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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 1 Jan 1972 at 15:00
Liverpool
0
-
2
Leeds United
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
Peter Thompson
Substitutions
Jack Whitham
out for
Peter Thompson
67
'
Opposition Lineup
Gary Sprake
Paul Reaney
Terry Cooper
Billy Bremner
Paul Madeley
Norman Hunter
Peter Lorimer
Allan Clarke
Mick Jones
Johnny Giles
Eddie Gray
Opposition goals
Allan Clarke
58'
Mick Jones
81'
Opposition substitutions
Eddie Gray
out for
Mick Bates
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.12
- Average age of the Leeds United starting lineup: 27.11
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Leeds United league position after match: 3
-
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Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Don Revie
Referee:
Kirkpatrick R
Attendance:
53,847
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3017
League game number:
2680
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
×
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
24
14
7
3
49
30
9
1
1
25
12
5
6
2
24
18
35
2
Manchester City
24
13
7
4
47
24
9
3
1
31
9
4
4
3
16
15
33
3
Leeds United
24
14
5
5
36
18
9
3
0
24
5
5
2
5
12
13
33
4
Derby County
24
12
7
5
40
22
8
4
0
26
8
4
3
5
14
14
31
5
Sheffield United
24
13
5
6
43
31
7
5
1
29
12
6
0
5
14
19
31
6
Wolves
24
11
7
6
42
34
8
5
0
29
14
3
2
6
13
20
29
7
Tottenham Hotspur
24
10
8
6
39
27
9
2
1
29
8
1
6
5
10
19
28
8
Arsenal
24
12
4
8
35
27
8
1
3
22
9
4
3
5
13
18
28
9
Liverpool
24
11
6
7
30
25
8
3
1
21
13
3
3
6
9
12
28
10
Chelsea
24
9
8
7
30
26
6
4
2
21
12
3
4
5
9
14
26
11
West Ham United
24
8
7
9
26
23
6
3
4
15
9
2
4
5
11
14
23
12
Stoke City
24
8
7
9
24
28
5
3
3
15
11
3
4
6
9
17
23
13
Coventry City
24
6
10
8
26
38
5
6
1
15
11
1
4
7
11
27
22
14
Southampton
24
8
4
12
31
48
5
3
3
19
17
3
1
9
12
31
20
15
Ipswich Town
24
5
10
9
18
32
4
6
3
12
11
1
4
6
6
21
20
16
Everton
24
6
7
11
24
26
6
3
3
19
9
0
4
8
5
17
19
17
Leicester City
24
5
9
10
24
30
3
4
5
9
9
2
5
5
15
21
19
18
Newcastle United
24
6
6
12
25
35
4
3
4
14
12
2
3
8
11
23
18
19
Huddersfield Town
25
6
6
13
21
36
4
3
6
10
15
2
3
7
11
21
18
20
Crystal Palace
24
5
6
13
22
39
3
4
5
16
18
2
2
8
6
21
16
21
Nottingham Forest
25
4
7
14
31
48
3
3
6
16
19
1
4
8
15
29
15
22
West Bromwich Albion
24
5
5
14
18
34
2
2
7
7
14
3
3
7
11
20
15
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