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Match details
1st Division
City Ground | Sat 31 Dec 1983 at 15:00 UK local time
Nottingham Forest
0
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Steve Nicol
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
Ian Rush
10
Craig Johnston
11
Graeme Souness
(c)
Substitutes
12
Ronnie Whelan
Goals
Ian Rush
28'
Substitutions
Kenny Dalglish
out for
Ronnie Whelan
87'
Opposition Lineup
Hans van Breukelen
Viv Anderson
Kenny Swain
Chris Fairclough
Paul Hart
Ian Bowyer
Steve Wigley
Steve Hodge
Garry Birtles
Peter Davenport
Colin Walsh
Opposition substitutions
Steve Wigley
out for
Ian Wallace
83'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.25
- Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 25.86
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Nottingham Forest league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Joe Fagan
Opposition manager:
Brian Clough
Referee:
Dimblebee M
Attendance:
29,692
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3733
League game number:
3181
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20.08.1983 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
27.08.1983 | 1 - 1 | Wolves
31.08.1983 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
03.09.1983 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.09.1983 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
10.09.1983 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
14.09.1983 | 1 - 0 | Odense Boldklub
17.09.1983 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
24.09.1983 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
28.09.1983 | 5 - 0 | Odense Boldklub
01.10.1983 | 0 - 1 | Sunderland
05.10.1983 | 4 - 1 | Brentford
15.10.1983 | 3 - 1 | West Ham United
19.10.1983 | 0 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao
22.10.1983 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
25.10.1983 | 4 - 0 | Brentford
29.10.1983 | 6 - 0 | Luton Town
02.11.1983 | 1 - 0 | Athletic Bilbao
06.11.1983 | 3 - 0 | Everton
08.11.1983 | 1 - 1 | Fulham
12.11.1983 | 2 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
19.11.1983 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
22.11.1983 | 1 - 1 | Fulham
26.11.1983 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
29.11.1983 | 1 - 0 | Fulham
03.12.1983 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
10.12.1983 | 0 - 4 | Coventry City
17.12.1983 | 5 - 0 | Notts County
20.12.1983 | 1 - 1 | Birmingham City
22.12.1983 | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City
26.12.1983 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
27.12.1983 | 2 - 2 | Leicester City
31.12.1983 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
02.01.1984 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
06.01.1984 | 4 - 0 | Newcastle United
14.01.1984 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
17.01.1984 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
20.01.1984 | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa
25.01.1984 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
29.01.1984 | 0 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
01.02.1984 | 3 - 0 | Watford
04.02.1984 | 0 - 0 | Sunderland
07.02.1984 | 2 - 2 | Walsall
11.02.1984 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
14.02.1984 | 2 - 0 | Walsall
18.02.1984 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
25.02.1984 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
03.03.1984 | 1 - 1 | Everton
07.03.1984 | 1 - 0 | Benfica
10.03.1984 | 3 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
16.03.1984 | 0 - 2 | Southampton
21.03.1984 | 4 - 1 | Benfica
25.03.1984 | 0 - 0 | Everton
28.03.1984 | 1 - 0 | Everton
31.03.1984 | 2 - 0 | Watford
07.04.1984 | 6 - 0 | West Ham United
11.04.1984 | 1 - 0 | Dinamo Bucharest
14.04.1984 | 0 - 2 | Stoke City
18.04.1984 | 3 - 3 | Leicester City
21.04.1984 | 3 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
25.04.1984 | 2 - 1 | Dinamo Bucharest
28.04.1984 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
05.05.1984 | 0 - 0 | Birmingham City
07.05.1984 | 5 - 0 | Coventry City
12.05.1984 | 0 - 0 | Notts County
15.05.1984 | 1 - 1 | Norwich City
30.05.1984 | 1 - 1 | Roma
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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
21
13
5
3
36
16
7
2
1
22
5
6
3
2
14
11
44
2
Manchester United
21
12
5
4
39
23
8
1
3
26
12
4
4
1
13
11
41
3
West Ham United
21
12
3
6
35
19
7
2
2
26
11
5
1
4
9
8
39
4
Southampton
21
11
5
5
24
16
8
1
1
15
6
3
4
4
9
10
38
5
Nottingham Forest
21
11
3
7
38
27
8
2
2
26
11
3
1
5
12
16
36
6
Luton Town
21
11
2
8
36
30
5
2
3
21
14
6
0
5
15
16
35
7
Aston Villa
21
10
5
6
33
30
9
2
1
21
12
1
3
5
12
18
35
8
Coventry City
21
9
7
5
29
24
4
3
2
13
8
5
4
3
16
16
34
9
Queens Park Rangers
20
10
2
8
31
20
6
1
2
13
5
4
1
6
18
15
32
10
Norwich City
22
8
7
7
26
25
5
3
3
16
12
3
4
4
10
13
31
11
Tottenham Hotspur
21
8
6
7
33
35
3
3
3
12
14
5
3
4
21
21
30
12
Sunderland
21
8
6
7
24
27
5
4
3
17
11
3
2
4
7
16
30
13
Arsenal
21
9
2
10
37
31
5
2
5
20
16
4
0
5
17
15
29
14
Ipswich Town
21
8
5
8
31
27
6
2
3
20
11
2
3
5
11
16
29
15
West Bromwich Albion
21
7
3
11
23
33
4
1
4
11
10
3
2
7
12
23
24
16
Everton
21
6
6
9
11
23
3
5
3
5
6
3
1
6
6
17
24
17
Watford
21
6
4
11
33
38
4
3
4
21
21
2
1
7
12
17
22
18
Leicester City
22
5
7
10
31
40
5
3
3
18
17
0
4
7
13
23
22
19
Birmingham City
21
5
4
12
17
26
4
0
5
8
8
1
4
7
9
18
19
20
Notts County
21
5
3
13
27
40
3
2
4
15
16
2
1
9
12
24
18
21
Stoke City
20
3
7
10
20
34
3
2
4
13
16
0
5
6
7
18
16
22
Wolves
21
3
5
13
18
48
2
5
5
11
20
1
0
8
7
28
14
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