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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 2 December 1972 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 3 Birmingham City

Half time 2–3

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.29)

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

Substitutes

12
Phil Boersma

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.42)

Mike Kelly
Ray Martin
Tony Want
Gary Pendrey
Roger Hynd
Stan Harland
Robert Hope
Jimmy Calderwood
Bob Latchford
Bob Hatton
Gordon Taylor

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Frederick Goodwin
Referee: Hart AL
Attendance: 45,407
Half-time score: 2 - 3
Game number: 3069
League game number: 2718
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Birmingham City league position: 16th
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Liverpool
Birmingham City
12'
Gordon Taylor (0–1)
20'
Robert Hope (0–2)
Alec Lindsay (Emlyn Hughes) (1–2)
32'
42'
Bob Latchford (1–3)
Peter Cormack (Kevin Keegan) (2–3)
44'
HT 2–3
Alec Lindsay (Emlyn Hughes) (3–3)
55'
John Toshack (Kevin Keegan) (4–3)
77'
Full time 4–3

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