Matchdetails from Manchester City - Liverpool played on Saturday 26 August 1978 - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!

Manchester City

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Liverpool

Starting Lineup

1		Ray Clemence
2		Phil Neal
3		Alan Kennedy
4		Phil Thompson
5		Ray Kennedy
6		Emlyn Hughes (c)
7		Kenny Dalglish
8		Jimmy Case
9		Steve Heighway
10		Terry McDermott
11		Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12

David Fairclough

David Fairclough

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Graeme Souness 15' (Terry McDermott)
Ray Kennedy 34' (Terry McDermott)
Graeme Souness 48' (Kenny Dalglish)
Kenny Dalglish 56' (Alan Kennedy)

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Brian Kidd 23'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.16
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 26
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Manchester City league position after match: 18
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley

Opposition manager: Tony Book

Referee: Reeves PG

Attendance: 46,710

Half-time score: 1 - 2

Game number: 3404

League game number: 2953

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Match programme

Match programme

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	3	3	0	0	9	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	7	1	6
2	West Bromwich Albion	3	3	0	0	7	1	2	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	6
3	Everton	3	3	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	6
4	Coventry City	3	2	1	0	6	2	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	5
5	Bristol City	3	2	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	5
6	Aston Villa	3	2	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	2	4
7	Manchester United	3	2	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	5	4
8	Leeds United	3	1	1	1	7	5	1	0	1	5	3	0	1	0	2	2	3
9	Chelsea	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	3	2	3
10	Nottingham Forest	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
11	Norwich City	3	1	1	1	5	6	1	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	2	5	3
12	Southampton	3	1	1	1	5	6	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	1	1	3	3
13	Middlesbrough	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4	3	2
14	Ipswich Town	3	1	0	2	4	5	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	2
15	Arsenal	3	0	2	1	3	4	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	2	2
16	Derby County	3	0	2	1	3	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	2
17	Tottenham Hotspur	3	0	2	1	4	7	0	1	1	3	6	0	1	0	1	1	2
18	Manchester City	3	0	2	1	3	6	0	1	1	2	5	0	1	0	1	1	2
19	Queens Park Rangers	3	0	1	2	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1
20	Birmingham City	3	0	1	2	2	5	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	1	0	1	1
21	Bolton Wanderers	3	0	1	2	3	8	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2	6	1
22	Wolves	3	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0