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Match details
1st Division
Carrow Road | Wed 20 Apr 1988 at 19:45
Norwich City
0
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Gary Ablett
4
Steve Nicol
5
Nigel Spackman
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
Craig Johnston
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Kevin MacDonald
14
Steve Staunton
Opposition Lineup
Bryan Gunn
Ian Culverhouse
Tony Spearing
Andy Linighan
Mike Phelan
Ian Butterworth
Ruel Fox
Kevin Drinkell
Robert Fleck
Jeremy Goss
Trevor Putney
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.72
- Average age of the Norwich City starting lineup: 25.3
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Norwich City league position after match: 13
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
David Stringer
Referee:
Hart RA
Attendance:
22,509
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3995
League game number:
3363
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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
Liverpool
35
24
9
2
78
20
14
3
0
46
7
10
6
2
32
13
81
2
Manchester United
36
19
12
5
61
35
11
5
1
33
14
8
7
4
28
21
69
3
Everton
36
19
10
7
50
23
14
3
1
32
8
5
7
6
18
15
67
4
Queens Park Rangers
37
19
8
10
46
35
12
3
4
29
13
7
5
6
17
22
65
5
Nottingham Forest
35
18
10
7
58
34
9
5
2
32
13
9
5
5
26
21
64
6
Arsenal
37
17
10
10
52
34
11
3
5
34
15
6
7
5
18
19
61
7
Wimbledon
35
13
12
10
53
42
8
7
3
29
17
5
5
7
24
25
51
8
Sheffield Wednesday
36
15
5
16
46
56
10
1
7
23
22
5
4
9
23
34
50
9
Newcastle United
36
11
14
11
48
48
7
6
5
27
21
4
8
6
21
27
47
10
Coventry City
36
12
11
13
43
51
5
7
6
22
25
7
4
7
21
26
47
11
Luton Town
33
13
6
14
48
49
10
5
3
37
19
3
1
11
11
30
45
12
Southampton
36
11
12
13
45
48
5
7
6
24
24
6
5
7
21
24
45
13
Norwich City
36
12
7
17
36
45
7
4
7
24
23
5
3
10
12
22
43
14
Tottenham Hotspur
37
11
10
16
35
45
8
5
6
24
22
3
5
10
11
23
43
15
Chelsea
36
9
12
15
45
60
7
9
2
22
15
2
3
13
23
45
39
16
Derby County
37
9
11
17
32
44
5
6
7
16
17
4
5
10
16
27
38
17
West Ham United
36
8
14
14
33
46
5
8
5
18
19
3
6
9
15
27
38
18
Charlton Athletic
36
8
12
16
33
49
6
6
6
20
20
2
6
10
13
29
36
19
Portsmouth
36
7
13
16
32
57
4
7
7
18
23
3
6
9
14
34
34
20
Watford
38
7
10
21
25
48
4
4
11
14
23
3
6
10
11
25
31
21
Oxford United
36
6
12
18
39
69
5
6
7
23
31
1
6
11
16
38
30
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