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Match details
1st Division
Roker Park | Sat 31 Oct 1981 at 15:00 UK local time
Sunderland
0
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Mark Lawrenson
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Ronnie Whelan
9
Ian Rush
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Kevin Sheedy
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Graeme Souness
61'
(Terry McDermott)
Terry McDermott
77'
(Kenny Dalglish)
Opposition Lineup
Barry Siddall
Barry Venison
Alexander Munro
Mick Buckley
Jeff Clarke
Shaun Elliott
Gordon Chisholm
Ally McCoist
Tom Ritchie
Nick Pickering
Stan Cummins
Opposition substitutions
Tom Ritchie
out for
Colin West
73'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.62
- Average age of the Sunderland starting lineup: 24.25
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Sunderland league position after match: 22
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Alan Durban
Referee:
Mills T
Attendance:
27,854
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3595
League game number:
3088
View other results
29.08.1981 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
01.09.1981 | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough
05.09.1981 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
12.09.1981 | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town
16.09.1981 | 1 - 0 | Oulu Palloseura
19.09.1981 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
22.09.1981 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
26.09.1981 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
30.09.1981 | 7 - 0 | Oulu Palloseura
03.10.1981 | 2 - 2 | Swansea City
07.10.1981 | 5 - 0 | Exeter City
10.10.1981 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
17.10.1981 | 3 - 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion
21.10.1981 | 2 - 2 | AZ Alkmaar
24.10.1981 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
28.10.1981 | 6 - 0 | Exeter City
31.10.1981 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
04.11.1981 | 3 - 2 | AZ Alkmaar
07.11.1981 | 3 - 1 | Everton
10.11.1981 | 4 - 1 | Middlesbrough
21.11.1981 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
28.11.1981 | 0 - 1 | Southampton
01.12.1981 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
05.12.1981 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
08.12.1981 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
13.12.1981 | 0 - 3 | Flamengo
26.12.1981 | 1 - 3 | Manchester City
02.01.1982 | 4 - 0 | Swansea City
05.01.1982 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
12.01.1982 | 0 - 0 | Barnsley
16.01.1982 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
19.01.1982 | 3 - 1 | Barnsley
23.01.1982 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
26.01.1982 | 4 - 0 | Notts County
30.01.1982 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
02.02.1982 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
06.02.1982 | 4 - 0 | Ipswich Town
09.02.1982 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
13.02.1982 | 0 - 2 | Chelsea
16.02.1982 | 0 - 2 | Swansea City
20.02.1982 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
27.02.1982 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
03.03.1982 | 1 - 0 | CSKA Sofia
06.03.1982 | 0 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
09.03.1982 | 5 - 1 | Stoke City
13.03.1982 | 3 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
17.03.1982 | 0 - 2 | CSKA Sofia
20.03.1982 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
27.03.1982 | 3 - 1 | Everton
30.03.1982 | 3 - 1 | Birmingham City
02.04.1982 | 1 - 0 | Notts County
07.04.1982 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.04.1982 | 5 - 0 | Manchester City
13.04.1982 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
17.04.1982 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
24.04.1982 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
01.05.1982 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
03.05.1982 | 2 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
08.05.1982 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
11.05.1982 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
15.05.1982 | 3 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
18.05.1982 | 0 - 0 | 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
Manchester United
14
7
5
2
18
8
5
2
1
12
4
2
3
1
6
4
26
2
Ipswich Town
12
8
2
2
23
14
5
1
0
11
5
3
1
2
12
9
26
3
Tottenham Hotspur
12
8
0
4
19
12
3
0
3
9
8
5
0
1
10
4
24
4
Swansea City
12
7
2
3
22
16
5
1
0
14
4
2
1
3
8
12
23
5
Nottingham Forest
12
6
4
2
16
13
5
1
0
10
4
1
3
2
6
9
22
6
West Ham United
12
5
6
1
24
15
3
3
0
13
9
2
3
1
11
6
21
7
Brighton & Hove Albion
12
4
6
2
17
12
2
3
1
12
8
2
3
1
5
4
18
8
Everton
12
5
3
4
15
14
4
1
1
10
5
1
2
3
5
9
18
9
Liverpool
12
4
5
3
17
13
2
3
1
9
5
2
2
2
8
8
17
10
Southampton
12
5
2
5
22
23
5
0
1
15
7
0
2
4
7
16
17
11
Manchester City
12
4
4
4
13
13
2
3
1
7
3
2
1
3
6
10
16
12
Aston Villa
12
3
6
3
15
12
1
3
2
6
7
2
3
1
9
5
15
13
Coventry City
12
4
3
5
19
18
4
1
1
15
7
0
2
4
4
11
15
14
Arsenal
12
4
3
5
8
10
3
2
1
4
2
1
1
4
4
8
15
15
Birmingham City
12
3
5
4
20
17
3
3
0
17
9
0
2
4
3
8
14
16
Stoke City
12
4
2
6
18
18
3
0
3
11
8
1
2
3
7
10
14
17
Notts County
12
4
2
6
17
22
3
2
1
9
8
1
0
5
8
14
14
18
Leeds United
13
3
3
7
12
24
3
3
0
9
3
0
0
7
3
21
12
19
West Bromwich Albion
12
2
5
5
12
14
2
3
1
7
4
0
2
4
5
10
11
20
Middlesbrough
13
2
3
8
10
22
2
1
3
7
11
0
2
5
3
11
9
21
Wolves
12
2
3
7
5
20
2
1
3
4
7
0
2
4
1
13
9
22
Sunderland
12
1
4
7
6
18
1
2
3
2
7
0
2
4
4
11
7
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