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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 26 April 1986 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 0 Birmingham City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.42)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Jim Beglin
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Craig Johnston
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Kevin MacDonald

Substitutes

12
Mark Lawrenson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.5)

David Seaman
Brian Roberts
Julian Dicks
Mark Smalley
Jim Hagan
Ray Ranson
Stuart Storer
Wayne Clarke
Nicky Platnauer
Billy Wright
Robert Hopkins

Substitutes used

Martin Kuhl

Notes

  • - The penalty from which Gillespie scored the 5th goal was awarded after Ian Rush was felled by a rash challenge from Julian Dicks.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: John Bond
Referee: Tyson GM
Attendance: 42,021
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3890
League game number: 3284
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Birmingham City league position: 21st
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Liverpool
Birmingham City
Ian Rush (Ronnie Whelan) (1–0)
25'
HT 1–0
Gary Gillespie (Craig Johnston) (2–0)
46'
Jan Mølby penalty (3–0)
49'
Gary Gillespie (Ian Rush) (4–0)
58'
75'
Martin Kuhl Brian Roberts
Ronnie Whelan Mark Lawrenson
83'
Gary Gillespie penalty (5–0)
83'
Full time 5–0

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