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1st Division

Anfield | Monday 31 March 1969 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 1 Arsenal
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.01)

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
Gerry Byrne

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.46)

Bob Wilson
Peter Storey
Bob McNab
Frank McLintock
Ian Ure
George Graham
Jimmy Robertson
Jon Sammels
David Court
Bobby Gould
George Armstrong

Notes

  • - Tommy Smith had to take his penalty twice. He scored the first time but Bob Paisley was on the field at the time treating the injured Alun Evans so the referee ordered a re-take. Fortunately, Smith was just as accurate the second time too!

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Bertie Mee
Referee: Corbett DA
Attendance: 44,843
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 2861
League game number: 2564
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Arsenal league position: 3rd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Arsenal
42'
Jimmy Robertson (0–1)
HT 0–1
Tommy Smith penalty (1–1)
52'
Emlyn Hughes Gerry Byrne
73'
Full time 1–1

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