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1st Division
Hillsborough | 23 March 1968 at15:00UK local time
Sheffield Wednesday
1
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.44)
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Emlyn Hughes
4
Ian Ross
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Geoff Strong
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Alf Arrowsmith
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Bobby Graham
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Roger Hunt
27′
(Ian Callaghan)
Alf Arrowsmith
88′
(Ian St John)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.35)
Ron Springett
Wilf Smith
Don Megson
Peter Eustace
Vic Mobley
Gerry Young
Brian Usher
James McCalliog
John Ritchie
John Whitham
Brian Woodall
Opposition goals
David Ford
78
′
Opposition substitutions
Brian Woodall
replaced by
David Ford
60
′
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Jack Marshall
Referee:
Jennings ET
Attendance:
32,177
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
2805
League game number:
2520
Liverpool league position:
4th
Sheffield Wednesday league position:
13th
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19 Aug 1967 - Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool
22 Aug 1967 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
26 Aug 1967 - Liverpool 6-0 Newcastle United
28 Aug 1967 - Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
02 Sep 1967 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
05 Sep 1967 - Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool
09 Sep 1967 - Liverpool 3-1 Chelsea
13 Sep 1967 - Liverpool 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
16 Sep 1967 - Southampton 0-1 Liverpool
19 Sep 1967 - Malmo 2-0 Liverpool
23 Sep 1967 - Liverpool 1-0 Everton
27 Sep 1967 - Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Liverpool
30 Sep 1967 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
04 Oct 1967 - Liverpool 2-1 Malmo
07 Oct 1967 - Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool
14 Oct 1967 - Liverpool 3-1 West Ham United
24 Oct 1967 - Burnley 1-1 Liverpool
28 Oct 1967 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
04 Nov 1967 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
07 Nov 1967 - Liverpool 8-0 TSV Munich
11 Nov 1967 - Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United
14 Nov 1967 - TSV Munich 1-2 Liverpool
18 Nov 1967 - Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool
25 Nov 1967 - Liverpool 2-1 Wolves
28 Nov 1967 - Ferencvaros 0-1 Liverpool
02 Dec 1967 - Fulham 1-1 Liverpool
09 Dec 1967 - Liverpool 2-0 Leeds United
16 Dec 1967 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
23 Dec 1967 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1967 - Coventry City 1-1 Liverpool
30 Dec 1967 - Liverpool 1-0 Coventry City
06 Jan 1968 - Liverpool 4-1 West Bromwich Albion
09 Jan 1968 - Liverpool 0-1 Ferencvaros
20 Jan 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
27 Jan 1968 - Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0-0 Liverpool
30 Jan 1968 - Liverpool 4-1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
03 Feb 1968 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
12 Feb 1968 - Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool
17 Feb 1968 - Walsall 0-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1968 - Liverpool 5-2 Walsall
24 Feb 1968 - Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
02 Mar 1968 - Wolves 1-1 Liverpool
09 Mar 1968 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
12 Mar 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
16 Mar 1968 - Liverpool 3-2 Burnley
23 Mar 1968 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Liverpool
30 Mar 1968 - West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Liverpool
06 Apr 1968 - Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool
08 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
12 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 1-2 Sheffield United
13 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Sunderland
15 Apr 1968 - Sheffield United 1-1 Liverpool
18 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 1-2 West Bromwich Albion
20 Apr 1968 - West Ham United 0-1 Liverpool
27 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 4-1 Fulham
29 Apr 1968 - Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
04 May 1968 - Leeds United 2-1 Liverpool
11 May 1968 - Liverpool 6-1 Nottingham Forest
15 May 1968 - Stoke City 1-2 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Leeds U
33
18
9
6
56
26
+30
45
2
Man Utd
32
19
7
6
63
38
+25
45
3
Man City
32
19
5
8
69
36
+33
43
4
Liverpool
32
17
9
6
51
28
+23
43
5
Newcastle U
33
12
13
8
47
43
+4
37
6
Everton
31
16
4
11
50
33
+17
36
7
Tottenham H
32
14
8
10
47
45
+2
36
8
West Brom
32
14
7
11
59
50
+9
35
9
Chelsea
32
12
11
9
50
58
-8
35
10
Nottm Forest
33
13
8
12
44
39
+5
34
11
Arsenal
31
11
9
11
44
38
+6
31
12
Burnley
32
11
8
13
53
58
-5
30
13
Sheffield Wed
33
11
8
14
45
51
-6
30
14
Leicester C
32
9
9
14
51
59
-8
27
15
Southampton
33
10
7
16
52
68
-16
27
16
Stoke C
31
11
5
15
37
49
-12
27
17
Sheffield U
33
9
9
15
40
56
-16
27
18
Wolves
33
10
6
17
52
68
-16
26
19
West Ham U
31
10
5
16
57
58
-1
25
20
Coventry C
33
7
11
15
42
61
-19
25
21
Sunderland
32
8
8
16
37
55
-18
24
22
Fulham
32
8
4
20
44
73
-29
20
