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Match details
1st Division
Old Trafford | Sat 5 Apr 1980 at 15:00
Manchester United
2
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Sammy Lee
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kenny Dalglish
14'
(Ray Kennedy)
Substitutions
Alan Kennedy
out for
Sammy Lee
20
'
Opposition Lineup
Gary Bailey
Jimmy Nicholl
Arthur Albiston
Jimmy Greenhoff
Gordon McQueen
Martin Buchan
Steve Coppell
Ray Wilkins
Joe Jordan
Lou Macari
Mickey Thomas
Opposition goals
Mickey Thomas
20'
Jimmy Greenhoff
65'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.7
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 26.68
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Manchester United league position after match: 2
-
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Related Files
Match programme
Guardian match report
Match ticket
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Dave Sexton
Referee:
Partridge P
Attendance:
57,342
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
3505
League game number:
3028
View other results
11.08.1979 | 3 - 1 | Arsenal
21.08.1979 | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers
25.08.1979 | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
29.08.1979 | 0 - 0 | Tranmere Rovers
01.09.1979 | 2 - 3 | Southampton
04.09.1979 | 4 - 0 | Tranmere Rovers
08.09.1979 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
15.09.1979 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
19.09.1979 | 2 - 1 | Dinamo Tbilisi
22.09.1979 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
25.09.1979 | 3 - 1 | Chesterfield
29.09.1979 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
03.10.1979 | 0 - 3 | Dinamo Tbilisi
06.10.1979 | 4 - 0 | Bristol City
09.10.1979 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
13.10.1979 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
20.10.1979 | 2 - 2 | Everton
27.10.1979 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
30.10.1979 | 2 - 0 | Exeter City
03.11.1979 | 3 - 0 | Wolves
10.11.1979 | 4 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
17.11.1979 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
24.11.1979 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
01.12.1979 | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough
05.12.1979 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
08.12.1979 | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa
15.12.1979 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
22.12.1979 | 3 - 1 | Derby County
26.12.1979 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
29.12.1979 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
05.01.1980 | 5 - 0 | Grimsby Town
12.01.1980 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
19.01.1980 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
22.01.1980 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
26.01.1980 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
09.02.1980 | 5 - 3 | Norwich City
12.02.1980 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
16.02.1980 | 2 - 0 | Bury
19.02.1980 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
23.02.1980 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
26.02.1980 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
01.03.1980 | 2 - 1 | Everton
08.03.1980 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
11.03.1980 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
15.03.1980 | 3 - 1 | Bristol City
19.03.1980 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
22.03.1980 | 1 - 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion
29.03.1980 | 0 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
01.04.1980 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
05.04.1980 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
08.04.1980 | 3 - 0 | Derby County
12.04.1980 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
16.04.1980 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
19.04.1980 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
23.04.1980 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
26.04.1980 | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace
28.04.1980 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
01.05.1980 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
03.05.1980 | 4 - 1 | Aston Villa
06.05.1980 | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough
×
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
36
22
8
6
71
27
13
5
0
38
6
9
3
6
33
21
52
2
Manchester United
36
19
10
7
52
29
14
3
1
35
5
5
7
6
17
24
48
3
Ipswich Town
37
19
8
10
62
37
12
4
3
39
13
7
4
7
23
24
46
4
Arsenal
35
15
13
7
45
27
8
8
3
23
11
7
5
4
22
16
43
5
Aston Villa
36
14
12
10
45
42
10
5
5
28
22
4
7
5
17
20
40
6
Southampton
36
15
9
12
54
43
12
2
3
44
17
3
7
9
10
26
39
7
Nottingham Forest
35
16
6
13
54
40
12
4
1
36
11
4
2
12
18
29
38
8
Wolves
33
16
6
11
45
36
7
6
4
21
14
9
0
7
24
22
38
9
Middlesbrough
35
14
10
11
39
33
9
6
3
25
14
5
4
8
14
19
38
10
West Bromwich Albion
37
11
15
11
53
48
9
6
3
37
22
2
9
8
16
26
37
11
Crystal Palace
37
11
15
11
38
42
8
8
3
25
13
3
7
8
13
29
37
12
Tottenham Hotspur
36
14
8
14
45
53
10
3
4
24
18
4
5
10
21
35
36
13
Leeds United
37
11
13
13
40
46
8
6
4
25
17
3
7
9
15
29
35
14
Coventry City
35
14
6
15
49
55
10
2
5
29
19
4
4
10
20
36
34
15
Norwich City
37
10
14
13
49
57
8
8
2
32
25
2
6
11
17
32
34
16
Brighton & Hove Albion
36
9
14
13
42
51
6
7
4
20
18
3
7
9
22
33
32
17
Stoke City
36
11
10
15
40
49
8
4
6
25
22
3
6
9
15
27
32
18
Everton
37
8
15
14
41
47
6
6
7
26
25
2
9
7
15
22
31
19
Manchester City
37
9
12
16
34
59
6
7
5
22
22
3
5
11
12
37
30
20
Derby County
36
9
8
19
38
56
7
4
8
30
28
2
4
11
8
28
26
21
Bristol City
35
6
12
17
26
53
4
6
8
15
25
2
6
9
11
28
24
22
Bolton Wanderers
35
4
12
19
31
63
4
8
4
13
14
0
4
15
18
49
20
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