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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 17 Aug 1991 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
1
Oldham Athletic
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Ablett
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Mark Wright
7
Dean Saunders
8
Ray Houghton
9
Steve McManaman
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Mark Walters
14
Mike Marsh
Goals
Ray Houghton
53'
John Barnes
78'
Substitutions
Steve McMahon
out for
Mark Walters
65
'
Opposition Lineup
Jon Hallworth
Gunnar Halle
Glynn Snodin
Nick Henry
Earl Barrett
Richard Jobson
Paul Bernard
Ian Marshall
Graeme Sharp
Mike Milligan
Rick Holden
Opposition goals
Earl Barrett
6'
Opposition substitutions
Paul Bernard
out for
Paul Kane
46'
Rick Holden
out for
David Currie
84'
Notes
- Dean Saunders makes his LFC debut
- Mark Walters makes his LFC debut
- Mark Wright makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.64
- Average age of the Oldham Athletic starting lineup: 25.88
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Oldham Athletic league position after match: 20
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Other details
Manager:
Graeme Souness
Opposition manager:
Joe Royle
Referee:
Hackett KS
Attendance:
38,841
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4154
League game number:
3483
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17.08.1991 | 2 - 1 | Oldham Athletic
21.08.1991 | 1 - 2 | Manchester City
24.08.1991 | 0 - 0 | Luton Town
27.08.1991 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
31.08.1991 | 3 - 1 | Everton
07.09.1991 | 2 - 1 | Notts County
14.09.1991 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
18.09.1991 | 6 - 1 | Kuusysi Lahti
21.09.1991 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
25.09.1991 | 2 - 2 | Stoke City
28.09.1991 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
02.10.1991 | 0 - 1 | Kuusysi Lahti
06.10.1991 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
09.10.1991 | 3 - 2 | Stoke City
19.10.1991 | 2 - 2 | Chelsea
23.10.1991 | 0 - 2 | Auxerre
26.10.1991 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
29.10.1991 | 2 - 2 | Port Vale
02.11.1991 | 1 - 2 | Crystal Palace
06.11.1991 | 3 - 0 | Auxerre
17.11.1991 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
20.11.1991 | 4 - 1 | Port Vale
23.11.1991 | 0 - 0 | Wimbledon
27.11.1991 | 2 - 0 | Swarowski Tirol
30.11.1991 | 2 - 1 | Norwich City
03.12.1991 | 0 - 1 | Peterborough United
07.12.1991 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
11.12.1991 | 4 - 0 | Swarowski Tirol
14.12.1991 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
18.12.1991 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
21.12.1991 | 2 - 2 | Manchester City
26.12.1991 | 0 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
28.12.1991 | 1 - 1 | Everton
01.01.1992 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield United
06.01.1992 | 4 - 0 | Crewe Alexandra
11.01.1992 | 2 - 1 | Luton Town
18.01.1992 | 3 - 2 | Oldham Athletic
29.01.1992 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
01.02.1992 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
05.02.1992 | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rovers
08.02.1992 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
11.02.1992 | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rovers
16.02.1992 | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town
22.02.1992 | 0 - 3 | Norwich City
26.02.1992 | 3 - 2 | Ipswich Town
29.02.1992 | 0 - 0 | Southampton
04.03.1992 | 0 - 2 | Genoa
08.03.1992 | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa
11.03.1992 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
14.03.1992 | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace
18.03.1992 | 1 - 2 | Genoa
21.03.1992 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.03.1992 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield United
31.03.1992 | 4 - 0 | Notts County
05.04.1992 | 1 - 1 | Portsmouth
08.04.1992 | 2 - 3 | Wimbledon
11.04.1992 | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa
13.04.1992 | 0 - 0 | Portsmouth
18.04.1992 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
20.04.1992 | 0 - 4 | Arsenal
22.04.1992 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
26.04.1992 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
02.05.1992 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
09.05.1992 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
×
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
Manchester United
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
3
3
Tottenham Hotspur
1
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
3
4
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
Nottingham Forest
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
Manchester City
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
7
Chelsea
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
Norwich City
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
9
Sheffield United
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
10
Wimbledon
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
11
Arsenal
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
12
Queens Park Rangers
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
13
Luton Town
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
14
West Ham United
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
15
Crystal Palace
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
Leeds United
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
Sheffield Wednesday
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Southampton
1
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
Everton
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
20
Oldham Athletic
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
21
Coventry City
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
Notts County
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
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