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FA Cup Semi-final

Hillsborough | Saturday 9 April 1988 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.39)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Gary Ablett
4
Steve Nicol
5
Nigel Spackman
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Jan Mølby
14
Craig Johnston

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.3)

Steve Sutton
Steve Chettle
Stuart Pearce
Des Walker
Colin Foster
Terry Wilson
Gary Crosby
Neil Webb
Nigel Clough
Paul Wilkinson
Brian Rice

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Brian Clough
Referee: Courtney G
Attendance: 51,627
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3993
FA Cup game number: 316

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Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
John Aldridge penalty (1–0)
14'
HT 1–0
John Aldridge (John Barnes) (2–0)
51'
67'
Nigel Clough (2–1)
Full time 2–1

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