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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 29 Sep 1987 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Derby County
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Craig Johnston
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Paul Walsh
14
Mark Lawrenson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Aldridge
41' penalty
Peter Beardsley
47'
(John Aldridge)
John Aldridge
68' penalty
John Aldridge
73'
(Craig Johnston)
Substitutions
Steve Nicol
out for
Mark Lawrenson
78'
Craig Johnston
out for
Paul Walsh
85'
Opposition Lineup
Peter Shilton
Paul Blades
Mike Forsyth
Geraint Williams
Mark Wright
Ross MacLaren
Mel Sage
Phil Gee
Bobby Davison
John Gregory
Nigel Callaghan
Opposition substitutions
Phil Gee
out for
Andy Garner
55'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.04
- Average age of the Derby County starting lineup: 26.42
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Derby County league position after match: 13
-
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Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Arthur Cox
Referee:
Tyson GM
Attendance:
43,405
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3959
League game number:
3335
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12.09.1987 | 2 - 0 | Oxford United
15.09.1987 | 3 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
20.09.1987 | 4 - 1 | Newcastle United
23.09.1987 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
29.09.1987 | 4 - 0 | Derby County
03.10.1987 | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth
06.10.1987 | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
17.10.1987 | 4 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
24.10.1987 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
28.10.1987 | 0 - 1 | Everton
01.11.1987 | 2 - 0 | Everton
04.11.1987 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
15.11.1987 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
21.11.1987 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
24.11.1987 | 4 - 0 | Watford
28.11.1987 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
06.12.1987 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
12.12.1987 | 2 - 2 | Southampton
19.12.1987 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
26.12.1987 | 3 - 0 | Oxford United
28.12.1987 | 4 - 0 | Newcastle United
01.01.1988 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
09.01.1988 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
12.01.1988 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
16.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
23.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
31.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa
06.02.1988 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
13.02.1988 | 4 - 1 | Watford
21.02.1988 | 1 - 0 | Everton
27.02.1988 | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth
05.03.1988 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
13.03.1988 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
16.03.1988 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
20.03.1988 | 0 - 1 | Everton
26.03.1988 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
02.04.1988 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
04.04.1988 | 3 - 3 | Manchester United
09.04.1988 | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
13.04.1988 | 5 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
20.04.1988 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
23.04.1988 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
30.04.1988 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
02.05.1988 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
07.05.1988 | 5 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
09.05.1988 | 1 - 1 | Luton Town
14.05.1988 | 0 - 1 | Wimbledon
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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
Queens Park Rangers
9
7
1
1
14
4
4
1
0
9
2
3
0
1
5
2
22
2
Liverpool
7
6
1
0
20
6
3
0
0
9
2
3
1
0
11
4
19
3
Chelsea
9
6
0
3
18
11
4
0
0
10
4
2
0
3
8
7
18
4
Nottingham Forest
9
5
2
2
15
9
1
2
1
4
4
4
0
1
11
5
17
5
Tottenham Hotspur
9
5
2
2
12
6
4
0
0
9
2
1
2
2
3
4
17
6
Manchester United
9
4
4
1
14
8
3
2
0
8
3
1
2
1
6
5
16
7
Arsenal
8
4
2
2
13
5
3
0
1
11
2
1
2
1
2
3
14
8
Coventry City
8
4
1
3
10
12
1
1
2
3
8
3
0
1
7
4
13
9
Everton
9
3
3
3
10
7
3
1
1
8
3
0
2
2
2
4
12
10
Wimbledon
9
3
3
3
11
11
1
3
0
7
4
2
0
3
4
7
12
11
Oxford United
8
3
2
3
11
14
2
0
1
8
7
1
2
2
3
7
11
12
Portsmouth
9
2
4
3
9
18
2
2
1
7
8
0
2
2
2
10
10
13
Derby County
8
2
3
3
6
10
1
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
3
6
9
14
Luton Town
9
2
2
5
10
14
1
2
1
5
5
1
0
4
5
9
8
15
Newcastle United
8
2
2
4
9
14
1
0
3
4
8
1
2
1
5
6
8
16
Watford
8
2
2
4
5
10
1
2
2
2
5
1
0
2
3
5
8
17
Southampton
8
1
4
3
11
13
0
2
1
3
4
1
2
2
8
9
7
18
Norwich City
9
2
1
6
6
11
1
1
3
5
7
1
0
3
1
4
7
19
West Ham United
8
1
3
4
7
11
1
1
2
3
5
0
2
2
4
6
6
20
Sheffield Wednesday
9
1
3
5
9
17
1
1
3
5
8
0
2
2
4
9
6
21
Charlton Athletic
8
1
1
6
7
16
1
0
3
3
6
0
1
3
4
10
4
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