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Match details
1st Division
Ayresome Park | Tue 6 May 1980 at 19:30
Middlesbrough
1
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Avi Cohen
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Substitutions
Kenny Dalglish
out for
David Fairclough
58
'
Opposition Lineup
Jim Platt
John Craggs
Ian Bailey
Graeme Hedley
Alan Ramage
Tony McAndrew
Craig Johnston
Mark Proctor
David Hodgson
David Shearer
David Armstrong
Opposition goals
David Shearer
88'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.16
- Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 23.53
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Middlesbrough league position after match: 9
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
John Neal
Referee:
Martin B
Attendance:
24,458
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3515
League game number:
3034
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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
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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
42
25
10
7
81
30
15
6
0
46
8
10
4
7
35
22
60
2
Manchester United
42
24
10
8
65
35
17
3
1
43
8
7
7
7
22
27
58
3
Ipswich Town
42
22
9
11
68
39
14
4
3
43
13
8
5
8
25
26
53
4
Arsenal
40
17
16
7
50
30
8
10
3
24
12
9
6
4
26
18
50
5
Nottingham Forest
40
19
8
13
61
40
15
4
1
43
11
4
4
12
18
29
46
6
Aston Villa
42
16
14
12
51
50
11
5
5
29
22
5
9
7
22
28
46
7
Southampton
42
18
9
15
65
53
14
2
5
53
24
4
7
10
12
29
45
8
Wolves
40
18
9
13
54
44
8
6
5
25
17
10
3
8
29
27
45
9
Middlesbrough
41
15
12
14
45
44
10
7
3
26
14
5
5
11
19
30
42
10
West Bromwich Albion
42
11
19
12
54
50
9
8
4
37
23
2
11
8
17
27
41
11
Leeds United
42
13
14
15
46
50
10
7
4
30
17
3
7
11
16
33
40
12
Norwich City
42
13
14
15
58
66
10
8
3
38
30
3
6
12
20
36
40
13
Crystal Palace
42
12
16
14
41
50
9
9
3
26
13
3
7
11
15
37
40
14
Tottenham Hotspur
42
15
10
17
52
62
11
5
5
30
22
4
5
12
22
40
40
15
Coventry City
42
16
7
19
56
66
12
2
7
34
24
4
5
12
22
42
39
16
Brighton & Hove Albion
42
11
15
16
47
57
8
8
5
25
20
3
7
11
22
37
37
17
Manchester City
42
12
13
17
43
66
8
8
5
28
25
4
5
12
15
41
37
18
Stoke City
42
13
10
19
44
58
9
4
8
27
26
4
6
11
17
32
36
19
Everton
41
9
17
15
43
50
7
7
7
28
25
2
10
8
15
25
35
20
Bristol City
42
9
13
20
37
66
6
6
9
22
30
3
7
11
15
36
31
21
Derby County
42
11
8
23
47
67
9
4
8
36
29
2
4
15
11
38
30
22
Bolton Wanderers
42
5
15
22
38
73
5
11
5
19
21
0
4
17
19
52
25
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