Liverpool had begun the season in mixed form, winning the 1989 FA Charity Shield against Arsenal then earning a win and two draws from their opening three matches. A deal to sell striker John Aldridge to Spanish club Real Sociedad for £1.25 million had been agreed on 1 September; he would leave the day after this match, his last for the club.
The match was theoretically part of the fourth round of the first division season, to be played in the second midweek slot. However, the game was put back a fortnight as Liverpool had a high-profile friendly against Real Madrid in the annual invitational Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu match, and the following week England played Sweden in a World Cup qualifying match. In the meantime Crystal Palace won their fourth game of the season at home to Wimbledon and Liverpool comfortably beat Derby County 3–0 at the Baseball Ground.
At the time of kick-off, Millwall were top of the league, something described in The Times match report as an 'incongruous sight'.
Match
Summary
Liverpool opened the scoring in the 7th minute – John Barnes dribbled towards the Crystal Palace area, but found himself blocked before Ronnie Whelan played a pass out to the right, from where Steve Nicol finished coolly. The second goal came from Steve McMahon, who advanced onto a through-ball, spotted keeper Perry Suckling off his line, and chipped the ball into the net from distance. The third goal came from interplay between Barnes, David Burrows and Peter Beardsley. Beardsley began a mazy dribble into the penalty area, and no sooner was he tackled than Ian Rush was on hand to convert from close range.[5]
Liverpool went in at half–time 3–0 up, but there was more to come. In the 56th minute, a Beardsley corner was flicked on by Barnes, and headed home by Gary Gillespie. Beardsley himself made it 5, running onto a layoff from Rush, and slamming the ball past Suckling from the edge of the area. Liverpool won a penalty in the 66th minute, and by this time they could afford to make a sentimental decision. The crowd called for the introduction of John Aldridge, who was about to leave the club to join Real Sociedad; manager Kenny Dalglish obliged, and replaced Beardsley with Aldridge. Aldridge converted the penalty with his first touch, to loud cheers.[2] Palace were awarded a penalty of their own, but Geoff Thomas missed his chance to score a consolation, and not long afterwards it was 7–0, with Barnes scoring a curling, chipped free-kick from the edge of the area. Barnes set up the eighth goal too, his corner being headed home by defender Glenn Hysén, scoring his first goal for the club. The scoring was rounded off in the last minute, Burrows cross from the left went behind Aldridge, only for Steve Nicol to side-foot it into the net, finishing the scoring just as he had started it.[1]
The win saw Liverpool replace Millwall on top of the first division on goal difference. Aldridge bade his farewell to the fans at the final whistle, throwing his shirt and boots into the Kop.
Liverpool's form actually stuttered slightly after the game. Four days later they played Norwich City at Anfield but the match was an anticlimactic goalless draw with Peter Beardsley and Glenn Hysén each missing an open goal. The following Tuesday, Liverpool found themselves 2–1 down at home to third division strugglers Wigan Athletic in the League Cup. However, they fought back to win that match 5–2 and then won the Merseyside derby away to Everton 3–1 the following weekend.
Liverpool ended the season as Champions, their 18th league title.[2] Palace survived relegation, finishing 15th, and were able to inflict revenge on Liverpool later in the season, beating them 4–3 in an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park.[3] They went on to lose the Final against Manchester United after a replay. Their goalkeeper Perry Suckling's career never quite recovered from conceding nine – he soon lost his place to new signing Nigel Martyn, and left the club in 1992, joining Watford (where he replaced a Liverpool-bound David James), before drifting into lower- and non-league football.[6]
A similar hammering occurred between the two sides in December 2020 during the 2020–21 Premier League season, with Liverpool winning 7–0 at Selhurst Park to record their biggest ever away win in the top flight, and consigning Palace to their record home defeat.[7]
^"Crystal Palace 0–7 Liverpool: Champions hit seven to go five points clear". BBC Sport. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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On 12 September 1989 Liverpool faced Crystal Palace in a First Division fixture at Anfield during the 1989 90 season Crystal Palace were newly promoted to the Division while Liverpool had been narrowly pipped to the League title by Arsenal in the previous season Liverpool won the match 9 0 1 recording their biggest ever top flight win 2 and inflicting Palace s heaviest ever defeat 3 Eight different players scored for Liverpool the first time this has happened for the same club in English football history 4 Liverpool 9 0 Crystal PalaceEvent1989 90 First DivisionLiverpool Crystal Palace9 0Date12 September 1989VenueAnfield LiverpoolRefereeKeren Barratt Coventry Attendance35 779 Contents 1 Build up 2 Match 2 1 Summary 2 2 Details 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 External linksBuild up EditLiverpool had begun the season in mixed form winning the 1989 FA Charity Shield against Arsenal then earning a win and two draws from their opening three matches A deal to sell striker John Aldridge to Spanish club Real Sociedad for 1 25 million had been agreed on 1 September he would leave the day after this match his last for the club Newly promoted Crystal Palace lost on the opening day at Queens Park Rangers and at home to Coventry City in their third match Sandwiched between had been a credible point at home to Manchester United with a late Ian Wright equaliser cancelling out Bryan Robson s first half goal The match was theoretically part of the fourth round of the first division season to be played in the second midweek slot However the game was put back a fortnight as Liverpool had a high profile friendly against Real Madrid in the annual invitational Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu match and the following week England played Sweden in a World Cup qualifying match In the meantime Crystal Palace won their fourth game of the season at home to Wimbledon and Liverpool comfortably beat Derby County 3 0 at the Baseball Ground At the time of kick off Millwall were top of the league something described in The Times match report as an incongruous sight Match EditSummary Edit Liverpool opened the scoring in the 7th minute John Barnes dribbled towards the Crystal Palace area but found himself blocked before Ronnie Whelan played a pass out to the right from where Steve Nicol finished coolly The second goal came from Steve McMahon who advanced onto a through ball spotted keeper Perry Suckling off his line and chipped the ball into the net from distance The third goal came from interplay between Barnes David Burrows and Peter Beardsley Beardsley began a mazy dribble into the penalty area and no sooner was he tackled than Ian Rush was on hand to convert from close range 5 Liverpool went in at half time 3 0 up but there was more to come In the 56th minute a Beardsley corner was flicked on by Barnes and headed home by Gary Gillespie Beardsley himself made it 5 running onto a layoff from Rush and slamming the ball past Suckling from the edge of the area Liverpool won a penalty in the 66th minute and by this time they could afford to make a sentimental decision The crowd called for the introduction of John Aldridge who was about to leave the club to join Real Sociedad manager Kenny Dalglish obliged and replaced Beardsley with Aldridge Aldridge converted the penalty with his first touch to loud cheers 2 Palace were awarded a penalty of their own but Geoff Thomas missed his chance to score a consolation and not long afterwards it was 7 0 with Barnes scoring a curling chipped free kick from the edge of the area Barnes set up the eighth goal too his corner being headed home by defender Glenn Hysen scoring his first goal for the club The scoring was rounded off in the last minute Burrows cross from the left went behind Aldridge only for Steve Nicol to side foot it into the net finishing the scoring just as he had started it 1 Details Edit 12 September 1989 1989 09 12 19 30 BSTLiverpool9 0Crystal PalaceNicol 7 90 McMahon 15 Rush 45 Gillespie 56 Beardsley 61 Aldridge 67 pen Barnes 79 Hysen 82 ReportAnfield LiverpoolAttendance 35 779Referee Keren Barratt Coventry Liverpool Crystal PalaceGK 1 Bruce GrobbelaarCB 2 Glenn HysenLB 3 David BurrowsRM 4 Steve NicolCM 5 Ronnie WhelanCB 6 Alan Hansen c CF 7 Peter Beardsley 66 RB 8 Gary GillespieCF 9 Ian RushLM 10 John BarnesCM 11 Steve McMahon 79 Substitutes FW 12 John Aldridge 66 MF 14 Jan Molby 79 Manager Kenny Dalglish GK 1 Perry SucklingRB 2 John PembertonLB 3 David BurkeCM 4 Andy GrayCB 5 Jeff HopkinsCB 6 Gary O ReillyLM 7 Eddie McGoldrickCM 8 Geoff ThomasCF 9 Mark BrightCF 10 Ian WrightRM 11 Alan PardewSubstitutes DF 12 Richard ShawMF 14 Alex DyerManager Steve CoppellAftermath EditThe win saw Liverpool replace Millwall on top of the first division on goal difference Aldridge bade his farewell to the fans at the final whistle throwing his shirt and boots into the Kop Liverpool s form actually stuttered slightly after the game Four days later they played Norwich City at Anfield but the match was an anticlimactic goalless draw with Peter Beardsley and Glenn Hysen each missing an open goal The following Tuesday Liverpool found themselves 2 1 down at home to third division strugglers Wigan Athletic in the League Cup However they fought back to win that match 5 2 and then won the Merseyside derby away to Everton 3 1 the following weekend Liverpool ended the season as Champions their 18th league title 2 Palace survived relegation finishing 15th and were able to inflict revenge on Liverpool later in the season beating them 4 3 in an FA Cup semi final at Villa Park 3 They went on to lose the Final against Manchester United after a replay Their goalkeeper Perry Suckling s career never quite recovered from conceding nine he soon lost his place to new signing Nigel Martyn and left the club in 1992 joining Watford where he replaced a Liverpool bound David James before drifting into lower and non league football 6 A similar hammering occurred between the two sides in December 2020 during the 2020 21 Premier League season with Liverpool winning 7 0 at Selhurst Park to record their biggest ever away win in the top flight and consigning Palace to their record home defeat 7 On 27 August 2022 Liverpool would equal their record for biggest ever top flight win when they recorded a 9 0 victory over AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League References Edit a b Liverpool 9 0 Crystal Palace LFCHistory net Retrieved 15 March 2015 a b c Reds clinch 18th league title Liverpool F C Retrieved 14 August 2010 a b The History of Crystal Palace Football Club Crystal Palace Mad 6 November 2001 Archived from the original on 27 September 2010 Retrieved 14 August 2010 Scott Murray 10 January 2001 Knowledge Unlimited Guardian Unlimited Retrieved 14 August 2010 Pye Steven 18 January 2019 When Liverpool gave Crystal Palace their biggest ever defeat 30 years ago The Guardian Retrieved 29 May 2020 Meet Perry Suckling Tottenham Hotspur F C 18 May 2002 Retrieved 14 August 2010 Crystal Palace 0 7 Liverpool Champions hit seven to go five points clear BBC Sport 19 December 2020 Retrieved 23 January 2021 External links EditMatch highlights Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liverpool 9 0 Crystal Palace 1989 amp oldid 1112783905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
