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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Tue 9 Sep 1969 at 19:30 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Sunderland
Starting Lineup
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Bobby Graham
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Geoff Strong
12'
Tommy Smith
34'
(Peter Thompson)
Opposition Lineup
Jim Montgomery
Martin Harvey
Len Ashurst
Colin Todd
Richie Pitt
Michael McGiven
Gordon Harris
Dennis Tueart
Joe Baker
Calvin Palmer
Billy Hughes
Opposition substitutions
Calvin Palmer
out for
Bobby Kerr
80'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.9
- Average age of the Sunderland starting lineup: 24.49
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Sunderland league position after match: 22
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Smith's goal came after Thompson tapped the ball to him from a free-kick and his strike "threatened to tear right through the net." (Daily Post)
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Alan Brown
Referee:
Taylor JK
Attendance:
46,370
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2879
League game number:
2581
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
View other results
09.08.1969 | 4 - 1 | Chelsea
12.08.1969 | 3 - 2 | Manchester City
16.08.1969 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.08.1969 | 2 - 0 | Manchester City
23.08.1969 | 3 - 3 | Burnley
27.08.1969 | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace
30.08.1969 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.09.1969 | 2 - 1 | Watford
06.09.1969 | 2 - 1 | Coventry City
09.09.1969 | 2 - 0 | Sunderland
13.09.1969 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
16.09.1969 | 10 - 0 | Dundalk
20.09.1969 | 3 - 1 | Stoke City
24.09.1969 | 2 - 3 | Manchester City
27.09.1969 | 2 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion
30.09.1969 | 4 - 0 | Dundalk
04.10.1969 | 1 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.10.1969 | 0 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
11.10.1969 | 0 - 1 | Newcastle United
18.10.1969 | 2 - 2 | Ipswich Town
25.10.1969 | 4 - 1 | Southampton
01.11.1969 | 0 - 4 | Derby County
08.11.1969 | 0 - 0 | Wolves
12.11.1969 | 0 - 1 | Vitoria Setubal
15.11.1969 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
22.11.1969 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
26.11.1969 | 3 - 2 | Vitoria Setubal
29.11.1969 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
06.12.1969 | 3 - 0 | Everton
13.12.1969 | 1 - 4 | Manchester United
26.12.1969 | 5 - 1 | Burnley
07.01.1970 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
10.01.1970 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
12.01.1970 | 3 - 0 | Coventry City
17.01.1970 | 1 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion
24.01.1970 | 3 - 1 | Wrexham
31.01.1970 | 0 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
07.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
11.02.1970 | 2 - 0 | Leicester City
16.02.1970 | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United
21.02.1970 | 0 - 1 | Watford
28.02.1970 | 0 - 2 | Derby County
03.03.1970 | 3 - 2 | Coventry City
07.03.1970 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
11.03.1970 | 1 - 0 | Southampton
14.03.1970 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
16.03.1970 | 3 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.03.1970 | 0 - 2 | Everton
24.03.1970 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
28.03.1970 | 0 - 1 | West Ham United
30.03.1970 | 1 - 0 | Wolves
03.04.1970 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
15.04.1970 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
18.04.1970 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
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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
9
7
2
0
22
9
4
1
0
14
7
3
1
0
8
2
16
2
Everton
8
6
1
1
15
7
4
0
0
10
4
2
1
1
5
3
13
3
Derby County
8
4
4
0
10
4
2
2
0
5
2
2
2
0
5
2
12
4
Tottenham Hotspur
8
5
1
2
14
8
2
1
1
8
5
3
0
1
6
3
11
5
Wolves
8
4
3
1
15
11
2
3
0
9
6
2
0
1
6
5
11
6
Coventry City
8
4
2
2
8
6
2
1
0
5
2
2
1
2
3
4
10
7
Leeds United
8
2
5
1
14
10
1
3
0
6
4
1
2
1
8
6
9
8
Stoke City
8
3
3
2
9
9
3
1
0
7
3
0
2
2
2
6
9
9
Newcastle United
8
3
2
3
8
7
3
0
0
7
2
0
2
3
1
5
8
10
Arsenal
8
2
4
2
6
7
1
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
3
4
8
11
Nottingham Forest
8
2
4
2
8
10
2
1
1
3
4
0
3
1
5
6
8
12
Manchester City
8
2
3
3
12
9
1
2
1
5
4
1
1
2
7
5
7
13
Crystal Palace
8
2
3
3
10
11
2
1
2
8
8
0
2
1
2
3
7
14
Burnley
8
1
5
2
9
12
1
2
1
5
4
0
3
1
4
8
7
15
Chelsea
8
1
5
2
6
10
1
2
0
2
1
0
3
2
4
9
7
16
Southampton
8
2
2
4
15
15
1
2
2
9
10
1
0
2
6
5
6
17
West Ham United
8
2
2
4
6
8
2
1
2
5
5
0
1
2
1
3
6
18
Sheffield Wednesday
8
2
2
4
9
14
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
3
5
10
6
19
Manchester United
8
1
4
3
8
14
1
1
2
4
7
0
3
1
4
7
6
20
West Bromwich Albion
8
2
1
5
8
11
0
0
3
0
4
2
1
2
8
7
5
21
Ipswich Town
8
1
1
6
7
13
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
4
5
11
3
22
Sunderland
9
0
3
6
4
18
0
3
2
3
8
0
0
4
1
10
3
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