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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 12 October 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester United

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.54)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
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
Bobby Graham

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.43)

Alex Stepney
Shay Brennan
Frank Kopel
Paddy Crerand
Steve James
Nobby Stiles
Jimmy Ryan
John Fitzpatrick
Bobby Charlton
Alan Gowling
Carlo Sartori

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Matt Busby
Referee: Harper R
Attendance: 53,392
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2836
League game number: 2544
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Manchester United league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester United
Ian St John (Peter Thompson) (1–0)
14'
HT 1–0
Alun Evans (Ian Callaghan) (2–0)
82'
Full time 2–0

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