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1974-75 season
General information
Manager

Bob Paisley

Captain

Emlyn Hughes

Performance
Division 1

Runners-up

FA Cup

4th round

League Cup

4th round

Europe

Cup Winners' Cup: 2nd round

Top scorers
League

Toshack (12)

FA Cup

Heighway (1)
Keegan (1)

League Cup

Kennedy (3)

Europe

Cup Winners' Cup: Boersma (2)
Kennedy (2)
Thompson (2)

Overall

Heighway (13)

Attendances
Average

42,362

The 1974-75 season was Liverpool's 83rd season of football since they were established. Liverpol consolidated their status as a title contender, finishing in the top two for three consecutive seasons. Cup competitions were a different story, as Liverpool went out of all three in the early stages.

Squad[]

LiverpoolSquad1974-1975

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

Friendlies[]

Pre-season[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
6 August 1974 Kaiserslautern 3-1 Kennedy, Cormack, Boersma

Other friendlies[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
12 August 1974 Celtic 1-1 Toshack (18)
29 April 1975 Don Revie XI 6-2 Hughes 2, Case 2, Waddle, Smith
2 May 1975 Rosenborg 0-2
6 May 1975 Plymouth 4-3 Clemence (pen), Hall, McDermott, Hughes
29 May 1975 Benidorm 2-1 Toshack 2

Results[]

League[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
17 August 1974 Luton 2-1 Smith (21), Heighway (74)
20 August 1974 Wolves 0-0
24 August 1974 Leicester 2-1 Lindsay (pen 1, Pen 65)
27 August 1974 Wolves 2-0 Heighway (51), Toshack (56)
31 August 1974 Chelsea 3-0 Kennedy (22), Boersma (34, 76)
7 September 1974 Tottenham 5-2 Boersma (4, 9, 41), Hughes (71), Kennedy (87)
14 September 1974 Man City 0-2
21 September 1974 Stoke 3-0 Ritchie (og 43), Boersma (45), Heighway (55)
24 September 1974 Burnley 0-1
28 September 1974 Sheffield United 0-1
5 October 1974 Carlisle 1-0 Kennedy (36)
12 October 1974 Middlesbrough 2-0 Callaghan (57), Keegan (pen 83)
19 October 1974 Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Hall (6)
26 October 1974 Leeds 1-0 Heighway (73)
2 November 1974 Ipswich 0-1
9 November 1974 Arsenal 1-3 Kennedy (53)
16 November 1974 Everton 0-0
23 November 1974 West Ham 1-1 Smith (12)
30 November 1974 Coventry 1-1 Keegan (48)
7 December 1974 Derby 2-2 Kennedy (18), Heighway (22)
14 December 1974 Luton 2-0 Toshack (46), Heighway (85)
21 December 1974 Birmingham 1-3 Toshack (43)
26 December 1974 Man City 4-1 Hall (22, 72), Toshack (25), Heighway (41)
11 January 1975 Derby 0-2
18 January 1975 Coventry 2-1 Heighway (35), Keegan (89)
1 February 1975 Arsenal 0-2
8 February 1975 Ipswich 5-2 Hall (6), Toshack (9, 65), Lindsay (42), Cormack (87)
12 February 1975 Newcastle 1-4 Hall (61)
19 February 1975 West Ham 0-0
22 February 1975 Everton 0-0
1 March 1975 Chelsea 2-2 Heighway (40), Cormack (89)
8 March 1975 Burnley 1-1 McDermott (74)
15 March 1975 Sheffield United 0-0
19 March 1975 Leicester 1-1 Toshack (35)
22 March 1975 Tottenham 2-0 Keegan (46), Cormack (66)
25 March 1975 Newcastle 4-0 Keegan (7), Toshack (43, 70), McDermott (72)
29 March 1975 Birmingham 1-0 Keegan (pen 64)
31 March 1975 Stoke 0-2
5 April 1975 Leeds 2-0 Keegan (41, 51)
12 April 1975 Carlisle 2-0 Toshack (64), Keegan (74)
19 April 1975 Middlesbrough 0-1
26 April 1975 Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Toshack (16, 85), Keegan (pen 52)

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 4 January 1975 Stoke 2-0 Heighway (78), Keegan (89)
4 25 January 1975 Ipswich 0-1

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
2 10 September 1974 Brentford 2-1 Kennedy (30), Boersma (44)
3 8 October 1974 Bristol 0-0
3 (R) 16 October 1974 Bristol 4-0 Heighway (38, 75), Kennedy (48, 82)
4 12 November 1974 Middlesbrough 0-1

European Cup Winner's Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
1 (1st leg) 17 September 1974 Stromgodset Drammen 11-0 Lindsay (pen 3), Boersma (13, 40), Thompson (30, 74), Heighway (42), Cormack (65), Hughes (76), Smith (85), Callaghan (87), Kennedy (88)
1 (2nd leg) 1 October 1974 Stromgodset Drammen 1-0 Kennedy (17)
2 (1st leg) 23 October 1974 Ferencvaros 1-1 Keegan (36)
2 (2nd leg) 5 November 1974 Ferencvaros 0-0

Other[]

Charity Shield:

Date Opponent Score Scorers
10 August 1974 Leeds 1-1 Boersma (19)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
1 Derby 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.37 53
2 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.54 51
3 Ipswich 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.50 51

Player stats[]

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Phil Boersma 21 6 0 0 3 1 5 3 29 10
MF Ian Callaghan 41 1 2 0 3 0 5 1 51 2
MF Jimmy Case 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Ray Clemence 42 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 53 0
MF Peter Cormack 36 3 2 0 3 0 4 1 45 4
MF Brian Hall 35 5 2 0 3 0 5 0 45 5
MF Steve Heighway 35 9 2 1 4 2 5 1 46 13
DF Emlyn Hughes 42 1 2 0 4 0 5 1 53 2
FW Kevin Keegan 33 10 2 1 3 0 4 1 42 12
FW Ray Kennedy 25 5 0 0 4 3 4 2 33 10
DF Brian Kettle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Frank Lane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Chris Lawler 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 16 0
DF Alec Lindsay 25 3 2 0 4 0 5 1 36 4
MF Terry McDermott 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
GK Peter McDonnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF John McLaughlin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Phil Neal 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
MF Peter Spiring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Tommy Smith 36 2 0 0 4 0 5 1 45 3
MF Max Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Phil Thompson 32 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 37 2
FW John Toshack 21 12 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 12
FW Alan Waddle 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Player From Fee Date
Peter McDonnell Bury Unknown July 1974
Ray Kennedy Arsenal £180,000 12 July 1974
Phil Neal Northampton £66,000 9 October 1974
Terry McDermott Newcastle £175,000 13 November 1974

Out[]

Player To Fee Date
Trevor Storton Chester £18,000 July 1974
Larry Lloyd Coventry £240,000 15 August 1974
Dave Rylands Hereford £15,000 September 1974
Hughie McAuley Plymouth £12,000 18 October 1974
Peter Spiring Luton £70,000 14 November 1974
Derek Brownbill Port Vale £6,000 February 1975


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