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1973-74 season
General information
Manager

Bill Shankly

Captain

Emlyn Hughes

Performance
Division 1

Runners-up

FA Cup

Winners

League Cup

5th round

Europe

European Cup: 2nd round

Top scorers
League

Keegan (12)

FA Cup

Keegan (6)

League Cup

Callaghan (3)

Europe

European Cup: Lawler (2)

Overall

Keegan (19)

Attendances
Average

40,307

The 1973-74 season was Liverpool's 82nd season of football since they were established. Off the back of their league triumph the previous season, Liverpool finished the 1973-74 season as runners-up, but did manage to win the FA Cup. They reached the fifth round of the League Cup, and the second round of the European Cup.

Squad[]

LiverpoolSquad1973-1974

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

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
14 August 1973 Hertha Berlin 1-1 Heighway
17 August 1973 Anderlecht 0-0

Other friendlies[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
13 May 1974 Celtic 1-4[1] Tynan (guest)

Results[]

League[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
25 August 1973 Stoke 1-0 Heighway (6)
28 August 1973 Coventry 0-1
1 September 1973 Leicester 1-1 Toshack (50)
4 September 1973 Derby 2-0 Thompson (35), Keegan (pen 85)
8 September 1973 Chelsea 1-0 Keegan (35)
12 September 1973 Derby 1-3 Boersma (26)
15 September 1973 Birmingham 1-1 Hall (85)
22 September 1973 Tottenham 3-2 Lawler (28, 90), Lindsay (pen 76)
29 September 1973 Man Utd 0-0
6 October 1973 Newcastle 2-1 Cormack (20), Lindsay (pen 86)
13 October 1973 Southampton 0-1
20 October 1973 Leeds 0-1
27 October 1973 Sheffield United 1-0 Keegan (26)
3 November 1973 Arsenal 2-0 Hughes (77), Toshack (85)
10 November 1973 Wolves 1-0 Heighway (22)
17 November 1973 Ipswich 4-2 Keegan (17, 22 pen 90), Cormack (44)
24 November 1973 Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Lloyd (26), Toshack (75)
1 December 1973 West Ham 1-0 Cormack (14)
8 December 1973 Everton 1-0 Waddle (67)
15 December 1973 Norwich 1-1 Cormack (17)
22 December 1973 Man Utd 2-0 Keegan (pen 30), Heighway (65)
26 December 1973 Burnley 1-2 Cormack (84)
29 December 1973 Chelsea 1-0 Cormack (21)
1 January 1974 Leicester 1-1 Cormack (67)
12 January 1974 Birmingham 3-2 Keegan (15, 31), Thompson (69)
19 January 1974 Stoke 1-1 Smith (90)
2 February 1974 Norwich 1-0 Cormack (90)
5 February 1974 Coventry 2-1 Lindsay (pen 28), Keegan (57)
23 February 1974 Newcastle 0-0
26 February 1974 Southampton 1-0 Boersma (87)
2 March 1974 Burnley 1-0 Toshack (89)
16 March 1974 Leeds 1-0 Heighway (82)
23 March 1974 Wolves 1-0 Hall (27)
6 April 1974 Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Lindsay (pen 7), Mancini (og 29)
8 April 1974 Sheffield United 0-1
12 April 1974 Man City 1-1 Cormack (18)
13 April 1974 Ipswich 1-1 Hughes (62)
16 April 1974 Man City 4-0 Hall (3, 12), Boersma (16), Keegan (35)
20 April 1974 Everton 0-0
24 April 1974 Arsenal 0-1
27 April 1974 West Ham 2-2 Toshack (58), Keegan (90)
8 May 1974 Tottenham 1-1 Heighway (67)

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 5 January 1974 Doncaster 2-2 Keegan (3, 57)
3 (R) 8 January 1974 Doncaster 2-0 Heighway (15), Cormack (60)
4 26 January 1974 Carlisle 0-0
4 (R) 29 January 1974 Carlisle 2-0 Boersma (50), Toshack (81)
5 16 February 1974 Ipswich 2-0 Hall (33), Keegan (55)
6 9 March 1974 Bristol 1-0 Toshack (48)
Semi-final 30 March 1974 Leicester 0-0
Semi-final (R) 3 April 1974 Leicester 3-1 Hall (46), Keegan (62), Toshack (86)
Final 4 May 1974 Newcastle 3-0 Keegan (57, 75), Heighway (88)

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
2 8 October 1973 West Ham 2-2 Cormack (34), Heighway (55)
2 (R) 29 October 1973 West Ham 1-0 Toshack (22)
3 21 November 1973 Sunderland 2-0 Keegan (12), Toshack (47)
4 27 November 1973 Hull 0-0
4 (R) 4 December 1973 Hull 3-1 Callaghan (12, 19, 73)
5 19 December 1973 Wolves 0-1

European Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
1 (1st leg) 19 September 1973 Jeunesse D'Esch 1-1 Hall (43)
1 (2nd leg) 3 October 1973 Jeunesse D'Esch 2-0 Mond (og 47), Toshack (56)
2 (1st leg) 24 October 1973 Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Lawler (72)
2 (2nd leg) 6 November 1973 Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Lawler (84)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
1 Leeds 42 24 14 4 66 31 2.13 62
2 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 1.68 57
3 Derby 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.24 48

Player stats[]

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Phil Boersma 15 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 22 4
FW Derek Brownbill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Ian Callaghan 42 0 9 0 6 3 4 0 61 3
GK Ray Clemence 42 0 9 0 6 0 4 0 61 0
MF Peter Cormack 42 9 8 1 6 1 1 0 57 11
DF Roy Evans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Brian Hall 22 4 8 2 1 0 3 1 34 7
MF Steve Heighway 36 5 6 2 6 1 4 0 52 8
DF Emlyn Hughes 42 2 9 0 6 0 4 0 61 2
FW Kevin Keegan 42 12 9 6 6 1 4 0 61 19
GK Frank Lane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Chris Lawler 18 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 25 4
DF Alec Lindsay 36 4 9 0 6 0 3 0 54 4
DF Larry Lloyd 27 1 3 0 6 0 4 0 40 1
DF John McLaughlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Dave Rylands 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Tommy Smith 34 1 7 0 5 0 3 0 49 1
MF Peter Spiring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Trevor Storton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW John Toshack 19 5 6 3 2 2 3 1 30 11
MF Max Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Phil Thompson 35 2 9 0 4 0 3 0 51 2
FW Alan Waddle 11 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 16 1

Transfers[]

In[]

Player From Fee Date
Peter Spiring Bristol £60,000 6 March 1973
Alan Waddle Halifax £40,000 June 1973

Out[]

Player To Fee Date
Steve Arnold Rochdale Free 12 June 1973
Peter Thompson Bolton £18,000 5 January 1974

Notes[]

  1. Ron Yeats' testimonial.


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