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Match details
1st Division
Maine Road | Wed 1 Sep 1971 at 19:30
Manchester City
1
-
0
Liverpool
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
Opposition Lineup
Joe Corrigan
Tony Book
Dave Connor
Mike Doyle
Tommy Booth
Colin Bell
Mike Summerbee
George Heslop
Wyn Davies
Franny Lee
Ian Mellor
Opposition goals
Ian Mellor
48'
Opposition substitutions
Dave Connor
out for
Derek Jeffries
26'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.79
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 26.9
- Liverpool league position after match: 6
- Manchester City league position after match: 8
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Joe Mercer
Referee:
Burns KH
Attendance:
45,144
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
2992
League game number:
2662
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
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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
Sheffield United
6
5
1
0
11
2
3
1
0
9
2
2
0
0
2
0
11
2
Leeds United
6
3
2
1
9
5
1
2
0
6
2
2
0
1
3
3
8
3
Derby County
6
2
4
0
10
6
1
2
0
6
4
1
2
0
4
2
8
4
Manchester United
6
3
2
1
12
8
2
0
0
6
2
1
2
1
6
6
8
5
Stoke City
6
3
2
1
9
6
2
0
0
6
2
1
2
1
3
4
8
6
Liverpool
6
4
0
2
12
9
3
0
0
9
5
1
0
2
3
4
8
7
Southampton
6
3
2
1
10
8
1
1
0
3
1
2
1
1
7
7
8
8
Manchester City
6
3
1
2
12
5
3
0
1
9
1
0
1
1
3
4
7
9
Wolves
6
2
3
1
8
7
2
2
0
6
4
0
1
1
2
3
7
10
West Bromwich Albion
6
2
2
2
5
5
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
6
11
Ipswich Town
6
1
4
1
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
6
12
West Ham United
6
2
1
3
5
4
2
1
1
5
1
0
0
2
0
3
5
13
Tottenham Hotspur
5
1
3
1
7
8
1
1
0
4
1
0
2
1
3
7
5
14
Everton
6
2
1
3
3
4
2
0
1
3
1
0
1
2
0
3
5
15
Chelsea
6
2
1
3
7
11
1
1
1
5
5
1
0
2
2
6
5
16
Coventry City
6
1
3
2
6
11
1
2
0
4
3
0
1
2
2
8
5
17
Arsenal
5
2
0
3
5
5
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
18
Nottingham Forest
6
1
2
3
6
9
1
1
1
3
3
0
1
2
3
6
4
19
Newcastle United
6
1
2
3
4
10
1
1
0
3
2
0
1
3
1
8
4
20
Leicester City
6
1
1
4
7
12
1
0
2
2
4
0
1
2
5
8
3
21
Crystal Palace
6
1
1
4
4
10
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
3
1
8
3
22
Huddersfield Town
6
0
2
4
5
12
0
1
2
3
5
0
1
2
2
7
2
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