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Match details
1st Division
Highfield Road | Tue 26 Dec 1967 at 15:15 UK local time
Coventry City
1
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Gerry Byrne
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Tony Hateley
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Geoff Strong
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Roger Hunt
13'
(Tony Hateley)
Red Cards
Ian St John
31'
Substitutions
Roger Hunt
out for
Geoff Strong
53'
Opposition Lineup
Bill Glazier
Mike Kearns
Dietmar Bruck
Brian Lewis
Maurice Setters
David Clements
Gerry Baker
Ernest Machin
Bobby Gould
Ian Gibson
Ronnie Rees
Opposition goals
Gerry Baker
32'
Opposition substitutions
Gerry Baker
out for
Mick Coop
85'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.42
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 25.41
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Coventry City league position after match: 22
-
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Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Noel Cantwell
Referee:
Fussey MA
Attendance:
42,209
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
2789
League game number:
2511
View other results
19.08.1967 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
22.08.1967 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
26.08.1967 | 6 - 0 | Newcastle United
28.08.1967 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
02.09.1967 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
05.09.1967 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
09.09.1967 | 3 - 1 | Chelsea
13.09.1967 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
16.09.1967 | 0 - 1 | Southampton
19.09.1967 | 2 - 0 | Malmo
23.09.1967 | 1 - 0 | Everton
27.09.1967 | 2 - 3 | Bolton Wanderers
30.09.1967 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
04.10.1967 | 2 - 1 | Malmo
07.10.1967 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
14.10.1967 | 3 - 1 | West Ham United
24.10.1967 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
28.10.1967 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
04.11.1967 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
07.11.1967 | 8 - 0 | TSV Munich
11.11.1967 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
14.11.1967 | 1 - 2 | TSV Munich
18.11.1967 | 1 - 1 | Sunderland
25.11.1967 | 2 - 1 | Wolves
28.11.1967 | 0 - 1 | Ferencvaros
02.12.1967 | 1 - 1 | Fulham
09.12.1967 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
16.12.1967 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
23.12.1967 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
26.12.1967 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
30.12.1967 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
06.01.1968 | 4 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
09.01.1968 | 0 - 1 | Ferencvaros
20.01.1968 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
27.01.1968 | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth
30.01.1968 | 4 - 1 | Bournemouth
03.02.1968 | 0 - 1 | Everton
12.02.1968 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
17.02.1968 | 0 - 0 | Walsall
19.02.1968 | 5 - 2 | Walsall
24.02.1968 | 3 - 1 | Leicester City
02.03.1968 | 1 - 1 | Wolves
09.03.1968 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
12.03.1968 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
16.03.1968 | 3 - 2 | Burnley
23.03.1968 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
30.03.1968 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
06.04.1968 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
08.04.1968 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
12.04.1968 | 1 - 2 | Sheffield United
13.04.1968 | 2 - 1 | Sunderland
15.04.1968 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
18.04.1968 | 1 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
20.04.1968 | 0 - 1 | West Ham United
27.04.1968 | 4 - 1 | Fulham
29.04.1968 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
04.05.1968 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
11.05.1968 | 6 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
15.05.1968 | 1 - 2 | Stoke City
Related images & files
Match programme
Barry Davies' report on the game and Ian St John's sending off
From The Boardroom
The Scot who became a Scouse - Football Monthly
Press Cutting - (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
Press Cutting - (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
Press Cutting - (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
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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
Manchester United
23
13
7
3
44
25
9
2
0
25
8
4
5
3
19
17
33
2
Manchester City
23
13
4
6
52
29
10
1
1
35
11
3
3
5
17
18
30
3
Liverpool
23
11
8
4
34
18
9
1
1
24
7
2
7
3
10
11
30
4
Leeds United
23
12
5
6
33
19
9
2
0
26
7
3
3
6
7
12
29
5
Everton
23
11
4
8
33
22
9
1
2
23
9
2
3
6
10
13
26
6
Newcastle United
23
9
8
6
34
34
9
3
0
27
10
0
5
6
7
24
26
7
West Bromwich Albion
22
10
5
7
43
32
7
2
3
26
12
3
3
4
17
20
25
8
Arsenal
22
10
4
8
37
28
7
3
0
22
7
3
1
8
15
21
24
9
Sheffield Wednesday
22
9
6
7
33
30
6
5
1
25
13
3
1
6
8
17
24
10
Tottenham Hotspur
23
9
6
8
35
38
5
6
1
21
11
4
0
7
14
27
24
11
Nottingham Forest
22
9
4
9
32
25
7
2
2
22
8
2
2
7
10
17
22
12
Burnley
23
8
6
9
39
44
7
4
0
23
9
1
2
9
16
35
22
13
Stoke City
23
8
5
10
30
36
6
2
3
15
11
2
3
7
15
25
21
14
Wolves
22
8
4
10
38
46
6
2
2
24
18
2
2
8
14
28
20
15
Southampton
22
7
5
10
37
43
5
4
2
21
18
2
1
8
16
25
19
16
Chelsea
22
5
9
8
30
49
3
6
3
19
22
2
3
5
11
27
19
17
West Ham United
23
7
4
12
42
45
4
1
7
24
24
3
3
5
18
21
18
18
Leicester City
22
5
8
9
33
39
2
5
4
16
18
3
3
5
17
21
18
19
Sunderland
22
6
5
11
27
39
5
3
3
15
15
1
2
8
12
24
17
20
Fulham
21
6
4
11
31
42
3
2
4
14
17
3
2
7
17
25
16
21
Sheffield United
22
5
6
11
24
40
5
2
4
11
13
0
4
7
13
27
16
22
Coventry City
23
3
9
11
29
47
3
4
5
20
24
0
5
6
9
23
15
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