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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 22 Apr 1972 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Ipswich Town
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)
John Toshack
39'
(Kevin Keegan)
John Toshack
66'
(Emlyn Hughes)
Opposition Lineup
David Best
Mick Mills
Colin Harper
Peter Morris
Allan Hunter
Derek Jefferson
Jimmy Robertson
Colin Viljoen
Rod Belfitt
Trevor Whymark
Mick Lambert
Opposition substitutions
Mick Lambert
out for
Bryan Hamilton
69'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.07
- Average age of the Ipswich Town starting lineup: 25.19
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Ipswich Town league position after match: 13
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Bobby Robson
Referee:
Tinkler K
Attendance:
54,316
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3036
League game number:
2696
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
Manchester City
42
23
11
8
77
45
16
3
2
48
15
7
8
6
29
30
57
2
Liverpool
40
24
8
8
64
29
17
3
1
48
16
7
5
7
16
13
56
3
Derby County
41
23
10
8
68
33
15
4
1
42
10
8
6
7
26
23
56
4
Leeds United
40
23
9
8
70
29
16
4
0
52
10
7
5
8
18
19
55
5
Tottenham Hotspur
40
17
13
10
57
39
15
3
2
41
10
2
10
8
16
29
47
6
Arsenal
38
20
7
11
54
38
14
1
3
33
11
6
6
8
21
27
47
7
Chelsea
39
17
12
10
56
43
11
7
2
39
20
6
5
8
17
23
46
8
Manchester United
40
18
10
12
66
58
12
2
6
36
26
6
8
6
30
32
46
9
Sheffield United
41
16
12
13
59
59
10
8
3
39
26
6
4
10
20
33
44
10
Wolves
39
16
11
12
59
53
9
7
3
32
20
7
4
9
27
33
43
11
Leicester City
41
13
13
15
38
42
9
6
6
18
11
4
7
9
20
31
39
12
Newcastle United
40
14
10
16
45
50
9
5
5
26
16
5
5
11
19
34
38
13
Ipswich Town
42
11
16
15
39
53
7
8
6
19
19
4
8
9
20
34
38
14
Everton
41
9
17
15
36
47
8
8
4
27
16
1
9
11
9
31
35
15
West Ham United
41
11
12
18
46
51
9
6
5
30
19
2
6
13
16
32
34
16
Stoke City
37
10
13
14
38
48
6
9
5
25
24
4
4
9
13
24
33
17
Coventry City
41
9
15
17
44
66
7
10
3
27
22
2
5
14
17
44
33
18
West Bromwich Albion
39
11
10
18
35
49
5
7
8
18
23
6
3
10
17
26
32
19
Southampton
41
12
7
22
52
79
8
5
8
31
28
4
2
14
21
51
31
20
Crystal Palace
40
7
12
21
37
65
3
7
9
24
31
4
5
12
13
34
26
21
Nottingham Forest
40
8
8
24
45
77
6
4
10
24
26
2
4
14
21
51
24
22
Huddersfield Town
41
6
12
23
27
59
4
7
10
12
22
2
5
13
15
37
24
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