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1st Division

Stamford Bridge | Wednesday 23 August 1972 at 19:45 UK local time

Chelsea 1 - 2 Liverpool

Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.4)

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.33)

John Phillips
Ron Harris
Eddie McCreadie
John Hollins
Micky Droy
Dave Webb
Chris Garland
Steve Kember
Peter Osgood
Alan Hudson
Charles Cooke

Substitutes used

Peter Houseman

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Burtenshaw NCH
Attendance: 35,375
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 3042
League game number: 2702
Liverpool league position: 1st
Chelsea league position: 5th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Chelsea
John Toshack (Steve Heighway) (1–0)
3'
Ian Callaghan (Emlyn Hughes) (2–0)
13'
39'
Chris Garland (2–1)
HT 2–1
67'
Peter Houseman Micky Droy
Full time 2–1

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