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Match details
1st Division
Stamford Bridge | Wed 23 Aug 1972 at 19:45 UK local time
Chelsea
1
-
2
Liverpool
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 Boersma
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Toshack
3'
(Steve Heighway)
Ian Callaghan
13'
(Emlyn Hughes)
Opposition Lineup
John Phillips
Ron Harris
Eddie McCreadie
John Hollins
Micky Droy
Dave Webb
Chris Garland
Steve Kember
Peter Osgood
Alan Hudson
Charles Cooke
Opposition goals
Chris Garland
39'
Opposition substitutions
Micky Droy
out for
Peter Houseman
67'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.4
- Average age of the Chelsea starting lineup: 25.33
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Chelsea league position after match: 5
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Dave Sexton
Referee:
Burtenshaw NCH
Attendance:
35,375
Half-time score:
1
-
2
Game number:
3042
League game number:
2702
View other results
12.08.1972 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
15.08.1972 | 2 - 0 | Manchester United
19.08.1972 | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace
23.08.1972 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
26.08.1972 | 3 - 2 | West Ham United
30.08.1972 | 2 - 3 | Leicester City
02.09.1972 | 1 - 2 | Derby County
05.09.1972 | 1 - 1 | Carlisle United
09.09.1972 | 4 - 2 | Wolves
12.09.1972 | 2 - 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt
16.09.1972 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
19.09.1972 | 5 - 1 | Carlisle United
23.09.1972 | 5 - 0 | Sheffield United
26.09.1972 | 0 - 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt
30.09.1972 | 2 - 1 | Leeds United
03.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
07.10.1972 | 1 - 0 | Everton
10.10.1972 | 2 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
14.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
21.10.1972 | 2 - 1 | Stoke City
24.10.1972 | 3 - 0 | AEK Athens
28.10.1972 | 1 - 1 | Norwich City
31.10.1972 | 2 - 2 | Leeds United
04.11.1972 | 3 - 1 | Chelsea
07.11.1972 | 3 - 1 | AEK Athens
11.11.1972 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
18.11.1972 | 3 - 2 | Newcastle United
22.11.1972 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
25.11.1972 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
29.11.1972 | 0 - 0 | Dynamo Berlin
02.12.1972 | 4 - 3 | Birmingham City
04.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
06.12.1972 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
09.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
13.12.1972 | 3 - 1 | Dynamo Berlin
16.12.1972 | 1 - 1 | Ipswich Town
23.12.1972 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
26.12.1972 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield United
30.12.1972 | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace
06.01.1973 | 1 - 0 | West Ham United
13.01.1973 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
16.01.1973 | 3 - 0 | Burnley
20.01.1973 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
27.01.1973 | 1 - 2 | Wolves
03.02.1973 | 0 - 0 | Manchester City
07.02.1973 | 0 - 2 | Manchester City
10.02.1973 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
17.02.1973 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
24.02.1973 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
03.03.1973 | 2 - 0 | Everton
07.03.1973 | 2 - 0 | Dynamo Dresden
10.03.1973 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
17.03.1973 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
21.03.1973 | 1 - 0 | Dynamo Dresden
24.03.1973 | 3 - 1 | Norwich City
31.03.1973 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
07.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
10.04.1973 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
14.04.1973 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
17.04.1973 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
21.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Newcastle United
23.04.1973 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
25.04.1973 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.04.1973 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
10.05.1973 | 3 - 0 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
23.05.1973 | 0 - 2 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
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Match programme
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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
Liverpool
4
3
1
0
7
2
2
0
0
4
0
1
1
0
3
2
7
2
Arsenal
4
3
1
0
9
3
2
0
0
7
2
1
1
0
2
1
7
3
Everton
4
2
2
0
5
2
1
1
0
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
6
4
Tottenham Hotspur
4
3
0
1
7
4
2
0
0
4
1
1
0
1
3
3
6
5
Chelsea
4
2
1
1
8
4
1
0
1
5
2
1
1
0
3
2
5
6
Southampton
4
1
3
0
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
1
5
7
Ipswich Town
4
2
1
1
8
6
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
5
4
5
8
West Ham United
4
2
1
1
6
5
2
0
0
6
2
0
1
1
0
3
5
9
Newcastle United
4
2
1
1
7
6
1
1
0
3
2
1
0
1
4
4
5
10
Leeds United
4
2
1
1
7
7
1
1
0
5
3
1
0
1
2
4
5
11
Wolves
4
2
0
2
9
9
2
0
0
6
2
0
0
2
3
7
4
12
Derby County
4
1
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
1
1
4
13
Norwich City
4
1
2
1
3
5
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
4
14
Stoke City
4
1
1
2
4
5
1
1
0
4
2
0
0
2
0
3
3
15
Sheffield United
4
1
1
2
5
7
0
0
2
1
4
1
1
0
4
3
3
16
Crystal Palace
4
0
3
1
2
4
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
17
Manchester City
4
1
0
3
3
4
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
2
0
3
2
18
Coventry City
4
0
2
2
3
5
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
3
2
19
Birmingham City
4
1
0
3
4
8
1
0
1
4
4
0
0
2
0
4
2
20
Leicester City
4
0
2
2
4
8
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
3
6
2
21
West Bromwich Albion
4
0
2
2
1
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
3
2
22
Manchester United
4
0
1
3
2
7
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
0
4
1
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