Round: Final 1981 EUROPEAN CUP FINAL Stadium: Parc des Princes
Date: Wednesday, 27th May 1981
0 1
Attendance: 48,360
Time: 20:15 (local time) Referee: Karoly Palotai
Coach: Vujadin Boskov Coach: Bob Paisley

REAL MADRID
LIVERPOOL

1. Augustin Rodriguez


1. Ray Clemence

2. Rafael Garcia Cortes 85
2. Phil Neal

3. Jose Antonio Camacho
3. Alan Kennedy 81 1:0

4. Ulrich Stelike

4. Phil Thompson (C)

5. Andres Sabido

5. Ray Kennedy
VALIDATED
6. Vicente Del Bosque

6. Alan Hansen

7. Juan Gomez Juanito
7. Kenny Dalglish 86

8. Angel De Los Santos
8. Sammy Lee

9. Carlos Alonso Santillana (C)
9. David Johnson

10. Antonio Garcia Navajas
10. Terry McDermott

11. Laurie Cunningham

11. Graeme Souness




16. Francisco Pineda Garcia Cortes 85
13. Steve Ogrizovic







12. Jimmy Case Dalglish 86







14. Colin Irwin







15. Richard Money







16. Howard Gayle




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Phil Thompson - Liverpool captain






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Alan Kennedy - match winner






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Parc des Princes, Paris, France Distance from Anfield Stadium: 626 km - 389 miles





Ray Clemence's match worn shirt.



Kenny Dalglish's medal.
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Terry McDermott's medal.



Silver ashtray set presented to Terry McDermott.
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Kenny Dalglish's match worn shirt.
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Official un-numbered spare shirt produced for the Final.



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Real Madrid issued medal in silver plate commemorating the 1981 European Cup Final v Liverpool in Paris, inscribed XXVI EDICION DE LA COPA DE EUROPA DE CLUBS CAMPEONES, ESTADIO PARQUE DE LOS PRINCIPES, PARIS, 27 DE MAYO 1981, R. MADRID, LIVERPOOL.




Isidoro San Jose's medal.
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Laurie Cunningham's match worn shirt.






Francisco Pineda's match worn shirt.
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On the day of the Final, Adidas executive Horst Dassler persuaded UEFA that shirt advertising should not be allowed in the match so Liverpool had to tape over the Umbro logo on their shirts and shorts. Real Madrid also concealed the Adidas logo on their shirts.

- Liverpool Football Programmes The Definitive Collector’s Guide by Andy Marsden




The official programme. 48 pages.



Official team sheet.


The programme has been reproduced. It is very difficult to identify the reproduction without having the original programme to compare it against. The original is thinner than the reprint - which is printed on stiffer paper. Some player photos in the reprint are lacking the originals quality. On the original's cover, the ball is darker green and the sky is darker blue.




VIP issue. 56 pages.



Real Madrid issue. 52 pages.


VIP issue in maroon and gilt-lettered folder, inscribed F.F.F., Finale De La Coupe Des Clubs, Champions Europeens, 27 Mai 1981, the folder also has a French Football Federation enamelled badge.




France Football issue. 4 pages.
Available for free outside the stadium.



France Football magazine dated 26th May 1981.
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Programme of arrangements.







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Match Poster. 42cm x 67cm. We do not know if this is the official match poster.

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Press Release.










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Service ticket with access to all areas. The ticket does not include a seat to watch the match.

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Joe Fagan's travel bag for the flight to Paris. The bag has 'European Cup Final Paris 1981' embossed to one side with the Aer Lingus logo on both sides.






La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper dated 27th May 1981.







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Liverpool Echo souvenir dated May 23rd 1981.





The Spanish newspaper dicen, dated the day of the match, previews the Final.

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The official Real Madrid magazine, dated May 1981, previews the Final.




The magazine France Foot2 previews the Final.
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The magazine Les Domingos de ABC, dated the 24th of May 1981, previews the Final.






Shoot! magazine, dated the 30th of May 1981, previews the Final..






The magazine TP, dated the 25th to the 31st of May 1981, previews the Final..






AS Football Revista Edition, dated the day of the match, previews the Final.
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A montage from the Liverpool Echo newspaper.
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Article from Liverpool Annual.
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Globe Kicker Issue (A Weekly Guide to 'Soccer Made in Germany'). published by German Educational Television Network Ltd, New York, USA. 20 Pages.












Images courtesy of Guy Mitchell





GUY MITCHELL'S POSTER ALBUM


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Supporters pennant obtained outside the stadium.
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Football autographed by 1980-81 squad.



Silver-plated ashtray presented to Tom Saunders.
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Replica Glass Trophy - 12cm in height - presented to Liverpool Director Cecil Hill.








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Football autographed by 1980-81 squad.
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Event programme of the 1981 European Cup Final 25th anniversary on the 13th of November 2006 organised by the Liverpool FC former players association,




















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Limited edition Kings of Europe painting by Peter Deighan.




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Steve Hale photograph that hung in the corridor beside the Director's Lounge in the old Main Stand.





Photograph of Alan Kennedy removed from the Legends Lounge in the old Main Stand at Anfield.






Aluminium sheet with protective film display board commemorating the 1981 European Cup victory.









Photograph that hung in the 2015-16 season Hospitality Marquee Trophy Room.

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Photographs of the 1981 European Cup Final for sale in the Anfield souvenir shop in 2020.

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Presentation screen in the Main Stand as part of the ground tour 2019.
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*Away Statistics include Final against Real Madrid in Paris


APPEARANCES / SCORERS: 9 Matches / 24 Goals (2.67 goals per match) s = Substitute appearance

Players Used: 19

Ever-present: 6 - Clemence, Dalglish, Hansen, R. Kennedy, Lee, Neal

Players Scored: 10 + 1 own goal (Miller of Aberdeen)

Leading Scorer: McDermott, Souness - 6 goals

TOTAL HOME ATTENDANCE 138,993
TOTAL AWAY ATTENDANCE 221,360



360,353

Average Home Attendance: 34,748



KM
Miles


Oulu 2038
1266


Aberdeen 418
260


Sofia 2271
1411


Munich 1172
728


Paris 626
389









6525
4054



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