October 6, 1956
Match: Football League, Second Division, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:15.
Liverpool – Blackburn Rovers 2-3 (0-2).
Attendance: 41,538.
Referee: Mr. G.E. Oliver.
Liverpool (2-3-5): Tommy Younger, John Molyneux, Ronnie Moran, Barry Wilkinson, Laurie Hughes, Roy Saunders, Louis Bimpson, Jimmy Melia, Billy Liddell, Eric Anderson, Alan A`Court.
Blackburn Rovers (2-3-5): Harry Leyland, Ken Taylor, Bill Eckersall, Bill Smith, Willie Kelly, Ken Clayton, Bryan Douglas, Eddie Crossan, Tommy Briggs, Roy Vernon, Ally MacLeod.
The goals: 0-1 Vernon (28 min.), 0-2 Crossan (43 min.), 0-3 Douglas (48 min.), 1-3 Anderson (49 min.), 2-3 Liddell (64 min.).
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