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Match details
1st Division
City Ground | Sat 16 Oct 1971 at 15:00 UK local time
Nottingham Forest
2
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Ian Ross
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Alun Evans
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Emlyn Hughes
5'
(Steve Heighway)
Steve Heighway
65'
Tommy Smith
78' penalty
Substitutions
John Toshack
out for
Brian Hall
66'
Opposition Lineup
Eric Hulme
Peter Hindley
John Winfield
Bob Chapman
Liam O'Kane
Paul Richardson
Barry Lyons
Duncan McKenzie
Neil Martin
Tommy Jackson
Ian Storey-Moore
Opposition goals
Ian Storey-Moore
12'
Ian Storey-Moore
84'
Opposition substitutions
Tommy Jackson
out for
John Robertson
79'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.39
- Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 25.44
- Liverpool league position after match: 8
- Nottingham Forest league position after match: 22
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Chris Lawler was booked for the first time in 12 years!
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Matthew Gillies
Referee:
Kew GC
Attendance:
20,945
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
3003
League game number:
2669
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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
Manchester United
13
9
3
1
28
13
6
0
0
14
4
3
3
1
14
9
21
2
Sheffield United
13
8
2
3
22
14
4
2
1
14
7
4
0
2
8
7
18
3
Manchester City
13
7
3
3
22
11
6
0
1
15
2
1
3
2
7
9
17
4
Derby County
13
5
7
1
20
10
2
4
0
12
6
3
3
1
8
4
17
5
Arsenal
12
8
0
4
19
10
4
0
2
12
4
4
0
2
7
6
16
6
Tottenham Hotspur
12
5
5
2
22
15
5
1
0
15
3
0
4
2
7
12
15
7
Leeds United
13
6
3
4
17
12
4
3
0
12
2
2
0
4
5
10
15
8
Liverpool
13
6
3
4
18
16
4
2
0
12
7
2
1
4
6
9
15
9
Stoke City
13
6
3
4
15
15
4
1
1
8
3
2
2
3
7
12
15
10
Wolves
13
5
4
4
20
21
4
3
0
15
9
1
1
4
5
12
14
11
West Ham United
13
4
5
4
14
13
4
2
1
10
4
0
3
3
4
9
13
12
Coventry City
13
4
5
4
17
21
3
3
0
9
5
1
2
4
8
16
13
13
Southampton
13
5
2
6
19
22
3
1
2
10
7
2
1
4
9
15
12
14
Ipswich Town
13
2
7
4
9
11
1
4
2
5
6
1
3
2
4
5
11
15
Chelsea
13
3
4
6
16
21
2
3
2
13
12
1
1
4
3
9
10
16
West Bromwich Albion
13
3
4
6
8
11
1
2
3
4
6
2
2
3
4
5
10
17
Leicester City
13
3
4
6
12
18
2
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
8
13
10
18
Huddersfield Town
13
4
2
7
12
21
2
1
3
6
9
2
1
4
6
12
10
19
Everton
13
3
3
7
9
14
3
1
3
7
7
0
2
4
2
7
9
20
Newcastle United
13
2
4
7
12
21
2
2
2
8
7
0
2
5
4
14
8
21
Crystal Palace
13
3
2
8
9
22
2
1
3
6
8
1
1
5
3
14
8
22
Nottingham Forest
13
1
5
7
17
25
1
2
4
10
13
0
3
3
7
12
7
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