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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 14 Aug 1971 at 15:00
Liverpool
3
-
1
Nottingham Forest
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Thompson
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
John McLaughlin
Substitutes
12
Ian Callaghan
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kevin Keegan
12'
(John Toshack)
Tommy Smith
15' pen
Emlyn Hughes
55'
(Tommy Smith)
Opposition Lineup
Jim Barron
Peter Hindley
John Winfield
Bob Chapman
Liam O'Kane
Doug Fraser
Ronnie Rees
Paul Richardson
Neil Martin
Peter Cormack
Ian Storey-Moore
Opposition goals
Ian Storey-Moore
40' pen
Notes
- Kevin Keegan makes his LFC debut
- Kevin Keegan scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 23.84
- Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 26.63
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Nottingham Forest league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Matthew Gillies
Referee:
Morrissey AE
Attendance:
51,427
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
2987
League game number:
2657
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
07.08.1971 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
14.08.1971 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
17.08.1971 | 3 - 2 | Wolves
21.08.1971 | 2 - 3 | Newcastle United
24.08.1971 | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace
28.08.1971 | 3 - 2 | Leicester City
01.09.1971 | 0 - 1 | Manchester City
04.09.1971 | 0 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
07.09.1971 | 3 - 0 | Hull City
11.09.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
15.09.1971 | 1 - 2 | Servette
18.09.1971 | 0 - 1 | Leeds United
25.09.1971 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
29.09.1971 | 2 - 0 | Servette
02.10.1971 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
05.10.1971 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
09.10.1971 | 0 - 0 | Chelsea
16.10.1971 | 3 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
20.10.1971 | 0 - 0 | Bayern Munich
23.10.1971 | 2 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
27.10.1971 | 1 - 2 | West Ham United
30.10.1971 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield United
03.11.1971 | 1 - 3 | Bayern Munich
06.11.1971 | 3 - 2 | Arsenal
13.11.1971 | 0 - 1 | Everton
20.11.1971 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
27.11.1971 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
04.12.1971 | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town
11.12.1971 | 3 - 2 | Derby County
18.12.1971 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
27.12.1971 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
01.01.1972 | 0 - 2 | Leeds United
08.01.1972 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
15.01.1972 | 3 - 0 | Oxford United
22.01.1972 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
29.01.1972 | 4 - 1 | Crystal Palace
05.02.1972 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
09.02.1972 | 0 - 2 | Leeds United
12.02.1972 | 1 - 0 | Huddersfield Town
19.02.1972 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield United
26.02.1972 | 3 - 0 | Manchester City
04.03.1972 | 4 - 0 | Everton
11.03.1972 | 0 - 0 | Chelsea
18.03.1972 | 5 - 0 | Newcastle United
25.03.1972 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
28.03.1972 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
01.04.1972 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
03.04.1972 | 3 - 0 | Manchester United
08.04.1972 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
15.04.1972 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
22.04.1972 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
01.05.1972 | 0 - 1 | Derby County
08.05.1972 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
×
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
Liverpool
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Sheffield United
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
Crystal Palace
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
Leeds United
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
6
West Bromwich Albion
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
7
Derby County
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
8
Huddersfield Town
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
9
Leicester City
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
10
Manchester United
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
11
Tottenham Hotspur
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
12
Wolves
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
Coventry City
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
14
Stoke City
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
15
Everton
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
16
Ipswich Town
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
17
Nottingham Forest
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
18
Southampton
1
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
19
Chelsea
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
20
Manchester City
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
Newcastle United
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
22
West Ham United
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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