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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Wed 1 Feb 1984 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
0
Watford
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
(c)
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Steve Nicol
6
Alan Hansen
7
Michael Robinson
8
Sammy Lee
9
Ian Rush
10
Craig Johnston
11
Ronnie Whelan
Substitutes
12
David Hodgson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
10'
(Michael Robinson)
Steve Nicol
41'
(Sammy Lee)
Ronnie Whelan
45'
(Phil Neal)
Opposition Lineup
Stephen Sherwood
David Bardsley
Wilf Rostron
Leslie Taylor
Steve Sims
Paul Franklin
Nigel Callaghan
Mo Johnston
George Reilly
Kenny Jackett
John Barnes
Opposition substitutions
George Reilly
out for
Paul Atkinson
78'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.9
- Average age of the Watford starting lineup: 23.8
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Watford league position after match: 13
-
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Other details
Manager:
Joe Fagan
Opposition manager:
Graham Taylor
Referee:
Robinson LM
Attendance:
20,746
Half-time score:
3
-
0
Game number:
3741
League game number:
3185
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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
25
15
6
4
43
19
8
3
2
26
7
7
3
2
17
12
51
2
Manchester United
24
13
7
4
44
27
9
1
3
29
14
4
6
1
15
13
46
3
Nottingham Forest
24
14
3
7
45
29
9
2
2
29
11
5
1
5
16
18
45
4
West Ham United
24
13
4
7
38
24
8
2
2
27
11
5
2
5
11
13
43
5
Queens Park Rangers
23
12
3
8
40
22
8
2
2
22
7
4
1
6
18
15
39
6
Southampton
24
11
6
7
28
22
8
2
2
17
9
3
4
5
11
13
39
7
Luton Town
24
12
2
10
41
36
5
2
5
24
19
7
0
5
17
17
38
8
Coventry City
24
10
8
6
33
28
5
3
3
16
11
5
5
3
17
17
38
9
Aston Villa
24
10
6
8
37
38
9
2
2
22
15
1
4
6
15
23
36
10
Norwich City
25
9
8
8
30
29
6
4
3
20
13
3
4
5
10
16
35
11
Arsenal
25
10
4
11
41
35
5
3
5
21
17
5
1
6
20
18
34
12
Tottenham Hotspur
24
9
6
9
38
40
4
3
4
16
17
5
3
5
22
23
33
13
Watford
25
9
4
12
40
44
5
3
4
23
21
4
1
8
17
23
31
14
Everton
24
8
7
9
16
25
4
5
3
7
7
4
2
6
9
18
31
15
Sunderland
23
8
6
9
25
32
5
4
3
17
11
3
2
6
8
21
30
16
West Bromwich Albion
24
9
3
12
28
36
6
1
4
16
12
3
2
8
12
24
30
17
Ipswich Town
24
8
5
11
33
33
6
2
4
21
13
2
3
7
12
20
29
18
Leicester City
25
7
8
10
38
43
5
4
3
19
18
2
4
7
19
25
29
19
Birmingham City
24
7
4
13
22
29
5
0
6
11
10
2
4
7
11
19
25
20
Notts County
24
5
5
14
32
48
3
3
5
19
23
2
2
9
13
25
20
21
Stoke City
25
4
8
13
22
44
4
3
5
15
18
0
5
8
7
26
20
22
Wolves
24
4
5
15
21
52
2
5
6
12
22
2
0
9
9
30
17
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