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Match details
1st Division
Portman Road | Sat 1 Feb 1986 at 15:00 UK local time
Ipswich Town
2
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Steve Nicol
3
Jim Beglin
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Paul Walsh
8
Craig Johnston
9
Sammy Lee
10
Jan Mølby
11
Gary Gillespie
Substitutes
12
John Wark
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ronnie Whelan
36'
(Jan Mølby)
Substitutions
Craig Johnston
out for
John Wark
78'
Opposition Lineup
Paul Cooper
Frank Yallop
Steve McCall
Romeo Zondervan
Ian Cranson
Terry Butcher
Trevor Putney
Mark Brennan
Mich D'Avray
Kevin Wilson
Jason Dozzell
Opposition goals
Mich D'Avray
54'
Kevin Wilson
79'
Opposition substitutions
Frank Yallop
out for
Mike Cole
51'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.7
- Average age of the Ipswich Town starting lineup: 24.3
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Ipswich Town league position after match: 18
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Robert Ferguson
Referee:
Callow VG
Attendance:
20,551
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3870
League game number:
3272
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17.08.1985 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
21.08.1985 | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa
24.08.1985 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
26.08.1985 | 5 - 0 | Ipswich Town
31.08.1985 | 2 - 2 | West Ham United
03.09.1985 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
07.09.1985 | 3 - 1 | Watford
14.09.1985 | 2 - 2 | Oxford United
17.09.1985 | 2 - 1 | Southampton
21.09.1985 | 3 - 2 | Everton
24.09.1985 | 3 - 0 | Oldham Athletic
28.09.1985 | 4 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
05.10.1985 | 1 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
09.10.1985 | 5 - 2 | Oldham Athletic
12.10.1985 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
19.10.1985 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
22.10.1985 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
26.10.1985 | 3 - 2 | Luton Town
29.10.1985 | 4 - 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion
02.11.1985 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
09.11.1985 | 3 - 0 | Coventry City
16.11.1985 | 4 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
23.11.1985 | 2 - 0 | Birmingham City
26.11.1985 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
30.11.1985 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
03.12.1985 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
07.12.1985 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
14.12.1985 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
21.12.1985 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
26.12.1985 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
28.12.1985 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
01.01.1986 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
04.01.1986 | 5 - 0 | Norwich City
12.01.1986 | 3 - 2 | Watford
14.01.1986 | 3 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
18.01.1986 | 3 - 1 | West Ham United
21.01.1986 | 3 - 0 | Ipswich Town
26.01.1986 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
01.02.1986 | 1 - 2 | Ipswich Town
05.02.1986 | 1 - 1 | Norwich City
09.02.1986 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
12.02.1986 | 0 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
15.02.1986 | 1 - 1 | York City
18.02.1986 | 3 - 1 | York City
22.02.1986 | 0 - 2 | Everton
02.03.1986 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
05.03.1986 | 2 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
08.03.1986 | 4 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
11.03.1986 | 0 - 0 | Watford
15.03.1986 | 2 - 1 | Southampton
17.03.1986 | 2 - 1 | Watford
22.03.1986 | 6 - 0 | Oxford United
29.03.1986 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
31.03.1986 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
05.04.1986 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
12.04.1986 | 5 - 0 | Coventry City
16.04.1986 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
19.04.1986 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
26.04.1986 | 5 - 0 | Birmingham City
30.04.1986 | 2 - 0 | Leicester City
03.05.1986 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
06.05.1986 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
10.05.1986 | 3 - 1 | Everton
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First Division Results
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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
Everton
28
17
5
6
63
35
10
2
2
36
15
7
3
4
27
20
56
2
Manchester United
26
17
4
5
47
20
9
3
2
23
6
8
1
3
24
14
55
3
Chelsea
26
16
6
4
44
25
11
1
1
26
10
5
5
3
18
15
54
4
Liverpool
28
15
8
5
56
30
11
3
0
35
10
4
5
5
21
20
53
5
West Ham United
25
14
6
5
40
23
8
2
1
26
9
6
4
4
14
14
48
6
Nottingham Forest
28
14
4
10
51
40
8
2
4
27
18
6
2
6
24
22
46
7
Arsenal
26
13
7
6
32
29
10
3
1
20
9
3
4
5
12
20
46
8
Sheffield Wednesday
27
13
7
7
43
42
8
4
1
24
20
5
3
6
19
22
46
9
Luton Town
28
12
8
8
44
31
8
5
1
26
8
4
3
7
18
23
44
10
Watford
27
11
6
10
46
43
9
2
2
30
14
2
4
8
16
29
39
11
Newcastle United
27
10
9
8
39
42
7
3
3
25
19
3
6
5
14
23
39
12
Manchester City
28
10
8
10
34
34
6
5
3
19
16
4
3
7
15
18
38
13
Tottenham Hotspur
27
10
5
12
39
34
7
1
5
29
17
3
4
7
10
17
35
14
Southampton
27
9
7
11
34
36
9
4
1
26
9
0
3
10
8
27
34
15
Queens Park Rangers
27
10
3
14
30
40
8
2
4
20
11
2
1
10
10
29
33
16
Coventry City
28
7
7
14
35
48
3
3
8
20
24
4
4
6
15
24
28
17
Leicester City
28
6
9
13
37
51
4
7
3
25
22
2
2
10
12
29
27
18
Ipswich Town
28
7
5
16
22
40
4
4
6
13
18
3
1
10
9
22
26
19
Aston Villa
28
5
10
13
31
43
2
6
6
15
18
3
4
7
16
25
25
20
Oxford United
28
5
8
15
38
56
5
4
5
23
18
0
4
10
15
38
23
21
Birmingham City
27
6
3
18
15
37
4
1
9
9
16
2
2
9
6
21
21
22
West Bromwich Albion
28
2
7
19
24
65
2
4
8
13
27
0
3
11
11
38
13
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