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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 29 Dec 1984 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Luton Town
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal
(c)
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Gary Gillespie
5
Steve Nicol
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Ronnie Whelan
9
Paul Walsh
10
Kevin MacDonald
11
John Wark
Substitutes
12
Craig Johnston
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Wark
26'
(Kenny Dalglish)
Opposition Lineup
Les Sealey
Tim Breacker
Mitchell Thomas
Wayne Turner
Steve Foster
Mal Donaghy
Ricky Hill
Brian Stein
Mick Harford
Ray Daniel
Frankie Bunn
Opposition substitutions
Ray Daniel
out for
Emeka Nwajiobi
73'
Notes
- Kevin MacDonald makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.21
- Average age of the Luton Town starting lineup: 24.22
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Luton Town league position after match: 19
-
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Other details
Manager:
Joe Fagan
Opposition manager:
David Pleat
Referee:
Lovatt J
Attendance:
35,403
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3798
League game number:
3224
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
View other results
18.08.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
25.08.1984 | 3 - 3 | Norwich City
27.08.1984 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
01.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
04.09.1984 | 2 - 1 | Luton Town
08.09.1984 | 1 - 3 | Arsenal
15.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Sunderland
19.09.1984 | 1 - 0 | Lech Poznan
22.09.1984 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
24.09.1984 | 0 - 0 | Stockport County
29.09.1984 | 0 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
03.10.1984 | 4 - 0 | Lech Poznan
06.10.1984 | 0 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
09.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Stockport County
12.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Everton
24.10.1984 | 3 - 1 | Benfica
28.10.1984 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
31.10.1984 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
03.11.1984 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
07.11.1984 | 0 - 1 | Benfica
10.11.1984 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
18.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
24.11.1984 | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town
01.12.1984 | 1 - 3 | Chelsea
04.12.1984 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
09.12.1984 | 0 - 1 | Independiente
15.12.1984 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
21.12.1984 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
26.12.1984 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
29.12.1984 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
01.01.1985 | 1 - 1 | Watford
05.01.1985 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
16.01.1985 | 0 - 2 | Juventus
19.01.1985 | 4 - 0 | Norwich City
27.01.1985 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
02.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
12.02.1985 | 3 - 0 | Arsenal
16.02.1985 | 1 - 1 | York City
20.02.1985 | 7 - 0 | York City
23.02.1985 | 2 - 0 | Stoke City
02.03.1985 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
06.03.1985 | 1 - 1 | Austria Vienna
10.03.1985 | 4 - 0 | Barnsley
16.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.03.1985 | 4 - 1 | Austria Vienna
23.03.1985 | 5 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
31.03.1985 | 0 - 1 | Manchester United
03.04.1985 | 3 - 0 | Sunderland
06.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
10.04.1985 | 4 - 0 | Panathinaikos
13.04.1985 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
17.04.1985 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
20.04.1985 | 3 - 1 | Newcastle United
24.04.1985 | 1 - 0 | Panathinaikos
27.04.1985 | 0 - 0 | Ipswich Town
04.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Chelsea
06.05.1985 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
11.05.1985 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
14.05.1985 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
17.05.1985 | 4 - 3 | Watford
20.05.1985 | 3 - 0 | West Ham United
23.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Everton
29.05.1985 | 0 - 1 | Juventus
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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
Tottenham Hotspur
22
13
4
5
45
22
7
3
1
29
12
6
1
4
16
10
43
2
Everton
22
13
4
5
47
28
6
3
2
29
14
7
1
3
18
14
43
3
Manchester United
22
12
5
5
45
27
8
3
0
28
6
4
2
5
17
21
41
4
Arsenal
22
12
3
7
42
28
8
3
0
24
7
4
0
7
18
21
39
5
Nottingham Forest
22
11
3
8
36
33
8
1
2
23
13
3
2
6
13
20
36
6
Sheffield Wednesday
22
9
8
5
35
23
6
4
1
23
13
3
4
4
12
10
35
7
Liverpool
22
9
7
6
28
21
4
4
3
13
9
5
3
3
15
12
34
8
West Bromwich Albion
22
10
4
8
36
31
7
2
2
24
11
3
2
6
12
20
34
9
Southampton
22
9
7
6
27
26
6
2
3
11
10
3
5
3
16
16
34
10
Norwich City
22
9
6
7
30
28
7
3
1
20
10
2
3
6
10
18
33
11
Chelsea
22
8
8
6
38
28
7
1
3
25
12
1
7
3
13
16
32
12
West Ham United
22
8
7
7
29
31
5
3
3
14
9
3
4
4
15
22
31
13
Watford
22
7
7
8
44
41
4
3
4
25
21
3
4
4
19
20
28
14
Leicester City
22
8
4
10
41
43
6
2
3
28
16
2
2
7
13
27
28
15
Sunderland
22
7
5
10
28
32
6
2
3
17
13
1
3
7
11
19
26
16
Queens Park Rangers
22
6
8
8
27
36
5
4
2
21
14
1
4
6
6
22
26
17
Aston Villa
22
6
7
9
28
37
5
4
2
17
12
1
3
7
11
25
25
18
Newcastle United
22
6
7
9
34
44
5
3
3
18
14
1
4
6
16
30
25
19
Luton Town
22
5
6
11
26
41
4
4
3
16
13
1
2
8
10
28
21
20
Ipswich Town
22
4
7
11
19
33
3
4
4
13
15
1
3
7
6
18
19
21
Coventry City
22
5
4
13
21
42
4
3
4
11
13
1
1
9
10
29
19
22
Stoke City
22
2
5
15
17
48
2
2
7
13
24
0
3
8
4
24
11
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