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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 18 November 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 0 Manchester City

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.69)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish (c)
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
David Johnson
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
Terry McDermott

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.45)

Joe Corrigan
Kenny Clements
William Donachie
Tommy Booth
Dave Watson
Gary Owen
Mick Channon
Roger Palmer
Brian Kidd
Asa Hartford
Peter Barnes

Substitutes used

Paul Futcher

Notes

  • - Phil Neal converted a late penalty after Ray Kennedy was apparently fouled in the area, although he admitted, “I don’t know what the penalty was for.”

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Tony Book
Referee: Walmsley K
Attendance: 47,765
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 3419
League game number: 2965
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Manchester City league position: 10th
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Liverpool
Manchester City
28'
Paul Futcher Mick Channon
HT 0–0
Phil Neal penalty (1–0)
86'
Full time 1–0

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