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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 12 August 1972 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Manchester City

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.37)

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
Trevor Storton

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.72)

Joe Corrigan
Tony Book
William Donachie
Mike Doyle
Tommy Booth
Colin Bell
Mike Summerbee
Franny Lee
Wyn Davies
Rodney Marsh
Tony Towers

Notes

  • - Larry Lloyd and Manchester City's Wyn Davies were sent off for fighting in the first half. Shankly wasn't happy with the sending-off as it was clearly Davies who was the culprit by simply headbutting Lloyd. Liverpool became the first team to fight a three-match ban over a player before the newly-formed independent disciplinary tribunal and won!

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Malcolm Allison
Referee: Kew GC
Attendance: 55,383
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3039
League game number: 2699
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 6th
Manchester City league position: 22nd
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Liverpool
Manchester City
Brian Hall (Steve Heighway) (1–0)
3'
Larry Lloyd
42'
42'
Wyn Davies
HT 1–0
Ian Callaghan (2–0)
84'
Full time 2–0

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