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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 24 August 1974 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Leicester City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.8)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Phil Thompson
5
Peter Cormack
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Phil Boersma
8
Brian Hall
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Alan Waddle

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.55)

Mark Wallington
Steve Whitworth
Dennis Rofe
Jon Sammels
Malcolm Munro
Graham Cross
Keith Weller
Steve Earle
Frank Worthington
Alan Birchenall
Len Glover

Notes

  • - The Leicester skipper, Keith Weller is fined £100 with £60 costs for 'bringing the game into disrepute'. Weller was alleged to have made insulting remarks to the referee after the game because he awarded two penalties to Liverpool.

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: James Bloomfield
Referee: Spencer TD
Attendance: 49,398
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3169
League game number: 2785
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Leicester City league position: 14th
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Liverpool
Leicester City
Alec Lindsay penalty (1–0)
1'
HT 1–0
Alec Lindsay penalty (2–0)
65'
75'
Keith Weller (2–1)
John Toshack Alan Waddle
78'
Full time 2–1

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