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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 20 Dec 1980 at 15:00
Liverpool
1
-
0
Wolves
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Colin Irwin
5
Ray Kennedy
(c)
6
Alan Hansen
7
Steve Heighway
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Jimmy Case
Goals
Ray Kennedy
33'
Opposition Lineup
Paul Bradshaw
Geoffrey Palmer
Mike Hollifield
Peter Daniel
Colin Brazier
Emlyn Hughes
Kenny Hibbitt
Hugh Atkinson
Norman Bell
John Richards
Mel Eves
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28
- Average age of the Wolves starting lineup: 25.65
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Wolves league position after match: 15
-
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Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
John Barnwell
Referee:
Hough JD
Attendance:
33,563
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3548
League game number:
3057
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
09.08.1980 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
16.08.1980 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
19.08.1980 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
23.08.1980 | 0 - 2 | Leicester City
27.08.1980 | 0 - 1 | Bradford City
30.08.1980 | 4 - 1 | Norwich City
02.09.1980 | 4 - 0 | Bradford City
06.09.1980 | 1 - 1 | Birmingham City
13.09.1980 | 4 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
17.09.1980 | 1 - 1 | Oulu Palloseura
20.09.1980 | 2 - 2 | Southampton
23.09.1980 | 5 - 0 | Swindon Town
27.09.1980 | 4 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
01.10.1980 | 10 - 1 | Oulu Palloseura
04.10.1980 | 3 - 0 | Manchester City
07.10.1980 | 4 - 2 | Middlesbrough
11.10.1980 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
18.10.1980 | 2 - 2 | Everton
22.10.1980 | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen
25.10.1980 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
28.10.1980 | 4 - 1 | Portsmouth
01.11.1980 | 2 - 2 | Stoke City
05.11.1980 | 4 - 0 | Aberdeen
08.11.1980 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
11.11.1980 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
15.11.1980 | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace
22.11.1980 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
25.11.1980 | 1 - 4 | Wolves
29.11.1980 | 4 - 2 | Sunderland
02.12.1980 | 3 - 1 | Birmingham City
06.12.1980 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
13.12.1980 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
20.12.1980 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
26.12.1980 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
27.12.1980 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
03.01.1981 | 4 - 1 | Altrincham
10.01.1981 | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa
14.01.1981 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
17.01.1981 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
24.01.1981 | 1 - 2 | Everton
31.01.1981 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
07.02.1981 | 0 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
10.02.1981 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
14.02.1981 | 2 - 2 | Birmingham City
21.02.1981 | 2 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
28.02.1981 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
04.03.1981 | 5 - 1 | CSKA Sofia
14.03.1981 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
18.03.1981 | 1 - 0 | CSKA Sofia
21.03.1981 | 1 - 0 | Everton
28.03.1981 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
01.04.1981 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
03.04.1981 | 3 - 0 | Stoke City
08.04.1981 | 0 - 0 | Bayern Munich
11.04.1981 | 0 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
14.04.1981 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
18.04.1981 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
22.04.1981 | 1 - 1 | Bayern Munich
25.04.1981 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.05.1981 | 0 - 1 | Sunderland
05.05.1981 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough
19.05.1981 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
27.05.1981 | 1 - 0 | Real Madrid
×
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
11
10
2
46
27
9
3
0
28
9
2
7
2
18
18
32
2
Aston Villa
23
13
5
5
39
21
8
2
1
22
6
5
3
4
17
15
31
3
Ipswich Town
21
11
8
2
37
20
5
4
0
15
4
6
4
2
22
16
30
4
Arsenal
23
10
8
5
34
25
8
4
0
21
9
2
4
5
13
16
28
5
Manchester United
23
6
14
3
32
20
3
8
0
19
9
3
6
3
13
11
26
6
Everton
22
10
6
6
38
28
6
5
0
22
11
4
1
6
16
17
26
7
Nottingham Forest
23
10
6
7
34
24
9
0
3
29
14
1
6
4
5
10
26
8
West Bromwich Albion
22
9
8
5
28
23
6
3
2
17
7
3
5
3
11
16
26
9
Southampton
23
9
6
8
40
35
8
2
2
29
17
1
4
6
11
18
24
10
Tottenham Hotspur
23
9
6
8
43
41
6
4
1
26
16
3
2
7
17
25
24
11
Stoke City
23
7
10
6
27
31
5
5
2
18
12
2
5
4
9
19
24
12
Middlesbrough
22
9
4
9
34
32
7
4
1
25
10
2
0
8
9
22
22
13
Birmingham City
22
7
7
8
28
30
5
4
3
17
13
2
3
5
11
17
21
14
Manchester City
23
7
6
10
30
36
5
3
4
16
15
2
3
6
14
21
20
15
Wolves
23
7
6
10
22
29
7
1
3
14
9
0
5
7
8
20
20
16
Coventry City
23
8
4
11
26
35
6
3
2
19
15
2
1
9
7
20
20
17
Leeds United
23
8
4
11
21
34
6
2
3
9
10
2
2
8
12
24
20
18
Sunderland
23
7
5
11
30
32
5
2
4
17
13
2
3
7
13
19
19
19
Norwich City
23
7
5
11
29
43
5
5
2
21
15
2
0
9
8
28
19
20
Brighton & Hove Albion
23
6
4
13
27
41
5
1
6
14
16
1
3
7
13
25
16
21
Leicester City
23
6
2
15
18
37
4
2
5
11
11
2
0
10
7
26
14
22
Crystal Palace
23
5
2
16
29
48
5
1
5
23
19
0
1
11
6
29
12
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