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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 30 Apr 1966 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
1
Chelsea
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
Alf Arrowsmith
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Roger Hunt
48'
(Gerry Byrne)
Roger Hunt
69'
(Ian Callaghan)
Opposition Lineup
John Dunn
Joe Kirkup
Ron Harris
John Hollins
Marvin Hinton
John Boyle
Peter Houseman
Bobby Tambling
Peter Osgood
Bert Murray
Tommy Robson
Opposition goals
Bert Murray
62'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.86
- Average age of the Chelsea starting lineup: 22.23
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Chelsea league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Tommy Docherty
Referee:
Callaghan L
Attendance:
53,754
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2705
League game number:
2445
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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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President TV Williams proud of his team
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Soccer Star Cutting
Match programme
A review of the 1965/66 season (a pdf file of the whole brochure)
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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
41
26
8
7
78
33
17
2
2
52
15
9
6
5
26
18
60
2
Burnley
40
23
7
10
77
46
15
3
2
45
19
8
4
8
32
27
53
3
Leeds United
38
21
8
9
74
35
14
4
3
49
15
7
4
6
25
20
50
4
West Bromwich Albion
40
18
11
11
86
65
10
5
4
53
30
8
6
7
33
35
47
5
Chelsea
38
20
6
12
61
50
9
4
5
27
19
11
2
7
34
31
46
6
Manchester United
38
16
13
9
70
53
11
7
1
43
18
5
6
8
27
35
45
7
Leicester City
39
19
7
13
75
63
10
4
5
35
27
9
3
8
40
36
45
8
Sheffield United
41
16
11
14
56
57
11
6
4
37
25
5
5
10
19
32
43
9
Tottenham Hotspur
40
15
12
13
73
64
11
6
4
55
37
4
6
9
18
27
42
10
Everton
41
15
11
15
56
59
12
6
3
39
19
3
5
12
17
40
41
11
West Ham United
40
15
9
16
69
80
12
5
4
46
33
3
4
12
23
47
39
12
Stoke City
40
13
12
15
61
63
10
6
3
38
21
3
6
12
23
42
38
13
Sunderland
42
14
8
20
51
72
13
2
6
36
28
1
6
14
15
44
36
14
Arsenal
40
11
13
16
61
72
7
8
4
35
28
4
5
12
26
44
35
15
Sheffield Wednesday
38
14
7
17
54
59
11
5
3
34
15
3
2
14
20
44
35
16
Blackpool
41
13
9
19
52
64
9
5
7
36
29
4
4
12
16
35
35
17
Aston Villa
40
14
6
20
66
74
10
3
8
39
34
4
3
12
27
40
34
18
Fulham
41
14
6
21
66
84
9
4
8
34
37
5
2
13
32
47
34
19
Newcastle United
40
13
8
19
47
62
9
4
6
23
19
4
4
13
24
43
34
20
Nottingham Forest
40
13
7
20
54
71
10
2
7
29
25
3
5
13
25
46
33
21
Northampton Town
42
10
13
19
55
92
8
6
7
31
32
2
7
12
24
60
33
22
Blackburn Rovers
38
8
4
26
55
79
6
1
11
28
28
2
3
15
27
51
20
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