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1st Division
Maine Road | 02 December 1989 at15:00UK local time
Manchester City
1
-
4
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.67)
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
Steve Staunton
4
Gary Ablett
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Gary Gillespie
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Mike Marsh
14
Nick Tanner
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Rush
9′
Peter Beardsley
48′
(Bruce Grobbelaar)
Steve McMahon
58′
(Ronnie Whelan)
Ian Rush
88′
(Steve McMahon)
Substitutions
Gary Gillespie
replaced by
Nick Tanner
16′
Steve Staunton
replaced by
Mike Marsh
67′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 23.59)
Andy Dibble
Mark Seagraves
Gerry Taggart
Ian Bishop
Colin Hendry
Steve Redmond
David White
Ian Brightwell
Clive Allen
Trevor Morley
Paul Lake
Opposition goals
Clive Allen
(pen)
59
′
Opposition substitutions
Gerry Taggart
replaced by
David Oldfield
60
′
Notes
- Nick Tanner makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Howard Kendall
Referee:
Ward AW
Attendance:
31,641
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4074
League game number:
3422
Liverpool league position:
1st
Manchester City league position:
20th
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12 Aug 1989 - Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal
19 Aug 1989 - Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
23 Aug 1989 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
26 Aug 1989 - Luton Town 0-0 Liverpool
09 Sep 1989 - Derby County 3-0 Liverpool
12 Sep 1989 - Liverpool 9-0 Crystal Palace
16 Sep 1989 - Liverpool 0-0 Norwich City
19 Sep 1989 - Liverpool 5-2 Wigan Athletic
23 Sep 1989 - Everton 3-1 Liverpool
04 Oct 1989 - Wigan Athletic 3-0 Liverpool
14 Oct 1989 - Wimbledon 2-1 Liverpool
21 Oct 1989 - Southampton 1-4 Liverpool
25 Oct 1989 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
29 Oct 1989 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
04 Nov 1989 - Liverpool 0-1 Coventry City
11 Nov 1989 - Queens Park Rangers 2-3 Liverpool
19 Nov 1989 - Millwall 2-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1989 - Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
29 Nov 1989 - Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Liverpool
02 Dec 1989 - Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool
09 Dec 1989 - Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa
16 Dec 1989 - Chelsea 5-2 Liverpool
23 Dec 1989 - Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
26 Dec 1989 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
30 Dec 1989 - Liverpool 1-0 Charlton Athletic
01 Jan 1990 - Nottingham Forest 2-2 Liverpool
06 Jan 1990 - Swansea City 0-0 Liverpool
09 Jan 1990 - Liverpool 8-0 Swansea City
13 Jan 1990 - Liverpool 2-2 Luton Town
20 Jan 1990 - Crystal Palace 2-0 Liverpool
28 Jan 1990 - Norwich City 0-0 Liverpool
31 Jan 1990 - Liverpool 3-1 Norwich City
03 Feb 1990 - Liverpool 2-1 Everton
10 Feb 1990 - Norwich City 0-0 Liverpool
17 Feb 1990 - Liverpool 3-0 Southampton
03 Mar 1990 - Liverpool 1-0 Millwall
11 Mar 1990 - Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Liverpool
14 Mar 1990 - Liverpool 1-0 Queens Park Rangers
18 Mar 1990 - Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
21 Mar 1990 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Liverpool
31 Mar 1990 - Liverpool 3-2 Southampton
03 Apr 1990 - Liverpool 2-1 Wimbledon
08 Apr 1990 - Liverpool 3-4 Crystal Palace
11 Apr 1990 - Charlton Athletic 4-0 Liverpool
14 Apr 1990 - Liverpool 2-2 Nottingham Forest
18 Apr 1990 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
21 Apr 1990 - Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea
28 Apr 1990 - Liverpool 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
01 May 1990 - Liverpool 1-0 Derby County
05 May 1990 - Coventry City 6-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
16
9
3
4
33
17
+16
30
2
Aston Villa
16
9
3
4
27
16
+11
30
3
Arsenal
15
8
3
4
27
17
+10
27
4
Chelsea
16
7
6
3
24
17
+7
27
5
Norwich C
16
6
7
3
23
18
+5
25
6
Derby Co
16
7
3
6
21
13
+8
24
7
Southampton
16
6
6
4
33
27
+6
24
8
Everton
16
7
3
6
23
22
+1
24
9
Coventry C
16
7
2
7
13
21
-8
23
10
Nottm Forest
16
6
4
6
21
16
+5
22
11
Tottenham H
16
6
4
6
23
23
+0
22
12
Man Utd
14
6
3
5
23
20
+3
21
13
Wimbledon
16
4
7
5
17
19
-2
19
14
QPR
16
4
6
6
17
19
-2
18
15
Luton T
16
4
6
6
17
20
-3
18
16
Millwall
16
4
5
7
23
29
-6
17
17
Sheffield Wed
17
4
4
9
11
26
-15
16
18
Crystal P
16
4
4
8
18
35
-17
16
19
Charlton Ath
16
3
6
7
12
18
-6
15
20
Man City
16
4
3
9
19
32
-13
15
