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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 7 Mar 1987 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Luton Town
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Nigel Spackman
3
Barry Venison
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Paul Walsh
8
Craig Johnston
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
John Aldridge
Goals
Jan Mølby
17' penalty
Mal Donaghy
O/G
39'
Opposition Lineup
Les Sealey
Tim Breacker
Rob Johnson
Peter Nicholas
Steve Foster
Mal Donaghy
Ricky Hill
Brian Stein
Mike Newell
Mick Harford
Ashley Grimes
Opposition substitutions
Steve Foster
out for
Robert Wilson
69'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.45
- Average age of the Luton Town starting lineup: 27.23
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Luton Town league position after match: 6
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
John Moore
Referee:
Hill T
Attendance:
32,433
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
3938
League game number:
3316
LFC played towards Kop:
Second 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
Liverpool
30
17
7
6
54
29
11
3
2
33
12
6
4
4
21
17
58
2
Everton
29
16
7
6
53
23
10
3
1
33
9
6
4
5
20
14
55
3
Arsenal
29
15
9
5
42
17
9
4
0
22
4
6
5
5
20
13
54
4
Tottenham Hotspur
28
15
5
8
49
29
9
3
4
28
13
6
2
4
21
16
50
5
Nottingham Forest
30
14
8
8
52
35
9
6
1
29
11
5
2
7
23
24
50
6
Luton Town
30
14
8
8
34
30
11
3
1
20
8
3
5
7
14
22
50
7
Norwich City
30
12
13
5
41
38
7
8
1
23
17
5
5
4
18
21
49
8
Coventry City
30
13
7
10
34
33
11
2
3
25
14
2
5
7
9
19
46
9
Wimbledon
30
13
5
12
39
36
8
3
4
22
14
5
2
8
17
22
44
10
Manchester United
30
10
11
9
39
30
9
3
4
29
14
1
8
5
10
16
41
11
Watford
28
11
7
10
46
36
7
4
2
25
11
4
3
8
21
25
40
12
Queens Park Rangers
29
11
6
12
30
34
8
3
4
22
17
3
3
8
8
17
39
13
Chelsea
31
10
9
12
39
49
6
4
6
21
23
4
5
6
18
26
39
14
West Ham United
29
10
8
11
43
48
6
2
5
24
21
4
6
6
19
27
38
15
Sheffield Wednesday
30
8
11
11
40
46
6
7
2
27
16
2
4
9
13
30
35
16
Oxford United
30
8
10
12
31
48
6
6
3
23
18
2
4
9
8
30
34
17
Southampton
29
9
4
16
45
53
7
2
5
27
19
2
2
11
18
34
31
18
Charlton Athletic
30
7
8
15
29
42
4
5
6
17
17
3
3
9
12
25
29
19
Manchester City
30
6
11
13
26
40
6
4
4
19
15
0
7
9
7
25
29
20
Leicester City
30
7
6
17
37
60
5
5
4
25
19
2
1
13
12
41
27
21
Aston Villa
31
6
9
16
35
61
5
5
5
18
21
1
4
11
17
40
27
22
Newcastle United
29
6
7
16
31
52
5
3
6
21
23
1
4
10
10
29
25
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