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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 September 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Leicester City
Half time 4–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.85)

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

Substitutes

12
Geoff Strong

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.33)

Peter Shilton
Alan Woollett
Willie Bell
Bobby Mackay
Malcolm Manley
Graham Cross
Len Glover
David Nish
Rodney Fern
David Gibson
Mike Stringfellow

Notes

  • - Alun Evans makes his LFC debut
  • - Alun Evans scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Matthew Gillies
Referee: James V
Attendance: 48,375
Half-time score: 4 - 0
Game number: 2830
League game number: 2540
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Leicester City league position: 21st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leicester City
Ron Yeats (1–0)
2'
Tommy Smith penalty (2–0)
4'
Alun Evans (Roger Hunt) (3–0)
10'
Ian Callaghan (Ian St John) (4–0)
12'
HT 4–0
Full time 4–0

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