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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Mon 27 Dec 1965 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
1
Leeds United
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Gordon Milne
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Willie Stevenson
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Ian St John
10
Tommy Smith
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Geoff Strong
Opposition Lineup
Gary Sprake
Paul Reaney
Willie Bell
Billy Bremner
Jack Charlton
Norman Hunter
James Storrie
Peter Lorimer
Alan Peacock
Johnny Giles
Mike O'Grady
Opposition goals
Peter Lorimer
14'
Opposition substitutions
Johnny Giles
out for
Paul Madeley
50'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.52
- Average age of the Leeds United starting lineup: 24.38
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Leeds United league position after match: 4
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Don Revie
Referee:
Handley WG
Attendance:
53,430
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2682
League game number:
2427
View other results
14.08.1965 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
21.08.1965 | 3 - 1 | Leicester City
25.08.1965 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
01.09.1965 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
04.09.1965 | 3 - 2 | Blackpool
06.09.1965 | 5 - 1 | West Ham United
11.09.1965 | 2 - 1 | Fulham
15.09.1965 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
18.09.1965 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.09.1965 | 5 - 0 | Everton
29.09.1965 | 0 - 1 | Juventus
02.10.1965 | 3 - 1 | Aston Villa
09.10.1965 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
13.10.1965 | 2 - 0 | Juventus
16.10.1965 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
23.10.1965 | 0 - 3 | West Bromwich Albion
30.10.1965 | 4 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.11.1965 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
13.11.1965 | 5 - 0 | Northampton Town
17.11.1965 | 5 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers
20.11.1965 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
27.11.1965 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
01.12.1965 | 3 - 1 | Standard Liege
04.12.1965 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
11.12.1965 | 4 - 2 | Arsenal
15.12.1965 | 2 - 1 | Standard Liege
18.12.1965 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
27.12.1965 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
28.12.1965 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
01.01.1966 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
08.01.1966 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
15.01.1966 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
22.01.1966 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
29.01.1966 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
05.02.1966 | 4 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
12.02.1966 | 4 - 0 | Sunderland
19.02.1966 | 4 - 1 | Blackpool
26.02.1966 | 0 - 2 | Fulham
01.03.1966 | 0 - 0 | Honved
08.03.1966 | 2 - 0 | Honved
12.03.1966 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
19.03.1966 | 0 - 0 | Everton
26.03.1966 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
06.04.1966 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
09.04.1966 | 0 - 0 | Northampton Town
11.04.1966 | 2 - 2 | Sunderland
14.04.1966 | 0 - 1 | Celtic
16.04.1966 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
19.04.1966 | 2 - 0 | Celtic
23.04.1966 | 0 - 2 | Burnley
30.04.1966 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
05.05.1966 | 1 - 2 | Borussia Dortmund
10.05.1966 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
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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
23
14
4
5
48
21
9
1
2
33
10
5
3
3
15
11
32
2
Burnley
22
13
4
5
49
28
8
2
1
28
13
5
2
4
21
15
30
3
Manchester United
22
11
7
4
45
30
7
6
0
27
9
4
1
4
18
21
29
4
Leeds United
19
11
5
3
36
15
8
2
0
25
5
3
3
3
11
10
27
5
Tottenham Hotspur
22
11
5
6
45
33
9
2
1
34
16
2
3
5
11
17
27
6
Stoke City
21
9
8
4
33
27
6
4
1
20
11
3
4
3
13
16
26
7
West Bromwich Albion
22
10
5
7
47
35
7
2
2
32
14
3
3
5
15
21
25
8
Sheffield United
22
9
7
6
30
31
7
3
1
21
12
2
4
5
9
19
25
9
Chelsea
20
9
4
7
32
29
2
3
4
8
10
7
1
3
24
19
22
10
Arsenal
21
8
6
7
39
43
6
3
1
25
17
2
3
6
14
26
22
11
Leicester City
22
8
5
9
42
45
4
3
4
20
22
4
2
5
22
23
21
12
Everton
24
8
5
11
36
41
7
3
2
26
12
1
2
9
10
29
21
13
Nottingham Forest
22
7
6
9
28
32
7
2
2
20
9
0
4
7
8
23
20
14
Sheffield Wednesday
21
8
4
9
28
32
7
2
1
17
6
1
2
8
11
26
20
15
Aston Villa
21
8
3
10
35
36
5
2
3
19
15
3
1
7
16
21
19
16
Sunderland
20
7
4
9
27
36
6
1
2
19
13
1
3
7
8
23
18
17
West Ham United
22
6
6
10
31
47
5
3
2
20
19
1
3
8
11
28
18
18
Blackpool
21
6
5
10
32
37
4
3
4
24
20
2
2
6
8
17
17
19
Newcastle United
21
5
5
11
23
36
4
3
4
12
13
1
2
7
11
23
15
20
Blackburn Rovers
22
5
4
13
40
45
4
1
5
20
13
1
3
8
20
32
14
21
Northampton Town
22
4
6
12
26
52
3
3
5
14
17
1
3
7
12
35
14
22
Fulham
22
4
4
14
33
54
4
2
5
20
25
0
2
9
13
29
12
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