| 1970-71 season
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| General information
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| Manager |
Bill Shankly
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| Captain |
Tommy Smith
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| Performance
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| {{{division}}} |
5th
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| FA Cup |
Runners-up
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| League Cup |
3rd round
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| Europe |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Semi-final
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| Top scorers
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| Europe |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:
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| Attendances
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| Average |
44,732
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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
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 friendles:
| 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 |
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| 27 February 1971 |
Wolves |
0-1 |
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| 13 March 1971 |
Coventry |
0-1 |
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| 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)
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| 1 May 1971 |
Southampton |
1-0 |
Hughes (30)
|
FA Cup
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Scorers
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| 3 |
2 January 1971 |
Aldershot |
1-0 |
McLaughlin (28)
|
| 4 |
23 January 1971 |
Swansea |
3-0 |
Toshack (53), St John (85), Lawler (87)
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| 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
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| 2 |
8 September 1970 |
Mansfield |
0-0 |
|
| 2 (R) |
22 September 1970 |
Mansfield |
3-2[2] |
Hughes (16), Smith (pen 85), A. Evans (117)
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| 3 |
6 October 1970 |
Swindon |
0-2 |
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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 |
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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
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Player stats
| Pos.
|
Name
|
League
|
FA Cup
|
League Cup
|
Other
|
Total
|
| Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Transfers
In
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
- ↑ After extra time.
- ↑ After extra time.
