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1 Apr, 1981

Liverpool 2-1 West Ham (Replay after 1-1)

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In the third League Cup Final in five years to need a replay, Liverpool win the trophy for the first time.  After a 1-1 draw at Wembley, a crowd of 36,693 see goals from KennyDalglish and Alan Hansen clinch the trophy for the Merseysiders at Villa Park.

1981 League Cup Final. Liverpool v West Ham

22 Mar, 1978

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Liverpool (Replay after 0-0)

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The League Cup final goes to a replay for the second year running after a goalless draw at Wembley. Forest win the replay at Old Trafford thanks to a controversial John Robertson penalty.  TV replays show that the foul occurred outside the penalty area. A crowd of 54,375 see Forest become the first team to win the League and League Cup double.

12 Jul, 1974

Quits Liverpool

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_38586127_shankly_1974_238The manager of Liverpool football club is retires from his postShankly, 58, has been in charge at Anfield for nearly 15 years. He made the decision to leave five weeks ago, but club directors have been trying to persuade him to stay.