- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.61
- Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 25.11
- Lindsay's penalty was saved by Jim Platt - Heighway had been fouled by Frank Spraggon.
- Since this defeat Liverpool went on an unbeaten run of 63 home cup matches that came to a stop against Brighton on 20 February 1983!
- Middlesbrough manager Jack Charlton almost didn't make the game, having had to make a dash to Anfield after receiving the OBE at Buckingham Palace earlier in the day.
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