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1st Division
Anfield | Sat 28 Aug 1971 at 15:00
Liverpool
3
-
2
Leicester City
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
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Bobby Graham
Goals
Steve Heighway
25'
Kevin Keegan
35'
John Toshack
71'
Opposition Lineup
Peter Shilton
Steve Whitworth
David Nish
Bobby Kellard
John Sjoberg
Graham Cross
John Farrington
Ally Brown
Rodney Fern
Jon Sammels
Len Glover
Opposition goals
Rodney Fern
24'
John Farrington
36'
Opposition substitutions
John Sjoberg
out for
Malcolm Manley
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.78
- Average age of the Leicester City starting lineup: 24.79
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Leicester City league position after match: 17
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Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
James Bloomfield
Referee:
Williams H
Attendance:
50,970
Half-time score:
2
-
2
Game number:
2991
League game number:
2661
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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
Sheffield United
5
4
1
0
8
1
2
1
0
6
1
2
0
0
2
0
9
2
Manchester United
5
3
2
0
12
7
2
0
0
6
2
1
2
0
6
5
8
3
Liverpool
5
4
0
1
12
8
3
0
0
9
5
1
0
1
3
3
8
4
Derby County
5
2
3
0
10
6
1
2
0
6
4
1
1
0
4
2
7
5
Stoke City
5
3
1
1
9
6
2
0
0
6
2
1
1
1
3
4
7
6
West Bromwich Albion
5
2
2
1
5
4
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
7
Southampton
5
2
2
1
9
8
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
1
6
7
6
8
Leeds United
5
2
2
1
4
4
0
2
0
1
1
2
0
1
3
3
6
9
Manchester City
5
2
1
2
11
5
2
0
1
8
1
0
1
1
3
4
5
10
Wolves
5
1
3
1
7
7
1
2
0
5
4
0
1
1
2
3
5
11
Ipswich Town
5
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
5
12
Tottenham Hotspur
5
1
3
1
7
8
1
1
0
4
1
0
2
1
3
7
5
13
Coventry City
5
1
3
1
6
7
1
2
0
4
3
0
1
1
2
4
5
14
Arsenal
5
2
0
3
5
5
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
15
Newcastle United
5
1
2
2
3
5
1
1
0
3
2
0
1
2
0
3
4
16
Nottingham Forest
5
1
1
3
6
9
1
0
1
3
3
0
1
2
3
6
3
17
Leicester City
5
1
1
3
7
11
1
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
5
8
3
18
Chelsea
5
1
1
3
6
11
0
1
1
4
5
1
0
2
2
6
3
19
Everton
5
1
1
3
2
4
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
0
3
3
20
Crystal Palace
5
1
1
3
4
9
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
2
1
7
3
21
West Ham United
5
1
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
3
3
22
Huddersfield Town
5
0
2
3
4
9
0
1
2
3
5
0
1
1
1
4
2
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