Matchdetails from Liverpool - Luton Town played on Monday 9 May 1988 - LFChistory

Liverpool

Luton Town

Starting Lineup

1		Bruce Grobbelaar
2		Gary Gillespie
3		Gary Ablett
4		Steve Nicol
5		Nigel Spackman
6		Ronnie Whelan (c)
7		Craig Johnston
8		John Aldridge
9		Ray Houghton
10		John Barnes
11		Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12		Kenny Dalglish
14		Kevin MacDonald

Goals (Assists in brackets)

John Aldridge 17' (Craig Johnston)

Substitutions

Craig Johnston out for Kenny Dalglish 62'
Gary Gillespie out for Kevin MacDonald 75'

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

David Oldfield 30'

Opposition substitutions

Ian Allinson out for Gary Cobb 72'
Rob Johnson out for Julian James 90'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.95
- Average age of the Luton Town starting lineup: 25.16
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Luton Town league position after match: 11
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Liverpool finished the game with ten men after Spackman and Gillespie went off after a clash of heads in the 75th minute, having only one substitution left to make.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish

Opposition manager: Ray Harford

Referee: Phillips D

Attendance: 30,376

Half-time score: 1 - 1

Game number: 4000

League game number: 3368

LFC played towards Kop: Second half

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Match programme

Times report

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	40	26	12	2	87	24	15	5	0	49	9	11	7	2	38	15	90
2	Manchester United	40	23	12	5	71	38	14	5	1	41	17	9	7	4	30	21	81
3	Nottingham Forest	38	20	11	7	65	37	11	6	2	39	16	9	5	5	26	21	71
4	Everton	40	19	13	8	53	27	14	4	2	34	11	5	9	6	19	16	70
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48	38	12	4	4	30	14	7	6	7	18	24	67
6	Arsenal	40	18	12	10	58	39	11	4	5	35	16	7	8	5	23	23	66
7	Wimbledon	40	14	15	11	58	47	8	9	3	32	20	6	6	8	26	27	57
8	Newcastle United	40	14	14	12	55	53	9	6	5	32	23	5	8	7	23	30	56
9	Coventry City	40	13	14	13	46	53	6	8	6	23	25	7	6	7	23	28	53
10	Sheffield Wednesday	40	15	8	17	52	66	10	2	8	27	30	5	6	9	25	36	53
11	Luton Town	38	14	9	15	55	56	11	5	3	39	20	3	4	12	16	36	51
12	Southampton	40	12	14	14	49	53	6	8	6	27	26	6	6	8	22	27	50
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38	48	9	5	6	26	23	3	6	11	12	25	47
14	Norwich City	40	12	9	19	40	52	7	5	8	26	26	5	4	11	14	26	45
15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35	45	6	7	7	18	17	4	6	10	17	28	43
16	West Ham United	40	9	15	16	40	52	6	9	5	23	21	3	6	11	17	31	42
17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38	52	7	7	6	23	21	2	8	10	15	31	42
18	Chelsea	40	9	15	16	50	68	7	11	2	24	17	2	4	14	26	51	42
19	Portsmouth	40	7	14	19	36	66	4	8	8	21	27	3	6	11	15	39	35
20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27	51	4	5	11	15	24	3	6	11	12	27	32
21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44	80	5	7	8	24	34	1	6	13	20	46	31

Match details

1st Division