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Match details
1st Division
Goldst. Ground | Sat 21 Feb 1981 at 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion
2
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Avi Cohen
4
Colin Irwin
5
Ray Kennedy
(c)
6
Jimmy Case
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Kevin Sheedy
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
David Johnson
27'
Terry McDermott
65'
(Kenny Dalglish)
Opposition Lineup
Perry Digweed
John Gregory
Gary Stevens
Paul Clark
Steve Foster
Mark Lawrenson
Giles Stille
Gary Williams
Michael Robinson
Gordon Smith
Peter O'Sullivan
Opposition goals
Michael Robinson
4'
Gordon Smith
8'
Opposition substitutions
John Gregory
out for
Gerry Ryan
66'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.78
- Average age of the Brighton & Hove Albion starting lineup: 24.05
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Brighton & Hove Albion league position after match: 19
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Alan Mullery
Referee:
Glasson A
Attendance:
23,275
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
3560
League game number:
3065
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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
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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
Ipswich Town
30
18
10
2
58
25
12
4
0
35
8
6
6
2
23
17
46
2
Aston Villa
30
19
6
5
52
26
12
2
1
28
7
7
4
4
24
19
44
3
Liverpool
31
12
14
5
52
37
9
5
1
31
13
3
9
4
21
24
38
4
West Bromwich Albion
30
14
10
6
41
28
9
3
2
24
8
5
7
4
17
20
38
5
Southampton
30
14
8
8
60
43
11
3
2
39
21
3
5
6
21
22
36
6
Nottingham Forest
30
14
8
8
47
32
11
1
3
35
17
3
7
5
12
15
36
7
Tottenham Hotspur
31
12
10
9
56
50
8
6
2
35
23
4
4
7
21
27
34
8
Arsenal
30
11
12
7
43
37
8
6
0
24
12
3
6
7
19
25
34
9
Manchester United
31
8
16
7
37
28
5
10
0
23
10
3
6
7
14
18
32
10
Middlesbrough
30
13
4
13
43
41
11
4
1
32
11
2
0
12
11
30
30
11
Manchester City
30
11
8
11
42
41
8
4
4
25
18
3
4
7
17
23
30
12
Everton
29
11
7
11
43
37
7
6
3
27
18
4
1
8
16
19
29
13
Birmingham City
31
10
9
12
40
46
8
4
4
26
19
2
5
8
14
27
29
14
Stoke City
31
8
13
10
36
46
5
7
3
22
17
3
6
7
14
29
29
15
Leeds United
31
11
7
13
26
41
8
3
5
12
16
3
4
8
14
25
29
16
Coventry City
31
10
8
13
38
47
7
5
3
24
20
3
3
10
14
27
28
17
Sunderland
31
10
6
15
39
39
8
3
4
23
13
2
3
11
16
26
26
18
Wolves
30
9
8
13
31
42
9
1
4
20
13
0
7
9
11
29
26
19
Brighton & Hove Albion
30
8
5
17
35
53
6
2
7
19
22
2
3
10
16
31
21
20
Leicester City
31
9
2
20
23
48
5
2
8
12
15
4
0
12
11
33
20
21
Norwich City
31
7
6
18
32
60
5
6
4
23
20
2
0
14
9
40
20
22
Crystal Palace
31
5
5
21
37
64
5
4
6
26
25
0
1
15
11
39
15
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