Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield United - February 19, 1972 / Division 1 1971/1972
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42'
82'
LIV
42' - Goal
John Toshack42
LIV
46' - Substitution
Ian MacKenzieis substituted by Alan Ogden 82' - Goal
John Toshack82
SU
SU
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Clemence | 23 | 119 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Larry Lloyd | 23 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Smith | 26 | 386 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 24 | 267 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alec Lindsay | 23 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Lawler | 28 | 427 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Callaghan | 29 | 477 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Keegan | 21 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Toshack | 4282 | 22 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Steve Heighway | 24 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Graham | 27 | 135 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
196
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
John Hope | 22 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ian MacKenzie | 46 | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Edmond Colquhoun | 26 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ted Hemsley | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Len Badger | 26 | 199 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mick Speight | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Geoffrey Salmons | 24 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Currie | 22 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Scullion | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
William Dearden | 28 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Woodward | 25 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
57
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Alan Ogden | 46 | 17 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Heighway
IN
Jack Whitham
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ted Hemsley
IN
Trevor Hockey
OUT
Geoffrey Salmons
IN
Alan Ogden
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
58
645
Success rate in this team:
51 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Shankly vs Sheffield United
10 victories
9 draws
9 losses
Shankly vs Harris
8 victories
5 draws
5 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
54
568
Success rate in this team:
43 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Harris vs Liverpool
5 victories
5 draws
8 losses
Harris vs Shankly
5 victories
5 draws
8 losses
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Liverpool after 3 consecutive matches without a win vs Sheffield United in Premier League (since 12/04/1968). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 01/09/1965
It's the first time John Toshack scores at least 2 goals during the same game in Premier League
Sheffield United keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded running (since 29/01/1972).
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VLiverpool 1-0 West Ham27/11/1971 | VLiverpool 3-2 Derby County11/12/1971 | DLiverpool 0-0 Tottenham18/12/1971 | LLiverpool 0-2 Leeds United01/01/1972 | VLiverpool 4-1 Crystal Palace29/01/1972 | DLiverpool 0-0 Leeds United05/02/1972 |
| Overall | VOxford United 0-3 Liverpool15/01/1972 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Liverpool22/01/1972 | VLiverpool 4-1 Crystal Palace29/01/1972 | DLiverpool 0-0 Leeds United05/02/1972 | LLeeds United 2-0 Liverpool09/02/1972 | VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Liverpool12/02/1972 |
Current form
| Away | LWest Ham 5-0 Sheffield United17/11/1971 | LDerby County 3-0 Sheffield United20/11/1971 | LCrystal Palace 5-1 Sheffield United04/12/1971 | VNewcastle United 1-2 Sheffield United27/12/1971 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Sheffield United08/01/1972 | LLeeds United 1-0 Sheffield United22/01/1972 |
| Overall | DSheffield United 1-1 Leicester01/01/1972 | DWest Bromwich Albion 2-2 Sheffield United08/01/1972 | LSheffield United 1-3 Cardiff City15/01/1972 | LLeeds United 1-0 Sheffield United22/01/1972 | LSheffield United 0-5 Arsenal29/01/1972 | DSheffield United 3-3 Manchester City12/02/1972 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 10 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
28 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
28 |
|
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
13 |
|
13 |
Victories (Competition total) |
13 |
|
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
7 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
|
35 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
48 |
|
25 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
27 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
42 |
|
14 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
22 |
|
1.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.71 |
|
1.92 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.23 |
|
0.96 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
1.08 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.69 |
Betting aid
|
9 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
18 |
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
11 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
12 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
10 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
16 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
3-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Jack Whitham | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 14 goals | Alan Woodward | |
 | Kevin Keegan | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | William Dearden | |
| Tommy Smith | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Tommy Smith | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Jack Whitham | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Alan Woodward | |
Historical head to head
Home
115 gf
57 ga
Away
56 gf
87 ga
Total
171 gf
144 ga
Historical head to head
Home
87 gf
56 ga
Away
57 gf
115 ga
Total
144 gf
171 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
February 01, 1964 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
February 01, 1964 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
August 29, 1932 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
February 05, 1898 |
Latest head to head
October 30, 1971 - Division 1 1971/1972
September 04, 1968 - League Cup 1968/1969
April 15, 1968 - Division 1 1967/1968
April 12, 1968 - Division 1 1967/1968
April 28, 1967 - Division 1 1966/1967
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
 |
Roger Hunt | 7 goals | 1964 - 1968 |
 |
Ian St-John | 5 goals | 1962 - 1966 |
 |
Ian Callaghan | 2 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
|
Gordon Hodgson | 2 goals | 1933 - 1933 |
|
Peter Thompson | 2 goals | 1964 - 1968 |
|
Sam English | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
|
Tony Currie | 3 goals | 1968 - 1971 |
|
Alan Birchenall | 2 goals | 1964 - 1965 |
|
Derek Pace | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
|
Mick Jones | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
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Barry Hartle | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
|
Tony Wagstaff | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
|
Ian Callaghan | 13 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
|
Roger Hunt | 13 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
|
Ian St-John | 12 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
 |
Tommy Lawrence | 12 matches | 1963 - 1968 |
|
Ron Yeats | 12 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
|
Chris Lawler | 10 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
 |
Alan Hodgkinson | 13 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
|
Len Badger | 10 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
|
Alan Woodward | 8 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
|
Reg Matthewson | 8 matches | 1963 - 1967 |
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Bernard Shaw | 8 matches | 1963 - 1968 |
|
Joe Shaw | 7 matches | 1962 - 1965 |
Competition info
The other matches
February 19, 1972
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