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Match details
1st Division
St Andrews | Sat 21 Dec 1974 at 15:00
Birmingham City
3
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Phil Neal
4
Terry McDermott
5
Phil Thompson
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Cormack
9
Phil Boersma
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Steve Heighway
Goals
John Toshack
43'
Substitutions
Phil Boersma
out for
Steve Heighway
74
'
Opposition Lineup
Dave Latchford
Malcolm Page
Archie Styles
Howard Kendall
Roger Hynd
Gary Pendrey
Alan Campbell
Gordon Taylor
Kenny Burns
Bob Hatton
Jimmy Calderwood
Opposition goals
Gordon Taylor
30'
Howard Kendall
42' pen
Bob Hatton
80'
Opposition substitutions
Gary Pendrey
out for
Paul Hendrie
80'
Notes
- Ray Clemence saved a penalty from Alan Campbell on 17'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.11
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 26.46
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Birmingham City league position after match: 14
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Emlyn Hughes fouled Bob Hatton for the penalty that Clemence saved.
Related Files
Match programme
Liverpool Echo
Guardian match report
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Frederick Goodwin
Referee:
Crabb RC
Attendance:
23,608
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
3196
League game number:
2804
View other results
10.08.1974 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
17.08.1974 | 2 - 1 | Luton Town
20.08.1974 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
24.08.1974 | 2 - 1 | Leicester City
27.08.1974 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
31.08.1974 | 3 - 0 | Chelsea
07.09.1974 | 5 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
10.09.1974 | 2 - 1 | Brentford
14.09.1974 | 0 - 2 | Manchester City
17.09.1974 | 11 - 0 | Strømsgodset
21.09.1974 | 3 - 0 | Stoke City
24.09.1974 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
28.09.1974 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield United
01.10.1974 | 1 - 0 | Strømsgodset
05.10.1974 | 1 - 0 | Carlisle United
08.10.1974 | 0 - 0 | Bristol City
12.10.1974 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
16.10.1974 | 4 - 0 | Bristol City
19.10.1974 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
23.10.1974 | 1 - 1 | Ferencvaros
26.10.1974 | 1 - 0 | Leeds United
02.11.1974 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
05.11.1974 | 0 - 0 | Ferencvaros
09.11.1974 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
12.11.1974 | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough
16.11.1974 | 0 - 0 | Everton
23.11.1974 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
30.11.1974 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
07.12.1974 | 2 - 2 | Derby County
14.12.1974 | 2 - 0 | Luton Town
21.12.1974 | 1 - 3 | Birmingham City
26.12.1974 | 4 - 1 | Manchester City
04.01.1975 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
11.01.1975 | 0 - 2 | Derby County
18.01.1975 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
25.01.1975 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
01.02.1975 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
08.02.1975 | 5 - 2 | Ipswich Town
12.02.1975 | 1 - 4 | Newcastle United
19.02.1975 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
22.02.1975 | 0 - 0 | Everton
01.03.1975 | 2 - 2 | Chelsea
08.03.1975 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
15.03.1975 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
19.03.1975 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
22.03.1975 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.03.1975 | 4 - 0 | Newcastle United
29.03.1975 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
31.03.1975 | 0 - 2 | Stoke City
05.04.1975 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
12.04.1975 | 2 - 0 | Carlisle United
19.04.1975 | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough
26.04.1975 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
×
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
Ipswich Town
23
13
2
8
33
18
9
2
0
24
3
4
0
8
9
15
28
2
Everton
22
8
12
2
32
22
5
6
1
18
11
3
6
1
14
11
28
3
Manchester City
23
11
6
6
29
27
10
2
0
22
6
1
4
6
7
21
28
4
Liverpool
22
11
5
6
30
19
7
2
2
21
10
4
3
4
9
9
27
5
West Ham United
23
10
7
6
40
30
7
2
2
27
12
3
5
4
13
18
27
6
Middlesbrough
23
10
7
6
35
27
5
4
2
21
12
5
3
4
14
15
27
7
Stoke City
23
10
7
6
37
30
7
4
1
21
11
3
3
5
16
19
27
8
Burnley
23
10
5
8
41
37
6
3
3
24
16
4
2
5
17
21
25
9
Newcastle United
22
9
6
7
31
30
8
3
1
22
8
1
3
6
9
22
24
10
Derby County
22
8
7
7
34
31
6
2
2
22
12
2
5
5
12
19
23
11
Wolves
22
7
9
6
28
27
5
4
2
21
14
2
5
4
7
13
23
12
Sheffield United
22
9
5
8
30
34
7
3
2
19
13
2
2
6
11
21
23
13
Leeds United
23
9
4
10
31
28
7
2
2
20
8
2
2
8
11
20
22
14
Birmingham City
23
9
4
10
34
36
7
1
4
24
17
2
3
6
10
19
22
15
Queens Park Rangers
23
8
5
10
25
31
4
2
5
10
11
4
3
5
15
20
21
16
Coventry City
23
6
8
9
30
40
4
5
2
17
14
2
3
7
13
26
20
17
Arsenal
22
7
5
10
26
27
4
4
2
16
7
3
1
8
10
20
19
18
Tottenham Hotspur
23
7
5
11
28
33
4
3
5
16
13
3
2
6
12
20
19
19
Chelsea
22
5
9
8
24
37
2
6
3
13
16
3
3
5
11
21
19
20
Carlisle United
23
7
3
13
23
29
4
1
6
9
10
3
2
7
14
19
17
21
Leicester City
22
5
6
11
20
31
3
3
5
10
10
2
3
6
10
21
16
22
Luton Town
22
2
7
13
18
35
2
3
6
11
17
0
4
7
7
18
11
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