Liverpool 1-2 Leicester - January 31, 1981 / Division 1 1980/1981
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Pat Byrne
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LEI
LEI
Team line-ups
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ray Clemence | 32 | 643 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Avi Cohen | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Thompson | 27 | 388 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Irwin | 23 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Neal | 29 | 362 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graeme Souness | 27 | 169 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sammy Lee | 21 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Kennedy | 29 | 347 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Terry McDermott | 78 | 29 | 259 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
David Johnson | 29 | 177 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 33 | 468 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
265
Leicester
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Mark Wallington | 28 | 266 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Thomas Williams | 23 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Larry May | 22 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Friar | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John O'Neill | 22 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Pat Byrne | 9090 | 24 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Andy Peake | 19 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin MacDonald | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Wilson | 22 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
James Melrose | 22 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alan Young | 25 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
22.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
76
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Jimmy Case | 78 | 26 | 252 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Mark Goodwin | 90 | 20 | 89 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Johnson
IN
Kenny Dalglish
OUT
Steve Heighway
IN
David Fairclough
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
62
391
Success rate in this team:
57 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
57 %
Paisley vs Leicester
6 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Paisley vs Wallace
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
45
124
Success rate in this team:
32 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Wallace vs Liverpool
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Wallace vs Paisley
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures

Liverpool keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 03/01/1981). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/02/1980-08/04/1980 time period (11 matches).

Liverpool keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 14/01/1981).

End of streak for Leicester after 5 consecutive losses in Premier League (since 20/12/1980). It was the best streak for the club since 28/03/1978-26/04/1978 (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VLiverpool 2-1 Aston Villa22/11/1980 | VLiverpool 3-1 Birmingham City02/12/1980 | VLiverpool 2-1 Tottenham06/12/1980 | VLiverpool 1-0 Wolverhampton20/12/1980 | DLiverpool 0-0 Leeds United27/12/1980 | VLiverpool 4-1 Altrincham03/01/1981 |
Overall | DLiverpool 0-0 Leeds United27/12/1980 | VLiverpool 4-1 Altrincham03/01/1981 | LAston Villa 2-0 Liverpool10/01/1981 | VManchester City 0-1 Liverpool14/01/1981 | VNorwich City 0-1 Liverpool17/01/1981 | LEverton 2-1 Liverpool24/01/1981 |
Current form
Away | LIpswich Town 3-1 Leicester15/11/1980 | LWest Bromwich Albion 3-1 Leicester22/11/1980 | VBirmingham City 1-2 Leicester06/12/1980 | LStoke City 1-0 Leicester20/12/1980 | LSouthampton 4-0 Leicester27/12/1980 | LExeter City 3-1 Leicester28/01/1981 |
Overall | LSouthampton 4-0 Leicester27/12/1980 | VLeicester 3-0 Cardiff City03/01/1981 | LLeicester 0-2 West Bromwich Albion10/01/1981 | LLeicester 0-1 Leeds United17/01/1981 | DLeicester 1-1 Exeter City24/01/1981 | LExeter City 3-1 Leicester28/01/1981 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 56 | 0 |
Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 3 | 1 |
Winless streak | 3 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 16 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
Conceding streak | 15 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
27 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
27 |
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
13 |
12 |
Victories (Competition total) |
6 |
9 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
12 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
4 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
19 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
11 |
Goals
47 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
18 |
28 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
29 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
45 |
9 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
30 |
1.74 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
2.15 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.54 |
1.07 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
0.69 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2.31 |
Betting aid
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
11 |
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
9 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
5 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
6 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
14 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
8 |
16 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
8 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
5 |
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Terry McDermott | 9 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Alan Young | ![]() |
![]() | Terry McDermott | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | James Melrose | ![]() |
![]() | Terry McDermott | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Kevin MacDonald | ![]() |
![]() | Terry McDermott | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Terry McDermott | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 8 matches | Alan Young | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
72 gf
40 ga
Away
44 gf
58 ga
Total
116 gf
98 ga
Historical head to head
Home
58 gf
44 ga
Away
40 gf
72 ga
Total
98 gf
116 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 26, 1977 |
Home | 5 - 1 |
November 09, 1976 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 13, 1962 |
Away | 3 - 0 |
January 02, 1926 |
Latest head to head
August 23, 1980 - Division 1 1980/1981
April 08, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 26, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
November 09, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
October 27, 1976 - Division 1 1976/1977
Best historical scorers against Leicester
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John Toshack | 8 goals | 1971 - 1976 |
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Kevin Keegan | 5 goals | 1971 - 1976 |
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Roger Hunt | 5 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
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Steve Heighway | 3 goals | 1971 - 1977 |
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Tommy Smith | 3 goals | 1968 - 1978 |
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Ian Callaghan | 3 goals | 1968 - 1969 |
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
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Keith Weller | 6 goals | 1972 - 1975 |
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Mike Stringfellow | 4 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Ken Keyworth | 3 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
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Rodney Fern | 2 goals | 1968 - 1971 |
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Dave Gibson | 2 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
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Frank Worthington | 2 goals | 1975 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Leicester
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Ian Callaghan | 35 matches | 1962 - 1977 |
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Tommy Smith | 27 matches | 1964 - 1978 |
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Emelyn Hughes | 25 matches | 1967 - 1978 |
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Chris Lawler | 22 matches | 1964 - 1973 |
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Ian St-John | 19 matches | 1962 - 1970 |
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Tommy Lawrence | 19 matches | 1963 - 1970 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
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Graham Cross | 30 matches | 1962 - 1975 |
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Mike Stringfellow | 18 matches | 1963 - 1975 |
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Peter Shilton | 17 matches | 1967 - 1974 |
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Dave Gibson | 17 matches | 1962 - 1969 |
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John Sjoberg | 17 matches | 1963 - 1971 |
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Stephen Whitworth | 17 matches | 1971 - 1978 |
They played in both sides
22 matches


11 matches
They played in both sides
22 matches


11 matches
Competition info
The other matches
January 31, 1981
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