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FA Cup Semi-final
Maine Road | Sat 31 Mar 1979 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
2
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
David Johnson
9
Jimmy Case
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Steve Heighway
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kenny Dalglish
17'
(Jimmy Case)
Alan Hansen
82'
Substitutions
Jimmy Case
out for
Steve Heighway
62'
Opposition Lineup
Gary Bailey
Jimmy Nicholl
Arthur Albiston
Sammy McIlroy
Gordon McQueen
Martin Buchan
Steve Coppell
Jimmy Greenhoff
Joe Jordan
Brian Greenhoff
Mickey Thomas
Opposition goals
Joe Jordan
19'
Brian Greenhoff
56'
Notes
- Terry McDermott missed a penalty on 38'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.33
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 25.5
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Dave Sexton
Referee:
Richardson DT
Attendance:
52,584
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
3442
FA Cup game number:
273
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19.08.1978 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
22.08.1978 | 3 - 0 | Ipswich Town
26.08.1978 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
28.08.1978 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
02.09.1978 | 7 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
09.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City
13.09.1978 | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
16.09.1978 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
23.09.1978 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
27.09.1978 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
30.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
07.10.1978 | 4 - 1 | Norwich City
14.10.1978 | 5 - 0 | Derby County
21.10.1978 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
28.10.1978 | 0 - 1 | Everton
04.11.1978 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
11.11.1978 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
18.11.1978 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
22.11.1978 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.11.1978 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
02.12.1978 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
04.12.1978 | 1 - 3 | Anderlecht
09.12.1978 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
16.12.1978 | 0 - 1 | Bristol City
19.12.1978 | 2 - 1 | Anderlecht
26.12.1978 | 3 - 0 | Manchester United
10.01.1979 | 0 - 0 | Southend United
17.01.1979 | 3 - 0 | Southend United
30.01.1979 | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
03.02.1979 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
13.02.1979 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
21.02.1979 | 6 - 0 | Norwich City
24.02.1979 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
28.02.1979 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
03.03.1979 | 0 - 0 | Chelsea
06.03.1979 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
10.03.1979 | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town
13.03.1979 | 1 - 1 | Everton
20.03.1979 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
24.03.1979 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
31.03.1979 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
04.04.1979 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
07.04.1979 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
10.04.1979 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
14.04.1979 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
16.04.1979 | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa
21.04.1979 | 1 - 0 | Bristol City
24.04.1979 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
28.04.1979 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
01.05.1979 | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
05.05.1979 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
08.05.1979 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
11.05.1979 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
17.05.1979 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
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