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1st Division
Anfield | 03 October 1987 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.05)
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Craig Johnston
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Paul Walsh
14
Mark Lawrenson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Beardsley
30′
(Ronnie Whelan)
Steve McMahon
50′
(Alan Hansen)
John Aldridge
52′ penalty
Ronnie Whelan
71′
(John Barnes)
Substitutions
Craig Johnston
replaced by
Mark Lawrenson
66′
Steve McMahon
replaced by
Paul Walsh
76′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.57)
Alan Knight
Kenny Swain
Lee Sandford
Mike Fillery
Malcolm Shotton
Billy Gilbert
Barry Horne
Clive Whitehead
Paul Mariner
Mick Quinn
Vince Hilaire
Opposition substitutions
Billy Gilbert
replaced by
Kevin Ball
46
′
Mike Fillery
replaced by
Kevin Dillon
71
′
Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Alan Ball
Referee:
Courtney G
Attendance:
44,366
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3960
League game number:
3336
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Portsmouth league position:
13th
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15 Aug 1987 - Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
29 Aug 1987 - Coventry City 4-1 Liverpool
05 Sep 1987 - West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool
12 Sep 1987 - Liverpool 2-0 Oxford United
15 Sep 1987 - Liverpool 3-2 Charlton Athletic
20 Sep 1987 - Newcastle United 4-1 Liverpool
23 Sep 1987 - Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Liverpool
29 Sep 1987 - Liverpool 4-0 Derby County
03 Oct 1987 - Liverpool 4-0 Portsmouth
06 Oct 1987 - Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
17 Oct 1987 - Liverpool 4-0 Queens Park Rangers
24 Oct 1987 - Luton Town 1-0 Liverpool
28 Oct 1987 - Liverpool 0-1 Everton
01 Nov 1987 - Liverpool 2-0 Everton
04 Nov 1987 - Wimbledon 1-1 Liverpool
15 Nov 1987 - Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool
21 Nov 1987 - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich City
24 Nov 1987 - Liverpool 4-0 Watford
28 Nov 1987 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Liverpool
06 Dec 1987 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
12 Dec 1987 - Southampton 2-2 Liverpool
19 Dec 1987 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
26 Dec 1987 - Oxford United 3-0 Liverpool
28 Dec 1987 - Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle United
01 Jan 1988 - Liverpool 4-0 Coventry City
09 Jan 1988 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
12 Jan 1988 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City
16 Jan 1988 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
23 Jan 1988 - Charlton Athletic 2-0 Liverpool
31 Jan 1988 - Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
06 Feb 1988 - Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
13 Feb 1988 - Watford 4-1 Liverpool
21 Feb 1988 - Everton 1-0 Liverpool
27 Feb 1988 - Portsmouth 2-0 Liverpool
05 Mar 1988 - Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Liverpool
13 Mar 1988 - Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool
16 Mar 1988 - Derby County 1-1 Liverpool
20 Mar 1988 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
26 Mar 1988 - Liverpool 2-1 Wimbledon
02 Apr 1988 - Nottingham Forest 1-2 Liverpool
04 Apr 1988 - Liverpool 3-3 Manchester United
09 Apr 1988 - Liverpool 2-1 Nottingham Forest
13 Apr 1988 - Liverpool 5-0 Nottingham Forest
20 Apr 1988 - Norwich City 0-0 Liverpool
23 Apr 1988 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
30 Apr 1988 - Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool
02 May 1988 - Liverpool 1-1 Southampton
07 May 1988 - Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Liverpool
09 May 1988 - Liverpool 1-1 Luton Town
14 May 1988 - Liverpool 0-1 Wimbledon
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
QPR
10
8
1
1
16
5
+11
25
2
Liverpool
8
7
1
0
24
6
+18
22
3
Tottenham H
10
6
2
2
14
6
+8
20
4
Chelsea
10
6
1
3
20
13
+7
19
5
Arsenal
9
5
2
2
16
5
+11
17
6
Man Utd
10
4
5
1
15
9
+6
17
7
Nottm Forest
9
5
2
2
15
9
+6
17
8
Coventry C
9
5
1
3
11
12
-1
16
9
Everton
10
4
3
3
14
7
+7
15
10
Oxford U
9
4
2
3
14
14
+0
14
11
Wimbledon
10
3
3
4
12
13
-1
12
12
Derby Co
9
2
4
3
7
11
-4
10
13
Portsmouth
10
2
4
4
9
22
-13
10
14
Luton T
10
2
3
5
11
15
-4
9
15
Newcastle U
9
2
3
4
11
16
-5
9
16
Watford
9
2
2
5
5
11
-6
8
17
West Ham U
9
1
4
4
8
12
-4
7
18
Southampton
9
1
4
4
11
17
-6
7
19
Norwich C
10
2
1
7
6
14
-8
7
20
Sheffield Wed
10
1
3
6
9
19
-10
6
21
Charlton Ath
9
1
1
7
7
19
-12
4
