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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 7 Sep 1968 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
0
Queens Park Rangers
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Peter Wall
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Bobby Graham
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Geoff Strong
Goals
Ron Yeats
43'
Bobby Graham
55'
Opposition Lineup
Ron Springett
Ian Watson
Allan Harris
Mike Keen
Bobby Keetch
Frank Sibley
Ian Morgan
Tony Hazell
Frank Clarke
Keith Sanderson
Barry Bridges
Opposition substitutions
Frank Clarke
out for
Ron Hunt
63'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.26
- Average age of the Queens Park Rangers starting lineup: 25.8
- Liverpool league position after match: 5
- Queens Park Rangers league position after match: 22
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
William Dodgin(junior)
Referee:
Lyden D
Attendance:
46,025
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2827
League game number:
2538
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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10.08.1968 | 2 - 1 | Manchester City
14.08.1968 | 0 - 2 | Southampton
17.08.1968 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
20.08.1968 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
24.08.1968 | 4 - 1 | Sunderland
27.08.1968 | 0 - 0 | Everton
31.08.1968 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
04.09.1968 | 4 - 0 | Sheffield United
07.09.1968 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
14.09.1968 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
18.09.1968 | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao
21.09.1968 | 4 - 0 | Leicester City
25.09.1968 | 2 - 0 | Swansea City
28.09.1968 | 6 - 0 | Wolves
02.10.1968 | 2 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao
05.10.1968 | 4 - 0 | Burnley
08.10.1968 | 1 - 1 | Everton
12.10.1968 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
15.10.1968 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
19.10.1968 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
26.10.1968 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
02.11.1968 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
09.11.1968 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
16.11.1968 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
23.11.1968 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
30.11.1968 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
03.12.1968 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
07.12.1968 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
14.12.1968 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
21.12.1968 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
26.12.1968 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
04.01.1969 | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rovers
11.01.1969 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
18.01.1969 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
25.01.1969 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
01.02.1969 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
15.02.1969 | 0 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
22.02.1969 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
01.03.1969 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
03.03.1969 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
15.03.1969 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
29.03.1969 | 2 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
31.03.1969 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
05.04.1969 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
07.04.1969 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
12.04.1969 | 2 - 1 | Leicester City
19.04.1969 | 4 - 0 | Ipswich Town
22.04.1969 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
28.04.1969 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
12.05.1969 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
17.05.1969 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
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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
Arsenal
8
6
2
0
16
6
3
1
0
10
3
3
1
0
6
3
14
2
Leeds United
7
6
1
0
16
6
4
1
0
10
3
2
0
0
6
3
13
3
West Ham United
8
5
2
1
17
7
3
0
1
11
4
2
2
0
6
3
12
4
Sheffield Wednesday
8
4
3
1
13
8
3
1
0
11
6
1
2
1
2
2
11
5
Liverpool
8
4
2
2
11
7
4
0
0
10
3
0
2
2
1
4
10
6
Chelsea
7
3
3
1
14
8
2
3
0
8
5
1
0
1
6
3
9
7
Everton
8
3
3
2
11
7
2
1
1
5
3
1
2
1
6
4
9
8
Sunderland
8
3
3
2
12
10
3
1
0
7
1
0
2
2
5
9
9
9
Manchester United
8
3
2
3
12
15
3
1
1
7
7
0
1
2
5
8
8
10
Ipswich Town
8
3
1
4
12
12
2
0
2
7
5
1
1
2
5
7
7
11
Newcastle United
8
1
5
2
8
9
1
3
0
5
4
0
2
2
3
5
7
12
Stoke City
8
3
1
4
6
10
3
0
1
4
3
0
1
3
2
7
7
13
Tottenham Hotspur
7
2
2
3
15
10
1
1
2
10
5
1
1
1
5
5
6
14
Nottingham Forest
7
1
4
2
10
9
0
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
8
7
6
15
Wolves
8
2
2
4
9
10
2
2
0
5
2
0
0
4
4
8
6
16
Southampton
8
3
0
5
10
13
3
0
2
8
6
0
0
3
2
7
6
17
West Bromwich Albion
8
2
2
4
12
20
2
1
1
8
8
0
1
3
4
12
6
18
Burnley
8
2
2
4
9
22
2
1
0
5
2
0
1
4
4
20
6
19
Coventry City
6
2
1
3
8
10
2
0
1
7
5
0
1
2
1
5
5
20
Leicester City
8
2
1
5
8
12
2
0
1
7
4
0
1
4
1
8
5
21
Manchester City
8
1
3
4
7
14
1
2
0
4
3
0
1
4
3
11
5
22
Queens Park Rangers
8
0
3
5
7
18
0
3
0
4
4
0
0
5
3
14
3
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