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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 9 Jan 1971 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
2
Blackpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Phil Boersma
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
John McLaughlin
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Brian Hall
Substitutes
12
Ron Yeats
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Steve Heighway
38'
(John McLaughlin)
John Craven
O/G
82'
Substitutions
Phil Boersma
out for
Ron Yeats
69'
Opposition Lineup
Alan Taylor
Jimmy Armfield
Harry Mowbray
Fred Kemp
Glyn James
Bob Hatton
Mick Burns
Tony Green
John Craven
Tony Coleman
Tommy Hutchison
Opposition goals
Mick Burns
42'
Frederick Pickering
58'
Opposition substitutions
Tommy Hutchison
out for
Frederick Pickering
54'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 23.55
- Average age of the Blackpool starting lineup: 25.94
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Blackpool league position after match: 21
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Bob Stokoe
Referee:
Burtenshaw NCH
Attendance:
42,939
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2956
League game number:
2637
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
15.08.1970 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
17.08.1970 | 0 - 0 | Blackpool
22.08.1970 | 4 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
25.08.1970 | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace
29.08.1970 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
05.09.1970 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
08.09.1970 | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town
12.09.1970 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
15.09.1970 | 1 - 0 | Ferencvaros
19.09.1970 | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
22.09.1970 | 3 - 2 | Mansfield Town
26.09.1970 | 0 - 1 | Southampton
29.09.1970 | 1 - 1 | Ferencvaros
03.10.1970 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
06.10.1970 | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town
10.10.1970 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
17.10.1970 | 2 - 0 | Burnley
21.10.1970 | 3 - 0 | Dinamo Bucharest
24.10.1970 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
31.10.1970 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
04.11.1970 | 1 - 1 | Dinamo Bucharest
07.11.1970 | 0 - 0 | Derby County
14.11.1970 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
21.11.1970 | 3 - 2 | Everton
28.11.1970 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
05.12.1970 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
09.12.1970 | 1 - 0 | Hibernian
12.12.1970 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
19.12.1970 | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
22.12.1970 | 2 - 0 | Hibernian
26.12.1970 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
02.01.1971 | 1 - 0 | Aldershot
09.01.1971 | 2 - 2 | Blackpool
12.01.1971 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
16.01.1971 | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace
23.01.1971 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
30.01.1971 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
06.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
13.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
16.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
20.02.1971 | 0 - 0 | Everton
27.02.1971 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
06.03.1971 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
10.03.1971 | 3 - 0 | Bayern Munich
13.03.1971 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
16.03.1971 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.03.1971 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
24.03.1971 | 1 - 1 | Bayern Munich
27.03.1971 | 2 - 1 | Everton
29.03.1971 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
02.04.1971 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
06.04.1971 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
10.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
12.04.1971 | 0 - 1 | Chelsea
14.04.1971 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
17.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
19.04.1971 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
24.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
26.04.1971 | 2 - 2 | Manchester City
28.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
01.05.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
08.05.1971 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
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Match programme
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Leeds United
25
16
7
2
42
17
10
2
1
26
8
6
5
1
16
9
39
2
Arsenal
24
16
6
2
46
17
10
3
0
30
4
6
3
2
16
13
38
3
Tottenham Hotspur
23
11
8
4
35
18
6
3
2
19
8
5
5
2
16
10
30
4
Manchester City
23
11
7
5
33
19
6
5
1
19
8
5
2
4
14
11
29
5
Chelsea
23
10
9
4
32
27
6
4
2
19
16
4
5
2
13
11
29
6
Wolves
24
12
5
7
43
40
7
1
3
22
17
5
4
4
21
23
29
7
Liverpool
23
8
11
4
25
15
6
6
0
20
7
2
5
4
5
8
27
8
Southampton
24
10
7
7
31
21
9
2
1
21
4
1
5
6
10
17
27
9
Coventry City
24
10
5
9
22
24
7
2
3
14
9
3
3
6
8
15
25
10
Crystal Palace
23
8
8
7
23
21
5
4
2
13
8
3
4
5
10
13
24
11
Stoke City
25
7
10
8
29
30
6
6
0
18
3
1
4
8
11
27
24
12
Newcastle United
24
9
6
9
26
29
5
5
2
14
9
4
1
7
12
20
24
13
Everton
24
7
8
9
32
36
5
4
2
17
9
2
4
7
15
27
22
14
West Bromwich Albion
24
6
9
9
37
43
6
5
2
23
14
0
4
7
14
29
21
15
Manchester United
24
6
9
9
30
39
3
5
4
13
15
3
4
5
17
24
21
16
Huddersfield Town
24
5
10
9
21
30
4
6
2
12
8
1
4
7
9
22
20
17
Ipswich Town
23
7
5
11
21
22
5
2
4
17
11
2
3
7
4
11
19
18
Derby County
24
6
7
11
32
38
4
3
6
20
21
2
4
5
12
17
19
19
West Ham United
23
3
9
11
29
40
2
5
4
16
18
1
4
7
13
22
15
20
Nottingham Forest
23
4
7
12
20
34
3
3
5
16
15
1
4
7
4
19
15
21
Blackpool
24
3
7
14
20
42
2
4
5
11
17
1
3
9
9
25
13
22
Burnley
24
2
8
14
17
44
2
4
7
13
24
0
4
7
4
20
12
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