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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 26 February 1972 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 0 Manchester City

Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.1)

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

Substitutes

12
Brian Hall

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.01)

Joe Corrigan
Tony Book
William Donachie
Mike Doyle
Tommy Booth
Alan Oakes
Mike Summerbee
Frederick Hill
Wyn Davies
Franny Lee
Tony Towers

Notes

  • - Larry Lloyd scores his first LFC goal
  • - Bobby Graham made his 137th and final appearance for Liverpool, scoring his 42nd goal for the club, eight years after scoring on his debut against KR Reykjavik in the European Cup.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Malcolm Allison
Referee: Williams H
Attendance: 50,074
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3026
League game number: 2686
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 5th
Manchester City league position: 1st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Manchester City
Larry Lloyd (1–0)
37'
HT 1–0
Kevin Keegan (Steve Heighway) (2–0)
53'
Bobby Graham (Steve Heighway) (3–0)
65'
Bobby Graham Brian Hall
84'
Full time 3–0

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