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1st Division
Anfield | 15 August 1972 at19:30UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.38)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith
(c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Phil Boersma
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Toshack
12′
(Ian Callaghan)
Steve Heighway
20′
(John Toshack)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.03)
Alex Stepney
Tommy O'Neil
Tony Dunne
Tony Young
Steve James
Martin Buchan
Willie Morgan
Brian Kidd
Bobby Charlton
George Best
Ian Storey-Moore
Opposition substitutions
Brian Kidd
replaced by
Sammy McIlroy
77
′
Notes
- Ian Callaghan breaks Billy Liddell's appearance record for Liverpool when he plays his 535th game
Related articles
Ian Callaghan - The Marathon man
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Frank O'Farrell
Referee:
James V
Attendance:
54,779
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
3040
League game number:
2700
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Manchester United league position:
20th
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12 Aug 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester City
15 Aug 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
19 Aug 1972 - Crystal Palace 1-1 Liverpool
23 Aug 1972 - Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
26 Aug 1972 - Liverpool 3-2 West Ham United
30 Aug 1972 - Leicester City 2-3 Liverpool
02 Sep 1972 - Derby County 1-2 Liverpool
05 Sep 1972 - Carlisle United 1-1 Liverpool
09 Sep 1972 - Liverpool 4-2 Wolves
12 Sep 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
16 Sep 1972 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
19 Sep 1972 - Liverpool 5-1 Carlisle United
23 Sep 1972 - Liverpool 5-0 Sheffield United
26 Sep 1972 - Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Liverpool
30 Sep 1972 - Leeds United 2-1 Liverpool
03 Oct 1972 - West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
07 Oct 1972 - Liverpool 1-0 Everton
10 Oct 1972 - Liverpool 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
14 Oct 1972 - Southampton 1-1 Liverpool
21 Oct 1972 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
24 Oct 1972 - Liverpool 3-0 AEK Athens
28 Oct 1972 - Norwich City 1-1 Liverpool
31 Oct 1972 - Liverpool 2-2 Leeds United
04 Nov 1972 - Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea
07 Nov 1972 - AEK Athens 3-1 Liverpool
11 Nov 1972 - Manchester United 0-2 Liverpool
18 Nov 1972 - Liverpool 3-2 Newcastle United
22 Nov 1972 - Leeds United 1-0 Liverpool
25 Nov 1972 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Liverpool
29 Nov 1972 - Dynamo Berlin 0-0 Liverpool
02 Dec 1972 - Liverpool 4-3 Birmingham City
04 Dec 1972 - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
06 Dec 1972 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Liverpool
09 Dec 1972 - West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
13 Dec 1972 - Liverpool 3-1 Dynamo Berlin
16 Dec 1972 - Ipswich Town 1-1 Liverpool
23 Dec 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Coventry City
26 Dec 1972 - Sheffield United 3-0 Liverpool
30 Dec 1972 - Liverpool 1-0 Crystal Palace
06 Jan 1973 - West Ham United 1-0 Liverpool
13 Jan 1973 - Burnley 0-0 Liverpool
16 Jan 1973 - Liverpool 3-0 Burnley
20 Jan 1973 - Liverpool 1-1 Derby County
27 Jan 1973 - Wolves 1-2 Liverpool
03 Feb 1973 - Liverpool 0-0 Manchester City
07 Feb 1973 - Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool
10 Feb 1973 - Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal
17 Feb 1973 - Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
24 Feb 1973 - Liverpool 2-1 Ipswich Town
03 Mar 1973 - Everton 2-0 Liverpool
07 Mar 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Dynamo Dresden
10 Mar 1973 - Liverpool 3-2 Southampton
17 Mar 1973 - Stoke City 1-0 Liverpool
21 Mar 1973 - Dynamo Dresden 1-0 Liverpool
24 Mar 1973 - Liverpool 3-1 Norwich City
31 Mar 1973 - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
07 Apr 1973 - Birmingham City 1-2 Liverpool
10 Apr 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
14 Apr 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
17 Apr 1973 - Coventry City 2-1 Liverpool
21 Apr 1973 - Newcastle United 1-2 Liverpool
23 Apr 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Leeds United
25 Apr 1973 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
28 Apr 1973 - Liverpool 0-0 Leicester City
10 May 1973 - Liverpool 3-0 Borussia Moenchengladbach
23 May 1973 - Borussia Moenchengladbach 0-2 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Arsenal
2
2
0
0
6
2
+4
4
2
Liverpool
2
2
0
0
4
0
+4
4
3
Southampton
2
1
1
0
2
1
+1
3
4
Norwich C
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
3
5
West Ham U
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
3
6
Stoke C
2
1
0
1
2
1
+1
2
7
Tottenham H
1
1
0
0
2
1
+1
2
8
Birmingham C
2
1
0
1
4
4
+0
2
9
Newcastle U
2
1
0
1
4
4
+0
2
10
Ipswich T
2
1
0
1
3
3
+0
2
11
Derby Co
2
0
2
0
1
1
+0
2
12
Sheffield U
2
1
0
1
2
3
-1
2
13
Leeds U
2
1
0
1
2
4
-2
2
14
Chelsea
1
1
0
0
4
0
+4
2
15
Everton
1
0
1
0
1
1
+0
1
16
Crystal P
2
0
1
1
0
2
-2
1
17
West Brom
1
0
1
0
0
0
+0
1
18
Wolves
2
0
0
2
3
7
-4
0
19
Coventry C
2
0
0
2
1
3
-2
0
20
Man Utd
2
0
0
2
1
4
-3
0
21
Leicester C
1
0
0
1
0
1
-1
0
22
Man City
1
0
0
1
0
2
-2
0
