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1st Division
Anfield | 22 December 1973 at14:00UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Manchester United
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.31)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Tommy Smith
3
Roy Evans
4
Phil Thompson
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
(c)
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Cormack
9
Alan Waddle
10
Steve Heighway
11
Ian Callaghan
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kevin Keegan
30′ penalty
Steve Heighway
65′
(Alan Waddle)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 24.67)
Alex Stepney
Martin Buchan
Tony Young
Brian Greenhoff
Arnold Sidebottom
Clive Griffiths
Willie Morgan
Lou Macari
Brian Kidd
George Graham
George Best
Opposition substitutions
Brian Kidd
replaced by
Sammy McIlroy
46
′
Notes
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Tommy Docherty
Referee:
Jones IP
(Wales)
Attendance:
40,420
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3135
League game number:
2761
Played towards Kop:
Second half
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Manchester United league position:
19th
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25 Aug 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Stoke City
28 Aug 1973 - Coventry City 0-1 Liverpool
01 Sep 1973 - Leicester City 1-1 Liverpool
04 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Derby County
08 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
12 Sep 1973 - Derby County 1-3 Liverpool
15 Sep 1973 - Birmingham City 1-1 Liverpool
19 Sep 1973 - Jeunesse d'Esch 1-1 Liverpool
22 Sep 1973 - Liverpool 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
29 Sep 1973 - Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool
03 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Jeunesse d'Esch
06 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United
08 Oct 1973 - West Ham United 2-2 Liverpool
13 Oct 1973 - Southampton 0-1 Liverpool
20 Oct 1973 - Leeds United 0-1 Liverpool
24 Oct 1973 - Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Liverpool
27 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield United
29 Oct 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
03 Nov 1973 - Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool
06 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 1-2 Red Star Belgrade
10 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
17 Nov 1973 - Liverpool 4-2 Ipswich Town
21 Nov 1973 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
24 Nov 1973 - Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Liverpool
27 Nov 1973 - Hull City 0-0 Liverpool
01 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
04 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 3-1 Hull City
08 Dec 1973 - Everton 1-0 Liverpool
15 Dec 1973 - Norwich City 1-1 Liverpool
19 Dec 1973 - Wolves 0-1 Liverpool
22 Dec 1973 - Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United
26 Dec 1973 - Burnley 1-2 Liverpool
29 Dec 1973 - Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
01 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
05 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
08 Jan 1974 - Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Liverpool
12 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 3-2 Birmingham City
19 Jan 1974 - Stoke City 1-1 Liverpool
26 Jan 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Carlisle United
29 Jan 1974 - Carlisle United 2-0 Liverpool
02 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Norwich City
05 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 2-1 Coventry City
16 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
23 Feb 1974 - Newcastle United 0-0 Liverpool
26 Feb 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
02 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Burnley
09 Mar 1974 - Bristol City 1-0 Liverpool
16 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 1-0 Leeds United
23 Mar 1974 - Wolves 1-0 Liverpool
30 Mar 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Leicester City
03 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City
06 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
08 Apr 1974 - Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool
12 Apr 1974 - Manchester City 1-1 Liverpool
13 Apr 1974 - Ipswich Town 1-1 Liverpool
16 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 4-0 Manchester City
20 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 0-0 Everton
24 Apr 1974 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
27 Apr 1974 - West Ham United 2-2 Liverpool
04 May 1974 - Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
08 May 1974 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Leeds U
21
15
6
0
40
11
+29
36
2
Liverpool
21
12
5
4
27
16
+11
29
3
Burnley
20
10
6
4
27
19
+8
26
4
Derby Co
21
9
6
6
24
20
+4
24
5
QPR
21
7
9
5
33
28
+5
23
6
Leicester C
21
8
7
6
26
22
+4
23
7
Ipswich T
20
9
5
6
32
30
+2
23
8
Everton
21
8
7
6
23
20
+3
23
9
Southampton
21
8
7
6
28
29
-1
23
10
Newcastle U
20
9
4
7
30
24
+6
22
11
Arsenal
22
8
6
8
26
28
-2
22
12
Coventry C
22
9
4
9
24
27
-3
22
13
Sheffield U
20
7
6
7
27
25
+2
20
14
Man City
20
8
4
8
23
22
+1
20
15
Chelsea
20
7
4
9
32
28
+4
18
16
Wolves
21
6
5
10
25
32
-7
17
17
Tottenham H
21
6
5
10
21
32
-11
17
18
Stoke C
20
5
6
9
27
26
+1
16
19
Man Utd
20
4
6
10
17
25
-8
14
20
Birmingham C
20
4
5
11
21
37
-16
13
21
Norwich C
20
2
8
10
13
28
-15
12
22
West Ham U
21
2
7
12
18
35
-17
11
