Liverpool v Portsmouth 3-1 (League match)

Wednesday, August 20 – 1953
Match: Football League, First Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 18:45.
Liverpool – Portsmouth 3-1 (1-1).
Attendance: 39,662.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Charles Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Phil Taylor, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley, Jimmy Payne, Kevin Baron, Louis Bimpson, Bill Jones, Billy Liddell.
Portsmouth (2-3-5): Norman Uprichard, Jimmy Stephen, Harry Ferrier, Reg Pickett, Len Phillips, Peter Harris, Jack Henderson, Jack Froggatt, Charlie Vaughan, Jimmy Dickinson, Duggie Reid.
The goals: 1-0 Jones (26 min.), 1-1 Henderson (30 min.), 2-1 Jones (72 min.), 3-1 Liddell (84 min.).

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