Topic: On this day in LFC History: Personal Memories

[paulrazor]

Yes, I was in the middle of the crush in pen three. I’ve posted an account of my experience on page 14 of the survivors’ thread on the memorial board.

Thank you to Boston for this thread. I really enjoy these daily trips down memory lane.

aww mate I am sorry for what you had to go through

I will read that post today

take care

[Boston Bosox]

Yes, I was in the middle of the crush in pen three. I’ve posted an account of my experience on page 14 of the survivors’ thread on the memorial board.

Thank you to Boston for this thread. I really enjoy these daily trips down memory lane.

You're Welcome Speedy

I too was at Hillsborough but I still can't talk about my experience , I was more mentally Injured then physically , Luckily I knew someone connected to the club and he swoped my Kop Season Ticket for a Kemlyn Road Season Ticket as i could not stand in crowds anymore ., but I found I was leaving earlier and earlier . I eventually had to give up going altogether, I was never asked by the club or anyone for my account though but I would not be able too anyway . I still have nightmares and flashbacks most nights even now .
I can't even listen to "You'll Never Walk Alone as I break down .
It got so bad I had to finish working as i started with panic attacks .
That's all I can say as it is getting too much

[paulrazor]

Lads im sorry

[Boston Bosox]

I could put all games / News of each date but would have to go back to 1892 some days

My thread on the main forum starts from the 1st June

The Posts are very long though


https://forums.liverpoolfc.com/threads/408668-quot-On-This-Day-In-L-F-C-History-quot-Part-3

PS

The forums are very slow so may take over 10 seconds to load

[Boston Bosox]

1968 - Ray Clemence played his first reds game as we lost a friendly 1-0 to Porto in their Estádio das Antas.

1969 - RCD Mallorca used ten substitutes at the start of the second half as we won a friendly there 2-1. Ian Callaghan and Bobby Graham netted our goals. Bizarrely, Bob Paisley was escorted to the dressing room by civil guards after trying to make a second substitution for the reds!

1984 - We defeated the Israeli national team 4-1, with Ronnie Whelan scoring twice and Michael Robinson and Graeme Souness also grabbing goals.

2010 - A memorial cairn in the Billy Liddell Sports Complex in Townhill, Dunfermline was unveiled in honour of the reds legend.

2011 - We lost in our final game of the season at Aston Villa, with future red Stewart Downing netting the only goal. David N’Gog played his 94th and last reds game.

2022 - Sadio Mané bagged his 120th and last goal for the reds as we beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Anfield. We fell behind to a Pedro Neto goal, but Mané levelled before the break. Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson scored late on to secure victory, but we just missed out on another League title by a single point as Manchester City came from behind to win on this final day of the League campaign.

[Crosby Nick]

Just looked at those Staunton testimonial line ups from the last page. The lesser spotted Frode Kippe! Also it’s a bit mad reading it back. England about to go to the Euros and Fowler, Owen and Heskey all betting minutes in a friendly. Feels like that wouldn’t happen these days (although I see Spurs are off to play a couple of games in Australia).

That 2022 game with Wolves - still don’t think I view football the same since. Just such a gut wrenching day of emotions. Probably started the game with low expectations. We go a goal down and me and my son had a wry chuckle. Back to 1-1 relatively quickly and thought we’d go on and win.

When it came through City we’re 1 down I tried not to get carried away. Seen it all before etc etc. At 2 down I thought there was a chance for us. But the longer it stayed 2-0 and we weren’t winning a worst case scenario was unfolding. Didn’t really have time to react to them making it 2-1 or 2-2, all happened so fast.

By the time we did score, there was a vague hope Villa might get once back, but afterwards just felt so flat. The whole Martinez situation with Villa just added to my mood.

[Boston Bosox]

Re 1969
On This Day In 1969

Testimonial for: Real Mallorca used 10 substitutes during the match
Clemence, Lawler, Lindsay, Smith, Yeats, Strong, Callaghan, Thompson, Hall, Graham, Hunt.
Came on as a sub: Ross (for Yeats).

- Bob Paisley was escorted to the dressing-rooms by civil guards after trying to make a second substitution (Ian Ross had already come on for Ron Yeats and the second substitution was going to be Phil Boersma for Brian Hall). This was a really bizarre incident considering that the home team had made TEN substitutions at the start of the second half. Bobby Graham's goal (Liverpool's second) came after this incident.

More detailed Report

https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/FriendlyGame/8038


Scroll Down Click on image to enlarge

[Boston Bosox]

May 23rd


1973 - We lost 2-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach with Jupp Heynckes getting both goals inside ten first-half minutes. However, that was enough to secure the UEFA Cup for the first time, as we had won the first leg 3-0 at Anfield two weeks before. We therefore became the first English side to claim the League title and a European trophy in the same season.

1985 - John Wark missed a penalty as we lost at Everton. Paul Wilkinson bagged the only goal of the game.

1989 - Ray Houghton netted a brace, with John Aldridge, Ian Rush and John Barnes also on target as we beat West Ham United 5-1 at Anfield, our 24th consecutive game without defeat, just three days after our emotional FA Cup Final win, to keep us on course for our second double in four years. The FA Cup was on display on a table on the pitch before the game.

2007 - We lost 2-1 to AC Milan in the Champions League Final in Athens thanks to a Pippo Inzaghi brace, with Bolo Zenden playing his 47th and final reds game. Dirk Kuyt headed our late consolation, his first goal in Europe for us.

2021 – Midfielder Gini Wijnaldum played his 237th and last reds game as we beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Anfield in front of just 10,000 fans due to COVID restrictions. Sadio Mané scored in his eighth consecutive League game against the Eagles, nabbing both our goals. We finished the season in third place, while ex-reds boss Roy Hodgson took charge of Palace for the final time.

[paulrazor]

1969 - RCD Mallorca used ten substitutes at the start of the second half as we won a friendly there 2-1. Ian Callaghan and Bobby Graham netted our goals. Bizarrely, Bob Paisley was escorted to the dressing room by civil guards after trying to make a second substitution for the reds!

1984 - We defeated the Israeli national team 4-1, with Ronnie Whelan scoring twice and Michael Robinson and Graeme Souness also grabbing goals.


2022 - Sadio Mané bagged his 120th and last goal for the reds as we beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 at Anfield. We fell behind to a Pedro Neto goal, but Mané levelled before the break. Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson scored late on to secure victory, but we just missed out on another League title by a single point as Manchester City came from behind to win on this final day of the League campaign.

1969- that Paisley story is mad

1984- Footage of the game vs the Israeli team here,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTqctxFrPPk   this trip was a warm up for the game against Roma in the European cup final which was still a week away

2022- Liverpool play Wolves on the final day, they need to win and hope Manchester City drop points at home to Aston Villa.

The story started for me a few months earlier, I was due to go on a stag to Bristol but when I booked the flights and hotel it never dawned on me that it clashed with the final weekend of the league season.

In February I began to wonder if we had a chance to win the league that weekend when Man City lost 3-2 at home to Spurs. I cant find the league table from that day but we were closing in, as I put my son to bed that night I looked up. The flight home would mean I would miss the game on the final day BUT there was an earlier flight landing around 2:30pm. With only a £2 charge it was a no brainer, boom done!

Fast forward from a belting weekend I am munching breakfast when I see I can get an earlier bus to the airport.

I go for it, I hope for a Villa favour, they are managed by Steven Gerrard and former reds Danny Ings and Phillippe Coutinho are on the books. On the way to the airport I notice a pub, I cant remember the name but the sign was broke, a letter was missing, so the only letters working said INGS. I saw it as a sign excuse the pun.

Soon I am in the airport frantic to get home, despite brief concerns over security I sail through and the flight is on time. I pick up the car, and the 40 minute trip home begins after I scan the teams around 3pm. GO GO GO

I hammer it home, I have been absent from home for three nights but screw it I am home to watch this. It starts bad, my IPTV acts up and Wolves go ahead through Pedro Neto in the third minute. I am desperate to try and get the game on, Villa are holding City so its not all bad. 24 minutes in and Sadio Mane equalises, then 10 minutes later Matty Cash’s rams in a bullet header at the Emptihad, Villa are 1-0 up, we are potentially one goal from winning the league.

I am pacing the place going mad. The second half starts but somehow Wolves are stopping everything, we lay siege but nothing will go in. flashscore then confirms “Man city 0 – Aston Villa 2” “goalscorer Phillippe Coutinho”.

Jesus we have to do this now. For 7 minutes I go nuts, we have to score, I can just about live with losing the title if they win but not if they open the door and we bottle it, cmon just fucking score please. I am beating the ground with my fists.

76 minutes, city get one back, here comes the cavalry I think, surely they will get at least one more.
2 minutes later Rodri levels after Gundogan’s earlier goal, ah fuck they wont not win now and 3 minutes later its Gundogan again, 3-2. DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT.

We have to do our bit and hope they slip up, Salah comes on and scores, he runs for the Kenny Dalglish stand and asks what the score is, the players get the ghist, that said Andy Robertson makes sure of things. 3-1 us, all we can do is hope. Our fans briefly start cheering, but there has been nothing on flashscore, dammit, they have been stitched up.

City win 3-2, we win 3-1 but we could score 100 and it wouldn’t matter.

At least we won our game, though we didn’t bottle it by failing to win after City blew up. I can live with it but it isn’t an ideal scenario, the league is gone but we cant do much more.

Would have been nice had Emi Martinez showed up and not ditched the game for a friendly about a year away and been replaced by a fucking Subbuteo keeper.

[paulrazor]

May 23rd


1973 - We lost 2-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach with Jupp Heynckes getting both goals inside ten first-half minutes. However, that was enough to secure the UEFA Cup for the first time, as we had won the first leg 3-0 at Anfield two weeks before. We therefore became the first English side to claim the League title and a European trophy in the same season.

1985 - John Wark missed a penalty as we lost at Everton. Paul Wilkinson bagged the only goal of the game.

1989 - Ray Houghton netted a brace, with John Aldridge, Ian Rush and John Barnes also on target as we beat West Ham United 5-1 at Anfield, our 24th consecutive game without defeat, just three days after our emotional FA Cup Final win, to keep us on course for our second double in four years. The FA Cup was on display on a table on the pitch before the game.

2007 - We lost 2-1 to AC Milan in the Champions League Final in Athens thanks to a Pippo Inzaghi brace, with Bolo Zenden playing his 47th and final reds game. Dirk Kuyt headed our late consolation, his first goal in Europe for us.

2021 – Midfielder Gini Wijnaldum played his 237th and last reds game as we beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Anfield in front of just 10,000 fans due to COVID restrictions. Sadio Mané scored in his eighth consecutive League game against the Eagles, nabbing both our goals. We finished the season in third place, while ex-reds boss Roy Hodgson took charge of Palace for the final time.

1973- An historic win, our first ever European win

1989- The win relegates West Ham and gives us one hand on the league title trophy, ARGH

2021- A fine end to an inconsistent season, a 10 match unbeaten run of which we won 8, good momentum for next season


2007- couple of posts down the years around this game

[Boston Bosox]

Thank You Paul

That Footage was good , have seen it before though

Re 1989

Yes that was heartbreaking night

[Boston Bosox]

2009 - We beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield in our final game of the season, with Xabi Alonso playing his 210th and final reds game and Sami Hyypiä making an emotional farewell after his 464th and last appearance for the club. Fernando Torres headed in the opener with his fiftieth reds goal, in just his 84th game. We extended our lead after Alan Hutton deflected in a Dirk Kuyt effort to register our 150th own goal, before ex-red Robbie Keane reduced the deficit with the most recent of his five goals past us. Yossi Benayoun rounded off the scoring before Sami made his entrance.

2015 - We were humbled 6-1 in the final game of the season at Stoke City. Mame Biram Diouf bagged a brace before Jon Walters grabbed one of his seven goals past us. Ex-red Charlie Adam and Steven N’Zonzi then put the home side five up at the break. Steven Gerrard netted his 186th and last goal in his 710th and final reds game, but ex-red Peter Crouch then added his fourth and last goal against the reds. This was our biggest defeat since April 1963.

2017 – Forward Rhian Brewster played his first reds game as we beat Sydney 3-0 in a post-season friendly down under, with ex-reds Daniel Agger, Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard and Steve McManaman all also in action. Daniel Sturridge, Alberto Moreno and Roberto Firmino were all on target in the first half.

2021 Liverpool Under 18's Lose 2-1 In The FA Youth Cup final at Villa Park against Aston Villa

[Boston Bosox]

SYDNEY FC   0   -   3   LIVERPOOL
FRIENDLY
ANZ STADIUM | WEDNESDAY 24 MAY 2017
Liverpool: Karius (Mignolet 75), Alexander-Arnold, Moreno (Randall 58), Carragher (Agger 46), Lovren (Matip 45), Lucas (Stewart 45), Wilson (Lallana 45), Gerrard (McManaman 46), Sturridge (Brewster 45), Woodburn, Firmino (Klaven 45).

SYDNEY F.C.
 Vukovic, Wilkinson ( Flottmann 86 ), Brillante ( Green 70 ), Zullo ( Gonzalez 70 ), Bobo ( Simon 46 ), O’Neill ( Kuleski 81 ), Brosque ( Zuvela 59 ), Carney ( Lokolingoy 59 ), Blackwood ( Mutch 75 ), Ryall, Grant
Unused subs: Heward-Belle, Timotheou, Antoniou.
GOALS
Daniel Sturridge 8'
Alberto Moreno 18'
Roberto Firmino 39'
Attendance: 72,892
Referee: Green P (Australia)
Half-time score: 0 - 3

[Yorkykopite]

Re 1969
On This Day In 1969

Testimonial for: Real Mallorca used 10 substitutes during the match
Clemence, Lawler, Lindsay, Smith, Yeats, Strong, Callaghan, Thompson, Hall, Graham, Hunt.
Came on as a sub: Ross (for Yeats).

- Bob Paisley was escorted to the dressing-rooms by civil guards after trying to make a second substitution (Ian Ross had already come on for Ron Yeats and the second substitution was going to be Phil Boersma for Brian Hall). This was a really bizarre incident considering that the home team had made TEN substitutions at the start of the second half. Bobby Graham's goal (Liverpool's second) came after this incident.

More detailed Report

https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/FriendlyGame/8038


Scroll Down Click on image to enlarge

I'd never heard of this incident before. Franco's police of course. Treating even honoured guests summarily and with contempt.

[Boston Bosox]

On This Day In

1936 Beogradski SK(Friendly)Belgrade 2-3
Tour: Tour of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia And Romania (1936)
BEOGRADSKI SK LINE UP & SCORERS
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Alf Hobson, Ben Dabbs, Ernie Blenkinsop, Matt Busby, Tom Tiny Bradshaw, Norman Low, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Phil Taylor, Fred Howe, Syd Roberts, Alf Hanson.
### Due to a kit colour clash Liverpool's players did not wear shirts for this game. 
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Alf Hanson 3' , Berry Nieuwenhuys 76'
Attendance: Unknown

[paulrazor]

2009. Sami was an absolute legend. Him.and xabi were awesome players. Robbie Keane scores against us having played for us earlier that season

2015. I was out shopping. Previous day me and my bridal.party including my dad and brother got measured for suits for my wedding. As they got the bus home my brother asked for updates

When I text him the goal updates he thought i had to be taken the piss. A horrible way for Gerrard's career to end

[Boston Bosox]

May 25th

1971 - Kevin Keegan played his first reds game as we lost 3-2 at Danish side AGF Århus, with Bobby Graham and Jack Whitham netting our goals.

1977 – One of  the most glorious day in our history, as we claimed the European Cup for the first time. Our opponents were Borussia Mönchengladbach, who we had beaten in the UEFA Cup Final four years earlier. Rainer Bonhof hit the post for the Germans before Terry McDermott opened the scoring after half an hour, although Alan Simonsen equalised shortly after half-time, capitalising on a loose Jimmy Case back-pass.
After sustaining heavy German pressure, we regained the lead when Tommy Smith rose to head in magnificently from a corner, in his 600th reds game, which was then assumed to be his final outing. Seven minutes from time, Kevin Keegan, playing in his 323rd and last reds match, was felled by Berti Vogts in the area, and Phil Neal stepped up to convert from the spot. Then the party could really start.

2005 - We claimed the European Cup for the fifth time as we came from 3-0 down against the mighty AC Milan in Istanbul to triumph after a penalty shoot-out. Paolo Maldini scored before Hernan Crespo bagged a brace, with the reds having a strong penalty claim for handball turned down as well as losing Harry Kewell to injury half-way through the first period. The fans and team inspired each other in the second half as we began our comeback through skipper Steven Gerrard, whose goal was the only header of that season’s victorious European campaign. Vladimír Šmicer then struck his nineteenth reds goal in his 184th and final game for the club, before Xabi Alonso saw his penalty saved but tucked away the rebound, just six minutes after Gerrard’s goal.
We hung on to the 3-3 scoreline through the rest of normal and extra time, with Jerzy Dudek making an incredible double save from Andriy Shevchenko. An amazing night was completed as we won the penalty shoot-out 3-2, with Dietmar Hamann, Djibril Cissé and Šmicer converting their spot-kicks and Dudek dancing on the goal-line.

[paulrazor]

ok this isn't my post. Mine is one post down from this link. It is long.

What a night. What a bloody night

[paulrazor]

So Kevin Keegan played his first and last game 6 years apart.

1977. Glorious day. Pretty sure Clem pulled off a fine save at 1-1.

I've seen footage after. And honestly it looks like emlyn Hughes and Tommy smith are about to shake hands and the camera cuts away

I wonder what happened there.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u4LZ3KSav9U&list=PLC3KiSUH0tweQwmvUnL8Z_3iMmBcCsJ8e&index=1&t=3741s&pp=iAQB
52.02

I love that buffet story

I heard a nice one too that someone hear said at one point he saw shankly and paisley in a corner taking it all in. It's lovely to picture that

[Boston Bosox]

Cheers Paul

Thank's again for the memories and that link

[Boston Bosox]

May 26th
1978 - We played a game to commemorate the opening of the new Al Nasr Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, beating Al Nasr Club 5-0. Our scorers were fairly unusual, with substitute Colin Irwin and Ray Kennedy both bagging braces, and Alan Hansen also on target.

1980 - We returned to the Middle East to beat a Bahrain XI 2-1 on the Three Fives Gulf Football Tour. This time, Howard Gayle and Graeme Souness got on the scoresheet.

1989 - Having already claimed the FA Cup in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, we only had to avoid defeat at home to Arsenal by two clear goals or more to clinch our second double in four seasons. The Gunners took the lead in the second half when Alan Smith was judged to have headed in from an indirect free-kick, one of his nine goals against the reds. We held on until stoppage time, when Michael Thomas burst through to grab the decisive, heart-breaking second and take the title back to Highbury for the first time since 1971. Bruce Grobbelaar was playing his 300th League game for the club.

1994 - Reserves midfielder Phil Charnock scored his first senior reds goal in our 3-0 defeat of Cape Town Spurs in the United Bank International Soccer Festival in South Africa, with Bruce Grobbelaar appearing for the reds for the final time. Robbie Fowler netted the other two. The players were introduced to South African President Nelson Mandela prior to the game.

2018 – We lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Final in Kiev, as keeper Loris Karius had a personal nightmare, with Mohamed Salah being forced off with injury after just half an hour. Karim Benzema scored past us shortly after half time, but Sadio Mané levelled just four minutes later. However, Gareth Bale then struck twice to secure the trophy for the Spanish side for a record thirteenth time. Emre Can came off the bench to make his 167th and last appearance for the reds.

[Boston Bosox]

1971 - Kevin Keegan scored his first reds goal as we thumped Swedish side IFK Lulea 5-0 in an end-of-season friendly. Forward Jack Whitham added a brace, with Alec Lindsay and Bobby Graham also on the scoresheet.

1977 - Two days after we won the European Cup for the first time, Anfield hosted a testimonial match for Tommy Smith, who had intended to retire. The game featured Liverpool playing a Bobby Charlton Select XI, ending 9-9 with both Tommy Smith and Ray Clemence grabbing a brace! Jimmy Case, David Fairclough, David Johnson, Kevin Keegan and Terry McDermott were all also on target. Bobby Charlton briefly appeared for the reds in this game, with Emlyn Hughes taking a turn in goal and delivery driver Lol Cotterell also appearing, thanks to winning a competition on the BBC’s “The Big Time” programme, hosted by Esther Rantzen.

1981 - We won the European Cup for the third time by beating the mighty Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes in Paris thanks to an Alan Kennedy strike nine minutes from time. Unbeknownst to everyone, Ray Clemence was making his 665th and final reds appearance, keeping his 335th clean sheet, with Jimmy Case also playing his 269th and last reds game.

[Boston Bosox]

Liverpool Daily Post report
ALAN KENNEDY confounded Real Madrid and the whole of Paris last night by striking the goal that won the European Cup for Liverpool.

The man the Kop have christened Barney Rubble, a left-back with the knack of producing the unpredictable, became Liverpool's ace in the pack in a tense and taut chess game of a final.

With just eight minutes remaining, Kennedy went bursting into the Real penalty area when his namesake Ray took a quick throw-in from the left. In a blur he was past the floundering Garcia Cortes and a thundering left-foot shot seared high into the top corner of the net.

The Parc des Princes Stadium exploded into red and white, and Kennedy, whose League Cup final goal was so cruelly cancelled out in the dying minutes at Wembley in March, this time was the hero for keeps.

Yet Kennedy had been inactive for six weeks during Liverpool's preparations for this game because of a broken wrist, and his chances of playing had looked remote.

The plaster was removed only last week as Paisley was anxious to play him as a counter to the dangerous forward thrusts of Juanito.

Now Kennedy has a golden chance of a place in football history as the man who won the European Cup for Liverpool for the third time, a record for a British club.

And ultimately Liverpool deserved their triumph, if only just.

They produced a performance of typical professionalism, reducing the threat of the highly talented Real front-line by expert and disciplined defence.

Liverpool were not rated as favourites. The feeling of many critics in Paris was that their time had passed. But the message Bob Paisley's men spoke rather than roared to the rest of Europe is one that is becoming haunt-ingly familiar: Write Liverpool off only at your cost.

Liverpool's early dominance was a product of their great experience of the heady occasions.

They gave themselves a little more time than Real and for 20 minutes were in firm control, creating that critical extra yard of space by intelligent first-time passing.

Alan Kennedy's 11th-minute left-footed 30-yarder had Agustin sprawling. McDermott's first-time effort following a neat link between Dalglish and Lee went over, and Dalglish drove an effort on the turn straight at the keeper.

Once Real had surfaced from their early attack of nerves, however, Liverpool found they were much more of a match, coping with the tight and tricky ball skills of Juanito and Laurie Cunningham and the phenomenal ability in the air of Santillana.

Camacho, a dangerous raiding full-back, gave Liverpool their first big scare when he wriggled free from Alan Hansen on the edge of the box and lobbed a shot just beyond Ray Clemence's far post.

If the game was not a classic, if was nothing less than an absorbing contest between highly accomplished teams of contrasting styles.

Real, typically Latin, played in high speed bursts, from a general pattern of keeping the pace slow. Their close skills were undeniably present: demanding every ounce of Liverpool's concentration and organisation to contain them. The Spaniards also employed a man-to-man marking system as opposed to Liverpool's preference for the nearest defender to pick up the man on the ball.

Cortes stayed as tight as he could on Dalglish, and found it a desperately difficult task; Sabido followed Johnson and Camacho was given the responsibility of restricting Graeme Souness's midfield influence, in which he found a certain degree of success.

The pattern that emerged was that Liverpool, without ever regaining their early authority, created the more clear-cut chances; a tribute as much to the back four's work as the forward play.

A typical Liverpool move deserved a reward of a 37th-minute goal. Dalglish, pressured by two defenders on the edge of the box, held the ball up cleverly before releasing it in front of the onrushing Souness whose shot the gangling Agustin was fortunate to grab at the second attempt.

There was never a question of Real running the so-called old men of Anfield off their feet as their Yugoslavian coach Boskov had predicted; nor on the other hand of Liverpool dissecting the Spaniards by science.

Just when extra-time seemed inevitable the tactical stalemate was broken by Alan Kennedy's intervention. Three minutes from time, three substitutions were made, but they were too late to matter. Real brought on San Jose and Pineda for Juanita and Cortes, and Jimmy Case replaced a limping Dalglish.

LIVERPOOL: Clemence; Neal, Thompson, Hansen, A Kennedy; Lee, McDermott, Souness, R Kennedy, Dalglish (Case 87), Johnson.

REAL MADRID: Agustin; Garcia Cortes (Pineda 87), Garcia Navajas, Sabido, Camacho; Del Bosque, Angel, Stielike; Juanito, Santillana, Cunningham.

REFEREE: Mr Karoly Palotai (Hungary)

ATT: 48,360

MAN OF THE MATCH: Alan Kennedy - Returned from injury to put in a match-winning performance.

[paulrazor]

May 26th

1989- That was about a year before I followed us, but watching it is hard to take even now. That must have been gut wrenching, my brother remembers it well, said he was in bits, he said grown men on my road were crying.

5 players who played that night also played for Ireland less than 48 hours later against Malta in a world cup qualifier. Steve Staunton, Ronnie Whelan, John Aldridge, Ray Houghton and Arsenal's David O'Leary.  Ireland won 2-0 with Houghton scoring the opener, Whelan would be booked meaning he missed the following weeks game with Hungary while Aldridge came on as sub early on for the injured Frank Stapleton.

At the end of the match between Liverpool and Arsenal, O'Leary went over to console a devastated Aldridge who angrily shoved him away and walked off.

2018- My nerves were in bits that night, our midfield was rather depleted, Oxlade Chamberlain had come in and done well that season but he wrecked his knee against Roma in the semi final and was out for a year, Adam Lallana and Emre Can were on the bench that night but between them only played about half an hour in the previous 2 months. It meant we had Henderson-Wijnaldum and Milner in the middle, I never liked that combo but we had no one else.

Salah was wrestled out of the match early and we didnt even get a free kick for it. I remember spotting The Ramos elbow on Loris Karius, footage didnt really emerge for a few days, but that night I remember going "what the fuck happened there" as Karius hit the deck suddenly. Everyone looked at me like I had 4 heads.

Karius had a total meltdown after that, I recall he had the ball in his hands, a mate turned to speak to me and we both looked away, next minute the ball was in the net. We all wondered what the hell happened. We thought surely the goal wouldnt stand, surely there had been a foul but the replay showed he rolled the ball against Benzema and it ended up in the net.

Sadio Mane was magnificent that night, he took the game to Madrid and got an equaliser, but then Gareth Bale scored a spectacular over head kick, Mane hit the post not long after but you could feel the game slipping away. Then Karius had another meltdown as he allowed a straight forward shot to trickle over the line from Bale. We lost 3-1, I was devastated, I actually earned myself a ban from here for a post on Karius after the game which I regret.

When I saw footage after of him walking around in bits and how bad he felt I felt terrible for him, he unfortunately has to live with it.

I ended up back in my local with my brother, bravado or not I told him that night
"I promise you we will be back next year, we will win this again, this team is way too good not to win anything"

A year later we sat in exactly the same seats and remembered that. Pleased to say I was right

[paulrazor]

May 27th

1977- I read Tommy Smiths book a few years ago, said he was delighted with the turn out "even Emlyn showed up".

He told a hilarious one about Mr Cotterell. He said he wasnt actually a bad player and had a bit about him, in the weekend before the match he told him "dont go too mad, avoid the booze this weekend, just drink water"

He said the guy got shitfaced Friday, Saturday AND Sunday to the point where he weighed in 8 pounds heavier on the Monday. In the game itself a penalty was awarded for no reason, Smith said it was a set up for Cotterell to get his glory.

He proceeded to miss the kick, however everyone was so desperate for him to score a retake was ordered with the excuse that someone encroached in the area. Cotterell missed the retake, however he was to get another go as the referee said the keeper moved before the spot kick (which was not allowed back then). Tommy claimed the keeper hadnt moved and again it was just an excuse for Cotterell.

However Cotterell ballooned the third penalty over the bar. Smith looked over to a bbc director who had been ordering the retakes. He said after miss number 3, Smith looked over and the director just went "oh forget it".

27th May 1981

It wasnt a great game by all accounts but I am sure we didnt complain, never knew that about Kennedys injury.

Incidentally a lot of players that night seemed to get phased out over the next year, it seemed Paisley was building a new team. Ray Clemence, Jimmy Case, Ray Kennedy, David Johnson, Terry McDermott and Phil Thompson either left soon after or got phased out. They were replaced by Bruce Grobbelaar in goal as well as the likes of Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Craig Johnston and Ian Rush.

It took a bit of time to settle, Liverpool slumped to 12th the following season and Christmas but by the end of the season they had won the league, they would go on to win 3 leagues in a row.

[Boston Bosox]

May 26th

1989- That was about a year before I followed us, but watching it is hard to take even now. That must have been gut wrenching, my brother remembers it well, said he was in bits, he said grown men on my road were crying.

5 players who played that night also played for Ireland less than 48 hours later against Malta in a world cup qualifier. Steve Staunton, Ronnie Whelan, John Aldridge, Ray Houghton and Arsenal's David O'Leary.  Ireland won 2-0 with Houghton scoring the opener, Whelan would be booked meaning he missed the following weeks game with Hungary while Aldridge came on as sub early on for the injured Frank Stapleton.

At the end of the match between Liverpool and Arsenal, O'Leary went over to console a devastated Aldridge who angrily shoved him away and walked off.

2018- My nerves were in bits that night, our midfield was rather depleted, Oxlade Chamberlain had come in and done well that season but he wrecked his knee against Roma in the semi final and was out for a year, Adam Lallana and Emre Can were on the bench that night but between them only played about half an hour in the previous 2 months. It meant we had Henderson-Wijnaldum and Milner in the middle, I never liked that combo but we had no one else.

Salah was wrestled out of the match early and we didnt even get a free kick for it. I remember spotting The Ramos elbow on Loris Karius, footage didnt really emerge for a few days, but that night I remember going "what the fuck happened there" as Karius hit the deck suddenly. Everyone looked at me like I had 4 heads.

Karius had a total meltdown after that, I recall he had the ball in his hands, a mate turned to speak to me and we both looked away, next minute the ball was in the net. We all wondered what the hell happened. We thought surely the goal wouldnt stand, surely there had been a foul but the replay showed he rolled the ball against Benzema and it ended up in the net.

Sadio Mane was magnificent that night, he took the game to Madrid and got an equaliser, but then Gareth Bale scored a spectacular over head kick, Mane hit the post not long after but you could feel the game slipping away. Then Karius had another meltdown as he allowed a straight forward shot to trickle over the line from Bale. We lost 3-1, I was devastated, I actually earned myself a ban from here for a post on Karius after the game which I regret.

When I saw footage after of him walking around in bits and how bad he felt I felt terrible for him, he unfortunately has to live with it.

I ended up back in my local with my brother, bravado or not I told him that night
"I promise you we will be back next year, we will win this again, this team is way too good not to win anything"

A year later we sat in exactly the same seats and remembered that. Pleased to say I was right

Great Story


Grown Men where crying

I think that & the Gerrard Slip game was 2 of the end of season memories at Anfield for me

[Boston Bosox]

May 27th

1977- I read Tommy Smiths book a few years ago, said he was delighted with the turn out "even Emlyn showed up".

He told a hilarious one about Mr Cotterell. He said he wasnt actually a bad player and had a bit about him, in the weekend before the match he told him "dont go too mad, avoid the booze this weekend, just drink water"

He said the guy got shitfaced Friday, Saturday AND Sunday to the point where he weighed in 8 pounds heavier on the Monday. In the game itself a penalty was awarded for no reason, Smith said it was a set up for Cotterell to get his glory.

He proceeded to miss the kick, however everyone was so desperate for him to score a retake was ordered with the excuse that someone encroached in the area. Cotterell missed the retake, however he was to get another go as the referee said the keeper moved before the spot kick (which was not allowed back then). Tommy claimed the keeper hadnt moved and again it was just an excuse for Cotterell.

However Cotterell ballooned the third penalty over the bar. Smith looked over to a bbc director who had been ordering the retakes. He said after miss number 3, Smith looked over and the director just went "oh forget it".

27th May 1981

It wasnt a great game by all accounts but I am sure we didnt complain, never knew that about Kennedys injury.

Incidentally a lot of players that night seemed to get phased out over the next year, it seemed Paisley was building a new team. Ray Clemence, Jimmy Case, Ray Kennedy, David Johnson, Terry McDermott and Phil Thompson either left soon after or got phased out. They were replaced by Bruce Grobbelaar in goal as well as the likes of Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Craig Johnston and Ian Rush.

It took a bit of time to settle, Liverpool slumped to 12th the following season and Christmas but by the end of the season they had won the league, they would go on to win 3 leagues in a row.

Cheers for that , 

[Boston Bosox]

May 28th

1979 - We met the Israeli national side in a friendly, with the game at the Ramat-Gan Stadium ending 3-3. Avi Cohen played for Israel in the first half, before making his first reds appearance after the interval, two months before he actually joined the reds. Jimmy Case converted a penalty with Ray Kennedy and David Fairclough also netting for the reds as we took a three-goal lead.

2022 - Sadio Mané played his 269th and last reds game as we lost the UEFA Champions League Final 1-0 to Real Madrid at the Stade de France outside Paris. The start of the game was delayed due to awful crowd management by the French police and UEFA. Vinícius Júnior bagged the only goal of the game after an hour .

2023 – Diogo Jota netted before Roberto Firmino struck in his final reds game as we took an early two-goal lead at Southampton. James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana both scored to draw the Saints level at half time, the latter with his first Saints goal. Sulemana and Adam Armstrong both netted to put the home side 4-2 in front, but Cody Gakpo and Jota scored inside a minute to level the scores. Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner all also made their final appearances for the club.

[paulrazor]

may 28th, excitement  build all day, for the second day in a row I was on a stag do, I felt confident.

There was a bit of concern over the fitness of Thiago and Fabinho but both were passed fit to start although it is unlikely both were 100 %.

Only for Courtois in the Real Madrid goal we would have been on 7 european cups, early on he pushed a Mane effort on to the post. The whole pub including me had begun cheering thinking it was in. Salah had another chance in the first half while Real were unfortunate to have a goal disallowed.

In the second half Madrid struck first through Vinicius, Liverpool had however been behind in 4 of their previous 5 games and had come back to win each but time and again would be denied by Courtois. Salah could have had a second half hat trick but for three brilliant saves while a deflected effort that hit sub Diogo Jota may have gone in another day.

Sadly it was not to be, while off the pitch things were very nasty. Rewind back to before kick off I timed a late piss so that I would be back in my seat 5 minutes before kick off, I was then told there was a delay to kick off.

A disgusting message was put up on screens in the stadium "Game delayed due to late arrival of fans".

I immediately smelt a rat, sure enough the boys looked at twitter, The Anfield wrap tweeted
"we have been outside the ground for over two hours and it isnt moving"

The stewarding, organising and policing had become a shit show and the fans were blamed. It was awful, reports came in of fans having been robbed, attacked and police needlessly sprayed fans including young children with tear gas for no real reason.

The truth soon emerged, in fact many said if it wasnt for the excellent behavior of Liverpool fans things could have been worse. Fans with genuine tickets from the Uefa website were told their tickets were fake and in general we were treated like shit and legal matters have been ongoing pretty much ever since.

A fan I know posted on facebook from the game
"cant wait to get home, I was robbed of 150 euro, I will never be back to this robbing shit hole"

Two fans posted on his post
"yeah mate, I had my passport stolen"
"yeah mate I had 100 euro and my rail ticket taken"

I messaged him after, his reply "i didnt care about the game anymore"

It was a very sorry affair, it had been on my bucket list to one day go to a European final, now after all that I cant be arsed.



2023
Southampton 4 - Liverpool 4

A very strange end of season game, neither side had anything to play for with Southampton already relegated and Liverpool able to finish no higher than 5th. We took an early 2 goal lead, then fell 4-2 behind but ended up drawing 4-4. Roberto Firmino, Mo Salah, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo all found the net.

It was well known that Firmino was playing in his last game for us, so too James Milner. It was also confirmed that Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Arthur Melo and Naby Keita would leave too but none played that day. By the time the following season came around (although we didnt know it then) it would emerge that on this day, captain Jordan Henderson and midfielder Fabinho would also leave and this in hindsight was also their last game.

With 6 midfielders leaving it meant a complete overhaul of the midfield for season 2023/24

[Boston Bosox]

Excellent Read

[Boston Bosox]

May 29th   


1975 Benidorm(Friendly)Estadio Municipal Foietes 2-1
BENIDORM LINE UP & SCORER
Not Found Of Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL GOALS
John Toshack ( 2 )
Attendance Unknown

1980 - David Fairclough bagged a treble as we thumped Al Nasr Club 8-0 in a friendly in the Three Fives Gulf Football Tour in the United Arab Emirates. Terry McDermott grabbed a brace, with Ray Kennedy, Sammy Lee and Graeme Souness also on the scoresheet.
1980 Al Nasr(Friendly)Al Wasl-Dubai 8-0
Tour: Gulf Football Tour
AL NASR LINE UP
Not Found if Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Brian Kettle, Richard Money, Phil Thompson, Sammy Lee, Graeme Souness, Steve Heighway, Ray Kennedy, Terry McDermott, David Fairclough.
LIVERPOOL GOALS
David Fairclough ( 3 ) , Ray Kennedy , Sammy Lee , Terry McDermott ( 2 ) , Graeme Souness
Attendance: Unknown
Half-time score: 0 - 4

1985 - If April 15th is the saddest day in the club’s history, May 29th is surely the lowest. 39 football fans died at the Heysel stadium in Brussels before our European Cup Final against Juventus. Although many factors contributed to the tragedy, it is inescapable that violence by reds fans played a major role in the deaths of 32 Italians, four Belgians, two Frenchmen and one man from Northern Ireland.
The match eventually kicked off late, and was played in a surreal atmosphere, with the reds losing Mark Lawrenson to injury after just two minutes, and then Paul Walsh before half-time. A Michel Platini penalty was the only score, converted after Zbigniew Boniek was brought down by Gary Gillespie outside the box. This was Joe Fagan’s final game in charge and remains our only first-class game on this day in history.

R.I.P. Rocco Acerra (aged 29), Bruno Balli (50), Alfons Bos, Giancarlo Bruschera (21), Andrea Casula (11), Giovanni Casula (44), Nino Cerullo (24), Willy Chielens, Giuseppina Conto (17), Dirk Daenecky, Dionisio Fabbro (51), Jacques François, Eugenio Gagliano (35), Francesco Galli (25), Giancarlo Gonnelli (20), Alberto Guarini (21), Giovacchino Landini (50), Roberto Lorentini (31), Barbara Lusci (58), Franco Martelli (22), Loris Messore (28), Gianni Mastroiaco (20), Sergio Bastino Mazzino (38), Luciano Rocco Papaluca (38), Luigi Pidone (31), Benito Pistolato (50), Patrick Radcliffe, Domenico Ragazzi (44), Antonio Ragnanese (49), Claude Robert, Mario Ronchi (43), Domenico Russo (28), Tarcisio Salvi (49), Gianfranco Sarto (47), Amedeo Giuseppe Spolaore (55), Mario Spanu (41), Tarcisio Venturin (23), Jean Michel Walla, Claudio Zavaroni (28).


1994 – We held Iwisa Kaizer Chiefs to a goalless draw at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Phil Neal’s son Ashley suffered knee ligament damage in the game and had to be replaced by the South African-born Andy Harris, while Iain Brunskill made a rare first-team appearance.
1994 Iwisa Kaizer Chiefs(United Bank Soccer Festival)Ellis Park-Johannesburg 0-0
IWISA KAIZER CHIEFS LINE UP
S.Crowley , J.Tahleevhe , R.Seele , S.Khompela , N.Tovey , D.Khuse , D.Amakola , N.Shaw , J.Madida , S. Moshole , M.Maringa (Forgive Spelling )
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
David James, Rob Jones, Phil Charnock, Ashley Neal, Neil Ruddock, Steve Nicol, Michael Thomas, Don Hutchison, John Barnes, Nigel Clough, Lee Jones.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Ian Brunskill (for Lee Jones 88 minutes), Andrew Harris (for Ashley Neal 70 minutes).
Attendance: Approx 40,000

[paulrazor]

29th May 1985

Forever a day of shame.

I dont think it is right for me to say things I feel about this day other than it shouldnt have happened.

But nobody should go to a football match and never return.

In the game itself we had a very attacking line up with Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush upfront while Paul Walsh and John Wark also started.

I have seen highlights, Dalglish claimed he had a bit of a cold that night, from highlights I have seen he certainly didnt seem too bothered and I cant say I blame him. Juventus won through a Michel Platini penalty although Gary Gillespie's foul on Zibi Boniek was shown to be at least 2 yards outside the penalty area.

Later on Ronnie Whelan was denied a blatant penalty when he was clearly fouled, Whelan once claimed the referee told him
"there is no way this game is going to extra time", Whelan didnt argue.

John Wark in his autobiography claimed it should have been the biggest night of his career and said
"looking back on the game it is like looking at a blank page".

Liverpool would end up being barred in Europe and would not play in Europe again until 1991, it would be a further 10 years before they played in the European cup again.

Manager Joe Fagan had already decided to step down and it was a sad end to his career, he didnt deserve that. Fagan walked off the plane back at Liverpool in tears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om9SgvtcRx4 here is an interview with Joe just after this.

As Bostonbotox describes well he often includes stats where players usually played their last game, being the last game of the season this happens a lot but unusually not one of the players who played that night left the club that summer although sub keeper Chris Pile would never actually ever play for the club anyway

however that concludes a very sorry night. As I said I dont like getting into who was right and wrong on the night, I dont want to offend anyone so all I will say is RIP to the 39 people who never made it home.

[Crosby Nick]

RIP

[Boston Bosox]

29th May 1985

Forever a day of shame.

I dont think it is right for me to say things I feel about this day other than it shouldnt have happened.

But nobody should go to a football match and never return.

In the game itself we had a very attacking line up with Kenny Dalglish and Ian Rush upfront while Paul Walsh and John Wark also started.

I have seen highlights, Dalglish claimed he had a bit of a cold that night, from highlights I have seen he certainly didnt seem too bothered and I cant say I blame him. Juventus won through a Michel Platini penalty although Gary Gillespie's foul on Zibi Boniek was shown to be at least 2 yards outside the penalty area.

Later on Ronnie Whelan was denied a blatant penalty when he was clearly fouled, Whelan once claimed the referee told him
"there is no way this game is going to extra time", Whelan didnt argue.

John Wark in his autobiography claimed it should have been the biggest night of his career and said
"looking back on the game it is like looking at a blank page".

Liverpool would end up being barred in Europe and would not play in Europe again until 1991, it would be a further 10 years before they played in the European cup again.

Manager Joe Fagan had already decided to step down and it was a sad end to his career, he didnt deserve that. Fagan walked off the plane back at Liverpool in tears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om9SgvtcRx4 here is an interview with Joe just after this.

As Bostonbotox describes well he often includes stats where players usually played their last game, being the last game of the season this happens a lot but unusually not one of the players who played that night left the club that summer although sub keeper Chris Pile would never actually ever play for the club anyway

however that concludes a very sorry night. As I said I dont like getting into who was right and wrong on the night, I dont want to offend anyone so all I will say is RIP to the 39 people who never made it home.

I went to the game and it was really scary getting back to our coach
Luckily we where staying in Bruges. but when we got back to our hotel we where treated like animals and was asked to leave early the following morning without breakfast.
Arriving back in London we decided it would be best if we put our scarves etc in our bags.
The train from Euston to Liverpool seemed to take a lot longer was glad to see Lime Street

[paulrazor]

I can only imagine that trip home from both the stadium and into England

I would say it was horrible

I visited the ground in 2016. Walked right into it without being checked during an Athletic event, mind you that was after I walked around the entire stadium first.

It was kind of eerie seeing those big floodlights, also walking away one part of the stadium just had loads of rubble and rock just lying there, shivered when I saw it

[Boston Bosox]

I can only imagine that trip home from both the stadium and into England

I would say it was horrible

I visited the ground in 2016. Walked right into it without being checked during an Athletic event, mind you that was after I walked around the entire stadium first.

It was kind of eerie seeing those big floodlights, also walking away one part of the stadium just had loads of rubble and rock just lying there, shivered when I saw it

I guess I know how you felt going to the Heysel
I went to a Hillsborough on one of the anniversary's and could not face going down the tunnel but the staff let anyone who could not face it go round it

[Boston Bosox]

1946 St Louis All Stars(Friendly)Walsh Stadium 5-1
Tour: Tour of America And Canada (1946)
ST LOUIS ALL STARS LINE UP & SCORER
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Cyril Sidlow, Bernard Ramsden, Jim Harley, Eddie Spicer, Laurie Hughes, Phil Taylor, Bob Priday, Willie Fagan, Bob Done, Jack Balmer, Harry Eastham.
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Willie Fagan 13' , Bob Priday , Jack Balmer 54' , Own goal 78' , Willie Fagan 87' pen
Attendance: 12,493




1947 Wolverhampton Wanderers(Division One)Molineux *
*Liverpool clinched their 5th league title with this win*
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS LINE UP
Bart Williams , Gus McLean , Billy Crook , Jim Alderton , Stan Cullis , Billy Wright , Jim Hancocks , Jimmy Dunn , Jesse Pye , Billy Forbes , Jimmy Mullen
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS GOALS
Jimmy Dunn 65'
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Cyril Sidlow , Jim Harley , Ray Lambert ,Bill Jones , Laurie Hughes ,Eddie Spicer , Billy Liddell ,Jack Balmer (c), Albert Stubbins , Bill Watkinson , Bob Priday
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Jack Balmer 21' , Albert Stubbins 38'
Liverpool Manager: George Kay
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager: Ted Vizard
Referee: Briggs J
Attendance: 50,765
Half-time score: 0 - 2
Game number: 1822
League game number: 1648




1950 Saarbrucken(Friendly)Ludwigspark-Germany 1-4
POSSIBLE LINE UP'S
LIVERPOOL (2-3-5):
Charles Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Phil Taylor, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley, Jack Balmer, Bill Jones, Albert Stubbins, Ken Brierley, Billy Liddell.
SAARBRUCKEN (2-3-5):
Erwin Strempel, Nikolaus Biewer, Theodor Puff, Karl Berg, Peter Momber, Waldemar Philippi, Werner Otto, Herbert Martin, Herbert Binkert, Jakob Balzert, Karl Heinz Prinz.
SCORERS UNKNOWN
ATTENDANCE UNKNOWN
I have no info on the line-up in this game - if you can help please post
* Line Up's are taken from the 2nd leg at Anfield played a week later




1953 Toledo Turner All Stars(Friendly)Ohio 10-3 ( Half - Time 1-7 )
Tour: Tour of America And Canada (1953)
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Ray Crossley, Bill Jones, Eddie Spicer, Bob Paisley, Laurie Hughes, Phil Taylor,Jimmy Payne, Sammy Smyth, Billy Liddell, Alan A’Court, Ronnie Moran.
Subs – Saunders, Lambert, Gerhardi, Baron, Ashcroft.
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Billy Liddell(2) Kevin Baron (2) Bob Paisley ( 2 ) Jimmy Payne (2) Alan A'Court , Sammy Smyth
SUBSTITUTES
Roy Saunders , Ray Lambert , Hugh Gerhardi , Kevin Baron , Charlie Ashcroft ,
TOLEDO ALL STARS LINE UP
J.Gilmore , F.Artner, W.Pickering , J.Sarno , H.Jack , W. Whittle , T. Barrowman , G.Kay , W. Carson , A .Shaw , D. Colburn
SUBSTITUTES
H.Johnson , T.Spratt , T. McLlreavy , J. Thwaites ,
TOLEDO GOALS
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
Attendance Approx 3,000
* According to a newspaper report, one of the Toledo goals was an own-goal by Ronnie Moran. One of Liverpool's goals was also an own-goal, scored by home player Hughy Jacks. The All Stars team was made up of players from Ohio, Ontario and Michigan.

[paulrazor]

I guess I know how you felt going to the Heysel
I went to a Hillsborough on one of the anniversary's and could not face going down the tunnel but the staff let anyone who could not face it go round it

I was at Hillsborough a month ago, felt it was a really old dated ground. I enjoyed the day and atmosphere, I did go down to look at the Leppings Lane end after but didnt go right up to it

Had I been at Hillsborough in 1989 I would have been very emotional, sounds weird but it felt like I had to see it in person

Lord rest their souls

[Boston Bosox]

I was at Hillsborough a month ago, felt it was a really old dated ground. I enjoyed the day and atmosphere, I did go down to look at the Leppings Lane end after but didnt go right up to it

Had I been at Hillsborough in 1989 I would have been very emotional, sounds weird but it felt like I had to see it in person

Lord rest their souls

 

[Boston Bosox]

Sorry Guys I posted tomorrows events
My Heads in turmoil today (very bad night )
Apologies


Here is Today's

1942 - Future boss Bill Shankly guested for the reds in a Wartime League game, the only time he played for us. We beat Everton 4-1 at Anfield, with Cyril Done netting a brace, and Len Carney and John Wharton also on target.


1942 Everton(Football League Northern Section) Anfield 4-1
*Bill Shankly played his only Liverpool game as a war-time guest player*
Match: Liverpool Cup & Lancashire League, at Anfield, kick-off: 15:00.
Liverpool – Everton 4-1 (3-1).
Attendance: 13,761; gate receipts: £815.
Referee: Mr. J. Bennett.
LIVERPOOL LINE UP(2-3-5):
Alf Hobson (Chester), Roy Guttridge (Aston Villa), Arthur Owen (Tranmere Rovers), Bill Shankly (Preston North End), Arthur Woodruff (Burnley), Harry Kaye, Billy Liddell, Andy McLaren (Preston North End),
Cyril Done, Johnny Carey (Manchester United), Jack Wharton (Preston North End).
EVERTON LINE UP (2-3-5):
George Burnett, Billy Cook, Jack Jones, Stan Benthan, Harry Jones (West Bromwich Albion), Eric Keen (Derby County), W. Owen, George Mutch (Preston North End), Tommy Lawton, Alex Stevenson, Gordon Watson.
THE GOALS
1-0 Wharton (8 min.), 2-0 Done (23 min.), 3-0 Carey (39 min.), 3-1 Lawton, 4-1 Done.


1948 - Albert Stubbins grabbed five goals as we thumped an American League Select side 9-2 in a friendly in the Triborough Stadium, New York City. Billy Liddell added a brace, with Willie Fagan and Jack Balmer also on the scoresheet.
1948 American League Select(Friendly)Triborough Stadium 9-2
Tour: Tour of America And Canada (1948)
AMERICAN LEAGUE SELECT LINE UP & SCORERS
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Cyril Sidlow, Jim Harley, Ray Lambert, Phil Taylor, Bill Jones, Bob Paisley, Billy Liddell, Jack Balmer, Albert Stubbins, Willy Fagan, Bob Priday.
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Billy Liddell ( 2 ), Jack Balmer , Willie Fagan , Albert Stubbins ( 5 ),
Attendance Approx 7,500




1956 Toulouse(Friendly)Stade Municipal de Toulouse 1-3
TOULOUSE LINE UP & SCORERS
Not Found If Known Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL LINE UP
Rudham, White, Melia, Liddell, + 7
Liverpool's preparations for the game were hindered by being forced to leave their hotel rooms by noon even though the match was an evening kick off.
If Any Info Please Post Thank You
LIVERPOOL GOAL
Jimmy Melia
Attendance Unknown





1984 - We clinched the European Cup for a fourth time, becoming the first English side to complete a treble, having already claimed the title and League Cup that season. Phil Neal put us ahead after a quarter of an hour with a scrappy goal, but Roberto Pruzzo headed an equaliser for Roma before half-time. The game ended 1-1 after extra-time, and so the cup was to be decided with a penalty shoot-out. Steve Nicol missed our first kick, but his failure was matched by two Italians before Bruce Grobbelaar’s wobbly legs helped put off a third kicker, Ciccio Graziani. Alan Kennedy stepped up to take the decisive spot kick, as we won the big cup right in the heart of the lions’ den. Phil Neal, Graeme Souness, in his 359th and final reds appearance, and Ian Rush had been our other successful penalty takers. This remains our only first-class game on this day in history.

1984 Roma(European Cup Final)Olympico Stadio-Rome 1-1* AFTER EXTRA TIME & PENALTY SHOOTOUT: 4- 2
LIVERPOOL LINE Up
Bruce Grobbelaar , Phil Neal , Alan Kennedy , Mark Lawrenson , Ronnie Whelan , Alan Hansen , Kenny Dalglish , Sammy Lee , Ian Rush , Craig Johnston , Graeme Souness (c)
LIVERPOOL GOALS
Phil Neal 14'
LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTIONS
Craig Johnston out for Steve Nicol 73', Kenny Dalglish out for Michael Robinson 95'
ROMA LINE UP
Franco Tancredi , Michele Nappi , Urbaldo Righetti , Dario Bonetti , Sebastiano Nela , Toninho Cerezo , Falcao , Agostino Di Bartolomei , Bruno Conti , Roberto Pruzzo , Francesco Graziani
ROMA GOALS
Roberto Pruzzo 44'
ROMA SUBSTITUTIONS
Roberto Pruzzo out for Odoacre Chierico 63' , Toninho Cerezo out for Mark Strukelj 115'
PENALTY SHOOTOUT
Steve Nicol missed 0 - 0
0 - 1 Agostino Di Bartolomei scored
Phil Neal scored 1 - 1
1 - 1 Bruno Conti missed
Graeme Souness scored 2 - 1
2 - 2 Urbaldo Righetti scored
Ian Rush scored 3 - 2
3 - 2 Francesco Graziani missed
Alan Kennedy scored 4 - 2
Liverpool Manager: Joe Fagan
Roma manager: Nils Liedholm
Referee: Fredriksson E (Sweden)
Attendance: 69,693
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 3767
Europe game number: 135