1972-73 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain |
Tommy Smith |
Performance | |
{{{division}}} |
Winners |
FA Cup |
4th round |
League Cup |
5th round |
Europe |
UEFA Cup: Winners |
Top scorers | |
Europe |
UEFA Cup: |
Attendances | |
Average |
44,863 |
The 1972-73 season was Liverpool's 81st season of football since they were established.
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
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 friendles:
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|
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) |
European 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 Moenchengladbach | 3-0 | Keegan (21, 33), Lloyd (62) |
Final (2nd leg) | 23 May 1973 | Borussia Moenchengladbach | 0-2 |
Tables
League
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 42 | 30 | 60 |
2 | Arsenal | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 43 | 14 | 57 |
3 | Leeds | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 45 | 26 | 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