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Leeds United

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.39)

1	Tommy Lawrence
2	Chris Lawler
3	Gerry Byrne
4	Tommy Smith
5	Geoff Strong
6	Emlyn Hughes
7	Ian Callaghan
8	Roger Hunt (c)
9	Tony Hateley
10	Ian St John
11	Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12

Willie Stevenson

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Roger Hunt 18′ (Tony Hateley)
Gary Sprake O/G 44′

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.43)

Notes

- "The one particular incident which stands out is a famous one, when the Leeds' goalkeeper Gary Sprake threw the ball into his own net, and the Kop started singing 'Careless Hands.' It was brilliant, very quick and clever" - Ian Callaghan.

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Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly

Opposition manager: Don Revie

Referee: Finney J

Attendance: 39,676

Half-time score: 2 - 0

Game number: 2786

League game number: 2508

Played towards Kop: First half

Liverpool league position: 3rd

Leeds United league position: 4th

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Man Utd	20	11	6	3	35	22	+13	28
2	Man City	20	12	3	5	45	23	+22	27
3	Liverpool	20	11	5	4	31	15	+16	27
4	Leeds U	20	10	4	6	28	16	+12	24
5	Tottenham H	20	9	5	6	32	33	-1	23
6	Everton	20	9	4	7	27	19	+8	22
7	Sheffield Wed	19	8	6	5	28	26	+2	22
8	Newcastle U	20	8	6	6	31	32	-1	22
9	Stoke C	20	8	5	7	28	28	+0	21
10	Arsenal	19	8	4	7	32	26	+6	20
11	Burnley	20	7	6	7	36	36	+0	20
12	West Brom	18	7	4	7	34	28	+6	18
13	Nottm Forest	19	7	4	8	28	22	+6	18
14	Wolves	19	7	4	8	34	38	-4	18
15	Southampton	19	7	2	10	34	40	-6	16
16	Sunderland	19	6	4	9	24	32	-8	16
17	Chelsea	19	4	8	7	26	43	-17	16
18	Leicester C	19	4	7	8	28	33	-5	15
19	West Ham U	19	5	4	10	33	35	-2	14
20	Fulham	18	6	2	10	25	35	-10	14
21	Sheffield U	19	4	5	10	19	36	-17	13
22	Coventry C	20	2	8	10	23	43	-20	12