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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 9 August 1969 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 Chelsea

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.81)

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
Bobby Graham
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12
Brian Hall

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.09)

Peter Bonetti
John Hollins
Stewart Houston
Peter Osgood
John Dempsey
Ron Harris
Charles Cooke
Thomas Baldwin
Ian Hutchinson
Peter Houseman
Bobby Tambling

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Jennings ET
Attendance: 48,383
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 2870
League game number: 2573
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Chelsea league position: 18th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Chelsea
Chris Lawler (Ian Callaghan) (1–0)
26'
HT 1–0
48'
Ian Hutchinson (1–1)
Ian St John (Ian Callaghan) (2–1)
49'
Geoff Strong (Tommy Smith) (3–1)
60'
Ian St John (Chris Lawler) (4–1)
83'
Full time 4–1

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