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Match details
1st Division
The Hawthorns | Mon 27 Dec 1971 at 15:00 UK local time
West Bromwich Albion
1
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Ian Ross
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
Jack Whitham
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Phil Boersma
Opposition Lineup
Graham Smith
Gordon Nisbet
Ray Wilson
Leonard Cantello
John David Wile
Ally Robertson
George McVitie
Tony Brown
Bobby Gould
Colin Suggett
Asa Hartford
Opposition goals
Tony Brown
5'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.11
- Average age of the West Bromwich Albion starting lineup: 22.98
- Liverpool league position after match: 6
- West Bromwich Albion league position after match: 22
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Don Howe
Referee:
Smith DW
Attendance:
43,904
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3016
League game number:
2679
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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
23
14
7
2
49
27
9
1
1
25
12
5
6
1
24
15
35
2
Manchester City
23
13
6
4
45
22
9
2
1
29
7
4
4
3
16
15
32
3
Leeds United
23
13
5
5
34
18
9
3
0
24
5
4
2
5
10
13
31
4
Sheffield United
23
13
4
6
42
30
7
4
1
28
11
6
0
5
14
19
30
5
Derby County
23
11
7
5
39
22
7
4
0
25
8
4
3
5
14
14
29
6
Liverpool
23
11
6
6
30
23
8
3
0
21
11
3
3
6
9
12
28
7
Tottenham Hotspur
23
10
7
6
38
26
9
2
1
29
8
1
5
5
9
18
27
8
Arsenal
23
12
3
8
34
26
8
0
3
21
8
4
3
5
13
18
27
9
Wolves
23
10
7
6
40
34
7
5
0
27
14
3
2
6
13
20
27
10
Chelsea
23
9
8
6
30
25
6
4
2
21
12
3
4
4
9
13
26
11
Stoke City
23
8
6
9
24
28
5
3
3
15
11
3
3
6
9
17
22
12
West Ham United
23
7
7
9
23
23
5
3
4
12
9
2
4
5
11
14
21
13
Southampton
23
8
4
11
31
47
5
3
3
19
17
3
1
8
12
30
20
14
Coventry City
23
5
10
8
25
38
4
6
1
14
11
1
4
7
11
27
20
15
Ipswich Town
23
5
10
8
16
29
4
6
2
10
8
1
4
6
6
21
20
16
Everton
23
6
6
11
23
25
6
3
3
19
9
0
3
8
4
16
18
17
Leicester City
23
5
8
10
23
29
3
4
5
9
9
2
4
5
14
20
18
18
Newcastle United
23
6
6
11
25
33
4
3
4
14
12
2
3
7
11
21
18
19
Huddersfield Town
24
6
5
13
21
36
4
2
6
10
15
2
3
7
11
21
17
20
Crystal Palace
23
5
5
13
21
38
3
3
5
15
17
2
2
8
6
21
15
21
Nottingham Forest
24
4
6
14
29
46
3
3
6
16
19
1
3
8
13
27
14
22
West Bromwich Albion
23
4
5
14
15
32
2
2
7
7
14
2
3
7
8
18
13
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