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FA Cup Final

Wembley | Saturday 8 May 1971 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 2 Arsenal
After extra time

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.23)

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

Substitutes

12
Peter Thompson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.5)

Bob Wilson
Pat Rice
Bob McNab
Peter Storey
Frank McLintock
Peter Simpson
George Armstrong
George Graham
John Radford
Ray Kennedy
Charlie George

Substitutes used

Eddie Kelly

Notes

  • - Eddie Kelly, who scored Arsenal's equaliser, was the first substitute to score in an FA Cup final.

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Bertie Mee
Referee: Burtenshaw NCH
Attendance: 100,000
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 2985
FA Cup game number: 238

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Arsenal
HT 0–0
63'
Eddie Kelly Peter Storey
Alun Evans Peter Thompson
68'
ET 1–2
Steve Heighway (Peter Thompson) (1–0)
92'
101'
Eddie Kelly (1–1)
111'
Charlie George (1–2)
After extra time 1–2

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