Matchdetails from West Bromwich Albion - Liverpool played on Saturday 9 December 1972 - LFChistory

West Bromwich Albion

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

John Webb

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Phil Boersma 21' (Peter Cormack)

Red Cards

Peter Cormack 77'

Opposition Lineup

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

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Boersma boost for Liverpool

			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

Match details

1st Division