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1st Division
Maine Road | 04 October 1980 at15:00UK local time
Manchester City
0
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.1)
1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Avi Cohen
4
Phil Thompson
(c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Sammy Lee
9
David Fairclough
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness
Substitutes
12
Howard Gayle
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Kenny Dalglish
38′
(Avi Cohen)
Graeme Souness
52′
(Terry McDermott)
Sammy Lee
83′
(Kenny Dalglish)
Substitutions
David Fairclough
replaced by
Howard Gayle
69′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 23.8)
Joe Corrigan
Ray Ranson
Tommy Booth
Nicky Reid
Tommy Caton
Tony Henry
Paul Power
Steve Daley
Steve Mackenzie
Roger Palmer
Kevin Reeves
Notes
- Howard Gayle makes his LFC debut
Related articles
Howard Gayle - A pioneer and an activist
Other details
Manager:
Bob Paisley
Opposition manager:
Malcolm Allison
Referee:
Civil DW
Attendance:
41,022
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3530
League game number:
3043
Liverpool league position:
2nd
Manchester City league position:
21st
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09 Aug 1980 - Liverpool 1-0 West Ham United
16 Aug 1980 - Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace
19 Aug 1980 - Coventry City 0-0 Liverpool
23 Aug 1980 - Leicester City 0-2 Liverpool
27 Aug 1980 - Bradford City 0-1 Liverpool
30 Aug 1980 - Liverpool 4-1 Norwich City
02 Sep 1980 - Liverpool 4-0 Bradford City
06 Sep 1980 - Birmingham City 1-1 Liverpool
13 Sep 1980 - Liverpool 4-0 West Bromwich Albion
17 Sep 1980 - Oulu Palloseura 1-1 Liverpool
20 Sep 1980 - Southampton 2-2 Liverpool
23 Sep 1980 - Liverpool 5-0 Swindon Town
27 Sep 1980 - Liverpool 4-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
01 Oct 1980 - Liverpool 10-1 Oulu Palloseura
04 Oct 1980 - Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
07 Oct 1980 - Liverpool 4-2 Middlesbrough
11 Oct 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Ipswich Town
18 Oct 1980 - Everton 2-2 Liverpool
22 Oct 1980 - Aberdeen 1-0 Liverpool
25 Oct 1980 - Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal
28 Oct 1980 - Liverpool 4-1 Portsmouth
01 Nov 1980 - Stoke City 2-2 Liverpool
05 Nov 1980 - Liverpool 4-0 Aberdeen
08 Nov 1980 - Liverpool 0-0 Nottingham Forest
11 Nov 1980 - Liverpool 2-1 Coventry City
15 Nov 1980 - Crystal Palace 2-2 Liverpool
22 Nov 1980 - Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
25 Nov 1980 - Wolves 1-4 Liverpool
29 Nov 1980 - Sunderland 4-2 Liverpool
02 Dec 1980 - Liverpool 3-1 Birmingham City
06 Dec 1980 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
13 Dec 1980 - Ipswich Town 1-1 Liverpool
20 Dec 1980 - Liverpool 1-0 Wolves
26 Dec 1980 - Manchester United 0-0 Liverpool
27 Dec 1980 - Liverpool 0-0 Leeds United
03 Jan 1981 - Liverpool 4-1 Altrincham
10 Jan 1981 - Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
14 Jan 1981 - Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool
17 Jan 1981 - Norwich City 1-0 Liverpool
24 Jan 1981 - Everton 1-2 Liverpool
31 Jan 1981 - Liverpool 1-2 Leicester City
07 Feb 1981 - West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Liverpool
10 Feb 1981 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
14 Feb 1981 - Liverpool 2-2 Birmingham City
21 Feb 1981 - Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Liverpool
28 Feb 1981 - Liverpool 2-0 Southampton
04 Mar 1981 - Liverpool 5-1 CSKA Sofia
14 Mar 1981 - Liverpool 1-1 West Ham United
18 Mar 1981 - CSKA Sofia 1-0 Liverpool
21 Mar 1981 - Liverpool 1-0 Everton
28 Mar 1981 - Arsenal 0-1 Liverpool
01 Apr 1981 - Liverpool 2-1 West Ham United
03 Apr 1981 - Liverpool 3-0 Stoke City
08 Apr 1981 - Liverpool 0-0 Bayern Munich
11 Apr 1981 - Nottingham Forest 0-0 Liverpool
14 Apr 1981 - Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United
18 Apr 1981 - Leeds United 0-0 Liverpool
22 Apr 1981 - Bayern Munich 1-1 Liverpool
25 Apr 1981 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
02 May 1981 - Liverpool 0-1 Sunderland
05 May 1981 - Middlesbrough 2-1 Liverpool
19 May 1981 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
27 May 1981 - Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Ipswich T
9
7
2
0
17
4
+13
16
2
Liverpool
9
5
3
1
21
7
+14
13
3
Everton
9
6
1
2
18
8
+10
13
4
Aston Villa
9
6
1
2
13
7
+6
13
5
Arsenal
9
5
2
2
11
7
+4
12
6
Man Utd
9
3
5
1
13
5
+8
11
7
West Brom
9
4
3
2
10
9
+1
11
8
Nottm Forest
9
4
2
3
16
8
+8
10
9
Southampton
9
4
2
3
15
11
+4
10
10
Sunderland
9
4
2
3
14
10
+4
10
11
Middlesbrough
9
4
2
3
16
13
+3
10
12
Tottenham H
9
3
4
2
12
11
+1
10
13
Coventry C
9
3
2
4
11
16
-5
8
14
Stoke C
9
3
2
4
11
18
-7
8
15
Birmingham C
9
1
5
3
11
13
-2
7
16
Brighton & HA
9
2
3
4
14
18
-4
7
17
Wolves
9
3
1
5
6
10
-4
7
18
Leicester C
9
3
0
6
6
16
-10
6
19
Norwich C
9
2
1
6
12
22
-10
5
20
Leeds U
9
1
3
5
7
17
-10
5
21
Man City
9
0
4
5
10
21
-11
4
22
Crystal P
9
1
0
8
10
23
-13
2
