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Match details
1st Division
Maine Road | Wed 20 Aug 1969 at 19:45
Manchester City
0
-
2
Liverpool
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
Roger Hunt
9
Bobby Graham
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Ian Ross
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Bobby Graham
44'
(Ian Callaghan)
Bobby Graham
80'
(Ian Callaghan)
Opposition Lineup
Joe Corrigan
Tony Book
Glyn Pardoe
Mike Doyle
Tommy Booth
Stan Bowles
Mike Summerbee
Colin Bell
Franny Lee
Ian Bowyer
Tony Coleman
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.84
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 23.64
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Manchester City league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Joe Mercer
Referee:
Finney J
Attendance:
47,888
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2873
League game number:
2576
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09.08.1969 | 4 - 1 | Chelsea
12.08.1969 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City
16.08.1969 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.08.1969 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
23.08.1969 | 3 - 3 | Burnley
27.08.1969 | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace
30.08.1969 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.09.1969 | 2 - 1 | Watford
06.09.1969 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
09.09.1969 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
13.09.1969 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
16.09.1969 | 10 - 0 | Dundalk
20.09.1969 | 3 - 1 | Stoke City
24.09.1969 | 2 - 3 | Manchester City
27.09.1969 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
30.09.1969 | 4 - 0 | Dundalk
04.10.1969 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.10.1969 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
11.10.1969 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
18.10.1969 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
25.10.1969 | 4 - 1 | Southampton
01.11.1969 | 0 - 4 | Derby County
08.11.1969 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
12.11.1969 | 0 - 1 | Vitoria Setubal
15.11.1969 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
22.11.1969 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
26.11.1969 | 3 - 2 | Vitoria Setubal
29.11.1969 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
06.12.1969 | 3 - 0 | Everton
13.12.1969 | 1 - 4 | Manchester United
26.12.1969 | 5 - 1 | Burnley
07.01.1970 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
10.01.1970 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
12.01.1970 | 3 - 0 | Coventry City
17.01.1970 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
24.01.1970 | 3 - 1 | Wrexham
31.01.1970 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
11.02.1970 | 2 - 0 | Leicester City
16.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
21.02.1970 | 0 - 1 | Watford
28.02.1970 | 0 - 2 | Derby County
03.03.1970 | 3 - 2 | Coventry City
07.03.1970 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
11.03.1970 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
14.03.1970 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
16.03.1970 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.03.1970 | 0 - 2 | Everton
24.03.1970 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
28.03.1970 | 0 - 1 | West Ham United
30.03.1970 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
03.04.1970 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
15.04.1970 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
18.04.1970 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
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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
Everton
4
4
0
0
8
1
2
0
0
5
1
2
0
0
3
0
8
2
Liverpool
4
4
0
0
11
3
2
0
0
7
3
2
0
0
4
0
8
3
Wolves
4
4
0
0
11
6
2
0
0
5
2
2
0
0
6
4
8
4
Leeds United
4
2
2
0
8
3
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
0
5
2
6
5
Coventry City
4
2
2
0
5
2
1
1
0
4
2
1
1
0
1
0
6
6
Derby County
4
2
2
0
5
2
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
6
7
West Ham United
4
2
1
1
4
2
2
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
5
8
Tottenham Hotspur
4
2
0
2
7
5
1
0
1
4
2
1
0
1
3
3
4
9
Newcastle United
4
2
0
2
4
3
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
2
0
2
4
10
Crystal Palace
4
1
2
1
5
4
1
1
0
4
2
0
1
1
1
2
4
11
Arsenal
4
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
4
12
Stoke City
4
1
2
1
4
5
1
1
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
3
4
13
Burnley
4
1
1
2
3
6
1
0
1
3
2
0
1
1
0
4
3
14
Nottingham Forest
4
0
3
1
2
5
0
1
1
1
4
0
2
0
1
1
3
15
Chelsea
4
1
1
2
2
6
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
6
3
16
Southampton
4
1
0
3
7
8
0
0
2
2
5
1
0
1
5
3
2
17
Manchester City
4
1
0
3
6
7
1
0
1
4
3
0
0
2
2
4
2
18
West Bromwich Albion
4
1
0
3
3
5
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
19
Sheffield Wednesday
4
1
0
3
5
10
1
0
1
3
3
0
0
2
2
7
2
20
Sunderland
4
0
2
2
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
2
21
Manchester United
4
0
1
3
3
11
0
0
2
1
6
0
1
1
2
5
1
22
Ipswich Town
4
0
1
3
1
5
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
4
1
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