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Match details
1st Division
Highfield Road | Tue 10 May 1977 at 19:30 UK local time
Coventry City
0
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Joey Jones
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
David Johnson
11
Terry McDermott
Substitutes
12
Ian Callaghan
Opposition Lineup
Les Sealey
Graham Oakey
Jim Holton
Mick Coop
Bobby McDonald
John Beck
Terry Yorath
Barry Powell
Ian Wallace
Mick Ferguson
Tommy Hutchison
Opposition substitutions
John Beck
out for
Leslie Cartwright
68'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.76
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 24.16
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Coventry City league position after match: 16
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Gordon Milne
Referee:
Richardson DT
Attendance:
38,032
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3335
League game number:
2906
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14.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
21.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
25.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
28.08.1976 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
31.08.1976 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
04.09.1976 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
06.09.1976 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
11.09.1976 | 3 - 2 | Derby County
14.09.1976 | 2 - 0 | Crusaders
18.09.1976 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.09.1976 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
28.09.1976 | 5 - 0 | Crusaders
02.10.1976 | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough
16.10.1976 | 3 - 1 | Everton
20.10.1976 | 0 - 1 | Trabzonspor
23.10.1976 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
27.10.1976 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
30.10.1976 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
03.11.1976 | 3 - 0 | Trabzonspor
06.11.1976 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
09.11.1976 | 5 - 1 | Leicester City
20.11.1976 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
27.11.1976 | 2 - 1 | Bristol City
04.12.1976 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
11.12.1976 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
15.12.1976 | 1 - 5 | Aston Villa
18.12.1976 | 0 - 2 | West Ham United
27.12.1976 | 4 - 0 | Stoke City
29.12.1976 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
01.01.1977 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
08.01.1977 | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace
11.01.1977 | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace
15.01.1977 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
22.01.1977 | 1 - 2 | Norwich City
29.01.1977 | 3 - 0 | Carlisle United
05.02.1977 | 4 - 1 | Birmingham City
16.02.1977 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
19.02.1977 | 3 - 1 | Derby County
26.02.1977 | 3 - 1 | Oldham Athletic
02.03.1977 | 0 - 1 | Saint-Étienne
05.03.1977 | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United
09.03.1977 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
12.03.1977 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
16.03.1977 | 3 - 1 | Saint-Étienne
19.03.1977 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
22.03.1977 | 0 - 0 | Everton
02.04.1977 | 3 - 1 | Leeds United
06.04.1977 | 3 - 1 | FC Zürich
09.04.1977 | 2 - 1 | Manchester City
11.04.1977 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
16.04.1977 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
20.04.1977 | 3 - 0 | FC Zürich
23.04.1977 | 2 - 2 | Everton
27.04.1977 | 3 - 0 | Everton
30.04.1977 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
03.05.1977 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
07.05.1977 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
10.05.1977 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
14.05.1977 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
16.05.1977 | 1 - 2 | Bristol City
21.05.1977 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
25.05.1977 | 3 - 1 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
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Colin Wood report
Daily Mirror report
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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
Liverpool
40
23
10
7
61
31
18
2
0
47
11
5
8
7
14
20
56
2
Manchester City
41
20
14
7
59
34
15
5
1
38
13
5
9
6
21
21
54
3
Ipswich Town
40
22
7
11
66
38
15
4
2
41
11
7
3
9
25
27
51
4
Newcastle United
40
17
13
10
61
45
13
6
1
37
13
4
7
9
24
32
47
5
Aston Villa
38
20
6
12
68
46
15
2
1
49
16
5
4
11
19
30
46
6
Manchester United
39
17
10
12
63
53
11
6
3
38
20
6
4
9
25
33
44
7
Arsenal
41
16
11
14
62
56
11
6
4
37
20
5
5
10
25
36
43
8
West Bromwich Albion
39
15
12
12
58
50
9
6
5
35
21
6
6
7
23
29
42
9
Leicester City
40
12
18
10
47
57
8
9
3
30
27
4
9
7
17
30
42
10
Leeds United
40
14
12
14
47
50
8
8
4
28
25
6
4
10
19
25
40
11
Middlesbrough
41
14
12
15
40
45
11
5
4
25
14
3
7
11
15
31
40
12
Birmingham City
40
13
10
17
60
58
10
5
5
37
24
3
5
12
23
34
36
13
Everton
38
12
12
14
56
62
7
6
5
30
23
5
6
9
26
39
36
14
Norwich City
41
14
8
19
45
62
12
3
5
28
21
2
5
14
17
41
36
15
Derby County
40
8
18
14
48
55
8
8
3
34
18
0
10
11
14
37
34
16
Coventry City
40
10
14
16
46
56
7
8
4
32
23
3
6
12
14
33
34
17
Sunderland
40
11
11
18
44
50
9
5
7
29
16
2
6
11
15
34
33
18
Stoke City
39
10
13
16
24
44
9
7
4
18
13
1
6
12
6
31
33
19
West Ham United
40
10
13
17
42
63
8
6
6
24
21
2
7
11
18
42
33
20
Queens Park Rangers
37
11
10
16
42
47
9
6
4
28
19
2
4
12
14
28
32
21
Bristol City
39
10
11
18
34
45
7
7
6
23
18
3
4
12
11
27
31
22
Tottenham Hotspur
41
11
9
21
46
72
8
7
5
24
20
3
2
16
22
52
31
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