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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 21 Feb 1976 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Newcastle United
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Phil Neal
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kevin Keegan
26'
(John Toshack)
Jimmy Case
51'
Substitutions
Tommy Smith
out for
David Fairclough
90'
Opposition Lineup
Mike Mahoney
Irving Nattrass
Alan Kennedy
Stewart Barrowclough
David Craig
Pat Howard
Mick Burns
Thomas Cassidy
Malcolm MacDonald
Alan Gowling
Tommy Craig
Opposition substitutions
David Craig
out for
Glenn Keeley
55'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.76
- Average age of the Newcastle United starting lineup: 26.1
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Newcastle United league position after match: 12
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Gordon Lee
Referee:
Read EA
Attendance:
43,404
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3259
League game number:
2854
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
16.08.1975 | 0 - 2 | Queens Park Rangers
19.08.1975 | 2 - 2 | West Ham United
23.08.1975 | 3 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
26.08.1975 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
30.08.1975 | 1 - 1 | Leicester City
06.09.1975 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield United
10.09.1975 | 1 - 0 | York City
13.09.1975 | 0 - 2 | Ipswich Town
17.09.1975 | 0 - 1 | Hibernian
20.09.1975 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
27.09.1975 | 0 - 0 | Everton
30.09.1975 | 3 - 1 | Hibernian
04.10.1975 | 2 - 0 | Wolves
07.10.1975 | 1 - 1 | Burnley
11.10.1975 | 3 - 1 | Birmingham City
14.10.1975 | 0 - 1 | Burnley
18.10.1975 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
22.10.1975 | 3 - 1 | Real Sociedad
25.10.1975 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
01.11.1975 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
04.11.1975 | 6 - 0 | Real Sociedad
08.11.1975 | 3 - 1 | Manchester United
15.11.1975 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
22.11.1975 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
26.11.1975 | 2 - 1 | Slask Wroclaw
29.11.1975 | 1 - 3 | Norwich City
02.12.1975 | 2 - 2 | Arsenal
06.12.1975 | 0 - 0 | Burnley
10.12.1975 | 3 - 0 | Slask Wroclaw
13.12.1975 | 4 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.12.1975 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
26.12.1975 | 1 - 1 | Stoke City
27.12.1975 | 1 - 0 | Manchester City
03.01.1976 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
10.01.1976 | 3 - 3 | Ipswich Town
17.01.1976 | 0 - 0 | Sheffield United
24.01.1976 | 0 - 1 | Derby County
31.01.1976 | 4 - 0 | West Ham United
07.02.1976 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
18.02.1976 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
21.02.1976 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
24.02.1976 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
28.02.1976 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
03.03.1976 | 0 - 0 | Dynamo Dresden
06.03.1976 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough
13.03.1976 | 1 - 0 | Birmingham City
17.03.1976 | 2 - 1 | Dynamo Dresden
20.03.1976 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
27.03.1976 | 2 - 0 | Burnley
30.03.1976 | 1 - 0 | Barcelona
03.04.1976 | 1 - 0 | Everton
06.04.1976 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
10.04.1976 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
14.04.1976 | 1 - 1 | Barcelona
17.04.1976 | 5 - 3 | Stoke City
19.04.1976 | 3 - 0 | Manchester City
28.04.1976 | 3 - 2 | Club Brugge
04.05.1976 | 3 - 1 | Wolves
19.05.1976 | 1 - 1 | Club Brugge
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Match programme
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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
Liverpool
30
15
12
3
48
23
10
5
1
32
16
5
7
2
16
7
42
2
Queens Park Rangers
31
15
10
6
46
25
12
4
0
29
9
3
6
6
17
16
40
3
Manchester United
30
16
8
6
46
28
11
3
0
25
8
5
5
6
21
20
40
4
Derby County
30
17
6
7
50
39
13
0
2
33
20
4
6
5
17
19
40
5
Leeds United
28
15
5
8
45
30
10
1
4
28
14
5
4
4
17
16
35
6
Manchester City
30
12
9
9
47
28
10
5
1
32
9
2
4
8
15
19
33
7
Ipswich Town
30
10
12
8
37
32
7
5
3
23
15
3
7
5
14
17
32
8
Middlesbrough
30
11
10
9
33
28
6
7
1
16
6
5
3
8
17
22
32
9
West Ham United
30
13
6
11
39
43
10
2
4
22
17
3
4
7
17
26
32
10
Coventry City
30
10
10
10
34
38
5
6
4
16
15
5
4
6
18
23
30
11
Leicester City
30
8
14
8
33
40
6
7
2
22
19
2
7
6
11
21
30
12
Newcastle United
29
11
7
11
53
42
8
4
1
37
13
3
3
10
16
29
29
13
Stoke City
29
11
7
11
35
36
6
4
5
20
19
5
3
6
15
17
29
14
Everton
29
9
11
9
44
53
5
6
2
25
17
4
5
7
19
36
29
15
Tottenham Hotspur
30
8
13
9
41
48
3
8
4
18
25
5
5
5
23
23
29
16
Norwich City
29
10
7
12
43
45
7
4
4
24
18
3
3
8
19
27
27
17
Aston Villa
30
9
9
12
36
42
9
4
2
28
15
0
5
10
8
27
27
18
Arsenal
30
9
7
14
33
38
8
3
4
23
13
1
4
10
10
25
25
19
Birmingham City
30
9
4
17
41
57
8
3
4
25
20
1
1
13
16
37
22
20
Wolves
30
7
7
16
33
49
5
5
6
18
19
2
2
10
15
30
21
21
Burnley
31
6
8
17
32
49
4
4
6
15
17
2
4
11
17
32
20
22
Sheffield United
30
2
8
20
21
57
2
5
8
12
23
0
3
12
9
34
12
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