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Match details
1st Division
Victoria Ground | Mon 7 Apr 1969 at 15:15
Stoke City
0
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Bobby Graham
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Alun Evans
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Substitutions
Roger Hunt
out for
Brian Hall
51
'
Opposition Lineup
Gordon Banks
Jackie Marsh
Alex Elder
Eric Skeels
Denis Smith
Alan Bloor
Mick Bernard
Peter Dobing
David Herd
George Eastham
Harry Burrows
Notes
- Brian Hall makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.28
- Average age of the Stoke City starting lineup: 27.65
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Stoke City league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Tony Waddington
Referee:
Gow WJ
Attendance:
27,389
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2863
League game number:
2566
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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
Leeds United
36
24
10
2
60
24
16
3
0
38
9
8
7
2
22
15
58
2
Liverpool
36
23
8
5
56
21
15
3
1
32
10
8
5
4
24
11
54
3
Arsenal
36
20
11
5
49
20
12
6
2
30
10
8
5
3
19
10
51
4
Everton
34
18
11
5
67
30
12
3
2
38
9
6
8
3
29
21
47
5
Chelsea
38
17
9
12
67
50
9
7
3
36
22
8
2
9
31
28
43
6
Southampton
39
15
12
12
53
46
12
5
3
38
21
3
7
9
15
25
42
7
West Ham United
36
13
15
8
63
43
10
6
2
46
20
3
9
6
17
23
41
8
Tottenham Hotspur
37
11
16
10
56
49
8
8
3
36
21
3
8
7
20
28
38
9
Manchester United
38
13
12
13
51
47
11
5
3
33
16
2
7
10
18
31
38
10
Burnley
38
14
9
15
51
76
10
6
2
32
21
4
3
13
19
55
37
11
Ipswich Town
37
13
9
15
53
53
8
3
7
28
25
5
6
8
25
28
35
12
Newcastle United
34
11
12
11
44
44
8
6
2
25
16
3
6
9
19
28
34
13
Manchester City
35
12
9
14
59
46
10
5
2
45
19
2
4
12
14
27
33
14
West Bromwich Albion
36
12
9
15
50
62
8
5
3
30
21
4
4
12
20
41
33
15
Sheffield Wednesday
35
10
13
12
35
41
7
7
4
24
21
3
6
8
11
20
33
16
Wolves
37
9
14
14
36
49
6
9
3
22
19
3
5
11
14
30
32
17
Stoke City
37
9
13
15
37
52
9
6
4
22
20
0
7
11
15
32
31
18
Nottingham Forest
37
9
12
16
42
51
5
6
7
15
18
4
6
9
27
33
30
19
Sunderland
38
9
12
17
38
63
9
6
5
26
18
0
6
12
12
45
30
20
Coventry City
37
9
8
20
42
58
7
4
7
29
20
2
4
13
13
38
26
21
Leicester City
33
6
10
17
28
56
6
6
4
22
20
0
4
13
6
36
22
22
Queens Park Rangers
40
3
10
27
36
92
3
7
10
18
32
0
3
17
18
60
16
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