Archives

Match details

1st Division

Anfield | Sat 30 Dec 1972 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 0 Crystal Palace

Starting Lineup

1 Ray Clemence Ray Clemence
2 Chris Lawler Chris Lawler
3 Alec Lindsay Alec Lindsay
4 Phil Thompson Phil Thompson
5 Larry Lloyd Larry Lloyd
6 Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Hughes (c)
7 Kevin Keegan Kevin Keegan
8 Peter Cormack Peter Cormack
9 Steve Heighway Steve Heighway
10 John Toshack John Toshack
11 Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12 Phil Boersma Phil Boersma

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Opposition Lineup

Notes

  • - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.99
  • - Average age of the Crystal Palace starting lineup: 25.54
  • - Liverpool league position after match: 1
  • - Crystal Palace league position after match: 21
  • - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
  • - Liverpool's 21st consecutive home league win, a record in top flight football.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Bert Head
Referee: Hill GW
Attendance: 50,862
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 3077
League game number: 2723
LFC played towards Kop: Second half

View other results

Related images & files

Match Ticket
Match Ticket
Guardian match report
Guardian match report
Guardian - Copyright © 2020 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.
Palace wall is cracked by Cormack!
Palace wall is cracked by Cormack!
The untouchables!
The untouchables!
Cormack pops up to make it 21 in a row
Cormack pops up to make it 21 in a row
Anfield roar for Cormack!
Anfield roar for Cormack!
Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook
Press report from Adrian Killen's scrapbook
Head Hail Brave Palace
Head Hail Brave Palace
Match programme
Match programme