Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City - August 10, 1968 / Division 1 1968/1969
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24'
LIV
7' - Goal
Neil Young 24' - Goal
Bobby Graham24
LIV
63' - Substitution
Glyn Pardoeis substituted by Tony Coleman 73' - Goal
Peter Thompson73
MC
MC
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Tommy Lawrence | 28 | 297 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Peter Wall | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ron Yeats | 30 | 291 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tommy Smith | 23 | 198 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Emelyn Hughes | 20 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Lawler | 24 | 222 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Callaghan | 26 | 301 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Graham | 24 | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian St-John | 30 | 286 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roger Hunt | 30 | 298 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Peter Thompson | 73 | 25 | 263 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
206
Manchester City
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ken Mulhearn | 22 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dave Connor | 22 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glyn Pardoe | 63 | 22 | 98 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alan Oakes | 25 | 170 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Doyle | 21 | 61 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
George Heslop | 28 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Colin Bell | 22 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Neil Young | 7 | 24 | 141 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mike Summerbee | 25 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Francis Lee | 24 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bobby Owen | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Tony Coleman | 63 | 23 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Bobby Graham
IN
Tony Hateley
OUT
Emelyn Hughes
IN
Geoff Strong
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
54
439
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Shankly vs Manchester City
3 victories
3 draws
1 loss
Shankly vs Mercer
5 victories
8 draws
6 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
54
154
Success rate in this team:
47 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Mercer vs Liverpool
4 victories
5 draws
8 losses
Mercer vs Shankly
6 victories
8 draws
5 losses
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Neil Young scores a goal vs in his professional career since the 22/08/1962 (with vs )
Liverpool keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a loss vs Manchester City at home running (since 07/11/1953). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/11/1931-05/09/1934 time period (4 matches).
Liverpool keeps its 4 matches with at least 2 goals scored vs Manchester City at home running (since 07/11/1953). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 24/03/1923 (3 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DLiverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion08/04/1968 | LLiverpool 1-2 Sheffield United12/04/1968 | VLiverpool 2-1 Sunderland13/04/1968 | VLiverpool 4-1 Fulham27/04/1968 | DLiverpool 1-1 Tottenham29/04/1968 | VLiverpool 6-1 Nottingham Forest11/05/1968 |
| Overall | LWest Ham 1-0 Liverpool20/04/1968 | VLiverpool 4-1 Fulham27/04/1968 | DLiverpool 1-1 Tottenham29/04/1968 | VLeeds United 1-2 Liverpool04/05/1968 | VLiverpool 6-1 Nottingham Forest11/05/1968 | LStoke City 2-1 Liverpool15/05/1968 |
Current form
| Away | VManchester United 1-3 Manchester City27/03/1968 | LLeicester 1-0 Manchester City06/04/1968 | LChelsea 1-0 Manchester City16/04/1968 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Manchester City20/04/1968 | VTottenham 1-3 Manchester City04/05/1968 | VNewcastle United 3-4 Manchester City11/05/1968 |
| Overall | DWolverhampton 0-0 Manchester City20/04/1968 | VManchester City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday25/04/1968 | VManchester City 2-0 Everton29/04/1968 | VTottenham 1-3 Manchester City04/05/1968 | VNewcastle United 3-4 Manchester City11/05/1968 | VManchester City 6-1 West Bromwich Albion03/08/1968 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 12 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 11 | 12 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 5 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 6 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 5 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
Goals
Betting aid
Bookings
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
85 gf
68 ga
Away
57 gf
72 ga
Total
142 gf
140 ga
Historical head to head
Home
72 gf
57 ga
Away
68 gf
85 ga
Total
140 gf
142 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 05, 1949 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
November 05, 1949 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 0 |
September 11, 1935 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
March 26, 1937 |
Latest head to head
December 16, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968
August 19, 1967 - Division 1 1967/1968
August 30, 1966 - Division 1 1966/1967
August 24, 1966 - Division 1 1966/1967
August 29, 1962 - Division 1 1962/1963
Best historical scorers against Manchester City
 |
Roger Hunt | 6 goals | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Gordon Hodgson | 4 goals | 1934 - 1934 |
 |
Geoff Strong | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Ronnie Moran | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Alan A'Court | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Berry Nieuwenhuys | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
 |
Jimmy Murray | 2 goals | 1966 - 1966 |
|
Neil Young | 2 goals | 1962 - 1962 |
|
Matt Gray | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
 |
Colin Bell | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
|
Peter Dobing | 1 goal | 1962 - 1962 |
 |
Francis Lee | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Manchester City
 |
Ian St-John | 6 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Ted Savage | 6 matches | 1933 - 1935 |
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Jimmy McDougall | 6 matches | 1933 - 1935 |
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Arthur Riley | 6 matches | 1933 - 1935 |
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Berry Nieuwenhuys | 6 matches | 1933 - 1935 |
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Roger Hunt | 6 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
|
Neil Young | 6 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Alan Oakes | 6 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Bobby Kennedy | 5 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
|
Glyn Pardoe | 5 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
|
George Heslop | 4 matches | 1966 - 1967 |
|
Tony Book | 4 matches | 1966 - 1967 |
They played in both sides
11 matches
2 matches
They played in both sides
11 matches
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
August 10, 1968
September 10, 1968
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