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The quietly-spoken defender played 20 times against the old enemy from across Stanley Park in a decorated Liverpool FC career spanning twelve years that saw him regarded as one of the best goalscoring full-backs in the country but he is remembered most fondly by the Kop for one derby in particular in November 1970.

Goals from Alan Whittle and Joe Royle looked to have given Harry Catterick's men victory at Anfield, just as they had done six months earlier during the Blues' march to the title, but Bill Shankly’s men were given a shred of hope when Steve Heighway pulled a goal back with what would become a trademark near-post effort with 20 minutes remaining.

The flying winger, newly arrived that pre-season from Skelmersdale Town, then showed more of his wizardry down the left-flank by escaping Tommy Wright's attentions to plant a cross onto the head of new £100,000 signing John Toshack who powered in his first goal for the Reds in only his second game for the club.

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The stage was set for Lawler to ghost onto Toshack's flick from Alec Lindsay’s cross and fire home the winner five minutes from time in front of a delirious Kop.

After the match a jubilant Shankly, when asked by waiting reporters for his views on the day’s other results, quipped, “Why? Were there any other matches today?”





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