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1st Division
Anfield | 09 September 1969 at19:30UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
0
Sunderland
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.9)
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
Bobby Graham
10
Ian St John
11
Peter Thompson
Substitutes
12
Brian Hall
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Geoff Strong
12′
Tommy Smith
34′
(Peter Thompson)
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 24.49)
Jim Montgomery
Martin Harvey
Len Ashurst
Colin Todd
Richie Pitt
Michael McGiven
Gordon Harris
Dennis Tueart
Joe Baker
Calvin Palmer
Billy Hughes
Opposition substitutions
Calvin Palmer
replaced by
Bobby Kerr
80
′
Notes
- Smith's goal came after Thompson tapped the ball to him from a free-kick and his strike "threatened to tear right through the net." (Daily Post)
Other details
Manager:
Bill Shankly
Opposition manager:
Alan Brown
Referee:
Taylor JK
Attendance:
46,370
Half-time score:
2
-
0
Game number:
2879
League game number:
2581
Played towards Kop:
First half
Liverpool league position:
1st
Sunderland league position:
22nd
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09 Aug 1969 - Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea
12 Aug 1969 - Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City
16 Aug 1969 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Liverpool
20 Aug 1969 - Manchester City 2-0 Liverpool
23 Aug 1969 - Liverpool 3-3 Burnley
27 Aug 1969 - Crystal Palace 3-1 Liverpool
30 Aug 1969 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
03 Sep 1969 - Watford 2-1 Liverpool
06 Sep 1969 - Liverpool 2-1 Coventry City
09 Sep 1969 - Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
13 Sep 1969 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
16 Sep 1969 - Liverpool 10-0 Dundalk
20 Sep 1969 - Liverpool 3-1 Stoke City
24 Sep 1969 - Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool
27 Sep 1969 - West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Liverpool
30 Sep 1969 - Dundalk 4-0 Liverpool
04 Oct 1969 - Liverpool 1-1 Nottingham Forest
07 Oct 1969 - Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur
11 Oct 1969 - Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool
18 Oct 1969 - Ipswich Town 2-2 Liverpool
25 Oct 1969 - Liverpool 4-1 Southampton
01 Nov 1969 - Derby County 0-4 Liverpool
08 Nov 1969 - Liverpool 0-0 Wolves
12 Nov 1969 - Vitoria Setubal 0-1 Liverpool
15 Nov 1969 - Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United
22 Nov 1969 - Leeds United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Nov 1969 - Liverpool 3-2 Vitoria Setubal
29 Nov 1969 - Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
06 Dec 1969 - Everton 3-0 Liverpool
13 Dec 1969 - Liverpool 1-4 Manchester United
26 Dec 1969 - Burnley 5-1 Liverpool
07 Jan 1970 - Coventry City 1-1 Liverpool
10 Jan 1970 - Stoke City 2-0 Liverpool
12 Jan 1970 - Liverpool 3-0 Coventry City
17 Jan 1970 - Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
24 Jan 1970 - Liverpool 3-1 Wrexham
31 Jan 1970 - Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
07 Feb 1970 - Liverpool 0-0 Leicester City
11 Feb 1970 - Leicester City 2-0 Liverpool
16 Feb 1970 - Liverpool 0-0 Newcastle United
21 Feb 1970 - Watford 0-1 Liverpool
28 Feb 1970 - Liverpool 0-2 Derby County
03 Mar 1970 - Coventry City 3-2 Liverpool
07 Mar 1970 - Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United
11 Mar 1970 - Southampton 1-0 Liverpool
14 Mar 1970 - Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
16 Mar 1970 - Liverpool 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday
21 Mar 1970 - Liverpool 0-2 Everton
24 Mar 1970 - Liverpool 2-0 Ipswich Town
28 Mar 1970 - West Ham United 0-1 Liverpool
30 Mar 1970 - Wolves 1-0 Liverpool
03 Apr 1970 - Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace
15 Apr 1970 - Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
18 Apr 1970 - Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
9
7
2
0
22
9
+13
16
2
Everton
8
6
1
1
15
7
+8
13
3
Derby Co
8
4
4
0
10
4
+6
12
4
Tottenham H
8
5
1
2
14
8
+6
11
5
Wolves
8
4
3
1
15
11
+4
11
6
Coventry C
8
4
2
2
8
6
+2
10
7
Leeds U
8
2
5
1
14
10
+4
9
8
Stoke C
8
3
3
2
9
9
+0
9
9
Newcastle U
8
3
2
3
8
7
+1
8
10
Arsenal
8
2
4
2
6
7
-1
8
11
Nottm Forest
8
2
4
2
8
10
-2
8
12
Man City
8
2
3
3
12
9
+3
7
13
Crystal P
8
2
3
3
10
11
-1
7
14
Burnley
8
1
5
2
9
12
-3
7
15
Chelsea
8
1
5
2
6
10
-4
7
16
Southampton
8
2
2
4
15
15
+0
6
17
West Ham U
8
2
2
4
6
8
-2
6
18
Sheffield Wed
8
2
2
4
9
14
-5
6
19
Man Utd
8
1
4
3
8
14
-6
6
20
West Brom
8
2
1
5
8
11
-3
5
21
Ipswich T
8
1
1
6
7
13
-6
3
22
Sunderland
9
0
3
6
4
18
-14
3
