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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 5 Feb 1977 at 15:00
Liverpool
4
-
1
Birmingham City
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
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Goals
Phil Neal
37' pen
John Toshack
42'
John Toshack
72'
Steve Heighway
79'
Opposition Lineup
Dave Latchford
Malcolm Page
Mike Rathbone
Joe Gallagher
Archie Styles
Gary Jones
Howard Kendall
Terry Hibbitt
John Connolly
Trevor Francis
Kenny Burns
Opposition goals
Kenny Burns
2'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.82
- Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 25.85
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Birmingham City league position after match: 14
-
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
William Bell
Referee:
Morrissey AE
Attendance:
41,072
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
3313
League game number:
2892
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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
×
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
26
15
5
6
45
25
11
2
0
33
7
4
3
6
12
18
35
2
Ipswich Town
22
13
6
3
41
20
8
4
0
25
7
5
2
3
16
13
32
3
Manchester City
23
11
10
2
35
16
7
4
1
21
9
4
6
1
14
7
32
4
Aston Villa
23
13
3
7
46
28
9
1
1
34
12
4
2
6
12
16
29
5
Middlesbrough
24
11
7
6
22
21
9
2
2
14
6
2
5
4
8
15
29
6
Arsenal
24
10
8
6
41
35
7
4
1
23
10
3
4
5
18
25
28
7
Manchester United
23
10
6
7
41
33
6
3
3
24
15
4
3
4
17
18
26
8
Newcastle United
21
9
7
5
35
27
7
3
0
19
7
2
4
5
16
20
25
9
Leicester City
25
7
11
7
30
37
5
5
2
20
16
2
6
5
10
21
25
10
Leeds United
23
8
8
7
29
29
3
5
4
15
18
5
3
3
14
11
24
11
Norwich City
24
9
6
9
26
30
7
3
3
17
14
2
3
6
9
16
24
12
Coventry City
22
8
7
7
28
27
5
4
3
20
15
3
3
4
8
12
23
13
West Bromwich Albion
23
7
8
8
30
28
5
4
2
22
10
2
4
6
8
18
22
14
Birmingham City
25
8
6
11
38
39
5
4
3
21
15
3
2
8
17
24
22
15
Stoke City
22
6
7
9
13
25
6
1
2
10
7
0
6
7
3
18
19
16
Derby County
21
5
8
8
27
30
5
4
1
20
9
0
4
7
7
21
18
17
Queens Park Rangers
20
7
4
9
26
30
6
1
2
15
10
1
3
7
11
20
18
18
Everton
23
6
6
11
32
45
4
4
3
18
16
2
2
8
14
29
18
19
Tottenham Hotspur
23
6
5
12
29
45
5
5
3
15
13
1
0
9
14
32
17
20
Bristol City
21
5
6
10
21
25
3
4
4
14
11
2
2
6
7
14
16
21
West Ham United
23
4
5
14
20
37
3
3
6
11
15
1
2
8
9
22
13
22
Sunderland
25
2
7
16
13
36
1
3
7
4
11
1
4
9
9
25
11
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