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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 6 January 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.79)

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

Substitutes

12
Alf Arrowsmith

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.54)

John Osborne
Eddie Colquhoun
Graham Williams
Tony Brown
John Talbut
Doug Fraser
Dick Krzywicki
John Kaye
Jeff Astle
Robert Hope
Clive Clark

Notes

  • -Tommy Smith fouled Jeff Astle in the area (14 minutes). Bobby Hope hit the bar with the penalty but the referee ordered a re-take because Tommy Lawrence had moved off his line. Tony Brown scored from the re-take.
    - Local pop group The Scaffold filmed a video of 'Thank You Very Much' in front of The Kop for release in America.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Alan Ashman
Referee: Styles K
Attendance: 51,092
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 2791
League game number: 2513
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
West Bromwich Albion league position: 6th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion
Geoff Strong (Peter Thompson) (1–0)
3'
14'
Tony Brown (1–1)
HT 1–1
Roger Hunt (Peter Thompson) (2–1)
57'
Roger Hunt (Chris Lawler) (3–1)
67'
Roger Hunt (Geoff Strong) (4–1)
79'
Full time 4–1

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