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Match details
1st Division
Portman Road | Sat 4 Dec 1976 at 15:00
Ipswich Town
1
-
0
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Joey Jones
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Terry McDermott
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Substitutions
Joey Jones
out for
David Fairclough
76
'
Opposition Lineup
Paul Cooper
George Burley
Mick Mills
Brian Talbot
Allan Hunter
Kevin Beattie
Roger Osborne
John Wark
Paul Mariner
Trevor Whymark
Clive Woods
Opposition goals
Paul Mariner
74'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.87
- Average age of the Ipswich Town starting lineup: 24.85
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Ipswich Town league position after match: 2
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Bobby Robson
Referee:
White CB
Attendance:
35,082
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3301
League game number:
2883
View other results
14.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
21.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
25.08.1976 | 1 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
28.08.1976 | 1 - 2 | Birmingham City
31.08.1976 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
04.09.1976 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
06.09.1976 | 0 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
11.09.1976 | 3 - 2 | Derby County
14.09.1976 | 2 - 0 | Crusaders
18.09.1976 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
25.09.1976 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
28.09.1976 | 5 - 0 | Crusaders
02.10.1976 | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough
16.10.1976 | 3 - 1 | Everton
20.10.1976 | 0 - 1 | Trabzonspor
23.10.1976 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
27.10.1976 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
30.10.1976 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
03.11.1976 | 3 - 0 | Trabzonspor
06.11.1976 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
09.11.1976 | 5 - 1 | Leicester City
20.11.1976 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
27.11.1976 | 2 - 1 | Bristol City
04.12.1976 | 0 - 1 | Ipswich Town
11.12.1976 | 3 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
15.12.1976 | 1 - 5 | Aston Villa
18.12.1976 | 0 - 2 | West Ham United
27.12.1976 | 4 - 0 | Stoke City
29.12.1976 | 1 - 1 | Manchester City
01.01.1977 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
08.01.1977 | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace
11.01.1977 | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace
15.01.1977 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
22.01.1977 | 1 - 2 | Norwich City
29.01.1977 | 3 - 0 | Carlisle United
05.02.1977 | 4 - 1 | Birmingham City
16.02.1977 | 0 - 0 | Manchester United
19.02.1977 | 3 - 1 | Derby County
26.02.1977 | 3 - 1 | Oldham Athletic
02.03.1977 | 0 - 1 | Saint-Étienne
05.03.1977 | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United
09.03.1977 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
12.03.1977 | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough
16.03.1977 | 3 - 1 | Saint-Étienne
19.03.1977 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
22.03.1977 | 0 - 0 | Everton
02.04.1977 | 3 - 1 | Leeds United
06.04.1977 | 3 - 1 | FC Zürich
09.04.1977 | 2 - 1 | Manchester City
11.04.1977 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
16.04.1977 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
20.04.1977 | 3 - 0 | FC Zürich
23.04.1977 | 2 - 2 | Everton
27.04.1977 | 3 - 0 | Everton
30.04.1977 | 2 - 1 | Ipswich Town
03.05.1977 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
07.05.1977 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
10.05.1977 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
14.05.1977 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
16.05.1977 | 1 - 2 | Bristol City
21.05.1977 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
25.05.1977 | 3 - 1 | Borussia Moenchengladbach
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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
17
11
3
3
28
12
7
1
0
19
4
4
2
3
9
8
25
2
Ipswich Town
16
10
4
2
32
15
6
3
0
21
6
4
1
2
11
9
24
3
Newcastle United
17
8
6
3
29
20
6
3
0
17
7
2
3
3
12
13
22
4
Manchester City
16
7
7
2
21
13
5
3
1
13
8
2
4
1
8
5
21
5
Aston Villa
16
8
3
5
31
20
6
1
1
25
10
2
2
4
6
10
19
6
Arsenal
16
8
3
5
31
26
5
2
1
18
8
3
1
4
13
18
19
7
Leicester City
18
4
10
4
20
25
2
5
2
14
15
2
5
2
6
10
18
8
Birmingham City
17
7
3
7
26
22
4
2
1
12
5
3
1
6
14
17
17
9
Leeds United
16
5
7
4
22
20
2
5
1
12
11
3
2
3
10
9
17
10
Middlesbrough
16
7
3
6
10
15
6
0
2
7
4
1
3
4
3
11
17
11
West Bromwich Albion
16
6
4
6
23
21
5
2
1
18
5
1
2
5
5
16
16
12
Everton
16
6
4
6
25
26
4
2
2
13
9
2
2
4
12
17
16
13
Stoke City
16
6
4
6
12
16
6
1
0
10
3
0
3
6
2
13
16
14
Coventry City
15
5
5
5
19
18
4
2
3
14
11
1
3
2
5
7
15
15
Manchester United
15
4
6
5
23
24
1
3
3
11
13
3
3
2
12
11
14
16
Queens Park Rangers
16
5
4
7
20
23
5
1
2
13
9
0
3
5
7
14
14
17
Norwich City
17
4
5
8
16
25
3
2
3
8
10
1
3
5
8
15
13
18
Derby County
15
3
6
6
21
23
3
3
1
15
7
0
3
5
6
16
12
19
Bristol City
16
4
4
8
15
19
2
3
3
10
8
2
1
5
5
11
12
20
Tottenham Hotspur
16
4
3
9
20
34
3
3
3
8
8
1
0
6
12
26
11
21
Sunderland
16
2
5
9
13
25
1
2
4
4
8
1
3
5
9
17
9
22
West Ham United
17
3
3
11
17
32
2
2
5
9
14
1
1
6
8
18
9
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