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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 19 May 1981 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Manchester City
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Howard Gayle
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Ronnie Whelan
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ray Kennedy
16'
(Graeme Souness)
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.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
John Bond
Referee:
Peck MG
Attendance:
24,462
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3577
League game number:
3076
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30.08.1980 | 4 - 1 | Norwich City
02.09.1980 | 4 - 0 | Bradford City
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17.09.1980 | 1 - 1 | Oulun 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 | Oulun 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
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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
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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