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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 19 Apr 1969 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Ipswich Town
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Bobby Graham
9
Alun Evans
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Peter Wall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Thompson
13'
(Alun Evans)
Bobby Graham
40'
(Ian Callaghan)
Bobby Graham
66'
Ian St John
90'
(Bobby Graham)
Opposition Lineup
David Best
Mick Mills
Steve Stacey
Colin Viljoen
Bill Baxter
Derek Jefferson
Clive Woods
Daniel Hegan
Ron Wigg
John O'Rourke
Frank Brogan
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.49
- Average age of the Ipswich Town starting lineup: 23.63
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Ipswich Town league position after match: 13
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Bobby Robson
Referee:
Callaghan L
Attendance:
40,449
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2865
League game number:
2568
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
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
39
26
11
2
65
26
17
3
0
40
9
9
8
2
25
17
63
2
Liverpool
38
25
8
5
62
22
16
3
1
36
10
9
5
4
26
12
58
3
Arsenal
40
21
12
7
54
25
12
6
3
31
12
9
6
4
23
13
54
4
Everton
38
20
13
5
75
34
13
4
2
42
10
7
9
3
33
24
53
5
Chelsea
42
20
10
12
73
53
11
7
3
40
24
9
3
9
33
29
50
6
Southampton
41
16
13
12
56
46
13
5
3
41
21
3
8
9
15
25
45
7
West Ham United
40
13
17
10
64
47
10
8
2
46
20
3
9
8
18
27
43
8
Tottenham Hotspur
39
13
16
10
59
49
9
8
3
37
21
4
8
7
22
28
42
9
West Bromwich Albion
41
16
10
15
62
65
11
6
3
41
24
5
4
12
21
41
42
10
Manchester United
41
14
12
15
54
51
12
5
3
35
16
2
7
12
19
35
40
11
Newcastle United
38
13
13
12
51
52
10
6
2
30
18
3
7
10
21
34
39
12
Burnley
41
15
9
17
54
80
11
6
3
35
23
4
3
14
19
57
39
13
Ipswich Town
39
13
10
16
53
57
8
4
7
28
25
5
6
9
25
32
36
14
Manchester City
39
13
9
17
61
54
11
5
2
46
19
2
4
15
15
35
35
15
Wolves
41
10
15
16
40
54
7
10
4
26
22
3
5
12
14
32
35
16
Sheffield Wednesday
39
10
14
15
40
51
7
8
5
27
26
3
6
10
13
25
34
17
Stoke City
40
9
14
17
39
57
9
6
5
23
23
0
8
12
16
34
32
18
Sunderland
40
10
12
18
40
64
10
6
5
28
18
0
6
13
12
46
32
19
Nottingham Forest
40
9
13
18
44
56
5
6
9
16
22
4
7
9
28
34
31
20
Coventry City
41
10
10
21
46
64
8
5
7
32
22
2
5
14
14
42
30
21
Leicester City
37
7
11
19
32
61
6
7
5
23
22
1
4
14
9
39
25
22
Queens Park Rangers
42
4
10
28
39
95
4
7
10
20
33
0
3
18
19
62
18
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