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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 25 Sep 1971 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
2
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
(c)
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Ian Ross
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
Bobby Graham
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Bobby Graham
7'
(Ian Callaghan)
Brian Hall
24'
(Bobby Graham)
Opposition Lineup
Alex Stepney
Tommy O'Neil
Francis Burns
Alan Gowling
Steve James
David Sadler
Willie Morgan
Brian Kidd
Bobby Charlton
Denis Law
George Best
Opposition goals
Denis Law
53'
Bobby Charlton
72'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.72
- Average age of the Manchester United starting lineup: 25.54
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Manchester United league position after match: 2
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Frank O'Farrell
Referee:
Sinclair MV
Attendance:
55,634
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2998
League game number:
2666
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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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
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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
10
8
2
0
18
6
4
2
0
12
4
4
0
0
6
2
18
2
Manchester United
10
6
3
1
22
13
4
0
0
11
4
2
3
1
11
9
15
3
Derby County
10
4
6
0
17
7
2
3
0
10
4
2
3
0
7
3
14
4
Manchester City
10
5
3
2
19
8
5
0
1
14
2
0
3
1
5
6
13
5
Leeds United
10
5
2
3
13
9
3
2
0
9
2
2
0
3
4
7
12
6
Wolves
10
4
4
2
14
12
3
3
0
11
7
1
1
2
3
5
12
7
Liverpool
10
5
1
4
15
14
4
1
0
12
7
1
0
4
3
7
11
8
Arsenal
9
5
0
4
12
7
3
0
2
8
2
2
0
2
4
5
10
9
Tottenham Hotspur
9
3
4
2
14
11
3
1
0
9
1
0
3
2
5
10
10
10
West Ham United
10
4
2
4
13
12
4
1
1
9
3
0
1
3
4
9
10
11
Southampton
10
4
2
4
14
15
2
1
1
7
4
2
1
3
7
11
10
12
Stoke City
10
4
2
4
11
13
3
0
1
7
3
1
2
3
4
10
10
13
Ipswich Town
10
2
5
3
6
7
1
3
2
4
5
1
2
1
2
2
9
14
Coventry City
10
2
5
3
12
18
2
3
0
6
4
0
2
3
6
14
9
15
Everton
10
3
2
5
7
10
3
0
2
5
4
0
2
3
2
6
8
16
Huddersfield Town
10
3
2
5
10
15
2
1
2
6
6
1
1
3
4
9
8
17
Newcastle United
10
2
4
4
9
14
2
2
0
7
4
0
2
4
2
10
8
18
Chelsea
10
2
3
5
12
18
1
3
1
9
9
1
0
4
3
9
7
19
West Bromwich Albion
10
2
3
5
6
9
1
1
2
4
4
1
2
3
2
5
7
20
Nottingham Forest
10
1
4
5
13
19
1
2
2
7
8
0
2
3
6
11
6
21
Leicester City
10
2
2
6
9
17
1
1
3
2
5
1
1
3
7
12
6
22
Crystal Palace
10
2
1
7
7
19
2
1
2
6
6
0
0
5
1
13
5
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