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1st Division
Anfield | 03 December 1968 at19:30UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Southampton
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.69)
1
Tommy Lawrence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Geoff Strong
4
Tommy Smith
5
Ron Yeats
(c)
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Ian Callaghan
8
Roger Hunt
9
Alun Evans
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Bobby Graham
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ian Callaghan
14′
(Tommy Smith)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 25.94)
Gerry Gurr
Joe Kirkup
Ken Jones
Fred Kemp
John McGrath
Jimmy Gabriel
Terry Paine
Mick Channon
Ron Davies
Dave Walker
Frank Saul
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Edward Bates
Referee:
Castle WS
Attendance:
45,527
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
2845
League game number:
2552
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Southampton league position:
13th
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10 Aug 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City
14 Aug 1968 - Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
17 Aug 1968 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
20 Aug 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Stoke City
24 Aug 1968 - Liverpool 4-1 Sunderland
27 Aug 1968 - Everton 0-0 Liverpool
31 Aug 1968 - Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1968 - Liverpool 4-0 Sheffield United
07 Sep 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
14 Sep 1968 - Ipswich Town 2-0 Liverpool
18 Sep 1968 - Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Liverpool
21 Sep 1968 - Liverpool 4-0 Leicester City
25 Sep 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 Swansea Town
28 Sep 1968 - Wolves 6-0 Liverpool
02 Oct 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
05 Oct 1968 - Burnley 4-0 Liverpool
08 Oct 1968 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
12 Oct 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
15 Oct 1968 - Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
19 Oct 1968 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
26 Oct 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
02 Nov 1968 - West Bromwich Albion 0-0 Liverpool
09 Nov 1968 - Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea
16 Nov 1968 - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Liverpool
23 Nov 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 Coventry City
30 Nov 1968 - Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool
03 Dec 1968 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
07 Dec 1968 - Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United
14 Dec 1968 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
21 Dec 1968 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
26 Dec 1968 - Liverpool 1-1 Burnley
04 Jan 1969 - Liverpool 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
11 Jan 1969 - Liverpool 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
18 Jan 1969 - Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
25 Jan 1969 - Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
01 Feb 1969 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
15 Feb 1969 - Liverpool 0-2 Nottingham Forest
22 Feb 1969 - West Ham United 1-1 Liverpool
01 Mar 1969 - Leicester City 0-0 Liverpool
03 Mar 1969 - Liverpool 0-1 Leicester City
15 Mar 1969 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
29 Mar 1969 - Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Liverpool
31 Mar 1969 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
05 Apr 1969 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
07 Apr 1969 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
12 Apr 1969 - Leicester City 2-1 Liverpool
19 Apr 1969 - Liverpool 4-0 Ipswich Town
22 Apr 1969 - Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool
28 Apr 1969 - Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United
12 May 1969 - Manchester City 0-1 Liverpool
17 May 1969 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
22
15
4
3
41
13
+28
34
2
Everton
21
12
6
3
48
19
+29
30
3
Leeds U
20
12
6
2
29
17
+12
30
4
Arsenal
20
10
7
3
23
12
+11
27
5
West Ham U
21
9
8
4
42
24
+18
26
6
Chelsea
21
9
7
5
36
22
+14
25
7
Tottenham H
20
8
7
5
38
29
+9
23
8
West Brom
21
9
5
7
33
36
-3
23
9
Burnley
21
10
3
8
29
35
-6
23
10
Sheffield Wed
20
7
8
5
25
24
+1
22
11
Newcastle U
21
6
8
7
30
31
-1
20
12
Man Utd
20
6
8
6
24
26
-2
20
13
Southampton
22
7
6
9
28
34
-6
20
14
Wolves
21
6
7
8
23
25
-2
19
15
Sunderland
21
6
7
8
24
37
-13
19
16
Man City
21
5
7
9
30
30
+0
17
17
Ipswich T
21
6
5
10
28
33
-5
17
18
Stoke C
21
5
5
11
19
31
-12
15
19
Coventry C
21
3
6
12
19
35
-16
12
20
Leicester C
21
3
6
12
18
42
-24
12
21
Nottm Forest
19
1
9
9
24
33
-9
11
22
QPR
20
3
5
12
24
47
-23
11
