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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Fri 2 Apr 1971 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
1
West Bromwich Albion
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Alun Evans
9
Steve Heighway
10
Bobby Graham
11
Brian Hall
Substitutes
12
Peter Thompson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Alun Evans
83'
(Peter Thompson)
Substitutions
Bobby Graham
out for
Peter Thompson
63'
Opposition Lineup
James Cumbes
Lyndon Hughes
Alan Merrick
Leonard Cantello
John David Wile
John Kaye
George McVitie
Tony Brown
Jeff Astle
Robert Hope
Asa Hartford
Opposition goals
Tony Brown
51'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.53
- Average age of the West Bromwich Albion starting lineup: 24.35
- Liverpool league position after match: 5
- West Bromwich Albion league position after match: 13
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Alan Ashman
Referee:
Kew GC
Attendance:
43,580
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2974
League game number:
2648
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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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
35
23
8
4
60
27
13
2
2
32
10
10
6
2
28
17
54
2
Arsenal
32
21
6
5
57
25
13
3
0
35
6
8
3
5
22
19
48
3
Chelsea
35
16
12
7
47
36
10
5
2
30
18
6
7
5
17
18
44
4
Wolves
34
18
7
9
55
49
11
2
4
28
21
7
5
5
27
28
43
5
Liverpool
34
13
14
7
34
20
10
8
0
28
9
3
6
7
6
11
40
6
Southampton
34
14
11
9
44
35
11
5
1
27
8
3
6
8
17
27
39
7
Tottenham Hotspur
32
14
10
8
45
30
8
4
4
26
16
6
6
4
19
14
38
8
Manchester City
33
11
14
8
37
28
6
7
2
20
11
5
7
6
17
17
36
9
Manchester United
33
12
10
11
48
49
7
6
4
24
18
5
4
7
24
31
34
10
Everton
35
11
11
13
49
50
9
6
3
28
14
2
5
10
21
36
33
11
Newcastle United
34
12
9
13
37
40
8
6
3
22
14
4
3
10
15
26
33
12
Coventry City
33
13
7
13
29
31
9
2
5
17
11
4
5
8
12
20
33
13
West Bromwich Albion
35
9
13
13
53
64
9
6
3
32
22
0
7
10
21
42
31
14
Stoke City
33
10
11
12
38
40
8
6
2
24
8
2
5
10
14
32
31
15
Derby County
34
11
8
15
43
47
6
4
7
24
23
5
4
8
19
24
30
16
Huddersfield Town
35
9
12
14
34
41
6
7
5
17
14
3
5
9
17
27
30
17
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
29
38
7
5
6
16
17
3
5
9
13
21
30
18
Nottingham Forest
34
11
7
16
35
48
8
3
6
28
22
3
4
10
7
26
29
19
Ipswich Town
34
10
7
17
36
40
8
2
7
25
19
2
5
10
11
21
27
20
West Ham United
34
6
13
15
39
53
3
8
6
23
27
3
5
9
16
26
25
21
Burnley
34
4
13
17
25
52
2
8
8
17
29
2
5
9
8
23
21
22
Blackpool
34
3
11
20
27
58
2
7
7
16
25
1
4
13
11
33
17
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