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Match details
1st Division
The Den | Tue 11 Apr 1989 at 19:30 UK local time
Millwall
1
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Ablett
3
Steve Staunton
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Barry Venison
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Alex Watson
14
David Burrows
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Barnes
21'
(John Aldridge)
John Aldridge
41'
Opposition Lineup
Brian Horne
Keith Stevens
Ian Dawes
Steve Wood
Alan McLeary
Kevin O'Callaghan
Terry Hurlock
Les Briley
Denis Salman
Dean Horrix
Tony Cascarino
Opposition goals
Denis Salman
7'
Opposition substitutions
Keith Stevens
out for
Sean Sparham
73'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.71
- Average age of the Millwall starting lineup: 26.98
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Millwall league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
John Docherty
Referee:
Gunn A
Attendance:
22,130
Half-time score:
1
-
2
Game number:
4046
League game number:
3400
View other results
20.08.1988 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
27.08.1988 | 3 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
29.08.1988 | 4 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
03.09.1988 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.09.1988 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
17.09.1988 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.09.1988 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
24.09.1988 | 3 - 1 | Southampton
28.09.1988 | 1 - 0 | Walsall
01.10.1988 | 1 - 2 | Newcastle United
08.10.1988 | 0 - 1 | Luton Town
12.10.1988 | 3 - 1 | Walsall
22.10.1988 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
26.10.1988 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
29.10.1988 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
02.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
05.11.1988 | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough
09.11.1988 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
12.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Millwall
19.11.1988 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
23.11.1988 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
26.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
30.11.1988 | 1 - 4 | West Ham United
04.12.1988 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
11.12.1988 | 1 - 1 | Everton
17.12.1988 | 0 - 1 | Norwich City
26.12.1988 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
01.01.1989 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
03.01.1989 | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa
07.01.1989 | 3 - 0 | Carlisle United
14.01.1989 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.01.1989 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
29.01.1989 | 2 - 0 | Millwall
04.02.1989 | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United
18.02.1989 | 3 - 2 | Hull City
01.03.1989 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
11.03.1989 | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough
14.03.1989 | 5 - 0 | Luton Town
18.03.1989 | 4 - 0 | Brentford
22.03.1989 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
26.03.1989 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
29.03.1989 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
01.04.1989 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
08.04.1989 | 5 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
11.04.1989 | 2 - 1 | Millwall
03.05.1989 | 0 - 0 | Everton
07.05.1989 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
10.05.1989 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
13.05.1989 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
16.05.1989 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
20.05.1989 | 3 - 2 | Everton
23.05.1989 | 5 - 1 | West Ham United
26.05.1989 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
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Match programme
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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
32
18
9
5
55
24
8
5
2
25
8
10
4
3
30
16
63
2
Arsenal
32
18
9
5
61
32
8
5
2
26
15
10
4
3
35
17
63
3
Norwich City
32
16
8
8
43
35
7
6
4
20
18
9
2
4
23
17
56
4
Nottingham Forest
31
13
12
6
46
34
5
7
3
19
13
8
5
3
27
21
51
5
Millwall
33
14
9
10
44
38
10
2
5
26
15
4
7
5
18
23
51
6
Coventry City
33
13
10
10
41
34
9
3
5
26
18
4
7
5
15
16
49
7
Tottenham Hotspur
33
12
11
10
51
43
7
5
5
29
23
5
6
5
22
20
47
8
Wimbledon
31
13
7
11
42
38
9
3
4
24
15
4
4
7
18
23
46
9
Derby County
31
13
7
11
33
29
7
3
7
20
17
6
4
4
13
12
46
10
Manchester United
30
11
12
7
38
24
8
5
1
23
8
3
7
6
15
16
45
11
Everton
32
11
11
10
43
40
8
6
2
29
17
3
5
8
14
23
44
12
Queens Park Rangers
32
10
10
12
35
33
6
4
5
18
14
4
6
7
17
19
40
13
Aston Villa
33
9
10
14
39
48
7
4
5
22
18
2
6
9
17
30
37
14
Middlesbrough
33
9
10
14
40
54
6
7
4
25
25
3
3
10
15
29
37
15
Sheffield Wednesday
33
9
10
14
31
46
5
5
6
18
21
4
5
8
13
25
37
16
Charlton Athletic
32
7
12
13
37
48
3
7
6
20
24
4
5
7
17
24
33
17
Southampton
31
7
12
12
45
59
5
5
6
23
25
2
7
6
22
34
33
18
Luton Town
32
7
9
16
31
47
5
5
5
21
17
2
4
11
10
30
30
19
Newcastle United
32
7
8
17
30
53
3
4
9
17
25
4
4
8
13
28
29
20
West Ham United
30
5
8
17
24
50
1
6
9
14
28
4
2
8
10
22
23
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