Matchdetails from Birmingham City - Liverpool played on Saturday 7 April 1973 - LFChistory

Birmingham City

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		Peter Cormack
9		Steve Heighway
10		Brian Hall
11		Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

Phil Boersma

Goals

Tommy Smith 60' direct free kick

Red Cards

Emlyn Hughes 90'

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Bob Latchford 44'
Bob Hatton 58'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.27
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 25.54
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Birmingham City league position after match: 15
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Hughes appealed the sending off and was cleared by the Disciplinary Committee.

Liverpool crash as Hughes is marched

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Frederick Goodwin

Referee: Challis R

Attendance: 48,114

Half-time score: 1 - 0

Game number: 3095

League game number: 2735

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Match programme

Guardian match report

Press reports from Adrian Killen's scrapbook

Press Cutting

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	37	22	9	6	66	39	15	2	1	42	19	7	7	5	24	20	53
2	Arsenal	37	22	8	7	51	33	14	4	2	30	13	8	4	5	21	20	52
3	Leeds United	35	19	10	6	58	35	13	4	1	35	11	6	6	5	23	24	48
4	Ipswich Town	37	16	11	10	50	38	9	6	4	31	18	7	5	6	19	20	43
5	West Ham United	37	16	9	12	60	46	11	4	3	39	19	5	5	9	21	27	41
6	Newcastle United	37	15	11	11	55	44	11	5	3	33	18	4	6	8	22	26	41
7	Wolves	35	15	10	10	53	43	10	3	5	33	21	5	7	5	20	22	40
8	Tottenham Hotspur	36	14	10	12	48	39	8	3	6	26	18	6	7	6	22	21	38
9	Derby County	36	15	7	14	44	51	12	2	3	33	16	3	5	11	11	35	37
10	Southampton	37	10	16	11	37	42	7	9	2	20	13	3	7	9	17	29	36
11	Coventry City	37	13	9	15	38	43	9	5	5	26	20	4	4	10	12	23	35
12	Chelsea	37	10	14	13	44	48	6	6	6	25	21	4	8	7	19	27	34
13	Manchester City	37	12	10	15	48	55	10	4	4	29	16	2	6	11	19	39	34
14	Stoke City	38	12	9	17	54	51	9	7	2	32	15	3	2	15	22	36	33
15	Birmingham City	37	11	11	15	44	50	8	6	3	31	18	3	5	12	13	32	33
16	Everton	36	12	9	15	36	38	8	4	7	26	21	4	5	8	10	17	33
17	Sheffield United	37	12	9	16	41	51	9	4	6	22	15	3	5	10	19	36	33
18	Leicester City	37	9	14	14	37	43	7	8	4	22	16	2	6	10	15	27	32
19	Manchester United	36	10	11	15	38	55	8	6	4	21	17	2	5	11	17	38	31
20	Crystal Palace	36	8	11	17	36	46	7	6	6	24	19	1	5	11	12	27	27
21	West Bromwich Albion	37	8	10	19	31	54	7	7	4	20	20	1	3	15	11	34	26
22	Norwich City	37	8	10	19	32	57	5	9	5	19	18	3	1	14	13	39	26

Match details

1st Division