in
front and playing well the possibility of Everton making up ground did not seem to exist.
But Liverpool, a bit spent from the speed and enthusiasm of their opening – they had two
goals, in successive minutes from Liddell at sixteen minutes –were not prepared for a
second half Everton performance which showed them to have most of the polished moves, of
the game and helped them to produce the tie’s winning goal –a low fast left foot shot
by Jimmy Harris, who must surely have burned the ears of a Daily Post critics by his
accurate striking last night.
Shinning with Moisture
With a white ball which shone with moisture on a pitch heavy with water the game
could scarcely avoid being fast and thrilling. It was tough too; sometimes devilishly so
and Fielding who was on the receiving end of one, of Campbell D’s most tempestuous
tacklers would need no reminding of this. Nor would Liverpool followers whose ire against
Hickson reached new heights shortly before the interval after Moran and his rivals had
gone down with arms and legs all tangled. The crowd booed Hickson off at the interval and
never let him forget his crime – this was the game’s only real black spot; a pity
since so many of our Derby games in recent times have been so clean and lacking in
foulness. Liverpool’s lights are lower than Everton’s and their pylons do not carry so
many bulbs but Liverpool’s being a more intimate sort of ground, everything could be
seen though it was obvious that players occasionally had difficulty in seeing the ball
through a slight glare. But the glaze of the lights was as nothing to the glare Liverpool
fans reserved for Hickson. His second half was difficulty free from all compliant and it
was all the better for that. Liverpool were by far the more effective team for the greater
part of the game, even allowing for the fact that their first goal –from a penalty
against Jones –came from a decision as wrong in my mind as Rowley’s disallowed goal in
the first game. Liddell and Jones went up for the ball, bumped a little and Dunlop made a
fine save from the Liddell header that Jones could not prevent. To everyone’s surprise,
Referee Lovelady pointed to the penalty spot. The kop roared appreciation, but few of them
can have known what Jones offence was, I did not see one. Dunlop, whose great and
courageous goalkeeping was the night’s outstanding contribution, never had a chance with
Liddell’s converting drive. And what a roar greeted this first rubbing out of an Everton
goal; But it was as nothing compared with the sound which greeted another –and greater
–Liddell goal within the space of a minute. This time, young Morrissey, on the left wing
had centred the ball at the second attempt in such a way that Evans must have scored had
he succeeded in connecting… but he didn’t. It was Liddell, on the half-turn, who
cracked a shot in brilliantly for a characteristically dramatic score.
No Counter
Thus, with only seventeen minutes gone, Liverpool were level on aggregate and
Everton, shocked and palpably unhappy, seemed to have no counter, when Morrissey, with the
ball coming to him so fast and so awkwardly that only perfect timing would do, hit a
lovely shot against the far upright, goalkeeper Doug Rudham a Press Box neighbor, nearly
lifted the roof with his leap! The ball was slipped out a second time to Morrissey. This
time he bundled it between the legs of the astonished Dunlop – and over the line. The
time was 23 minutes and the game was virtually over. Little Graham Williams, who showed
more than one sign of spirit and ability last night, was the starting point of Everton’s
revival. He crossed a ball to perfection and once Younger elected to stay at home it was
always odds on the light haired Hickson beating him with a gliding header which crossed
the line near the far angle. Liddell hit Dunlop from point-blank range with a shot
immediately afterwards and Younger, coming out to Temple who was clean through, saved his
side with similar gallantry. The Moran-Hickson clash then came to hot up the temperature
more than somewhat. Jimmy Harris had given signs of his desire to hit shots of power and
accuracy before he scored at 80 minutes. Williams had made his best run, ending with a
shot which crossed the goal-face when Temple and Hickson between them, contrived the
slight opening from which Harris scored. He was far out, he was angled he had Younger to
beat. His left foot shot was a good one and seemed to surprise the goalkeeper. It is easy
to argue that Younger might have reached the ball under floodlights and with a wet bat
moving like lighting. It was natural that he should not.
Made by Dunlop
Dunlop had made the Everton over-all win possible with a wonderful save from
Liddell moving at full pelt, and lashing the ball as though he hated the sight of it –and
of Everton. No doubt that Dunlop, with only one blemish to one of the best displays he
will never give, was the man on whom Everton must pin most of their honours in defeat.
Liverpool must have won the tie handsomely except for his continuous sure handling of all
manner of shots and headers. Everton were best in the second half when Meagan and Rea, two
constructive half-backs really went to town. Meagan was the best half back of them all
with a nod here and a flick of the foot there, all of them aimed constructively and most
of them succeeding. After a fine start Wheeler faded out more than once he seemed baffied
by the lights. The often he mis-passed where we expect him to lay on passes to the last
inch. Liverpool’s half-backs had not the construction of Everton’s but the side as a
whole fought magnificently and must have gone the better than 3-0 in this match, if Dunlop
had not denied them. Both Liverpool backs kept a pretty tight hold on their, men.
Morrissey and Jackson on the other hand often had Donovan and Tansey in trouble. Even so
Tansey’s last half-hour was a good spell and the longer the game went, the more Donovan
succeeded against the elusive youngster who had earlier made his job so difficult.
Everton’s Best
Temple with that deceptively easy style looked to me like Everton’s best forward.
Fielding took time to recover from the blow which put him down for the count. Considering
they were without Melia for whom the substitute was a John Evans who may have been a
little rusty by First Division standards Liverpool’s attack moved extremely well. Evans
is not the player he used to be, but some of his passes were astute. Liddell seemed to
jump back to his best form in one bound in this battle against traditions rivals. But Tom
Jones played him well I consider Jones to be the unluckiest man in football to give away
last penalty. White, who is as tough as Hickson, came out of the duel on top; indeed the
Liverpool defence, except for failing twice when Everton goals were scarcely imminent,
scarcely put a foot wrong. Everton were more like themselves in this match, once they
settled down to gain the initiative, than in many of their recent games. This might be an
omen for the West Bromwich game. They cannot expect that match to be harder than the one
Liverpool gave them at Anfield last night. Liverpool;
Younger; Molynuex, Moran; Wheeler, White, Campbell (D); Jackson, Rowley, Liddell, Melia,
Morrissey. Everton; Dunlop; Donovan (captain), Tansey; Rea, Jones, Meagan; Harris (J),
Temple, Hickson, Fielding, Williams. Referee; Mr. Lovelady.
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EVERTON FOUGHT BACK TO VICTORY – LIVERPOOL OUT OF
LUCK
Ranger’s Notes
Had Liverpool been able to turn all their scoring opportunities to full advantage
the Liverpool County F.A. Anniversary Cup would now be resting on their boardroom
sideboard instead of Everton’s. But only goals count, not chances either scorned or
denied by good goalkeeping or the intervention of the woodwork and although Everton at one
time were three goals in arrears, they pulled back to 3-2 thus winning the trophy with an
aggregate score of 4-3, thanks to the two goals start from the earlier game at Goodison.
It was an intensely thrilling and exciting game from the first to the last kick, far more
so than many a league matches and though there were occasions when a little unnecessary
toughness and feeling crept into things this trend fortunately did not get out of hand. I
don’t propose to dwell unduly on that aspect of the night’s entertainment, or to
attempt to lay blame on anybody’s shoulders. Moran and Hickson who had a little set-to
must each bear some share of the responsibility. I propose to let it go at that except to
say that to my mind there was no reason why Hickson should have been booed by a small
section of the crowd. He could justly claim o be as much sinned against as sinning, no
matter who started it. Although the match was punctuated throughout by a succession of
exciting moments, many narrow escapes of the goals –mainly at the Everton end –and
football o a speedy and determined character, the main, thrills took place in the first
half. Liverpool started in the tear away fashion that has marked so many of their games
this season. Within 18 minutes they had wiped out the two goals deficit and were back on
level terms.
Liddell Shone
It was Liddell who sowed panic in the Everton defence almost from the very first
kick. He made a great header from Wheeler’s free kick in three minutes which skimmed the
bar, then a free kick of his own did likewise, followed by another shot which sizzled just
past the upright. Everton had done nothing, apart from Williams twice shooting over the
bar, before Liddell got the two goals which set the crowd in a ferment. The first came
from a penalty after 17 minutes as Liddell and Jones had jumped for a ball and Liddell
appeared to be pushed slightly I thought the penalty decision rather a harsh decision, but
all is fair in love, war or a friendly game against Everton., and Liddell gave Dunlop no
chance with his spot kick. Sixty seconds later it was the “old man of Anfield” who got
a second goal after Rowley had completely missed an attempted drive from Morrissey’s
centre. Though taken by surprise and with his back to the goal Liddell swung round and hit
the ball home. This was enough to set the Kop alight but more was to follow and at the
25th minute, after Morrissey’s brilliant shot had hit the post he got a second chance
when Liddell squared the ball to him.
Through His Legs
This time the little Liverpool winger partially mis-hit his shot, yet served him
better than the splendid one he had turned in a moment earlier, for it went through Dunlop’s
legs. This put Liverpool three up, and gave them a lead of one goal on the aggregate of
the two matches. Up to this point we had seen little of nothing of Everton worth speaking
of. It was Liverpool not the Blues, who had looked the First Division side. Everton,
however, gradually got back on an even keel, despite Fielding being hurt in an
unnecessarily severe tackle by Campbell which held the game up a couple of minutes.
Everton got some reward for their painstaking but sometimes laboured efforts when Hickson
equalized with a back-header from a centre by Williams. I thought Younger might have come
out to this and punched it away. The game continued to provide a succession of thrills up
to the interval, with Liverpool though not now so dominant as earlier still having more of
the play. Another Liddell header came back off the bar, one of his shots struck Dunlop on
the elbow enabling him to make a save of which he knew little, and at the other end
Younger hesitated and almost let in Temple. It was ding-dong stuff throughout the second
half, with the advantage resting first with one side, then the other. It seemed certain
that a replay would be necessary to settle the issue, but eight minutes from the end Jimmy
Harris scored with a, low cross drive from 30 yards which was in the net before Younger
knew anything about it. It was a drive similar to that by which Harris surprised everybody
at Higbury six weeks ago. Right on the last gasp Liverpool almost pulled the game out of
the fire when Morrissey hit the bar with nobody in the Everton goal. It would have been no
more than they deserved had it gone in. In a game so satisfying I prefer not to single out
individuals to any extent, but would briefly mention the excellent work of Liddell and
Morrissey the home side’s best forwards and that of White and Molyneux in defence.
Dunlop was Everton’s hero. Only his brilliant saves prevented Liverpool going further
ahead on several occasions. Meagan and Rea also earned high praise with Harris and Temple
the best of the attack.
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Liverpool 3 - 3 Hibernian
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CA Osasuna (Pamplona, Spain) 1 -
3 Liverpool
| Thursday 15 May 1958 Friendly |
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Liverpool |
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Liddell, Morris, Bimpson |
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MANAGERS |
San Juan (capacity )
Attendance: 15,000 |
(Osasuna)
Phil Taylor (Liverpool) |
Notes:
- Tour: Post season tour of France And Spain.
- Osasuna used home kits: red shirt & blue shorts & blue-red socks. |
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