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1st Division

St James' Park | Saturday 21 August 1971 at 15:00 UK local time

Newcastle United 3 - 2 Liverpool
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.76)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith (c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Thompson
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Ian Ross

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.81)

Iam McFaul
David Craig
Frank Clark
Thomas Gibb
Keith Dyson
John Tudor
Malcolm MacDonald
David Young
Terry Hibbitt
Ollie Burton
Bobby Moncur

Substitutes used

Thomas Cassidy

Notes

  • - Smith's first-half penalty was saved by Newcastle goalkeeper Iam McFaul.
    - Newcastle penalty awarded after foul by Keegan on Young.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Joe Harvey
Referee: Farley T
Attendance: 39,720
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2989
League game number: 2659
Liverpool league position: 8th
Newcastle United league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Newcastle United
Emlyn Hughes (1–0)
11'
25'
Malcolm MacDonald penalty (1–1)
Tommy Smith missed penalty
41'
44'
Malcolm MacDonald (1–2)
HT 1–2
67'
Malcolm MacDonald (1–3)
Kevin Keegan (Peter Thompson) (2–3)
75'
85'
Thomas Cassidy Malcolm MacDonald
Full time 2–3

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