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1st Division
St Andrews | 09 September 1978 at15:00UK local time
Birmingham City
0
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.49)
1
Ray Clemence
(c)
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
Steve Heighway
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
David Johnson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Graeme Souness
12′ direct free kick
Graeme Souness
57′
(Jimmy Case)
Alan Kennedy
81′
(Terry McDermott)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.15)
Neil Freeman
Jimmy Calderwood
Joe Gallagher
Pat Howard
Gary Pendrey
Kevin Dillon
Stewart Barrowclough
Tony Towers
Gary Emmanuel
Don Givens
Steve Fox
Opposition substitutions
Pat Howard
replaced by
Alan Ainscow
70
′
Notes
- Alan Kennedy scores his first LFC goal
- Ray Clemence was captain in the absence of Emlyn Hughes. The first time, at least, in Bob Paisley's tenure that a goalkeeper captained the side.
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Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
James Smith
Referee:
Daniels B
Attendance:
31,740
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3407
League game number:
2955
Liverpool league position:
1st
Birmingham City league position:
21st
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19 Aug 1978 - Liverpool 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
22 Aug 1978 - Ipswich Town 3-0 Liverpool
26 Aug 1978 - Manchester City 4-1 Liverpool
28 Aug 1978 - Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool
02 Sep 1978 - Liverpool 7-0 Tottenham Hotspur
09 Sep 1978 - Birmingham City 3-0 Liverpool
13 Sep 1978 - Nottingham Forest 0-2 Liverpool
16 Sep 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Coventry City
23 Sep 1978 - West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Liverpool
27 Sep 1978 - Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
30 Sep 1978 - Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
07 Oct 1978 - Norwich City 4-1 Liverpool
14 Oct 1978 - Liverpool 5-0 Derby County
21 Oct 1978 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
28 Oct 1978 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
04 Nov 1978 - Liverpool 1-1 Leeds United
11 Nov 1978 - Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Liverpool
18 Nov 1978 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
22 Nov 1978 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool
25 Nov 1978 - Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough
02 Dec 1978 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
04 Dec 1978 - Anderlecht 1-3 Liverpool
09 Dec 1978 - Liverpool 2-0 Nottingham Forest
16 Dec 1978 - Bristol City 0-1 Liverpool
19 Dec 1978 - Liverpool 2-1 Anderlecht
26 Dec 1978 - Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool
10 Jan 1979 - Southend United 0-0 Liverpool
17 Jan 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Southend United
30 Jan 1979 - Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
03 Feb 1979 - Liverpool 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
13 Feb 1979 - Liverpool 1-0 Birmingham City
21 Feb 1979 - Liverpool 6-0 Norwich City
24 Feb 1979 - Derby County 2-0 Liverpool
28 Feb 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Burnley
03 Mar 1979 - Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
06 Mar 1979 - Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool
10 Mar 1979 - Ipswich Town 1-0 Liverpool
13 Mar 1979 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
20 Mar 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Wolves
24 Mar 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
31 Mar 1979 - Liverpool 2-2 Manchester United
04 Apr 1979 - Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United
07 Apr 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal
10 Apr 1979 - Wolves 1-0 Liverpool
14 Apr 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
16 Apr 1979 - Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool
21 Apr 1979 - Liverpool 1-0 Bristol City
24 Apr 1979 - Southampton 1-1 Liverpool
28 Apr 1979 - Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool
01 May 1979 - Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Liverpool
05 May 1979 - Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
08 May 1979 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
11 May 1979 - Middlesbrough 1-0 Liverpool
17 May 1979 - Leeds United 3-0 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
5
5
0
0
19
2
+17
10
2
Coventry C
5
4
1
0
11
4
+7
9
3
Everton
5
4
1
0
7
2
+5
9
4
West Brom
5
3
2
0
9
3
+6
8
5
Aston Villa
5
3
1
1
8
3
+5
7
6
Nottm Forest
5
1
4
0
3
2
+1
6
7
Southampton
5
2
2
1
9
9
+0
6
8
Man Utd
5
2
2
1
6
7
-1
6
9
Leeds U
5
2
1
2
10
8
+2
5
10
Man City
5
1
3
1
7
7
+0
5
11
Norwich C
5
1
3
1
8
9
-1
5
12
Bristol C
5
2
1
2
4
5
-1
5
13
Arsenal
5
1
2
2
9
7
+2
4
14
Bolton Wan
5
1
2
2
7
11
-4
4
15
Tottenham H
5
1
2
2
5
14
-9
4
16
Middlesbrough
5
1
1
3
5
7
-2
3
17
Ipswich T
5
1
1
3
4
7
-3
3
18
Chelsea
5
1
1
3
5
9
-4
3
19
Derby Co
5
0
2
3
4
8
-4
2
20
Wolves
5
1
0
4
4
8
-4
2
21
Birmingham C
5
0
2
3
4
10
-6
2
22
QPR
5
0
2
3
3
9
-6
2
