Archives

Match details

1st Division

Anfield | 08 May 1979 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 0 Aston Villa

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.79)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson (c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
Steve Heighway

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.77)

Opposition substitutions

Notes

  • - Liverpool win their 11th title by beating Villa 3-0 with two games to go. Liverpool finish 8 points ahead of Nottingham Forest.

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Ron Saunders
Referee: Ashley NJ
Attendance: 50,576
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 3453
League game number: 2990
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Aston Villa league position: 8th
View full league table

View other results

Match archive

Match programme
Match programme
Match ticket
Match ticket
Image Notice — Programme covers, tickets, teamsheets, and newspaper clippings are shown for historical and editorial reference only. Copyright remains with the respective rights holders. If you are a rights holder with concerns, please contact us for review.