September 28, 1957
Late-night warning by Liverpool boss Phil Taylor to the Football League: “If any more of my players go down with flu I must ask for our match at Charlton to be postponed.”
Nine of his first-team men are out of action through flu or injury. Gerry Byrne, 19 year old local discovery makes his debut at left back and Barry Wilkinson, a wing half, is forced to play for the first time on the right wing.
(Source: Daily Express: September 28, 1957)
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