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Match details
1st Division
The Hawthorns | Sat 9 Dec 1972 at 15:00
West Bromwich Albion
1
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Phil Thompson
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Phil Boersma
8
Peter Cormack
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
John Webb
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Phil Boersma
21'
(Peter Cormack)
Red Cards
Peter Cormack
77 '
Opposition Lineup
Peter Latchford
Gordon Nisbet
Ray Wilson
Leonard Cantello
John David Wile
Ally Robertson
Ally Brown
Tony Brown
Bobby Gould
Asa Hartford
Willie Johnston
Opposition goals
Tony Brown
69'
Opposition substitutions
Leonard Cantello
out for
Colin Suggett
77'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.06
- Average age of the West Bromwich Albion starting lineup: 23.43
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- West Bromwich Albion league position after match: 19
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Cormack was sent off for violent conduct after a clash with Asa Hartford. Cormack appealed against his three match ban and escaped suspension.
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Don Howe
Referee:
Reynolds THC
Attendance:
27,213
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3072
League game number:
2719
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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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
21
13
5
3
42
25
10
0
0
29
11
3
5
3
13
14
31
2
Arsenal
22
12
5
5
29
22
8
3
1
16
6
4
2
4
13
16
29
3
Leeds United
21
11
6
4
39
24
8
2
1
24
8
3
4
3
15
16
28
4
Ipswich Town
21
9
8
4
29
22
5
3
2
16
10
4
5
2
13
12
26
5
Chelsea
21
8
8
5
32
25
5
3
2
18
10
3
5
3
14
15
24
6
Tottenham Hotspur
21
9
5
7
28
23
5
2
3
14
11
4
3
4
14
12
23
7
Derby County
21
10
3
8
27
30
8
1
1
20
8
2
2
7
7
22
23
8
Newcastle United
20
9
4
7
33
28
6
2
2
17
10
3
2
5
16
18
22
9
West Ham United
21
8
5
8
37
29
6
3
1
25
10
2
2
7
12
19
21
10
Wolves
21
8
5
8
33
34
5
1
4
19
16
3
4
4
14
18
21
11
Southampton
21
6
9
6
22
21
5
4
1
14
8
1
5
5
8
13
21
12
Coventry City
21
8
5
8
21
22
5
3
3
15
13
3
2
5
6
9
21
13
Norwich City
21
8
5
8
22
30
5
5
1
13
8
3
0
7
9
22
21
14
Manchester City
21
8
4
9
30
32
7
2
1
21
8
1
2
8
9
24
20
15
Everton
21
7
4
10
21
22
4
2
5
14
13
3
2
5
7
9
18
16
Birmingham City
22
5
7
10
28
35
4
5
1
19
12
1
2
9
9
23
17
17
Sheffield United
20
6
5
9
20
29
4
3
4
10
10
2
2
5
10
19
17
18
Stoke City
21
5
6
10
31
34
4
5
1
20
12
1
1
9
11
22
16
19
West Bromwich Albion
21
5
6
10
21
30
4
4
3
13
13
1
2
7
8
17
16
20
Manchester United
21
5
6
10
20
29
4
3
4
11
11
1
3
6
9
18
16
21
Leicester City
20
4
7
9
22
28
3
4
4
13
13
1
3
5
9
15
15
22
Crystal Palace
20
3
8
9
16
29
3
3
4
9
12
0
5
5
7
17
14
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