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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 20 September 1969 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Stoke City
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.9)

1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats (c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Bobby Graham
10
Alun Evans
11
Peter Thompson

Substitutes

12
Brian Hall

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.18)

Gordon Banks
Jackie Marsh
Michael Pejic
Alex Elder
Denis Smith
Alan Bloor
Harry Burrows
Jimmy Greenhoff
Terry Conroy
Peter Dobing
George Eastham

Substitutes used

David Herd

Notes

  • - "You will tell me how many other teams will put three goals past Banks this season?" Shankly said post-match.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Tony Waddington
Referee: Homewood BJ
Attendance: 45,745
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2882
League game number: 2583
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Stoke City league position: 6th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Stoke City
Roger Hunt (Alun Evans) (1–0)
15'
Emlyn Hughes (2–0)
22'
43'
Harry Burrows penalty (2–1)
HT 2–1
Ian Callaghan (3–1)
64'
70'
David Herd Terry Conroy
Full time 3–1

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