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1st Division
Anfield | 28 April 1973 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
0
Leicester City
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
Phil Boersma
9
Phil Thompson
10
Steve Heighway
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Substitutions
Phil Boersma
replaced by
Brian Hall
73′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.07)
Peter Shilton
Steve Whitworth
Dennis Rofe
Graham Cross
Malcolm Manley
Jon Sammels
Mike Stringfellow
Frank Worthington
Keith Weller
Alan Birchenall
Len Glover
Notes
- Liverpool clinch the league title
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
James Bloomfield
Referee:
Jones IP
(Wales)
Attendance:
56,202
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3102
League game number:
2740
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Leicester City league position:
16th
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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
Liverpool
42
25
10
7
72
42
+30
60
2
Arsenal
41
23
11
7
56
37
+19
57
3
Leeds U
40
20
11
9
64
42
+22
51
4
Ipswich T
41
17
14
10
55
42
+13
48
5
Wolves
40
18
10
12
64
49
+15
46
6
West Ham U
42
17
12
13
67
53
+14
46
7
Newcastle U
42
16
13
13
60
51
+9
45
8
Tottenham H
40
16
12
12
54
43
+11
44
9
Derby Co
40
17
8
15
50
54
-4
42
10
Man City
42
15
11
16
57
60
-3
41
11
Birmingham C
41
14
12
15
51
53
-2
40
12
Chelsea
42
13
14
15
49
51
-2
40
13
Southampton
42
11
18
13
47
52
-5
40
14
Stoke C
42
14
10
18
61
56
+5
38
15
Sheffield U
41
14
10
17
48
57
-9
38
16
Leicester C
42
10
17
15
40
46
-6
37
17
Everton
42
13
11
18
41
49
-8
37
18
Man Utd
42
12
13
17
44
60
-16
37
19
Coventry C
42
13
9
20
40
55
-15
35
20
Norwich C
42
11
10
21
36
63
-27
32
21
Crystal P
42
9
12
21
41
58
-17
30
22
West Brom
42
9
10
23
38
62
-24
28
