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Match details
1st Division
Vicarage Road | Sat 14 May 1983 at 15:00 UK local time
Watford
2
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Phil Thompson
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Hodgson
10
Craig Johnston
11
Graeme Souness
(c)
Substitutes
12
Steve Nicol
Goals
Craig Johnston
62'
Substitutions
Mark Lawrenson
out for
Steve Nicol
46'
Opposition Lineup
Stephen Sherwood
Pat Rice
Wilf Rostron
Paul Franklin
Steve Sims
Kenny Jackett
Martin Patching
Nigel Callaghan
John Barnes
Luther Blissett
Worrell Sterling
Opposition goals
Martin Patching
40'
Luther Blissett
49'
Opposition substitutions
Steve Sims
out for
Jan Lohman
68'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.44
- Average age of the Watford starting lineup: 24.09
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Watford league position after match: 2
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Graham Taylor
Referee:
Grey AW
Attendance:
27,173
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3700
League game number:
3160
View other results
21.08.1982 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.08.1982 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
31.08.1982 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
04.09.1982 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
07.09.1982 | 4 - 3 | Nottingham Forest
11.09.1982 | 3 - 3 | Luton Town
14.09.1982 | 4 - 1 | Dundalk
18.09.1982 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
25.09.1982 | 5 - 0 | Southampton
28.09.1982 | 1 - 0 | Dundalk
02.10.1982 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
05.10.1982 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
09.10.1982 | 1 - 3 | West Ham United
16.10.1982 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
19.10.1982 | 0 - 1 | HJK Helsinki
23.10.1982 | 1 - 1 | Stoke City
26.10.1982 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
30.10.1982 | 3 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
02.11.1982 | 5 - 0 | HJK Helsinki
06.11.1982 | 5 - 0 | Everton
10.11.1982 | 1 - 0 | Rotherham United
13.11.1982 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
20.11.1982 | 2 - 1 | Notts County
27.11.1982 | 3 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
30.11.1982 | 2 - 0 | Norwich City
04.12.1982 | 0 - 1 | Norwich City
11.12.1982 | 3 - 1 | Watford
18.12.1982 | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa
27.12.1982 | 5 - 2 | Manchester City
28.12.1982 | 0 - 0 | Sunderland
01.01.1983 | 5 - 1 | Notts County
03.01.1983 | 3 - 1 | Arsenal
08.01.1983 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
15.01.1983 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
18.01.1983 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
22.01.1983 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
29.01.1983 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
05.02.1983 | 3 - 1 | Luton Town
08.02.1983 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
12.02.1983 | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town
15.02.1983 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
20.02.1983 | 1 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
26.02.1983 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
02.03.1983 | 0 - 2 | Widzew Lodz
05.03.1983 | 5 - 1 | Stoke City
12.03.1983 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
16.03.1983 | 3 - 2 | Widzew Lodz
19.03.1983 | 0 - 0 | Everton
22.03.1983 | 2 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
26.03.1983 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
02.04.1983 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
04.04.1983 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
09.04.1983 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
12.04.1983 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
16.04.1983 | 2 - 3 | Southampton
23.04.1983 | 0 - 2 | Norwich City
30.04.1983 | 0 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.05.1983 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.05.1983 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
14.05.1983 | 1 - 2 | Watford
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Your most exciting players of the year! - Shoot! cover
Graeme Souness on the cover of Shoot!
Kenny voted the most exciting player of the year in England in 1983
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Liverpool
42
24
10
8
87
37
16
4
1
55
16
8
6
7
32
21
82
2
Watford
42
22
5
15
74
57
16
2
3
49
20
6
3
12
25
37
71
3
Manchester United
42
19
13
10
56
38
14
7
0
39
10
5
6
10
17
28
70
4
Tottenham Hotspur
42
20
9
13
65
50
15
4
2
50
15
5
5
11
15
35
69
5
Nottingham Forest
42
20
9
13
62
50
12
5
4
34
18
8
4
9
28
32
69
6
Aston Villa
42
21
5
16
62
50
17
2
2
47
15
4
3
14
15
35
68
7
Everton
42
18
10
14
66
48
13
6
2
43
19
5
4
12
23
29
64
8
West Ham United
42
20
4
18
68
62
13
3
5
41
23
7
1
13
27
39
64
9
Ipswich Town
42
15
13
14
64
50
11
3
7
39
23
4
10
7
25
27
58
10
Arsenal
42
16
10
16
58
56
11
6
4
36
19
5
4
12
22
37
58
11
West Bromwich Albion
42
15
12
15
51
49
11
5
5
35
20
4
7
10
16
29
57
12
Southampton
42
15
12
15
54
58
11
5
5
36
22
4
7
10
18
36
57
13
Stoke City
42
16
9
17
53
64
13
4
4
34
21
3
5
13
19
43
57
14
Norwich City
42
14
12
16
52
58
10
6
5
30
18
4
6
11
22
40
54
15
Notts County
42
15
7
20
55
71
12
4
5
37
25
3
3
15
18
46
52
16
Sunderland
42
12
14
16
48
61
7
10
4
30
22
5
4
12
18
39
50
17
Birmingham City
42
12
14
16
40
55
9
7
5
29
24
3
7
11
11
31
50
18
Luton Town
42
12
13
17
65
84
7
7
7
34
33
5
6
10
31
51
49
19
Coventry City
42
13
9
20
48
59
10
5
6
29
17
3
4
14
19
42
48
20
Manchester City
42
13
8
21
47
70
9
5
7
26
23
4
3
14
21
47
47
21
Swansea City
42
10
11
21
51
69
10
4
7
32
29
0
7
14
19
40
41
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
42
9
13
20
38
68
8
7
6
25
22
1
6
14
13
46
40
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