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1st Division
Villa Park | 08 December 1979 at15:00UK local time
Aston Villa
1
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.38)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
David Fairclough
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ray Kennedy
55′
Alan Hansen
60′
(Terry McDermott)
Terry McDermott
74′
(Jimmy Case)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.08)
Jimmy Rimmer
Kenny Swain
Michael Pejic
Allan Evans
Ken McNaught
Terry Bullivant
Des Bremner
Brian Little
David Geddis
Gordon Cowans
Gary Shaw
Opposition goals
Brian Little
56
′
Opposition substitutions
Terry Bullivant
replaced by
Colin Gibson
75
′
Notes
- Liverpool go above Manchester United to the top of the league for the first time albeit only on goal difference.
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Ron Saunders
Referee:
Thomas C
(Wales)
Attendance:
41,160
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3481
League game number:
3010
Liverpool league position:
1st
Aston Villa league position:
11th
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11 Aug 1979 - Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
21 Aug 1979 - Liverpool 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
25 Aug 1979 - Liverpool 3-1 West Bromwich Albion
29 Aug 1979 - Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Liverpool
01 Sep 1979 - Southampton 2-3 Liverpool
04 Sep 1979 - Liverpool 4-0 Tranmere Rovers
08 Sep 1979 - Liverpool 4-0 Coventry City
15 Sep 1979 - Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool
19 Sep 1979 - Liverpool 2-1 Dinamo Tbilisi
22 Sep 1979 - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich City
25 Sep 1979 - Liverpool 3-1 Chesterfield
29 Sep 1979 - Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
03 Oct 1979 - Dinamo Tbilisi 0-3 Liverpool
06 Oct 1979 - Liverpool 4-0 Bristol City
09 Oct 1979 - Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
13 Oct 1979 - Ipswich Town 2-1 Liverpool
20 Oct 1979 - Liverpool 2-2 Everton
27 Oct 1979 - Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool
30 Oct 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Exeter City
03 Nov 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Wolves
10 Nov 1979 - Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Liverpool
17 Nov 1979 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
24 Nov 1979 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
01 Dec 1979 - Liverpool 4-0 Middlesbrough
05 Dec 1979 - Norwich City 3-1 Liverpool
08 Dec 1979 - Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool
15 Dec 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace
22 Dec 1979 - Derby County 3-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
29 Dec 1979 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
05 Jan 1980 - Liverpool 5-0 Grimsby Town
12 Jan 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Southampton
19 Jan 1980 - Coventry City 0-1 Liverpool
22 Jan 1980 - Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
26 Jan 1980 - Nottingham Forest 2-0 Liverpool
09 Feb 1980 - Norwich City 5-3 Liverpool
12 Feb 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
16 Feb 1980 - Liverpool 2-0 Bury
19 Feb 1980 - Liverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest
23 Feb 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Ipswich Town
26 Feb 1980 - Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
01 Mar 1980 - Everton 2-1 Liverpool
08 Mar 1980 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Liverpool
11 Mar 1980 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
15 Mar 1980 - Bristol City 3-1 Liverpool
19 Mar 1980 - Liverpool 3-0 Leeds United
22 Mar 1980 - Liverpool 1-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
29 Mar 1980 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Liverpool
01 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City
05 Apr 1980 - Manchester United 1-2 Liverpool
08 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 3-0 Derby County
12 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
16 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
19 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
23 Apr 1980 - Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool
26 Apr 1980 - Crystal Palace 0-0 Liverpool
28 Apr 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
01 May 1980 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
03 May 1980 - Liverpool 4-1 Aston Villa
06 May 1980 - Middlesbrough 0-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
18
10
6
2
39
13
+26
26
2
Man Utd
19
10
6
3
28
13
+15
26
3
Crystal P
19
7
9
3
24
16
+8
23
4
Arsenal
19
7
8
4
23
13
+10
22
5
Wolves
18
9
4
5
25
22
+3
22
6
Tottenham H
19
8
5
6
26
29
-3
21
7
Nottm Forest
19
8
4
7
28
24
+4
20
8
Norwich C
19
7
6
6
29
27
+2
20
9
Coventry C
19
9
2
8
32
33
-1
20
10
Southampton
19
8
3
8
32
28
+4
19
11
Aston Villa
18
5
9
4
18
18
+0
19
12
Middlesbrough
19
7
5
7
16
16
+0
19
13
Everton
19
5
8
6
25
25
+0
18
14
Leeds U
19
5
8
6
19
25
-6
18
15
West Brom
19
5
7
7
26
24
+2
17
16
Stoke C
19
6
5
8
25
30
-5
17
17
Bristol C
19
5
7
7
17
22
-5
17
18
Man City
19
7
3
9
18
29
-11
17
19
Ipswich T
19
7
2
10
21
26
-5
16
20
Derby Co
19
6
3
10
19
25
-6
15
21
Brighton & HA
18
4
4
10
19
32
-13
12
22
Bolton Wan
19
1
8
10
14
33
-19
10
