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European Fairs Cup 1st round 2nd leg

Anfield | Wednesday 2 October 1968 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Athletic Bilbao

Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.88)

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

13
Ray Clemence
12
Geoff Strong
14
Alf Arrowsmith

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.04)

José Ángel Iríbar
Iñaki Sáez
Jesús Arangurén
Koldo Aguirre
Luis Echeberría
Larrauri
Juan María Zorriqueta
José María Argoitia
Arieta
Fidel Uriarte
José Francisco Rojo

Substitutes used

Betzuén
Luis Zugazaga

Notes

  • - Liverpool lost on coin toss!

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Rafael Iriondo
Referee: Tschenscher K (Germany)
Attendance: 49,567
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 2833
Europe game number: 31
Played towards Kop: Second half
1st leg: Wed 18 Sep 1968 (A) 1 - 2
Aggregate score: 3 - 3

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Liverpool
Athletic Bilbao
32'
José María Argoitia (0–1)
HT 0–1
52'
Betzuén Arieta
65'
Luis Zugazaga Luis Echeberría
Chris Lawler (Ron Yeats) (1–1)
78'
Emlyn Hughes (2–1)
87'
Full time 2–1

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