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1st Division

St Andrews | Saturday 7 April 1973 at 15:00 UK local time

Birmingham City 2 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.27)

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

Substitutes

12
Phil Boersma

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.54)

Dave Latchford
Ray Martin
Gary Pendrey
Malcolm Page
Roger Hynd
John Roberts
Alan Campbell
Trevor Francis
Bob Latchford
Bob Hatton
Gordon Taylor

Notes

  • - Hughes appealed the sending off and was cleared by the Disciplinary Committee.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Frederick Goodwin
Referee: Challis RC
Attendance: 48,114
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3095
League game number: 2735
Liverpool league position: 1st
Birmingham City league position: 15th
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Liverpool
Birmingham City
44'
Bob Latchford (0–1)
HT 0–1
58'
Bob Hatton (0–2)
Tommy Smith direct free kick (1–2)
60'
Emlyn Hughes
90'
Full time 1–2

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