| 1970-71 season | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Manager | |
| Captain |
Tommy Smith |
| Performance | |
| Division 1 |
5th |
| FA Cup |
Runners-up |
| League Cup |
3rd round |
| Europe |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Semi-final |
| Top scorers | |
| League |
A. Evans (10) |
| FA Cup |
Heighway (2) |
| League Cup |
A. Evans (1) |
| Europe |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: A. Evans (3) |
| Overall |
A. Evans (15) |
| Attendances | |
| Average |
44,732 |
The 1970-71 season was Liverpool's 79th season of football since they were established.
Squad[]
- GK. Ray Clemence
- GK. Tommy Lawrence
- DF. Steve Arnold
- DF. Chris Fagan
- DF. Ron Yeats
- DF. Roy Evans
- DF. Chris Lawler
- DF. Alec Lindsay
- DF. Larry Lloyd
- DF. Ian Ross
- DF. John McLaughlin
- DF. Tommy Smith
- MF. Emlyn Hughes
- MF. Peter Thompson
- MF. Steve Heighway
- MF. Doug Livermore
- MF. Ian Callaghan
- MF. Brian Hall
- MF. Ian St John
- FW. Phil Boersma
- FW. Alun Evans
- FW. Bobby Graham
- FW. Jack Whitham
- FW. John Toshack
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies[]
Pre-season[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 1970 | League of Ireland | 2-1 | Graham, Thompson |
| 4 August 1970 | Preston | 5-0 | Thompson 2, Hughes 2, A. Evans |
| 7 August 1970 | Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Graham |
Other friendlies[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1971 | AGF Aarhus | 2-3 | Whitham, Graham |
| 27 May 1971 | IFK Lulea | 5-0 | Keegan, Whitham 2, Lindsay, Graham |
| 1 June 1971 | Gif Sundsvall | 4-0 | Graham, Keegan, Callaghan, Thompson |
Results[]
League[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 1970 | Burnley | 2-1 | A. Evans (19), Hughes (77) |
| 17 August 1970 | Blackpool | 0-0 | |
| 22 August 1970 | Huddersfield | 4-0 | McLaughlin (9, 39), A. Evans (74, 88) |
| 25 August 1970 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Graham (28) |
| 29 August 1970 | West Brom | 1-1 | A. Evans (25) |
| 5 September 1970 | Man Utd | 1-1 | A. Evans (22) |
| 12 September 1970 | Newcastle | 0-0 | |
| 19 September 1970 | Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Graham (15), Thompson (27), A. Evans (69) |
| 26 September 1970 | Southampton | 0-1 | |
| 3 October 1970 | Chelsea | 1-0 | A. Evans (22) |
| 10 October 1970 | Tottenham | 0-1 | |
| 17 October 1970 | Burnley | 2-0 | Yeats (44), Heighway (51) |
| 24 October 1970 | Ipswich | 0-1 | |
| 31 October 1970 | Wolves | 2-0 | Smith (pen 48), A. Evans (72) |
| 7 November 1970 | Derby | 0-0 | |
| 14 November 1970 | Coventry | 0-0 | |
| 21 November 1970 | Everton | 3-2 | Heighway (69), Toshack (76), Lawler (84) |
| 28 November 1970 | Arsenal | 0-2 | |
| 5 December 1970 | Leeds | 1-1 | Toshack (52) |
| 12 December 1970 | West Ham | 2-1 | Whitham (27), Boersma (43) |
| 19 December 1970 | Huddersfield | 0-0 | |
| 26 December 1970 | Stoke | 0-0 | |
| 9 January 1971 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Heighway (38), Craven (og 82) |
| 12 January 1971 | Man City | 0-0 | |
| 16 January 1971 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | |
| 30 January 1971 | Arsenal | 2-0 | Toshack (4), Smith (50) |
| 6 February 1971 | Leeds | 1-0 | Toshack (2) |
| 16 February 1971 | West Ham | 1-0 | Toshack (58) |
| 20 February 1971 | Everton | 0-0 | |
| 27 February 1971 | Wolves | 0-1 | |
| 13 March 1971 | Coventry | 0-1 | |
| 20 March 1971 | Derby | 2-0 | Mackay (og 42), Lawler (88) |
| 29 March 1971 | Ipswich | 2-1 | A. Evans (17), Graham (60) |
| 2 April 1971 | West Brom | 1-1 | A. Evans (83) |
| 6 April 1971 | Newcastle | 1-1 | Lawler (44) |
| 10 April 1971 | Stoke | 1-0 | Thompson (32) |
| 12 April 1971 | Chelsea | 0-1 | |
| 17 April 1971 | Tottenham | 0-0 | |
| 19 April 1971 | Man City | 2-0 | Heighway (19), Edwards (og 58) |
| 24 April 1971 | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Hall (68) |
| 26 April 1971 | Man City | 2-2 | Graham (30, 34) |
| 1 May 1971 | Southampton | 1-0 | Hughes (30) |
FA Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 January 1971 | Aldershot | 1-0 | McLaughlin (28) |
| 4 | 23 January 1971 | Swansea | 3-0 | Toshack (53), St John (85), Lawler (87) |
| 5 | 13 February 1971 | Southampton | 1-0 | Lawler (29) |
| 6 | 6 March 1971 | Tottenham | 0-0 | |
| 6 (R) | 16 March 1971 | Tottenham | 1-0 | Heighway (25) |
| Semi-final | 27 March 1971 | Everton | 2-1 | A. Evans (59), Hall (73) |
| Final | 8 May 1971 | Arsenal | 1-2[1] | Heighway (92) |
League Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 September 1970 | Mansfield | 0-0 | |
| 2 (R) | 22 September 1970 | Mansfield | 3-2[2] | Hughes (16), Smith (pen 85), A. Evans (117) |
| 3 | 6 October 1970 | Swindon | 0-2 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1st leg) | 15 September 1970 | Ferencvaros | 1-0 | Graham (17) |
| 1 (2nd leg) | 29 September 1970 | Ferencvaros | 1-1 | Hughes (65) |
| 2 (1st leg) | 21 October 1970 | Dinamo Bucharest | 3-0 | Lindsay (60), Lawler (76), Hughes (82) |
| 2 (2nd leg) | 4 November 1970 | Dinamo Bucharest | 1-1 | Boersma (47) |
| 3 (1st leg) | 9 December 1970 | Hibernian | 1-0 | Toshack (75) |
| 3 (2nd leg) | 22 December 1970 | Hibernian | 2-0 | Heighway (23), Boersma (50) |
| Quarter-final (1st leg) | 10 March 1971 | Bayern Munich | 3-0 | A. Evans (30, 49, 73) |
| Quarter-final (2nd leg) | 24 March 1971 | Bayern Munich | 1-1 | Ross (75) |
| Semi-final (1st leg) | 14 April 1971 | Leeds | 0-1 | |
| Semi-final (2nd leg) | 28 April 1971 | Leeds | 0-0 |
Tables[]
League[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wolves | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 1.19 | 52 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 42 | 24 | 1.75 | 51 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 1.24 | 51 |
Player stats[]
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| DF | Steve Arnold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Phil Boersma | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
| MF | Ian Callaghan | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| GK | Ray Clemence | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| FW | Alun Evans | 21 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 15 |
| DF | Roy Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Fagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Bobby Graham | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 |
| MF | Brian Hall | 35 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| MF | Steve Heighway | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 7 |
| MF | Emlyn Hughes | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 5 |
| DF | Chris Lawler | 41 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 6 |
| GK | Tommy Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Alec Lindsay | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| MF | Doug Livermore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Larry Lloyd | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| DF | John McLaughlin | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| DF | Ian Ross | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| DF | Tommy Smith | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| MF | Ian St John | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | Peter Thompson | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| FW | John Toshack | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 7 |
| FW | Jack Whitham | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | Ron Yeats | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Transfers[]
In[]
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Heighway | Skelmersdale | Free | May 1970 |
| Steve Arnold | Crewe | £10,000 | 9 September 1970 |
| John Toshack | Cardiff | £110,000 | 11 November 1970 |
Out[]
| Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Wall | Crystal Palace | £35,000 | May 1970 |
| Geoff Strong | Coventry | £30,000 | 10 August 1970 |
| Doug Livermore | Norwich | £25,000 | 26 November 1970 |
| Ian St John | Hellenic FC | Free | 1971 |
Notes[]