1974-75 season

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
←1973-74	1975-76→

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[]

GK. Ray Clemence
GK. Frank Lane
GK. Peter McDonnell
DF. Phil Thompson
DF. Alec Lindsay
DF. John McLaughlin
DF. Emlyn Hughes
DF. Chris Lawler
DF. Phil Neal
DF. Tommy Smith
DF. Brian Kettle
MF. Jimmy Case
MF. Peter Cormack
MF. Steve Heighway
MF. Terry McDermott
MF. Ian Callaghan
MF. Brian Hall
MF. Max Thompson
MF. Peter Spiring
FW. Phil Boersma
FW. David Fairclough
FW. Ray Kennedy
FW. John Toshack
FW. Alan Waddle
FW. Kevin Keegan
FW. Derek Brownbill
FW. Kevin Kewley

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
Pos.	Name	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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