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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 20 August 1966 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 2 Leicester City
Half time 2–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.12)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Geoff Strong
11
Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12
Gordon Milne

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.12)

Gordon Banks
Peter Rodrigues
Richard Norman
Bobby Roberts
John Sjoberg
Graham Cross
Jackie Sinclair
Jimmy Goodfellow
Derek Dougan
David Gibson
Mike Stringfellow

Notes

  • - Byrne taken off injured in the first half.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Matthew Gillies
Referee: Windle RH
Attendance: 49,076
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 2709
League game number: 2447
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 6th
Leicester City league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leicester City
Roger Hunt (Ian St John) (1–0)
10'
Gerry Byrne Gordon Milne
24'
Geoff Strong (Ian Callaghan) (2–0)
31'
39'
Derek Dougan (2–1)
43'
Derek Dougan (2–2)
HT 2–2
Willie Stevenson penalty (3–2)
65'
Full time 3–2

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