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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 13 Feb 1979 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Birmingham City
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
4
Alan Kennedy
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Steve Heighway
9
David Fairclough
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
David Johnson
Goals
Graeme Souness
37'
Opposition Lineup
Neil Freeman
Malcolm Page
Joe Gallagher
Alberto Tarantini
Mark Dennis
Alan Ainscow
Tony Towers
Kevin Dillon
Trevor Dark
Alan Buckley
Keith Bertschin
Opposition substitutions
Trevor Dark
out for
Don Givens
75'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.26
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 23.73
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Birmingham City league position after match: 22
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
James Smith
Referee:
Kirby G
Attendance:
35,207
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3432
League game number:
2973
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
19.08.1978 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
22.08.1978 | 3 - 0 | Ipswich Town
26.08.1978 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
28.08.1978 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
02.09.1978 | 7 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
09.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City
13.09.1978 | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
16.09.1978 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
23.09.1978 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
27.09.1978 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
30.09.1978 | 3 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
07.10.1978 | 4 - 1 | Norwich City
14.10.1978 | 5 - 0 | Derby County
21.10.1978 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
28.10.1978 | 0 - 1 | Everton
04.11.1978 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
11.11.1978 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
18.11.1978 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
22.11.1978 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.11.1978 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
02.12.1978 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
04.12.1978 | 1 - 3 | Anderlecht
09.12.1978 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
16.12.1978 | 0 - 1 | Bristol City
19.12.1978 | 2 - 1 | Anderlecht
26.12.1978 | 3 - 0 | Manchester United
10.01.1979 | 0 - 0 | Southend United
17.01.1979 | 3 - 0 | Southend United
30.01.1979 | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
03.02.1979 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
13.02.1979 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
21.02.1979 | 6 - 0 | Norwich City
24.02.1979 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
28.02.1979 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
03.03.1979 | 0 - 0 | Chelsea
06.03.1979 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
10.03.1979 | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town
13.03.1979 | 1 - 1 | Everton
20.03.1979 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
24.03.1979 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
31.03.1979 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
04.04.1979 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
07.04.1979 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
10.04.1979 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
14.04.1979 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
16.04.1979 | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa
21.04.1979 | 1 - 0 | Bristol City
24.04.1979 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
28.04.1979 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
01.05.1979 | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
05.05.1979 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
08.05.1979 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
11.05.1979 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
17.05.1979 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
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Match programme
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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
23
17
3
3
50
10
11
1
0
29
3
6
2
3
21
7
37
2
Arsenal
26
14
8
4
45
22
8
5
1
26
12
6
3
3
19
10
36
3
Everton
25
13
10
2
37
19
9
4
0
22
7
4
6
2
15
12
36
4
West Bromwich Albion
23
14
6
3
48
22
6
3
1
23
8
8
3
2
25
14
34
5
Leeds United
27
12
9
6
49
32
7
2
4
26
13
5
7
2
23
19
33
6
Nottingham Forest
22
9
11
2
25
15
4
6
0
11
6
5
5
2
14
9
29
7
Bristol City
27
10
8
9
34
31
7
4
3
24
14
3
4
6
10
17
28
8
Tottenham Hotspur
26
9
9
8
29
42
5
3
5
12
20
4
6
3
17
22
27
9
Manchester United
24
10
6
8
35
41
5
3
4
16
18
5
3
4
19
23
26
10
Coventry City
24
9
7
8
30
39
7
4
1
23
15
2
3
7
7
24
25
11
Aston Villa
22
7
10
5
27
20
2
6
2
12
12
5
4
3
15
8
24
12
Norwich City
23
4
14
5
33
33
4
7
2
19
13
0
7
3
14
20
22
13
Ipswich Town
25
9
4
12
33
34
6
2
6
21
16
3
2
6
12
18
22
14
Derby County
24
8
6
10
29
42
6
4
2
19
15
2
2
8
10
27
22
15
Manchester City
25
6
9
10
33
33
3
3
6
16
19
3
6
4
17
14
21
16
Southampton
24
6
9
9
26
32
5
5
2
19
12
1
4
7
7
20
21
17
Middlesbrough
24
6
6
12
32
35
4
3
4
18
13
2
3
8
14
22
18
18
Bolton Wanderers
23
6
6
11
29
41
5
3
3
19
13
1
3
8
10
28
18
19
Queens Park Rangers
25
4
10
11
24
37
3
7
5
16
22
1
3
6
8
15
18
20
Wolves
25
7
3
15
24
46
6
2
5
14
18
1
1
10
10
28
17
21
Chelsea
24
4
6
14
27
51
2
2
7
12
23
2
4
7
15
28
14
22
Birmingham City
25
2
4
19
21
43
2
3
6
14
17
0
1
13
7
26
8
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