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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 18 Oct 1986 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Oxford United
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Steve Nicol
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
John Wark
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
29'
(Steve Nicol)
Kenny Dalglish
33'
(Ian Rush)
Jan Mølby
53' penalty
Ian Rush
89'
(Kenny Dalglish)
Substitutions
Steve Nicol
out for
John Wark
69'
Opposition Lineup
Tony Parks
David Langan
Neil Slatter
Les Phillips
Gary Briggs
John Dreyer
Ray Houghton
John Aldridge
Billy Whitehurst
Trevor Hebberd
John Trewick
Opposition substitutions
Billy Whitehurst
out for
Sean Reck
24'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.02
- Average age of the Oxford United starting lineup: 26.2
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Oxford United league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Maurice Evans
Referee:
Courtney G
Attendance:
34,512
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
3910
League game number:
3297
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
16.08.1986 | 1 - 1 | Everton
23.08.1986 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
25.08.1986 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
30.08.1986 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
03.09.1986 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
06.09.1986 | 5 - 2 | West Ham United
13.09.1986 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
16.09.1986 | 3 - 1 | Everton
20.09.1986 | 1 - 2 | Southampton
23.09.1986 | 10 - 0 | Fulham
27.09.1986 | 3 - 3 | Aston Villa
30.09.1986 | 4 - 1 | Everton
04.10.1986 | 3 - 1 | Wimbledon
07.10.1986 | 3 - 2 | Fulham
11.10.1986 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
18.10.1986 | 4 - 0 | Oxford United
25.10.1986 | 1 - 4 | Luton Town
29.10.1986 | 4 - 1 | Leicester City
01.11.1986 | 6 - 2 | Norwich City
08.11.1986 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
16.11.1986 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
19.11.1986 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
23.11.1986 | 0 - 0 | Everton
26.11.1986 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
29.11.1986 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
06.12.1986 | 0 - 2 | Watford
14.12.1986 | 3 - 0 | Chelsea
20.12.1986 | 0 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
26.12.1986 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
27.12.1986 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
01.01.1987 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
03.01.1987 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
11.01.1987 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
17.01.1987 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
21.01.1987 | 1 - 0 | Everton
24.01.1987 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
26.01.1987 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
28.01.1987 | 0 - 3 | Luton Town
11.02.1987 | 0 - 0 | Southampton
14.02.1987 | 4 - 3 | Leicester City
21.02.1987 | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa
25.02.1987 | 3 - 0 | Southampton
28.02.1987 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
07.03.1987 | 2 - 0 | Luton Town
10.03.1987 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
14.03.1987 | 3 - 1 | Oxford United
18.03.1987 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
22.03.1987 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.03.1987 | 1 - 2 | Wimbledon
05.04.1987 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
11.04.1987 | 1 - 2 | Norwich City
18.04.1987 | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
20.04.1987 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
25.04.1987 | 3 - 1 | Everton
02.05.1987 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
04.05.1987 | 1 - 0 | Watford
09.05.1987 | 3 - 3 | Chelsea
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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
Nottingham Forest
11
7
2
2
26
11
4
2
0
14
2
3
0
2
12
9
23
2
Norwich City
11
6
4
1
19
12
4
1
1
11
8
2
3
0
8
4
22
3
Liverpool
11
6
2
3
23
12
3
2
1
11
5
3
0
2
12
7
20
4
Tottenham Hotspur
11
5
4
2
12
8
2
3
1
6
5
3
1
1
6
3
19
5
West Ham United
11
5
4
2
22
19
3
0
2
11
10
2
4
0
11
9
19
6
Everton
11
5
3
3
17
12
3
1
1
8
3
2
2
2
9
9
18
7
Arsenal
11
5
3
3
11
7
3
2
0
6
1
2
1
3
5
6
18
8
Sheffield Wednesday
11
4
5
2
21
16
2
3
0
14
7
2
2
2
7
9
17
9
Coventry City
10
4
3
3
9
7
3
1
1
7
3
1
2
2
2
4
15
10
Leicester City
11
4
3
4
14
14
2
2
1
8
6
2
1
3
6
8
15
11
Watford
11
4
2
5
17
15
3
1
2
10
6
1
1
3
7
9
14
12
Luton Town
11
3
5
3
8
8
2
3
0
3
1
1
2
3
5
7
14
13
Queens Park Rangers
11
4
2
5
11
14
3
0
2
8
7
1
2
3
3
7
14
14
Charlton Athletic
11
4
2
5
12
16
2
2
2
8
7
2
0
3
4
9
14
15
Southampton
11
4
1
6
22
24
4
0
2
14
8
0
1
4
8
16
13
16
Wimbledon
10
4
1
5
12
15
2
1
2
8
9
2
0
3
4
6
13
17
Oxford United
11
3
4
4
10
20
2
3
0
6
3
1
1
4
4
17
13
18
Chelsea
11
3
3
5
13
20
1
2
3
5
11
2
1
2
8
9
12
19
Manchester United
11
3
2
6
14
14
3
0
3
11
7
0
2
3
3
7
11
20
Aston Villa
11
3
1
7
15
28
2
0
3
7
11
1
1
4
8
17
10
21
Newcastle United
11
2
2
7
9
20
2
0
4
7
10
0
2
3
2
10
8
22
Manchester City
11
1
4
6
8
13
1
2
2
6
6
0
2
4
2
7
7
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