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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 8 April 1972 at 11:30 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Coventry City

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.03)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith (c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Phil Thompson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.31)

Bill Glazier
Wilf Smith
Chris Cattlin
Dennis Mortimer
Jeffrey Blockley
Roy Barry
Mick McGuire
Willie Carr
Ernie Hunt
Robert Graham
Ernest Machin

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Robert Dennison
Referee: Hackney HP
Attendance: 50,628
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3034
League game number: 2694
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Coventry City league position: 18th
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Liverpool
Coventry City
Kevin Keegan (Brian Hall) (1–0)
21'
HT 1–0
54'
Ernie Hunt (1–1)
Tommy Smith penalty (2–1)
67'
John Toshack (Ian Callaghan) (3–1)
85'
Full time 3–1

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