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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 January 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 3 Birmingham City

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.24)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Hansen
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Terry McDermott
9
David Johnson
10
Graeme Souness
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Jimmy Case

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.61)

Jim Montgomery
Jimmy Calderwood
Gary Pendrey
Tony Towers
Joe Gallagher
Pat Howard
Gary Emmanuel
Trevor Francis
Keith Bertschin
Terry Hibbitt
Kevin Dillon

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Alf Ramsey
Referee: Hough JD
Attendance: 48,401
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 3376
League game number: 2934
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Birmingham City league position: 17th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Birmingham City
HT 0–0
55'
Gary Emmanuel (0–1)
57'
Keith Bertschin (0–2)
Ian Callaghan Jimmy Case
59'
67'
Trevor Francis penalty (0–3)
Phil Thompson (Jimmy Case) (1–3)
74'
Ray Kennedy (2–3)
87'
Full time 2–3

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