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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Wed 26 Dec 1984 at 11:30 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
2
Leicester City
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
(c)
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Gary Gillespie
5
Steve Nicol
6
Alan Hansen
7
Paul Walsh
8
Jan Mølby
9
Ronnie Whelan
10
Craig Johnston
11
John Wark
Substitutes
12
Kevin MacDonald
Goals
Phil Neal
60' penalty
Opposition Lineup
Ian Andrews
Andy Feeley
Ian Wilson
Bobby Smith
Tommy Williams
John O'Neill
Steve Lynex
Gary Lineker
Alan Smith
David Rennie
Ian Banks
Opposition goals
Alan Smith
11'
Gary Lineker
34'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.12
- Average age of the Leicester City starting lineup: 24.75
- Liverpool league position after match: 10
- Leicester City league position after match: 12
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Joe Fagan
Opposition manager:
Gordon Milne
Referee:
Shaw D
Attendance:
38,419
Half-time score:
0
-
2
Game number:
3797
League game number:
3223
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
18.08.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
25.08.1984 | 3 - 3 | Norwich City
27.08.1984 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
01.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
04.09.1984 | 2 - 1 | Luton Town
08.09.1984 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
15.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Sunderland
19.09.1984 | 1 - 0 | Lech Poznan
22.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
24.09.1984 | 0 - 0 | Stockport County
29.09.1984 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.10.1984 | 4 - 0 | Lech Poznan
06.10.1984 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
09.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Stockport County
12.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
24.10.1984 | 3 - 1 | Benfica
28.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
31.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
03.11.1984 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
07.11.1984 | 0 - 1 | Benfica
10.11.1984 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
18.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
24.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
01.12.1984 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
04.12.1984 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
09.12.1984 | 0 - 1 | Independiente
15.12.1984 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
21.12.1984 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
26.12.1984 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
29.12.1984 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
01.01.1985 | 1 - 1 | Watford
05.01.1985 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
16.01.1985 | 0 - 2 | Juventus
19.01.1985 | 4 - 0 | Norwich City
27.01.1985 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
12.02.1985 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
16.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | York City
20.02.1985 | 7 - 0 | York City
23.02.1985 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
02.03.1985 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.03.1985 | 1 - 1 | Austria Vienna
10.03.1985 | 4 - 0 | Barnsley
16.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.03.1985 | 4 - 1 | Austria Vienna
23.03.1985 | 5 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
31.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
03.04.1985 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
06.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
10.04.1985 | 4 - 0 | Panathinaikos
13.04.1985 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
17.04.1985 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.04.1985 | 3 - 1 | Newcastle United
24.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Panathinaikos
27.04.1985 | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town
04.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Chelsea
06.05.1985 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
11.05.1985 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
14.05.1985 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
17.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Watford
20.05.1985 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
23.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Everton
29.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Juventus
Related images & files
Match ticket
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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
Tottenham Hotspur
21
12
4
5
43
22
6
3
1
27
12
6
1
4
16
10
40
2
Everton
21
12
4
5
45
28
6
3
2
29
14
6
1
3
16
14
40
3
Manchester United
21
11
5
5
42
26
8
3
0
28
6
3
2
5
14
20
38
4
Arsenal
21
11
3
7
39
27
8
3
0
24
7
3
0
7
15
20
36
5
West Bromwich Albion
21
10
4
7
36
30
7
2
1
24
10
3
2
6
12
20
34
6
Southampton
21
9
7
5
27
23
6
2
2
11
7
3
5
3
16
16
34
7
Nottingham Forest
21
10
3
8
33
31
7
1
2
20
11
3
2
6
13
20
33
8
Chelsea
21
8
8
5
37
25
7
1
2
24
9
1
7
3
13
16
32
9
Sheffield Wednesday
21
8
8
5
32
23
6
4
1
23
13
2
4
4
9
10
32
10
Liverpool
21
8
7
6
27
21
3
4
3
12
9
5
3
3
15
12
31
11
Norwich City
21
8
6
7
29
28
7
3
1
20
10
1
3
6
9
18
30
12
Leicester City
21
8
4
9
40
39
6
2
3
28
16
2
2
6
12
23
28
13
West Ham United
21
7
7
7
27
30
5
3
3
14
9
2
4
4
13
21
28
14
Sunderland
21
7
5
9
28
30
6
2
3
17
13
1
3
6
11
17
26
15
Watford
21
6
7
8
40
40
3
3
4
21
20
3
4
4
19
20
25
16
Newcastle United
21
6
7
8
33
41
5
3
2
17
11
1
4
6
16
30
25
17
Aston Villa
21
6
7
8
26
34
5
4
2
17
12
1
3
6
9
22
25
18
Queens Park Rangers
21
5
8
8
25
36
5
4
2
21
14
0
4
6
4
22
23
19
Luton Town
21
5
6
10
26
40
4
4
3
16
13
1
2
7
10
27
21
20
Ipswich Town
21
4
7
10
19
31
3
4
3
13
13
1
3
7
6
18
19
21
Coventry City
21
5
4
12
20
40
4
3
3
10
11
1
1
9
10
29
19
22
Stoke City
21
2
5
14
17
46
2
2
6
13
22
0
3
8
4
24
11
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