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Match details
1st Division
Victoria Ground | Wed 23 Apr 1980 at 19:30
Stoke City
0
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Colin Irwin
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
David Fairclough
9
David Johnson
10
Sammy Lee
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Avi Cohen
Goals
David Johnson
34'
David Fairclough
60'
Substitutions
Colin Irwin
out for
Avi Cohen
46
'
Opposition Lineup
Peter Fox
Ray Evans
Alan Dodd
Denis Smith
Paul Johnson
Loek Ursem
Paul Johnson
Adrian Heath
Paul Richardson
Brendan O'Callaghan
Garth Crooks
Opposition substitutions
Paul Richardson
out for
Jeff Cook
82'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.64
- Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 25.17
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Stoke City league position after match: 18
-
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Related Files
Match programme
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Alan Durban
Referee:
Reeves PG
Attendance:
32,000
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3510
League game number:
3031
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
39
24
9
6
77
28
14
6
0
42
7
10
3
6
35
21
57
2
Manchester United
40
23
10
7
63
32
16
3
1
41
7
7
7
6
22
25
56
3
Ipswich Town
40
21
9
10
66
37
13
4
3
42
13
8
5
7
24
24
51
4
Arsenal
37
16
14
7
48
29
8
8
3
23
11
8
6
4
25
18
46
5
Wolves
38
17
8
13
51
43
7
6
5
22
16
10
2
8
29
27
42
6
Aston Villa
39
14
14
11
47
45
10
5
5
28
22
4
9
6
19
23
42
7
Southampton
39
16
9
14
56
48
12
2
5
44
21
4
7
9
12
27
41
8
Nottingham Forest
36
17
6
13
55
40
13
4
1
37
11
4
2
12
18
29
40
9
West Bromwich Albion
39
11
17
11
53
48
9
8
3
37
22
2
9
8
16
26
39
10
Middlesbrough
38
14
11
13
43
40
9
6
3
25
14
5
5
10
18
26
39
11
Crystal Palace
40
12
15
13
41
46
9
8
3
26
13
3
7
10
15
33
39
12
Coventry City
39
16
7
16
54
61
12
2
5
33
21
4
5
11
21
40
39
13
Tottenham Hotspur
40
15
9
16
52
61
11
4
5
30
22
4
5
11
22
39
39
14
Leeds United
40
12
14
14
43
47
9
7
4
28
17
3
7
10
15
30
38
15
Norwich City
39
11
14
14
51
60
9
8
3
34
28
2
6
11
17
32
36
16
Brighton & Hove Albion
40
11
14
15
47
56
8
7
5
25
20
3
7
10
22
36
36
17
Manchester City
40
11
13
16
40
62
7
8
5
26
24
4
5
11
14
38
35
18
Stoke City
40
11
10
19
42
58
8
4
8
26
26
3
6
11
16
32
32
19
Everton
38
8
15
15
41
50
6
6
7
26
25
2
9
8
15
25
31
20
Bristol City
39
9
12
18
33
58
6
6
8
20
27
3
6
10
13
31
30
21
Derby County
40
10
8
22
42
62
8
4
8
33
28
2
4
14
9
34
28
22
Bolton Wanderers
40
5
14
21
38
72
5
10
5
19
21
0
4
16
19
51
24
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