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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 8 Apr 1972 at 11:30 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
1
Coventry City
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
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Phil Thompson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kevin Keegan
21'
(Brian Hall)
Tommy Smith
67' penalty
John Toshack
85'
(Ian Callaghan)
Opposition Lineup
Bill Glazier
Wilf Smith
Chris Cattlin
Dennis Mortimer
Jeffrey Blockley
Roy Barry
Mick McGuire
Willie Carr
Ernie Hunt
Robert Graham
Ernest Machin
Opposition goals
Ernie Hunt
54'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.03
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 25.31
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Coventry City league position after match: 18
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Robert Dennison
Referee:
Hackney HP
Attendance:
50,628
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3034
League game number:
2694
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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
Derby County
39
22
10
7
65
31
14
4
1
39
10
8
6
6
26
21
54
2
Leeds United
38
22
9
7
69
28
16
4
0
52
10
6
5
7
17
18
53
3
Liverpool
38
22
8
8
60
29
16
3
1
46
16
6
5
7
14
13
52
4
Manchester City
38
21
10
7
70
41
15
3
2
46
15
6
7
5
24
26
52
5
Arsenal
36
19
6
11
50
35
13
1
3
31
10
6
5
8
19
25
44
6
Tottenham Hotspur
38
16
12
10
54
39
14
3
2
38
10
2
9
8
16
29
44
7
Manchester United
37
17
9
11
62
53
11
2
5
32
21
6
7
6
30
32
43
8
Chelsea
35
16
10
9
49
35
11
6
2
36
17
5
4
7
13
18
42
9
Wolves
36
15
11
10
58
50
9
7
1
32
17
6
4
9
26
33
41
10
Sheffield United
38
15
11
12
56
56
9
8
3
38
26
6
3
9
18
30
41
11
Leicester City
38
12
12
14
37
41
8
6
6
17
11
4
6
8
20
30
36
12
Newcastle United
38
13
9
16
41
47
8
5
5
25
16
5
4
11
16
31
35
13
Ipswich Town
39
10
15
14
37
50
6
7
6
17
18
4
8
8
20
32
35
14
West Ham United
39
11
12
16
45
47
9
6
4
30
17
2
6
12
15
30
34
15
Everton
39
9
15
15
35
46
8
7
4
27
16
1
8
11
8
30
33
16
Stoke City
35
10
12
13
37
45
6
8
4
24
21
4
4
9
13
24
32
17
West Bromwich Albion
37
10
10
17
34
48
5
7
7
18
22
5
3
10
16
26
30
18
Coventry City
37
7
14
16
39
62
6
9
3
23
19
1
5
13
16
43
28
19
Southampton
37
11
5
21
47
74
7
3
8
28
26
4
2
13
19
48
27
20
Crystal Palace
38
7
11
20
35
62
3
6
9
22
29
4
5
11
13
33
25
21
Huddersfield Town
38
6
12
20
27
54
4
7
8
12
20
2
5
12
15
34
24
22
Nottingham Forest
38
7
7
24
43
77
6
3
10
24
26
1
4
14
19
51
21
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