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1st Division
Old Trafford | 03 April 1972 at15:00UK local time
Manchester United
0
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.01)
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 Thompson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Chris Lawler
60′
(Steve Heighway)
John Toshack
62′
(Brian Hall)
Emlyn Hughes
84′
Substitutions
John Toshack
replaced by
Phil Thompson
81′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.83)
Alex Stepney
Tommy O'Neil
Tony Dunne
Martin Buchan
Steve James
Alan Gowling
Willie Morgan
George Best
Bobby Charlton
Denis Law
Ian Storey-Moore
Opposition substitutions
Denis Law
replaced by
Tony Young
75
′
Notes
- Phil Thompson makes his LFC debut
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Frank O'Farrell
Referee:
Walker KE
Attendance:
54,000
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
3033
League game number:
2693
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Manchester United league position:
6th
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07 Aug 1971 - Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool
14 Aug 1971 - Liverpool 3-1 Nottingham Forest
17 Aug 1971 - Liverpool 3-2 Wolves
21 Aug 1971 - Newcastle United 2-3 Liverpool
24 Aug 1971 - Crystal Palace 1-0 Liverpool
28 Aug 1971 - Liverpool 3-2 Leicester City
01 Sep 1971 - Manchester City 0-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1971 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Liverpool
07 Sep 1971 - Liverpool 3-0 Hull City
11 Sep 1971 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
15 Sep 1971 - Servette 1-2 Liverpool
18 Sep 1971 - Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
25 Sep 1971 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
29 Sep 1971 - Liverpool 2-0 Servette
02 Oct 1971 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
05 Oct 1971 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
09 Oct 1971 - Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
16 Oct 1971 - Nottingham Forest 3-2 Liverpool
20 Oct 1971 - Liverpool 0-0 Bayern Munich
23 Oct 1971 - Liverpool 2-0 Huddersfield Town
27 Oct 1971 - West Ham United 1-2 Liverpool
30 Oct 1971 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
03 Nov 1971 - Bayern Munich 1-3 Liverpool
06 Nov 1971 - Liverpool 3-2 Arsenal
13 Nov 1971 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
20 Nov 1971 - Coventry City 2-0 Liverpool
27 Nov 1971 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
04 Dec 1971 - Ipswich Town 0-0 Liverpool
11 Dec 1971 - Liverpool 3-2 Derby County
18 Dec 1971 - Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
27 Dec 1971 - West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Liverpool
01 Jan 1972 - Liverpool 0-2 Leeds United
08 Jan 1972 - Leicester City 0-1 Liverpool
15 Jan 1972 - Oxford United 3-0 Liverpool
22 Jan 1972 - Wolves 0-0 Liverpool
29 Jan 1972 - Liverpool 4-1 Crystal Palace
05 Feb 1972 - Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United
09 Feb 1972 - Leeds United 0-2 Liverpool
12 Feb 1972 - Huddersfield Town 1-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United
26 Feb 1972 - Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City
04 Mar 1972 - Liverpool 4-0 Everton
11 Mar 1972 - Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
18 Mar 1972 - Liverpool 5-0 Newcastle United
25 Mar 1972 - Southampton 1-0 Liverpool
28 Mar 1972 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
01 Apr 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
03 Apr 1972 - Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool
08 Apr 1972 - Liverpool 3-1 Coventry City
15 Apr 1972 - West Ham United 2-0 Liverpool
22 Apr 1972 - Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
01 May 1972 - Derby County 0-1 Liverpool
08 May 1972 - Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Derby Co
37
21
9
7
61
31
+30
51
2
Liverpool
37
21
8
8
57
28
+29
50
3
Man City
36
20
10
6
67
38
+29
50
4
Leeds U
36
20
9
7
63
27
+36
49
5
Tottenham H
37
16
11
10
53
38
+15
43
6
Man Utd
35
17
8
10
61
50
+11
42
7
Arsenal
34
18
5
11
48
34
+14
41
8
Wolves
35
15
11
9
57
48
+9
41
9
Chelsea
34
15
10
9
47
34
+13
40
10
Sheffield U
36
15
10
11
55
51
+4
40
11
Newcastle U
36
13
9
14
41
45
-4
35
12
West Ham U
37
11
11
15
44
44
+0
33
13
Leicester C
36
11
11
14
35
41
-6
33
14
Stoke C
33
10
11
12
37
42
-5
31
15
Everton
37
8
15
14
33
42
-9
31
16
Ipswich T
37
8
15
14
33
49
-16
31
17
West Brom
35
10
8
17
33
47
-14
28
18
Coventry C
35
6
14
15
34
58
-24
26
19
Southampton
35
10
5
20
45
73
-28
25
20
Crystal P
37
7
11
19
34
60
-26
25
21
Huddersfield
36
6
12
18
25
48
-23
24
22
Nottm Forest
37
6
7
24
42
77
-35
19
