1967-68 season

1967-68 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
Division 1	3rd
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	2nd round
Europe	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 3rd round
Top scorers
League	Hunt (25)
FA Cup	Hateley (8)
League Cup	Callaghan (1) Smith (1) Thompson (1)
Europe	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Callaghan (3) Hateley (3) Hunt (3)
Overall	Hunt (30)
Attendances
Average	46,911
←1966-67	1968-69→

The 1967-68 season was Liverpool's 76th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Tommy Lawrence
• GK. Ray Clemence
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. Ron Yeats
• DF. Chris Lawler
• DF. Tommy Smith
• DF. Geoff Strong
• DF. Ian Ross
• DF. Peter Wall
• MF. Alf Arrowsmith
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. David Wilson
• MF. Peter Thompson
• MF. Willie Stevenson
• MF. Doug Livermore
• MF. Emlyn Hughes
• MF. Ian St John
• FW. Tony Hateley
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Bobby Graham

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

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 August 1967	Koln	0-1
8 August 1967	Hamburg	2-2	St John 2
12 August 1967	Hannover	4-1	St John, Stevenson, Yeats, Hunt

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
22 May 1968	Porto	0-1
29 May 1968	Las Palmas	1-1	Lawler

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
19 August 1967	Man City	0-0
22 August 1967	Arsenal	2-0	Hunt (23, 75)
26 August 1967	Newcastle	6-0	Hateley (8, 47, 75), Hughes (30), Hunt (41, 87)
28 August 1967	Arsenal	0-2
2 September 1967	West Brom	2-0	Hateley (6), Hunt (58)
5 September 1967	Nottingham Forest	1-0	Hughes (51)
9 September 1967	Chelsea	3-1	Smith (pen 37), Hateley (46, 47)
16 September 1967	Southampton	0-1
23 September 1967	Everton	1-0	Hunt (78)
30 September 1967	Stoke	2-1	Thompson (38), Smith (pen 55)
7 October 1967	Leicester	1-2	St John (27)
14 October 1967	West Ham	3-1	St John (15, 38), Smith (68)
24 October 1967	Burnley	1-1	Lawler (82)
28 October 1967	Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Lawler (10)
4 November 1967	Tottenham	1-1	Hunt (72)
11 November 1967	Man Utd	1-2	Hunt (83)
18 November 1967	Sunderland	1-1	Irwin (og 26)
25 November 1967	Wolves	2-1	Hateley (1), Stevenson (pen 83)
2 December 1967	Fulham	1-1	Hateley (80)
9 December 1967	Leeds	2-0	Hunt (18), Sprak (og 44)
16 December 1967	Man City	1-1	Hunt (50)
23 December 1967	Newcastle	1-1	St John (43)
26 December 1967	Coventry	1-1	Hunt (13)
30 December 1967	Coventry	1-0	Callaghan (17)
6 January 1968	West Brom	4-1	Strong (3), Hunt (57, 67, 79)
20 January 1968	Southampton	2-0	Strong (55), Yeats (85)
3 February 1968	Everton	0-1
12 February 1968	Chelsea	1-3	Thompson (80)
24 February 1968	Leicester	3-1	Callaghan (51), Strong (59), Hateley (78)
2 March 1968	Wolves	1-1	Hunt (79)
16 March 1968	Burnley	3-2	Hateley (31, 73), Strong (61)
23 March 1968	Sheffield Wednesday	2-1	Hunt (27), Arrowsmith (88)
6 April 1968	Man Utd	2-1	Yeats (9), Hunt (17)
12 April 1968	Sheffield United	1-2	Hunt (32)
13 April 1968	Sunderland	2-1	Hunt (18, 71)
15 April 1968	Sheffield United	1-1	Strong (pen 34)
20 April 1968	West Ham	0-1
27 April 1968	Fulham	4-1	Callaghan (29), Hunt (40,49), Hateley (56)
29 April 1968	Tottenham	1-1	Hateley (38)
4 May 1968	Leeds	2-1	Lawler (84), Graham (85)
11 May 1968	Nottingham Forest	6-1	St John (34), Hateley (36, 41, 84), Hunt (55, 71)
15 May 1968	Stoke	1-2	Hunt (58)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	27 January 1968	Bournemouth	0-0
3 (R)	30 January 1968	Bournemouth	4-1	Hateley (33), Thompson (44), Hunt (51), Lawler (73)
4	17 February 1968	Walsall	0-0
4 (R)	19 February 1968	Walsall	5-2	Hateley (24, 33, 64, 71), Strong (34)
5	9 March 1968	Tottenham	1-1	Hateley (54)
5 (R)	12 March 1968	Tottenham	2-1	Hunt (23), Smith (pen 78)
6	30 March 1968	West Brom	0-0
6 (R)	8 April 1968	West Brom	1-1	Hateley (24)
6 (R)	18 April 1968	West Brom	1-2	Hateley (39)

League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
2	13 September 1967	Bolton	1-1	Thompson (73)
2 (R)	27 September 1967	Bolton	2-3	Smith (pen 35), Callaghan (80)

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 (1st leg)	19 September 1967	Malmo	2-0	Hateley (9, 80)
1 (2nd leg)	4 October 1967	Malmo	2-1	Yeats (28), Hunt (36)
2 (1st leg)	7 November 1967	TSV Munchen	8-0	St John (6), Hateley (9), Smith (pen 43), Hunt (52, 54), Thompson (53), Callaghan (63, 70)
2 (2nd leg)	14 November 1967	TSV Munchen	1-2	Callaghan (5)
3 (1st leg)	28 November 1967	Ferencvaros	0-1
3 (2nd leg)	9 January 1968	Ferencvaros	0-1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
2	Man Utd	42	24	8	10	89	55	1.62	56
3	Liverpool	42	22	11	9	71	40	1.78	55
4	Leeds	42	22	9	11	71	41	1.73	53

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alf Arrowsmith	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
DF	Gerry Byrne	27	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	36	0
MF	Ian Callaghan	41	3	9	0	2	1	6	3	58	7
GK	Ray Clemence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Bobby Graham	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
FW	Tony Hateley	38	16	7	8	2	0	5	3	52	27
MF	Emlyn Hughes	39	2	9	0	2	0	6	0	56	2
FW	Roger Hunt	40	25	9	2	2	0	6	3	57	30
DF	Chris Lawler	42	3	9	1	2	0	6	0	59	4
GK	Tommy Lawrence	42	0	9	0	2	0	6	0	59	0
MF	Doug Livermore	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Ian Ross	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Tommy Smith	36	3	7	1	2	1	6	1	51	6
MF	Ian St John	41	5	9	0	2	0	4	1	56	6
MF	Willie Stevenson	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	1
DF	Geoff Strong	19	5	9	1	0	0	1	0	29	6
MF	Peter Thompson	41	2	9	1	2	1	6	1	58	5
DF	Peter Wall	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
DF	Ron Yeats	38	2	9	0	2	0	6	1	55	3

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Ray Clemence	Scunthorpe	£18,000	24 June 1967
Tony Hateley	Chelsea	£96,000	5 July 1967

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Ted MacDougall	York	£5,000	1967
William Molyneux	Oldham	Free	16 June 1967
Phil Chisnall	Southend	£12,000	August 1967
Gordon Wallace	Crewe	£5,000	October 1967
Willie Stevenson	Stoke	£48,000	December 1967