Match details
Liverpool 4 - 2 Arsenal
| Game date: | Saturday 11 December 1965 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Anfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 43,727 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 1 | Referee: | Gow WJ |
| Manager: | Bill Shankly | Opposition manager: | Billy Wright |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Tommy Lawrence |
| 2 |  |
Chris Lawler |
| 3 |  |
Gerry Byrne |
| 4 |  |
Geoff Strong |
| 5 |  |
Ron Yeats (c) |
| 6 |  |
Willie Stevenson |
| 7 |  |
Ian Callaghan |
| 8 |  |
Roger Hunt |
| 9 |  |
Ian St John |
| 10 |  |
Tommy Smith |
| 11 |  |
Peter Thompson |
Goals
| Peter Thompson 30' |
| Ian St John 51' |
| Geoff Strong 70' |
| Roger Hunt 80' |
Opposition lineup
| Tony Burns, Don Howe, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Terry Neill, David Court, Alan Skirton, John Radford, Thomas Baldwin, George Eastham, George Armstrong |
Opposition goals
| John Radford 39' |
| Thomas Baldwin 85' |
Notes
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.43 |
| - Average age of the Arsenal starting lineup: 23.66 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 1 |
| - Arsenal league position after match: 9 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
Related files
| Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook |
| Arsenal run into a battering |
| Match programme |
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