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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 14 Nov 1970 at 15:00
Liverpool
0
-
0
Coventry City
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Brian Hall
8
John McLaughlin
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Phil Boersma
Opposition Lineup
Bill Glazier
Mick Coop
Wilf Smith
Dennis Mortimer
Jeffrey Blockley
Geoff Strong
Brian Hill
Willie Carr
Neil Martin
John O'Rourke
David Clements
Notes
- John Toshack makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 23.48
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 25.26
- Liverpool league position after match: 8
- Coventry City league position after match: 12
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Noel Cantwell
Referee:
Walters P
Attendance:
40,303
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2946
League game number:
2630
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
15.08.1970 | 2 - 1 | Burnley
17.08.1970 | 0 - 0 | Blackpool
22.08.1970 | 4 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
25.08.1970 | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace
29.08.1970 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
05.09.1970 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
08.09.1970 | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town
12.09.1970 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
15.09.1970 | 1 - 0 | Ferencvaros
19.09.1970 | 3 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
22.09.1970 | 3 - 2 | Mansfield Town
26.09.1970 | 0 - 1 | Southampton
29.09.1970 | 1 - 1 | Ferencvaros
03.10.1970 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
06.10.1970 | 0 - 2 | Swindon Town
10.10.1970 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
17.10.1970 | 2 - 0 | Burnley
21.10.1970 | 3 - 0 | Dinamo Bucharest
24.10.1970 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
31.10.1970 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
04.11.1970 | 1 - 1 | Dinamo Bucharest
07.11.1970 | 0 - 0 | Derby County
14.11.1970 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
21.11.1970 | 3 - 2 | Everton
28.11.1970 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
05.12.1970 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
09.12.1970 | 1 - 0 | Hibernian
12.12.1970 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
19.12.1970 | 0 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
22.12.1970 | 2 - 0 | Hibernian
26.12.1970 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
02.01.1971 | 1 - 0 | Aldershot
09.01.1971 | 2 - 2 | Blackpool
12.01.1971 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
16.01.1971 | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace
23.01.1971 | 3 - 0 | Swansea City
30.01.1971 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
06.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
13.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
16.02.1971 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
20.02.1971 | 0 - 0 | Everton
27.02.1971 | 0 - 1 | Wolves
06.03.1971 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
10.03.1971 | 3 - 0 | Bayern Munich
13.03.1971 | 0 - 1 | Coventry City
16.03.1971 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.03.1971 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
24.03.1971 | 1 - 1 | Bayern Munich
27.03.1971 | 2 - 1 | Everton
29.03.1971 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
02.04.1971 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
06.04.1971 | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United
10.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
12.04.1971 | 0 - 1 | Chelsea
14.04.1971 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
17.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
19.04.1971 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
24.04.1971 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
26.04.1971 | 2 - 2 | Manchester City
28.04.1971 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
01.05.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
08.05.1971 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
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Match programme
Guardian match report
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Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook
I can play better than that, says Toshack
Toshack is shackled
Liverpool have made a good buy
Strong comes back to steal limelight
D-day for John Toshack
Strong in any crisis
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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
17
11
5
1
28
11
7
1
0
17
5
4
4
1
11
6
27
2
Tottenham Hotspur
17
10
5
2
29
10
6
1
1
16
4
4
4
1
13
6
25
3
Arsenal
17
10
5
2
34
15
7
2
0
24
3
3
3
2
10
12
25
4
Chelsea
17
7
7
3
23
20
3
4
1
13
12
4
3
2
10
8
21
5
Wolves
17
9
3
5
34
33
5
1
2
17
14
4
2
3
17
19
21
6
Manchester City
16
7
6
3
21
14
4
4
0
15
5
3
2
3
6
9
20
7
Crystal Palace
17
7
6
4
19
14
5
2
2
12
7
2
4
2
7
7
20
8
Liverpool
16
6
7
3
17
7
5
3
0
14
2
1
4
3
3
5
19
9
Southampton
17
6
5
6
21
16
5
2
1
12
3
1
3
5
9
13
17
10
Stoke City
17
5
7
5
24
23
5
4
0
17
3
0
3
5
7
20
17
11
Everton
17
6
5
6
23
26
4
3
1
13
7
2
2
5
10
19
17
12
Coventry City
17
6
4
7
15
17
4
1
3
9
7
2
3
4
6
10
16
13
Manchester United
17
5
6
6
19
23
3
4
2
10
7
2
2
4
9
16
16
14
Newcastle United
17
5
6
6
17
21
2
5
1
7
6
3
1
5
10
15
16
15
West Bromwich Albion
17
5
5
7
28
34
5
3
1
17
9
0
2
6
11
25
15
16
Ipswich Town
17
5
4
8
17
18
5
2
2
16
8
0
2
6
1
10
14
17
Huddersfield Town
17
4
6
7
16
23
3
4
2
9
6
1
2
5
7
17
14
18
West Ham United
17
2
9
6
22
28
2
5
2
14
14
0
4
4
8
14
13
19
Derby County
17
4
5
8
19
25
3
2
4
11
11
1
3
4
8
14
13
20
Nottingham Forest
17
3
6
8
14
22
3
2
3
13
9
0
4
5
1
13
12
21
Blackpool
17
2
4
11
15
33
1
3
4
9
14
1
1
7
6
19
8
22
Burnley
17
1
4
12
10
32
1
2
6
8
16
0
2
6
2
16
6
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