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Match details
1st Division
Highfield Road | Sat 2 May 1987 at 15:00 UK local time
Coventry City
1
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Mike Hooper
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Nigel Spackman
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Gary Ablett
8
Craig Johnston
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
John Aldridge
Substitutions
Gary Ablett
out for
John Aldridge
46'
Opposition Lineup
Steve Ogrizovic
Brian Borrows
Greg Downs
Lloyd McGrath
Brian Kilcline
Trevor Peake
Dave Bennett
David Phillips
Cyrille Regis
Keith Houchen
Nick Pickering
Opposition goals
Nick Pickering
49'
Opposition substitutions
Keith Houchen
out for
Micky Gynn
60'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.46
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 26.64
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Coventry City league position after match: 9
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
George Curtis
Referee:
Buksh AN
Attendance:
26,709
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3949
League game number:
3326
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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Gary Ablett's view in the Liverpool fan club magazine
Times and Sunday Times report
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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
39
23
8
8
71
30
14
4
1
45
10
9
4
7
26
20
77
2
Liverpool
40
22
7
11
68
39
14
3
3
42
16
8
4
8
26
23
73
3
Tottenham Hotspur
39
20
8
11
64
41
13
3
4
36
14
7
5
7
28
27
68
4
Arsenal
40
19
10
11
53
32
12
5
3
30
10
7
5
8
23
22
67
5
Luton Town
40
18
12
10
44
39
14
5
1
27
10
4
7
9
17
29
66
6
Norwich City
40
16
17
7
51
49
9
10
1
27
19
7
7
6
24
30
65
7
Nottingham Forest
40
17
11
12
62
49
11
8
1
34
13
6
3
11
28
36
62
8
Watford
40
17
9
14
66
53
11
5
4
37
20
6
4
10
29
33
60
9
Coventry City
39
17
9
13
47
42
14
2
3
33
15
3
7
10
14
27
60
10
Wimbledon
40
17
9
14
53
49
10
5
5
30
21
7
4
9
23
28
60
11
Manchester United
39
13
13
13
48
39
12
3
5
35
17
1
10
8
13
22
52
12
Chelsea
40
13
12
15
49
59
8
5
7
27
27
5
7
8
22
32
51
13
Queens Park Rangers
40
13
11
16
46
58
9
7
4
30
23
4
4
12
16
35
50
14
Sheffield Wednesday
40
12
13
15
56
56
9
7
4
39
22
3
6
11
17
34
49
15
West Ham United
40
13
10
17
50
66
9
4
7
31
28
4
6
10
19
38
49
16
Southampton
40
13
9
18
67
67
10
5
5
43
24
3
4
13
24
43
48
17
Newcastle United
40
12
11
17
46
60
10
4
6
33
26
2
7
11
13
34
47
18
Oxford United
40
10
12
18
41
67
8
7
5
30
25
2
5
13
11
42
42
19
Leicester City
40
11
7
22
53
75
9
6
5
38
23
2
1
17
15
52
40
20
Charlton Athletic
40
9
11
20
40
54
6
7
7
24
21
3
4
13
16
33
38
21
Manchester City
40
7
15
18
35
55
7
6
7
27
24
0
9
11
8
31
36
22
Aston Villa
40
8
12
20
43
74
7
7
6
24
23
1
5
14
19
51
36
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