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1st Division

Hillsborough | Saturday 7 May 1988 at 15:00 UK local time

Sheffield Wednesday 1 - 5 Liverpool

Half time 0–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.3)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Gary Ablett
4
Steve Nicol
5
Nigel Spackman
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Craig Johnston
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Jan Mølby
14
Ronnie Whelan

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.16)

Kevin Pressman
Mel Sterland
Nigel Worthington
Lawrie Madden
Larry May
Siggi Jónsson
Mark Proctor
Gary Megson
Colin West
Lee Chapman
David Hirst

Substitutes used

Tony Galvin

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Howard Wilkinson
Referee: Shaw D
Attendance: 35,893
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 3999
League game number: 3367
Liverpool league position: 1st
Sheffield Wednesday league position: 10th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday
Craig Johnston (Peter Beardsley) (1–0)
31'
John Barnes (Gary Ablett) (2–0)
36'
HT 2–0
Alan Hansen Jan Mølby
46'
Steve McMahon Ronnie Whelan
65'
70'
Tony Galvin Colin West
Peter Beardsley (3–0)
82'
Peter Beardsley (4–0)
83'
86'
David Hirst (4–1)
Craig Johnston (5–1)
90'
Full time 5–1

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