1964-65 season

1964-65 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
{{{division}}}	7th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Did not enter
Europe	European Cup: Semi-final
Top scorers
Europe	European Cup:
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.

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	18	1	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		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Transfers

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