Match details

Liverpool 1 - 0 Manchester City

Game date: Tuesday 19 May 1981 at 19:30 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 24,462
Half - time score: 1 - 0 Referee: Peck MG
Manager: Bob Paisley Opposition manager: John Bond
   

Starting lineup

1 Ray Clemence Ray Clemence
2 Phil Neal Phil Neal
3 Alan Kennedy Alan Kennedy
4 Phil Thompson Phil Thompson (c)
5 Ray Kennedy Ray Kennedy
6 Alan Hansen Alan Hansen
7 Howard Gayle Howard Gayle
8 Jimmy Case Jimmy Case
9 David Johnson David Johnson
10 Terry McDermott Terry McDermott
11 Graeme Souness Graeme Souness

Subs

12 Ronnie Whelan Ronnie Whelan

Goals

Ray Kennedy 16'

Opposition lineup

Alex Williams, Ray Ranson, Bobby McDonald, Nicky Reid, Paul Power, Tommy Booth, Dave Bennett, Gerry Gow, Steve Mackenzie, Tommy Hutchison, Dennis Tueart

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.17
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 25.6
- Liverpool league position after match: 5
- Manchester City league position after match: 12
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Related files

Steve signs off just for Kicks
Phil Thompson and Alan Kennedy on the cover of Shoot!
Match programme
Liverpool Echo report

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Aston Villa 42 26 8 8 72 40 16 3 2 40 13 10 5 6 32 27 60
2 Ipswich Town 42 23 10 9 77 43 15 4 2 45 14 8 6 7 32 29 56
3 Arsenal 42 19 15 8 61 45 13 8 0 36 17 6 7 8 25 28 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 20 12 10 60 42 15 4 2 40 15 5 8 8 20 27 52
5 Liverpool 42 17 17 8 62 42 13 5 3 38 15 4 12 5 24 27 51
6 Southampton 42 20 10 12 76 56 15 4 2 47 22 5 6 10 29 34 50
7 Nottingham Forest 42 19 12 11 62 44 15 3 3 44 20 4 9 8 18 24 50
8 Manchester United 42 15 18 9 51 36 9 11 1 30 14 6 7 8 21 22 48
9 Leeds United 42 17 10 15 39 47 10 5 6 19 19 7 5 9 20 28 44
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 14 15 13 70 68 9 9 3 44 31 5 6 10 26 37 43
11 Stoke City 42 12 18 12 51 60 8 9 4 31 23 4 9 8 20 37 42
12 Manchester City 42 14 11 17 56 59 10 7 4 35 25 4 4 13 21 34 39
13 Birmingham City 42 13 12 17 50 61 11 5 5 32 23 2 7 12 18 38 38
14 Middlesbrough 42 16 5 21 53 61 14 4 3 38 16 2 1 18 15 45 37
15 Everton 42 13 10 19 55 58 8 6 7 32 25 5 4 12 23 33 36
16 Coventry City 42 13 10 19 48 68 9 6 6 31 30 4 4 13 17 38 36
17 Sunderland 42 14 7 21 52 53 10 4 7 32 19 4 3 14 20 34 35
18 Wolves 42 13 9 20 43 55 11 2 8 26 20 2 7 12 17 35 35
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 7 21 54 67 10 3 8 30 26 4 4 13 24 41 35
20 Norwich City 42 13 7 22 49 73 9 7 5 34 25 4 0 17 15 48 33
21 Leicester City 42 13 6 23 40 67 7 5 9 20 23 6 1 14 20 44 32
22 Crystal Palace 42 6 7 29 47 83 6 4 11 32 37 0 3 18 15 46 19
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