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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 22 Jan 1983 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Birmingham City
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
Craig Johnston
10
David Hodgson
11
Graeme Souness
(c)
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Goals
Phil Neal
8'
Opposition Lineup
Tony Coton
Kevan Broadhurst
Colin Brazier
Noel Blake
Mark Dennis
Ian Handysides
Kevin Dillon
Alan Curbishley
Howard Gayle
Mick Harford
Jim Hagan
Opposition substitutions
Ian Handysides
out for
Kevin Summerfield
76'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.44
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 23.38
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Birmingham City league position after match: 22
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Ron Saunders
Referee:
Hough JD
Attendance:
30,986
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3676
League game number:
3143
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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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
25
17
5
3
60
21
11
2
0
41
12
6
3
3
19
9
56
2
Manchester United
25
13
7
5
35
19
9
4
0
24
5
4
3
5
11
14
46
3
Watford
25
13
4
8
44
26
10
2
1
30
7
3
2
7
14
19
43
4
Nottingham Forest
25
13
4
8
40
33
9
2
1
23
8
4
2
7
17
25
43
5
Coventry City
25
11
6
8
33
30
9
3
1
21
7
2
3
7
12
23
39
6
West Ham United
25
12
1
12
42
37
8
1
4
28
15
4
0
8
14
22
37
7
Everton
25
10
6
9
40
32
7
4
1
25
12
3
2
8
15
20
36
8
West Bromwich Albion
25
10
6
9
37
35
7
3
2
25
12
3
3
7
12
23
36
9
Aston Villa
25
11
3
11
35
34
9
2
2
28
12
2
1
9
7
22
36
10
Manchester City
25
10
6
9
34
38
8
3
1
20
10
2
3
8
14
28
36
11
Tottenham Hotspur
25
10
5
10
36
35
8
3
2
31
13
2
2
8
5
22
35
12
Ipswich Town
25
9
7
9
39
30
6
1
5
21
15
3
6
4
18
15
34
13
Stoke City
25
10
4
11
36
39
8
3
2
25
16
2
1
9
11
23
34
14
Arsenal
25
9
6
10
31
33
6
3
3
19
13
3
3
7
12
20
33
15
Notts County
25
9
4
12
32
44
7
2
4
19
16
2
2
8
13
28
31
16
Luton Town
25
7
9
9
46
51
4
5
3
23
18
3
4
6
23
33
30
17
Southampton
25
8
6
11
29
41
6
3
3
18
13
2
3
8
11
28
30
18
Swansea City
25
7
6
12
31
36
7
2
3
19
11
0
4
9
12
25
27
19
Sunderland
25
6
9
10
28
38
4
5
3
17
11
2
4
7
11
27
27
20
Norwich City
25
7
5
13
26
41
6
2
5
17
13
1
3
8
9
28
26
21
Brighton & Hove Albion
25
6
6
13
23
48
6
4
3
18
14
0
2
10
5
34
24
22
Birmingham City
25
4
11
10
19
35
4
4
4
15
16
0
7
6
4
19
23
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