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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 23 November 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Coventry City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.66)

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 24.89)

Bill Glazier
Mick Coop
David Clements
Ernest Machin
George Curtis
Brian Hill
Ernie Hannigan
Ian Gibson
Tony Hateley
Ernie Hunt
Willie Carr

Substitutes used

Chris Cattlin

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Noel Cantwell
Referee: Styles K
Attendance: 44,820
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2843
League game number: 2550
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Coventry City league position: 19th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Coventry City
Geoff Strong (Peter Thompson) (1–0)
36'
HT 1–0
46'
Chris Cattlin Mick Coop
Ian Callaghan (Ian St John) (2–0)
83'
Full time 2–0

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