1964-65 season

1964-65 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
Division 1	7th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Did not enter
Europe	European Cup: Semi-final
Top scorers
League	Hunt (25)
FA Cup	Hunt (5)
Europe	European Cup: Hunt (7)
Overall	Hunt (37)
Attendances
Average	42,336
←1963-64	1965-66→

The 1964-65 season was Liverpool's 73rd season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Tommy Lawrence
• GK. William Molyneux
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. Alan Hignett
• DF. Chris Lawler
• DF. Tommy Smith
• DF. Ron Yeats
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Robert Thomson
• DF. Philip Ferns
• DF. Thomas Lowry
• MF. Alf Arrowsmith
• MF. John Sealey
• MF. Ian St John
• MF. Gordon Wallace
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. Peter Thompson
• MF. Willie Stevenson
• MF. Gordon Milne
• FW. Bobby Graham
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Phil Chisnall
• FW. Geoff Strong

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
22 August 1964	Arsenal	3-2	Hunt (11), Wallace (49, 87)
26 August 1964	Leeds	2-4	Hunt (24), Milne (66)
29 August 1964	Blackburn	2-3	Ferns (16), Smith (22)
2 September 1964	Leeds	2-1	Thompson (67), Smith (76)
5 September 1964	Blackpool	2-2	Thompson (57), Hunt (79)
9 September 1964	Leicester	0-2
12 September 1964	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1
19 September 1964	Everton	0-4
26 September 1964	Aston Villa	5-1	Graham (6, 64, 86), Callaghan (36), Hunt (56)
7 October 1964	Sheffield United	3-1	Hunt (31, 53), Graham (59)
10 October 1964	Birmingham	0-0
13 October 1964	Leicester	0-1
17 October 1964	West Ham	2-2	St John (7), Hunt (27)
24 October 1964	West Brom	0-3
31 October 1964	Man Utd	0-2
7 November 1964	Fulham	1-1	Callaghan (78)
14 November 1964	Nottingham Forest	2-0	Thompson (22), Hunt (68)
21 November 1964	Stoke	1-1	Hunt (41)
28 November 1964	Tottenham	1-1	Hunt (41)
5 December 1964	Burnley	5-1	Hunt (33, 77, 85), Strong (73), Lawler (89)
12 December 1964	Arsenal	0-0
19 December 1964	Blackburn	3-2	Smith (37), Hunt (38, 81)
26 December 1964	Sunderland	3-2	Milne (5), Stevenson (30, 82)
28 December 1964	Sunderland	0-0
2 January 1965	Blackpool	3-2	Hunt (53, 58), St John (75)
16 January 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	4-2	Hunt (40, 64), Milne (70), St John (75)
6 January 1965	Aston Villa	1-0	Hunt (15)
13 January 1965	Wolves	2-1	Hunt (49), Lawler (61)
24 January 1965	Birmingham	4-3	Callaghan (19, 87), Hunt (56), Thompson (77)
27 January 1965	West Ham	1-2	Hunt (21)
13 March 1965	Sheffield United	0-3
20 March 1965	Fulham	3-2	Callaghan (45, 48), Milne (89)
1 April 1965	Nottingham Forest	2-2	Thompson (35), Hunt (55)
3 April 1965	Stoke	3-2	Milne (47), St John (55), Hunt (77)
6 April 1965	West Brom	0-3
9 April 1965	Tottenham	0-3
12 April 1965	Everton	1-2	Stevenson (pen 75)
16 April 1965	Chelsea	0-4
17 April 1965	Burnley	1-1	Smith (52)
19 April 1965	Chelsea	2-0	Chisnall (9), Strong (26)
24 April 1965	Man Utd	0-3
26 April 1965	Wolves	3-1	Strong (13), Sealey (35), Arrowsmith (69)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	9 January 1965	West Brom	2-1	Hunt (44), St John (63)
4	30 January 1965	Stockport	1-1	Milne (51)
4 (R)	3 February 1965	Stockport	2-0	Hunt (39, 85)
5	20 February 1965	Bolton	1-0	Callaghan (85)
6	6 March 1965	Leicester	0-0
6 (R)	10 March 1965	Leicester	1-0	Hunt (72)
Semi-final	27 March 1965	Chelsea	2-0	Thompson (63), Stevenson (pen 79)
Final	1 May 1965	Leeds	2-1	Hunt (93), St John (111)

European Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	17 August 1964	Reykjavik	5-0	Wallace (3, 60), Hunt (46, 88), Chisnall (57)
1 (2nd leg)	14 September 1964	Reykjavik	6-1	Byrne (13), St John (23, 74), Hunt (50), Graham (65), Stevenson (67)
2 (1st leg)	25 November 1964	Anderlecht	3-0	St John (10), Hunt (43), Yeats (50)
2 (2nd leg)	16 December 1964	Anderlecht	1-0	Hunt (90)
3 (1st leg)	10 February 1965	Cologne	0-0
3 (2nd leg)	17 March 1965	Cologne	0-0
Replay	24 March 1965	Cologne	2-2	St John (22), Hunt (37)
Semi-final (1st leg)	4 May 1965	Inter Milan	3-1	Hunt (4), Callaghan (34), St John (75)
Semi-final (2nd leg)	12 May 1965	Inter Milan	0-3

Other

Charity Shield:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
15 August 1964	West Ham	2-2	Wallace (29), Byrne (49)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
6	Tottenham	42	19	7	16	87	71	1.23	45
7	Liverpool	42	17	10	15	67	73	0.92	44
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	11	15	57	55	1.04	43

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF	Alf Arrowsmith	7	1	1	0	1	0	9	1
DF	Gerry Byrne	40	0	8	0	8	2	56	2
MF	Ian Callaghan	37	6	8	1	10	1	55	8
FW	Phil Chisnall	6	1	0	0	2	1	8	2
DF	Philip Ferns	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
FW	Bobby Graham	14	4	0	0	1	1	15	5
DF	Alan Hignett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Roger Hunt	40	25	8	5	10	7	58	37
DF	Chris Lawler	33	2	8	0	7	0	48	2
GK	Tommy Lawrence	41	0	8	0	10	0	59	0
DF	Thomas Lowry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Gordon Milne	34	5	6	1	8	0	48	6
GK	William Molyneux	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	13	0	0	0	5	0	18	0
MF	John Sealey	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
DF	Tommy Smith	25	4	8	0	7	0	40	4
MF	Ian St John	27	4	8	2	8	5	43	11
MF	Willie Stevenson	39	3	8	1	10	1	57	5
FW	Geoff Strong	13	3	1	0	2	0	16	3
MF	Peter Thompson	38	5	8	1	9	0	55	6
MF	Gordon Wallace	12	2	0	0	2	3	14	5
DF	Ron Yeats	35	0	8	0	10	1	53	1

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Geoff Strong	Arsenal	£40,000	November 1964

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Alan A'Court	Tranmere	£9,000	October 1964