1972-73 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain |
Tommy Smith |
Performance | |
Division 1 |
Winners |
FA Cup |
4th round |
League Cup |
5th round |
Europe |
UEFA Cup: Winners |
Top scorers | |
League | |
FA Cup |
Toshack (2) |
League Cup |
Keegan (5) |
Europe |
UEFA Cup: Boersma (4) |
Overall |
Keegan (22) |
Attendances | |
Average |
44,863 |
The 1972-73 season was Liverpool's 81st season of football since they were established. This season started the 'glory years' for Liverpool, as they began their domination of English football, winning the league title for the first time since the 1965-66 season. They also won the UEFA Cup, beating Borussia Monchengladbach in the final. The FA Cup and League Cup were less fruitful however, as they were knocked out in the fourth and fifth rounds respectively.
Squad[]
- GK. Ray Clemence
- GK. Frank Lane
- GK. Grahame Lloyd
- DF. Roy Evans
- DF. Chris Lawler
- DF. Alec Lindsay
- DF. John McLaughlin
- DF. Tommy Smith
- DF. Larry Lloyd
- DF. Trevor Storton
- DF. Steve Arnold
- DF. John Webb
- MF. Peter Cormack
- MF. Emlyn Hughes
- MF. Steve Heighway
- MF. Phil Thompson
- MF. Peter Thompson
- MF. Ian Callaghan
- MF. Brian Hall
- MF. Hughie McAuley
- FW. Phil Boersma
- FW. Jack Whitham
- FW. Kevin Keegan
- FW. John Toshack
- FW. Kevin Kewley
- FW. Derek Brownbill
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies[]
Pre-season[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
1 July 1972 | Chester | 2-0 | Hall, Heighway |
2 August 1972 | Bochum | 2-0 | Cormack, Smith |
5 August 1972 | Utrecht | 1-0 | Heighway |
Other friendlies[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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13 March 1973 | Everton | 1-2[1] | Toshack |
30 April 1973 | Chelsea | 4-2[2] | St John (4, 63), Hunt (70, 74) |
Results[]
League[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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12 August 1972 | Man City | 2-0 | Hall (3), Callaghan (84) |
15 August 1972 | Man Utd | 2-0 | Toshack (12), Heighway (20) |
19 August 1972 | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Hughes (75) |
23 August 1972 | Chelsea | 2-1 | Toshack (3), Callaghan (13) |
26 August 1972 | West Ham | 3-2 | Toshack (44), Ferguson (og 62), Hughes (64) |
30 August 1972 | Leicester | 2-3 | Toshack (8, 16) |
2 September 1972 | Derby | 1-2 | Toshack (16) |
9 September 1972 | Wolves | 4-2 | Hughes (28), Cormack (76), Smith (pen 80), Keegan (84) |
16 September 1972 | Arsenal | 0-0 | |
23 September 1972 | Sheffield United | 5-0 | Boersma (28), Lindsay (31), Heighway (33), Cormack (51), Keegan (pen 54) |
30 September 1972 | Leeds | 2-1 | Lloyd (40), Boersma (65) |
7 October 1972 | Everton | 1-0 | Cormack (77) |
14 October 1972 | Southampton | 1-1 | Lawler (40) |
21 October 1972 | Stoke | 2-1 | Hughes (66), Callaghan (90) |
28 October 1972 | Norwich | 1-1 | Cormack (18) |
4 November 1972 | Chelsea | 3-1 | Toshack (33, 55), Keegan (50) |
11 November 1972 | Man Utd | 0-2 | |
18 November 1972 | Newcastle | 3-2 | Cormack (5), Lindsay (35), Toshack (48) |
25 November 1972 | Tottenham | 2-1 | Heighway (28), Keegan (40) |
2 December 1972 | Birmingham | 4-3 | Lindsay (32, 55), Cormack (44), Toshack (77) |
9 December 1972 | West Brom | 1-1 | Boersma (21) |
16 December 1972 | Ipswich | 1-1 | Heighway (24) |
23 December 1972 | Coventry | 2-0 | Toshack (6, 22) |
26 December 1972 | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Boersma (27), Lawler (50), Heighway (81) |
30 December 1972 | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Cormack (66) |
6 January 1973 | West Ham | 1-0 | Keegan (75) |
20 January 1973 | Derby | 1-1 | Toshack (23) |
27 January 1973 | Wolves | 1-2 | Keegan (17) |
10 February 1973 | Arsenal | 0-2 | |
17 February 1973 | Man City | 1-1 | Boersma (77) |
24 February 1973 | Ipswich | 2-1 | Heighway (67), Keegan (80) |
3 March 1973 | Everton | 2-0 | Hughes (80, 88) |
10 March 1973 | Southampton | 3-2 | Lloyd (37), Keegan (38, 87) |
17 March 1973 | Stoke | 1-0 | Mahoney (og 65) |
24 March 1973 | Norwich | 3-1 | Lawler (50), Hughes (55), Hall (88) |
31 March 1973 | Tottenham | 1-1 | Keegan (70) |
7 April 1973 | Birmingham | 1-2 | Smith (60) |
14 April 1973 | West Brom | 1-0 | Keegan (pen 14) |
17 April 1973 | Coventry | 2-1 | Boersma (36, 60) |
21 April 1973 | Newcastle | 1-2 | Keegan (24) |
23 April 1973 | Leeds | 2-0 | Cormack (47), Keegan (85) |
28 April 1973 | Leicester | 0-0 |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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3 | 13 January 1973 | Burnley | 0-0 | |
3 (R) | 16 January 1973 | Burnley | 3-0 | Toshack (31, 49), Cormack (75) |
4 | 3 February 1973 | Man City | 0-0 | |
4 (R) | 7 February 1973 | Man City | 0-2 |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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2 | 5 September 1972 | Carlisle | 1-1 | Keegan (42) |
2 (R) | 19 September 1972 | Carlisle | 5-1 | Keegan (37), Boersma (39, 82), Lawler (73), Heighway (86) |
3 | 3 October 1972 | West Brom | 1-1 | Heighway (86) |
3 (R) | 10 October 1972 | West Brom | 2-1 | Hughes (62), Keegan (120) |
4 | 31 October 1972 | Leeds | 2-2 | Keegan (31), Toshack (80) |
4 (R) | 22 November 1972 | Leeds | 1-0 | Keegan (90) |
5 | 4 December 1972 | Tottenham | 1-1 | Hughes (78) |
5 (R) | 6 December 1972 | Tottenham | 1-3 | Callaghan (85) |
UEFA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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1 (1st leg) | 12 September 1972 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-0 | Keegan (12), Hughes (75) |
1 (2nd leg) | 26 September 1972 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0-0 | |
2 (1st leg) | 24 October 1972 | AEK Athens | 3-0 | Boersma (9), Cormack (28), Smith (pen 78) |
2 (2nd leg) | 7 November 1972 | AEK Athens | 3-1 | Hughes (18, 44), Boersma (87) |
3 (1st leg) | 29 November 1972 | Dynamo Berlin | 0-0 | |
3 (2nd leg) | 13 December 1972 | Dynamo Berlin | 3-1 | Boersma (1), Heighway (25), Toshack (56) |
4 (1st leg) | 7 March 1973 | Dynamo Dresden | 2-0 | Hall (25), Boersma (60) |
4 (2nd leg) | 21 March 1973 | Dynamo Dresden | 1-0 | Keegan (53) |
Semi-final (1st leg) | 10 April 1973 | Tottenham | 1-0 | Lindsay (17) |
Semi-final (2nd leg) | 25 April 1973 | Tottenham | 1-2 | Heighway (55) |
Final (1st leg) | 10 May 1973 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 3-0 | Keegan (21, 33), Lloyd (62) |
Final (2nd leg) | 23 May 1973 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 0-2 |
Tables[]
League[]
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 1.71 | 60 |
2 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 1.33 | 57 |
3 | Leeds | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 1.58 | 53 |
Player stats[]
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FW | Phil Boersma | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 13 |
FW | Derek Brownbill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | Ian Callaghan | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 4 |
GK | Ray Clemence | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
MF | Peter Cormack | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 10 |
MF | Brian Hall | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
MF | Steve Heighway | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 62 | 10 |
MF | Emlyn Hughes | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 12 |
FW | Kevin Keegan | 41 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 64 | 22 |
GK | Frank Lane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | Chris Lawler | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 4 |
DF | Alec Lindsay | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 59 | 5 |
GK | Grahame Lloyd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Larry Lloyd | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 3 |
MF | Hughie McAuley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | John McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Tommy Smith | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 |
DF | Trevor Storton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
MF | Phil Thompson | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FW | John Toshack | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 17 |
MF | Peter Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | John Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | Jack Whitham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Player | From | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Cormack | Nottingham Forest | £110,000 | July 1972 |
Trevor Storton | Tranmere | £25,000 | July 1972 |
Jimmy Case | South Liverpool | £500 | 1 May 1973 |
Out[]
Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Alun Evans | Aston Villa | £72,000 | 20 June 1972 |
Notes[]