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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 7 May 1983 at 15:00
Liverpool
1
-
1
Aston Villa
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Phil Thompson
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Hodgson
10
Craig Johnston
11
Graeme Souness
(c)
Substitutes
12
Steve Nicol
Goals
Craig Johnston
82'
Opposition Lineup
Nigel Spink
Gary Williams
Colin Gibson
Allan Evans
Ken McNaught
Dennis Mortimer
Des Bremner
Gary Shaw
Alan Curbishley
Gordon Cowans
Tony Morley
Opposition goals
Gary Shaw
12' pen
Opposition substitutions
Gary Williams
out for
David Geddis
25'
Notes
- Phil Neal missed a penalty on 76'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.42
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 26.21
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Aston Villa league position after match: 5
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Nigel Spink saved Neal's penalty but the referee ordered it to be re-taken. Spink then saved Neal's second kick as well!
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Tony Barton
Referee:
Seel CN
Attendance:
39,939
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3699
League game number:
3159
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
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
Related images & files
Match programme
Match ticket
Craig Johnston on the cover of Shoot!
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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
41
24
10
7
86
35
16
4
1
55
16
8
6
6
31
19
82
2
Watford
41
21
5
15
72
56
15
2
3
47
19
6
3
12
25
37
68
3
Manchester United
39
18
13
8
51
33
13
7
0
36
10
5
6
8
15
23
67
4
Nottingham Forest
41
19
9
13
59
50
12
5
4
34
18
7
4
9
25
32
66
5
Aston Villa
41
20
5
16
60
49
16
2
2
45
14
4
3
14
15
35
65
6
Everton
41
18
9
14
65
47
13
5
2
42
18
5
4
12
23
29
63
7
Tottenham Hotspur
40
18
9
13
59
49
13
4
2
44
14
5
5
11
15
35
63
8
West Ham United
40
19
4
17
63
57
13
3
4
40
20
6
1
13
23
37
61
9
Ipswich Town
41
15
12
14
63
49
11
3
7
39
23
4
9
7
24
26
57
10
Southampton
41
15
12
14
54
57
11
5
4
36
21
4
7
10
18
36
57
11
Stoke City
41
16
9
16
52
60
13
4
4
34
21
3
5
12
18
39
57
12
West Bromwich Albion
41
15
11
15
50
48
11
5
5
35
20
4
6
10
15
28
56
13
Arsenal
40
15
10
15
54
53
11
6
4
36
19
4
4
11
18
34
55
14
Norwich City
41
13
12
16
50
57
9
6
5
28
17
4
6
11
22
40
51
15
Sunderland
41
12
13
16
47
60
7
9
4
29
21
5
4
12
18
39
49
16
Notts County
41
14
7
20
52
69
11
4
5
34
23
3
3
15
18
46
49
17
Coventry City
41
13
9
19
46
55
10
5
5
27
13
3
4
14
19
42
48
18
Birmingham City
41
11
14
16
39
55
9
7
5
29
24
2
7
11
10
31
47
19
Manchester City
41
13
8
20
47
69
9
5
6
26
22
4
3
14
21
47
47
20
Luton Town
40
11
13
16
64
81
7
7
7
34
33
4
6
9
30
48
46
21
Swansea City
41
10
11
20
51
66
10
4
6
32
26
0
7
14
19
40
41
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
41
9
13
19
37
66
8
7
6
25
22
1
6
13
12
44
40
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