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3 April 1972 · First Division · Old Trafford
Liverpool scored twice in two minutes at Old Trafford on Easter Monday 1972. By the end of the afternoon they had a third goal, another clean sheet and a new first-team player.
17 September 1974
Phil Thompson and Phil Boersma scored twice each as Liverpool beat Strømsgodset 11–0, with only one outfield player absent from the scoresheet.
14 April 1976 · UEFA Cup semi-final second leg · Anfield
Phil Thompson scored before Barcelona replied, but Liverpool's first-leg advantage survived an Anfield draw to put Bob Paisley's side into the UEFA Cup final.
6 December 1977 · European Super Cup second leg · Anfield
Terry McDermott scored three as Liverpool overwhelmed Hamburg at Anfield to win their first European Super Cup 7–1 on aggregate.
22 March 1978 · League Cup final replay · Old Trafford
John Robertson's penalty decided Liverpool's first League Cup final, with Terry McDermott denied an equaliser by a disputed handball decision.
10 May 1978 · European Cup final · Wembley
Kenny Dalglish finished Graeme Souness's pass at Wembley as Liverpool became the first British club to retain the European Cup.
4 September 1979 · League Cup second round, second leg · Anfield
Tranmere held Liverpool scoreless for three halves before Phil Thompson's goal began a four-goal second half at Anfield.
26 December 1981 · First Division · Anfield
Manchester City punished Liverpool’s defensive errors at Anfield, leaving them 12th before Bob Paisley handed the captaincy to Graeme Souness.
27 May 1981
A Kirkby lad who stood on the Kop lifted the European Cup as Liverpool's captain. Almost nobody talks about him.