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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 15 Aug 1972 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
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 Boersma
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Toshack
12'
(Ian Callaghan)
Steve Heighway
20'
(John Toshack)
Opposition Lineup
Alex Stepney
Tommy O'Neil
Tony Dunne
Tony Young
Steve James
Martin Buchan
Willie Morgan
Brian Kidd
Bobby Charlton
George Best
Ian Storey-Moore
Opposition substitutions
Brian Kidd
out for
Sammy McIlroy
77'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.38
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 26.03
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Manchester United league position after match: 20
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Ian Callaghan breaks Billy Liddell's appearance record for Liverpool when he plays his 535th game
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Frank O'Farrell
Referee:
James V
Attendance:
54,779
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
3040
League game number:
2700
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
12.08.1972 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
15.08.1972 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
19.08.1972 | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace
23.08.1972 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
26.08.1972 | 3 - 2 | West Ham United
30.08.1972 | 2 - 3 | Leicester City
02.09.1972 | 1 - 2 | Derby County
05.09.1972 | 1 - 1 | Carlisle United
09.09.1972 | 4 - 2 | Wolves
12.09.1972 | 2 - 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt
16.09.1972 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
19.09.1972 | 5 - 1 | Carlisle United
23.09.1972 | 5 - 0 | Sheffield United
26.09.1972 | 0 - 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt
30.09.1972 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
03.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
07.10.1972 | 1 - 0 | Everton
10.10.1972 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
14.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
21.10.1972 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
24.10.1972 | 3 - 0 | AEK Athens
28.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | Norwich City
31.10.1972 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
04.11.1972 | 3 - 1 | Chelsea
07.11.1972 | 3 - 1 | AEK Athens
11.11.1972 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
18.11.1972 | 3 - 2 | Newcastle United
22.11.1972 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
25.11.1972 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
29.11.1972 | 0 - 0 | Dynamo Berlin
02.12.1972 | 4 - 3 | Birmingham City
04.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
06.12.1972 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
09.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
13.12.1972 | 3 - 1 | Dynamo Berlin
16.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
23.12.1972 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
26.12.1972 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield United
30.12.1972 | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace
06.01.1973 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
13.01.1973 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
16.01.1973 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
20.01.1973 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
27.01.1973 | 1 - 2 | Wolves
03.02.1973 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
07.02.1973 | 0 - 2 | Manchester City
10.02.1973 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
17.02.1973 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
24.02.1973 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
03.03.1973 | 2 - 0 | Everton
07.03.1973 | 2 - 0 | Dynamo Dresden
10.03.1973 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
17.03.1973 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
21.03.1973 | 1 - 0 | Dynamo Dresden
24.03.1973 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
31.03.1973 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
07.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
10.04.1973 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
14.04.1973 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
17.04.1973 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
21.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Newcastle United
23.04.1973 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
25.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.04.1973 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
10.05.1973 | 3 - 0 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
23.05.1973 | 0 - 2 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
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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
Arsenal
2
2
0
0
6
2
1
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
1
0
4
2
Liverpool
2
2
0
0
4
0
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
Southampton
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Norwich City
2
1
1
0
3
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
5
West Ham United
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
6
Stoke City
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
7
Tottenham Hotspur
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
8
Birmingham City
2
1
0
1
4
4
1
0
1
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
Newcastle United
2
1
0
1
4
4
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
10
Ipswich Town
2
1
0
1
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
11
Derby County
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
12
Sheffield United
2
1
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
13
Leeds United
2
1
0
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
2
14
Chelsea
1
1
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
15
Everton
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
16
Crystal Palace
2
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
17
West Bromwich Albion
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
18
Wolves
2
0
0
2
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
7
0
19
Coventry City
2
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
20
Manchester United
2
0
0
2
1
4
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
0
21
Leicester City
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Manchester City
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
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