Liverpool in Europe - 1972/73 UEFA Cup Final

Round:

FINAL, 1st Leg

Stadium:

Anfield

Date:

Wednesday, 9th May 1973

Attendance:

44,900

Time:

19:30 (local time)

Referee:

Erich Linemayr

Coach:

Bill Shankly

Coach:

Hennes Weisweiler

ABANDONED

LIVERPOOL

BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH

Ray Clemence

Wolfgang Kleff

Chris Lawler

Dietmar Danner

Alec Lindsay

Ulrich Surau

Tommy Smith (C)

Berti Vogts

Larry Lloyd

Rainer Bonhof

Emlyn Hughes

Christian Kulik

Kevin Keegan

Henning Jensen

Peter Cormack

Herbert Wimmer

Brian Hall

Bernd Rupp

10.

Steve Heighway

10.

Gunter Netzer (C)

11.

Ian Callaghan

11.

Jupp Heynckes

Frank Lane

John Toshack

Phil Thompson

Phil Boersma

Trevor Storton

Match abandoned after 27 minutes due to pitch being water logged

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Official programme. 16 pages.

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Tickets were issued for the Main and Kemlyn Road Stands.


Image courtesy of Robin Gowers

Image courtesy of Hyder Jawad

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Borussia Monchengladbach : 1971-72 Third in West Germany League

Photograph from

FORM GUIDE

9 May 1973
Liverpool FC v Borussia Monchengladbach was abandoned after just 27 minutes due to heavy rainfall and the UEFA Cup final 1st leg was decided to be replayed the following day!#LFChistory_net #LFC pic.twitter.com/wGMAzXdCWk
— LFChistory.net (@LFChistory) May 9, 2022

Brilliant picture of anfield and the old kop in the background.@UEFA cup final 1973 1st leg @LFC v @borussia_en. Game abandoned due to waterlogged pitch and played the next day which liverpool won 3-0. (Credit refsupportuk picture) pic.twitter.com/ULINS1tXGN
— Ryan Starkey (@RyanStarkey20) June 16, 2020

Das Hinspiel in Anfield musste damals aufgrund von 🌧️Regenschauern 🌧️ verschoben werden. Der #LFC gewann das Wiederholungsspiel 24 Stunden später mit 3:0. 2x Keegan und 1x Lloyd. Keegan und Heynckes verschossen ihre Elfmeter. ⚽#lfcde #redmende #germanscousers pic.twitter.com/w7yuflIRjv
— Redmen Family Germany 🏆 (@RedmenFamilyDE) May 24, 2021

Liverpool v Borussia Mönchengladbach 9/5/73 UEFA Cup Final 1st leg abandoned after 27 mins, pitch waterlogged #LFCPROG match played following night, #LFC won 3-0 @borussia_en @LFC Photo credit Unknown? Left to Right: Ian Callaghan, Erich Linemayr (ref) and Chris Lawler #soaked pic.twitter.com/r1M5jitStB
— Andy Marsden* (@LFCProgMan) January 30, 2020

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The match was re-arranged for the following evening.

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