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1st Division
Upton Park | 27 April 1974 at15:00UK local time
West Ham United
2
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.35)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Phil Thompson
5
Peter Cormack
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Max Thompson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Toshack
58′
Kevin Keegan
90′
(Peter Cormack)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 24.02)
Mervyn Day
Keith Coleman
Frank Lampard
Billy Bonds
Tommy Taylor
John McDowell
Pat Holland
Graham Paddon
Bobby Gould
Trevor Brooking
Clyde Best
Opposition goals
Frank Lampard
31
′
Trevor Brooking
67
′
Notes
- Alec Lindsay missed a penalty on 37'
Lindsay's penalty was brilliantly saved by West Ham goalkeeper Mervyn Day diving away to his right towards the end of the first half.
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Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Ron Greenwood
Referee:
Reynolds THC
Attendance:
36,160
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3163
League game number:
2781
Liverpool league position:
2nd
West Ham United league position:
18th
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25 Aug 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City
28 Aug 1973 - Coventry City 0-1 Liverpool
01 Sep 1973 - Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
08 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
12 Sep 1973 - Derby County 1-3 Liverpool
15 Sep 1973 - Birmingham City 1-1 Liverpool
19 Sep 1973 - Jeunesse d'Esch 1-1 Liverpool
22 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
29 Sep 1973 - Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool
03 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Jeunesse d'Esch
06 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
08 Oct 1973 - West Ham United 2-2 Liverpool
13 Oct 1973 - Southampton 0-1 Liverpool
20 Oct 1973 - Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
24 Oct 1973 - Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Liverpool
27 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield United
29 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
03 Nov 1973 - Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool
06 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 1-2 Red Star Belgrade
10 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
17 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 4-2 Ipswich Town
21 Nov 1973 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
24 Nov 1973 - Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Liverpool
27 Nov 1973 - Hull City 0-0 Liverpool
01 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
04 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 3-1 Hull City
08 Dec 1973 - Everton 1-0 Liverpool
15 Dec 1973 - Norwich City 1-1 Liverpool
19 Dec 1973 - Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
22 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
26 Dec 1973 - Burnley 1-2 Liverpool
29 Dec 1973 - Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
01 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
05 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
08 Jan 1974 - Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Liverpool
12 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 3-2 Birmingham City
19 Jan 1974 - Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool
26 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Carlisle United
29 Jan 1974 - Carlisle United 2-0 Liverpool
02 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Norwich City
05 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 2-1 Coventry City
16 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
23 Feb 1974 - Newcastle United 0-0 Liverpool
26 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
02 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Burnley
09 Mar 1974 - Bristol City 1-0 Liverpool
16 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Leeds United
23 Mar 1974 - Wolves 1-0 Liverpool
30 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Leicester City
03 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
06 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
08 Apr 1974 - Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool
12 Apr 1974 - Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
13 Apr 1974 - Ipswich Town 1-1 Liverpool
16 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 4-0 Manchester City
20 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Everton
24 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
27 Apr 1974 - West Ham United 2-2 Liverpool
04 May 1974 - Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
08 May 1974 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Leeds U
42
24
14
4
66
31
+35
62
2
Liverpool
41
22
12
7
51
30
+21
56
3
Derby Co
42
17
14
11
52
42
+10
48
4
Ipswich T
42
18
11
13
67
58
+9
47
5
Burnley
42
16
14
12
56
53
+3
46
6
Stoke C
41
14
16
11
53
42
+11
44
7
Everton
42
16
12
14
50
48
+2
44
8
QPR
41
13
16
12
55
51
+4
42
9
Wolves
42
13
15
14
49
49
+0
41
10
Arsenal
41
14
13
14
48
50
-2
41
11
Leicester C
41
12
16
13
48
41
+7
40
12
Sheffield U
42
14
12
16
44
49
-5
40
13
Man City
42
14
12
16
39
46
-7
40
14
Tottenham H
40
13
13
14
42
49
-7
39
15
Newcastle U
41
13
12
16
49
46
+3
38
16
Coventry C
42
14
10
18
43
54
-11
38
17
Chelsea
42
12
13
17
56
60
-4
37
18
West Ham U
42
11
15
16
55
60
-5
37
19
Birmingham C
42
12
13
17
52
64
-12
37
20
Southampton
42
11
14
17
47
68
-21
36
21
Man Utd
41
10
12
19
38
47
-9
32
22
Norwich C
41
7
15
19
37
59
-22
29
