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1st Division
Highfield Road | Sat 5 May 1990 at 15:00 UK local time
Coventry City
1
-
6
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
Barry Venison
4
Gary Ablett
5
Gary Gillespie
6
Steve Staunton
7
Jan Mølby
8
Ronny Rosenthal
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
(c)
Substitutes
12
Nick Tanner
14
Mike Marsh
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
16'
(Glenn Hysén)
John Barnes
37'
(Jan Mølby)
John Barnes
39'
(Glenn Hysén)
Ronny Rosenthal
50'
(Ian Rush)
John Barnes
61'
(Ian Rush)
Ronny Rosenthal
69'
(John Barnes)
Opposition Lineup
Steve Ogrizovic
Howard Clark
Tony Dobson
Micky Gynn
Lloyd McGrath
Trevor Peake
Kevin Gallacher
David Speedie
Cyrille Regis
Kevin Drinkell
David Smith
Opposition goals
Kevin Gallacher
2'
Opposition substitutions
Tony Dobson
out for
David Titterton
53'
Kevin Drinkell
out for
Kevin MacDonald
70'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.41
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 27.32
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Coventry City league position after match: 12
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
John Sillett
Referee:
Roberts F
(Wales)
Attendance:
23,204
Half-time score:
1
-
3
Game number:
4104
League game number:
3444
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19.08.1989 | 3 - 1 | Manchester City
23.08.1989 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
26.08.1989 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
09.09.1989 | 3 - 0 | Derby County
12.09.1989 | 9 - 0 | Crystal Palace
16.09.1989 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
19.09.1989 | 5 - 2 | Wigan Athletic
23.09.1989 | 3 - 1 | Everton
04.10.1989 | 3 - 0 | Wigan Athletic
14.10.1989 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
21.10.1989 | 1 - 4 | Southampton
25.10.1989 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
29.10.1989 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
04.11.1989 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
11.11.1989 | 2 - 3 | Queens Park Rangers
19.11.1989 | 2 - 1 | Millwall
26.11.1989 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
29.11.1989 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
02.12.1989 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
09.12.1989 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
16.12.1989 | 5 - 2 | Chelsea
23.12.1989 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
26.12.1989 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.12.1989 | 1 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
01.01.1990 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
06.01.1990 | 0 - 0 | Swansea City
09.01.1990 | 8 - 0 | Swansea City
13.01.1990 | 2 - 2 | Luton Town
20.01.1990 | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace
28.01.1990 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
31.01.1990 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
03.02.1990 | 2 - 1 | Everton
10.02.1990 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
17.02.1990 | 3 - 0 | Southampton
03.03.1990 | 1 - 0 | Millwall
11.03.1990 | 2 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
14.03.1990 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
18.03.1990 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
21.03.1990 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
31.03.1990 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
03.04.1990 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
08.04.1990 | 3 - 4 | Crystal Palace
11.04.1990 | 4 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
14.04.1990 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
18.04.1990 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
21.04.1990 | 4 - 1 | Chelsea
28.04.1990 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
01.05.1990 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
05.05.1990 | 6 - 1 | Coventry City
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Match programme
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Match ticket
Match factfile - Gary Gillespie
×
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
38
23
10
5
78
37
13
5
1
38
15
10
5
4
40
22
79
2
Aston Villa
38
21
7
10
57
38
13
3
3
36
20
8
4
7
21
18
70
3
Tottenham Hotspur
38
19
6
13
59
47
12
1
6
35
24
7
5
7
24
23
63
4
Arsenal
38
18
8
12
54
38
14
3
2
38
11
4
5
10
16
27
62
5
Chelsea
38
16
12
10
58
50
8
7
4
31
24
8
5
6
27
26
60
6
Everton
38
17
8
13
57
46
14
3
2
40
16
3
5
11
17
30
59
7
Southampton
38
15
10
13
71
63
10
5
4
40
27
5
5
9
31
36
55
8
Wimbledon
38
13
16
9
47
40
5
8
6
22
23
8
8
3
25
17
55
9
Nottingham Forest
38
15
9
14
55
47
9
4
6
31
21
6
5
8
24
26
54
10
Norwich City
38
13
14
11
44
42
7
10
2
24
14
6
4
9
20
28
53
11
Queens Park Rangers
38
13
11
14
45
44
9
4
6
27
22
4
7
8
18
22
50
12
Coventry City
38
14
7
17
39
59
11
2
6
24
25
3
5
11
15
34
49
13
Manchester United
38
13
9
16
46
47
8
6
5
26
14
5
3
11
20
33
48
14
Manchester City
38
12
12
14
43
52
9
4
6
26
21
3
8
8
17
31
48
15
Crystal Palace
38
13
9
16
42
66
8
7
4
27
23
5
2
12
15
43
48
16
Derby County
38
13
7
18
43
40
9
1
9
29
21
4
6
9
14
19
46
17
Luton Town
38
10
13
15
43
57
8
8
3
24
18
2
5
12
19
39
43
18
Sheffield Wednesday
38
11
10
17
35
51
8
6
5
21
17
3
4
12
14
34
43
19
Charlton Athletic
38
7
9
22
31
57
4
6
9
18
25
3
3
13
13
32
30
20
Millwall
38
5
11
22
39
65
4
6
9
23
25
1
5
13
16
40
26
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