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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 23 December 1972 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Coventry City
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.97)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Phil Thompson
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 24.69)

Neil Ramsbottom
Mick Coop
Chris Cattlin
Wilf Smith
Roy Barry
Bobby Parker
Dennis Mortimer
Brian Alderson
Colin Stein
Willie Carr
Tommy Hutchison

Substitutes used

Mick McGuire

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Gordon Milne
Referee: Morrissey AE
Attendance: 41,550
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 3075
League game number: 2721
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Coventry City league position: 11th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Coventry City
John Toshack (Ian Callaghan) (1–0)
6'
John Toshack (Kevin Keegan) (2–0)
22'
36'
Mick McGuire Wilf Smith
HT 2–0
Full time 2–0

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