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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 2 May 1981 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 1 Sunderland
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.41)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Richard Money
4
Colin Irwin
5
Ray Kennedy (c)
6
Alan Hansen
7
Howard Gayle
8
Sammy Lee
9
Ian Rush
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
Colin Russell

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.43)

Barry Siddall
Joe Hinnigan
Joseph Bolton
Rob Hindmarch
Shaun Elliott
Gary Rowell
Gordon Chisholm
Mick Buckley
Tom Ritchie
Alan Brown
Stan Cummins

Substitutes used

Sam Allardyce

Notes

  • - Colin Russell makes his LFC debut

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Mick Docherty
Referee: Newsome B
Attendance: 40,337
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 3575
League game number: 3074
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 8th
Sunderland league position: 16th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sunderland
31'
Stan Cummins (0–1)
HT 0–1
Howard Gayle Colin Russell
57'
87'
Sam Allardyce Gordon Chisholm
Full time 0–1

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