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Match details
1st Division
Maine Road | Mon 19 Apr 1976 at 15:00
Manchester City
0
-
3
Liverpool
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
David Fairclough
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Steve Heighway
73'
(David Fairclough)
David Fairclough
88'
David Fairclough
89'
(Kevin Keegan)
Opposition Lineup
Joe Corrigan
William Donachie
Alan Oakes
Mike Doyle
Tommy Booth
Ged Keegan
Peter Barnes
Colin Bell
Joe Royle
Asa Hartford
Dennis Tueart
Opposition substitutions
Alan Oakes
out for
Paul Power
46'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.68
- Average age of the Manchester City starting lineup: 26.35
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Manchester City league position after match: 8
-
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Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Tony Book
Referee:
Gow WJ
Attendance:
50,439
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3274
League game number:
2865
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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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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
41
22
14
5
63
30
14
5
2
41
21
8
9
3
22
9
58
2
Queens Park Rangers
41
23
11
7
65
33
16
4
0
40
13
7
7
7
25
20
57
3
Manchester United
39
22
10
7
65
39
15
4
0
38
12
7
6
7
27
27
54
4
Leeds United
40
21
9
10
64
42
13
3
5
37
19
8
6
5
27
23
51
5
Derby County
40
20
11
9
68
53
15
3
2
44
27
5
8
7
24
26
51
6
Ipswich Town
41
16
14
11
52
42
11
6
3
34
17
5
8
8
18
25
46
7
Tottenham Hotspur
41
14
15
12
63
60
6
10
4
33
29
8
5
8
30
31
43
8
Manchester City
40
15
11
14
61
43
13
5
2
43
17
2
6
12
18
26
41
9
Leicester City
40
11
19
10
44
49
7
9
3
25
22
4
10
7
19
27
41
10
Norwich City
41
15
10
16
56
58
10
5
6
33
26
5
5
10
23
32
40
11
Middlesbrough
41
15
10
16
45
43
9
7
5
23
11
6
3
11
22
32
40
12
Stoke City
40
14
11
15
47
48
8
5
7
25
22
6
6
8
22
26
39
13
Everton
40
13
12
15
55
65
9
7
4
35
24
4
5
11
20
41
38
14
Coventry City
41
12
14
15
44
56
6
9
6
22
22
6
5
9
22
34
38
15
Newcastle United
41
14
9
18
68
62
11
4
6
51
26
3
5
12
17
36
37
16
Aston Villa
41
10
17
14
49
58
10
8
2
30
16
0
9
12
19
42
37
17
Arsenal
41
13
10
18
46
50
11
4
6
33
19
2
6
12
13
31
36
18
West Ham United
41
13
10
18
48
69
10
5
6
26
23
3
5
12
22
46
36
19
Birmingham City
41
13
6
22
56
74
11
5
5
36
26
2
1
17
20
48
32
20
Wolves
41
10
10
21
50
65
7
6
7
26
22
3
4
14
24
43
30
21
Burnley
41
9
10
22
42
63
6
6
8
22
23
3
4
14
20
40
28
22
Sheffield United
41
6
9
26
32
81
4
6
10
18
31
2
3
16
14
50
21
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