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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 11 Dec 1982 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
1
Watford
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
Ian Rush
10
Craig Johnston
11
Graeme Souness
(c)
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
22'
(Kenny Dalglish)
Phil Neal
34' penalty
Phil Neal
43' penalty
Substitutions
Phil Thompson
out for
David Fairclough
65'
Opposition Lineup
Stephen Sherwood
Pat Rice
Wilf Rostron
Leslie Taylor
Steve Sims
Ian Bolton
Nigel Callaghan
Luther Blissett
Ross Jenkins
Kenny Jackett
John Barnes
Opposition goals
Wilf Rostron
54'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.52
- Average age of the Watford starting lineup: 26
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Watford league position after match: 5
-
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- Phil Thompson injured and out for two and a half months.
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Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Graham Taylor
Referee:
Newsome CL
Attendance:
36,690
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
3667
League game number:
3136
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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21.08.1982 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.08.1982 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
31.08.1982 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
04.09.1982 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
07.09.1982 | 4 - 3 | Nottingham Forest
11.09.1982 | 3 - 3 | Luton Town
14.09.1982 | 4 - 1 | Dundalk
18.09.1982 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
25.09.1982 | 5 - 0 | Southampton
28.09.1982 | 1 - 0 | Dundalk
02.10.1982 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
05.10.1982 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
09.10.1982 | 1 - 3 | West Ham United
16.10.1982 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
19.10.1982 | 0 - 1 | HJK Helsinki
23.10.1982 | 1 - 1 | Stoke City
26.10.1982 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
30.10.1982 | 3 - 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion
02.11.1982 | 5 - 0 | HJK Helsinki
06.11.1982 | 5 - 0 | Everton
10.11.1982 | 1 - 0 | Rotherham United
13.11.1982 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
20.11.1982 | 2 - 1 | Notts County
27.11.1982 | 3 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
30.11.1982 | 2 - 0 | Norwich City
04.12.1982 | 0 - 1 | Norwich City
11.12.1982 | 3 - 1 | Watford
18.12.1982 | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa
27.12.1982 | 5 - 2 | Manchester City
28.12.1982 | 0 - 0 | Sunderland
01.01.1983 | 5 - 1 | Notts County
03.01.1983 | 3 - 1 | Arsenal
08.01.1983 | 2 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
15.01.1983 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
18.01.1983 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
22.01.1983 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
29.01.1983 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
05.02.1983 | 3 - 1 | Luton Town
08.02.1983 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
12.02.1983 | 1 - 0 | Ipswich Town
15.02.1983 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
20.02.1983 | 1 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
26.02.1983 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
02.03.1983 | 0 - 2 | Widzew Lodz
05.03.1983 | 5 - 1 | Stoke City
12.03.1983 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
16.03.1983 | 3 - 2 | Widzew Lodz
19.03.1983 | 0 - 0 | Everton
22.03.1983 | 2 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
26.03.1983 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
02.04.1983 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
04.04.1983 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
09.04.1983 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
12.04.1983 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
16.04.1983 | 2 - 3 | Southampton
23.04.1983 | 0 - 2 | Norwich City
30.04.1983 | 0 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.05.1983 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.05.1983 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
14.05.1983 | 1 - 2 | Watford
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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
Liverpool
18
11
4
3
41
15
7
2
0
27
8
4
2
3
14
7
37
2
Manchester United
18
10
4
4
28
14
7
2
0
19
4
3
2
4
9
10
34
3
Nottingham Forest
18
10
2
6
32
25
7
1
1
18
6
3
1
5
14
19
32
4
Aston Villa
18
10
1
7
28
20
8
0
1
22
6
2
1
6
6
14
31
5
Watford
18
9
3
6
35
21
6
2
1
22
5
3
1
5
13
16
30
6
West Bromwich Albion
18
9
3
6
30
24
7
1
1
21
7
2
2
5
9
17
30
7
West Ham United
18
9
1
8
31
27
6
1
2
20
9
3
0
6
11
18
28
8
Coventry City
19
8
4
7
23
24
7
2
1
16
7
1
2
6
7
17
28
9
Ipswich Town
19
7
6
6
31
22
4
1
4
15
11
3
5
2
16
11
27
10
Manchester City
18
8
3
7
22
25
6
2
1
13
7
2
1
6
9
18
27
11
Stoke City
18
7
3
8
32
29
5
2
2
21
15
2
1
6
11
14
24
12
Tottenham Hotspur
18
7
3
8
28
26
5
2
2
24
10
2
1
6
4
16
24
13
Notts County
18
7
3
8
23
32
5
2
2
13
13
2
1
6
10
19
24
14
Everton
18
6
5
7
27
26
4
4
1
16
11
2
1
6
11
15
23
15
Arsenal
18
6
5
7
21
23
3
3
3
12
12
3
2
4
9
11
23
16
Southampton
18
6
4
8
20
31
5
1
3
11
9
1
3
5
9
22
22
17
Swansea City
18
6
3
9
26
30
6
0
3
17
11
0
3
6
9
19
21
18
Brighton & Hove Albion
18
6
3
9
18
36
6
2
1
14
7
0
1
8
4
29
21
19
Luton Town
18
4
8
6
36
38
3
4
2
20
15
1
4
4
16
23
20
20
Norwich City
18
4
5
9
20
32
4
2
3
15
11
0
3
6
5
21
17
21
Birmingham City
18
3
8
7
11
27
3
3
3
9
12
0
5
4
2
15
17
22
Sunderland
18
3
5
10
21
37
2
4
3
12
11
1
1
7
9
26
14
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