1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1973–74 season
ChairmanJohn W Smith
ManagerBill Shankly
First Division2nd
European CupSecond round
FA CupWinners
League CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Keegan (12)
All: Kevin Keegan (19)
Average home league attendance42,427

The 1973–74 season was Liverpool Football Club's 82nd season in existence and their 12th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won the FA Cup in Bill Shankly's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement two months after winning 3–0 against Newcastle in the final, Shankly was hailed by the fans as a hero, when heading into retirement. Kevin Keegan scored twice in the final, further confirming his status among the Liverpool faithful. However, the club's second-place finishing in the league saw them lose their defence of the league title to Don Revie's Leeds United.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup League Cup European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England ENG Phil Boersma 22 4 13+2 3 4+1 1 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Derek Brownbill 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ian Callaghan 61 3 42+0 0 9+0 0 6+0 3 4+0 0
GK England ENG Ray Clemence 61 0 42+0 0 9+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Cormack 57 11 40+2 9 8+0 1 6+0 1 1+0 0
DF England ENG Roy Evans 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Brian Hall 34 7 20+2 4 7+1 2 1+0 0 2+1 1
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Steve Heighway 52 8 35+1 5 6+0 2 6+0 1 4+0 0
DF England ENG Emlyn Hughes 61 2 42+0 2 9+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0
FW England ENG Kevin Keegan 61 19 42+0 12 9+0 6 6+0 1 4+0 0
DF England ENG Chris Lawler 25 4 18+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 2
DF England ENG Alec Lindsay 54 4 36+0 4 9+0 0 6+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Larry Lloyd 40 1 27+0 1 3+0 0 6+0 0 4+0 0
MF England ENG John McLaughlin 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Dave Rylands 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Tommy Smith 49 1 34+0 1 7+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Trevor Storton 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Max Thompson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Phil Thompson 51 2 35+0 2 9+0 0 4+0 0 2+1 0
FW Wales WAL John Toshack 30 11 19+0 5 6+0 3 2+0 2 3+0 1
FW England ENG Alan Waddle 16 1 11+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 24 14 4 66 31 2.129 62 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 52 31 1.677 57 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Derby County 42 17 14 11 52 42 1.238 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Ipswich Town 42 18 11 13 67 58 1.155 47
5 Stoke City 42 15 16 11 54 42 1.286 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1973–74 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
25-Aug-73 Stoke City H 1–0 Heighway 6' 52,935 Report Report
28-Aug-73 Coventry City A 0–1 29,305 Report Report
01-Sep-73 Leicester City A 1–1 Toshack 50' 29,347 Report Report
04-Sep-73 Derby County H 2–0 Thompson 35' Keegan 85 Pen' 45,237 Report Report
08-Sep-73 Chelsea H 1–0 Keegan 35' 47,016 Report Report
12-Sep-73 Derby County A 1–3 Boersma 26' 32,867 Report Report
15-Sep-73 Birmingham City A 1–1 Hall 85' 35,719 Report Report
22-Sep-73 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Lawler 28', 90' Lindsay 76 Pen' 42,901 Report Report
29-Sep-73 Manchester United A 0–0 53,882 Report Report
06-Oct-73 Newcastle United H 2–1 Cormack 20' Lindsay 86 Pen' 45,612 Report Report
13-Oct-73 Southampton A 0–1 22,018 Report Report
20-Oct-73 Leeds United A 0–1 44,911 Report Report
27-Oct-73 Sheffield United H 1–0 Keegan 26' 40,641 Report Report
03-Nov-73 Arsenal A 2–0 Hughes 77' Toshack 85' 39,837 Report Report
10-Nov-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Heighway 22' 38,088 Report Report
17-Nov-73 Ipswich Town H 4–2 Keegan 27', 22 Pen', 90' Cormack 44' 37,420 Report Report
24-Nov-73 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 Lloyd 26' Toshack 75' 26,254 Report Report
01-Dec-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Cormack 14' 34,857 Report Report
08-Dec-73 Everton A 1–0 Waddle 67' 56,098 Report Report
15-Dec-73 Norwich City A 1–1 Cormack 17' 20,628 Report Report
22-Dec-73 Manchester United H 2–0 Keegan 30 Pen' Heighway 65' 40,420 Report Report
26-Dec-73 Burnley A 1–2 Cormack 84' 24,404 Report Report
29-Dec-73 Chelsea A 1–0 Cormack 21' 32,901 Report Report
01-Jan-74 Leicester City H 1–1 Cormack 67' 39,110 Report Report
12-Jan-74 Birmingham City H 3–2 Keegan 15', 31' Thompson 69' 39,094 Report Report
19-Jan-74 Stoke City A 1–1 Smith 90' 32,789 Report Report
02-Feb-74 Norwich City H 1–0 Cormack 90' 31,742 Report Report
05-Feb-74 Coventry City H 2–1 Lindsay 28 Pen' Keegan 57' 21,656 Report Report
23-Feb-74 Newcastle United A 0–0 41,727 Report Report
26-Feb-74 Southampton H 1–0 Boersma 87' 27,015 Report Report
02-Mar-74 Burnley H 1–0 Toshack 89' 42,562 Report Report
16-Mar-74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway 82' 56,003 Report Report
23-Mar-74 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Hall 27' 35,867 Report Report
06-Apr-74 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Lindsay 7 Pen' Own Goal 29' 54,027 Report Report
08-Apr-74 Sheffield United A 0–1 31,089 Report Report
12-Apr-74 Manchester City A 1–1 Cormack 18' 43,284 Report Report
13-Apr-74 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Hughes 62' 33,285 Report Report
16-Apr-74 Manchester City H 4–0 Hall 3', 12' Boersma 16' Keegan 35' 50,781 Report Report
20-Apr-74 Everton H 0–0 55,858 Report Report
24-Apr-74 Arsenal H 0–1 47,997 Report Report
27-Apr-74 West Ham United A 2–2 Toshack 58' Keegan 90' 36,160 Report Report
08-May-74 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Heighway 67' 24,178 Report Report

Football League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
08-Oct-73 West Ham United A 2–2 Cormack 34' Heighway 55' 25,823 Report Report
29-Oct-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Toshack 22' 26,002 Report Report
21-Nov-73 Sunderland H 2–0 Keegan 12' Toshack 47' 36,208 Report Report
27-Nov-73 Hull City A 0–0 19,748 Report Report
04-Dec-73 Hull City H 3–1 Callaghan 12', 19', 73' 17,120 Report Report
19-Dec-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 15,242 Report Report

European Cup

Main article: 1973–74 European Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Sep-73 Jeunesse Esch A 1–1 Hall 43' 7,000 Report Report
03-Oct-73 Jeunesse Esch H 2–0 Own Goal 47' Toshack 56' 28,714 Report Report
24-Oct-73 FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–2 Lawler 72' 30,000 Report Report
06-Nov-73 FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–2 Lawler 84' 41,774 Report Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
05-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers H 2–2 Keegan 3', 57' 31,483 Report Report
08-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 Heighway 15' Cormack 60' 22,499 Report Report
26-Jan-74 Carlisle United H 0–0 47,211 Report Report
29-Jan-74 Carlisle United A 2–0 Boersma 50' Toshack 81' 21,262 Report Report
16-Feb-74 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Hall 33' Keegan 55' 45,340 Report Report
09-Mar-74 Bristol City A 1–0 Toshack 48' 37,671 Report Report
30-Mar-74 Leicester City N 0–0 60,000 Report Report
03-Apr-74 Leicester City N 3–1 Hall 46' Keegan 62' Toshack 86' 55,619 Report Report

Final

Main article: 1974 FA Cup Final
Liverpool3–0Newcastle United
Keegan 57, 88'
Heighway 74'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Gordon Kew
Liverpool
Newcastle
GK 1 England Ray Clemence
RB 2 England Tommy Smith
LB 3 England Alec Lindsay
CB 4 England Phil Thompson
CM 5 Scotland Peter Cormack
CB 6 England Emlyn Hughes (c)
CF 7 England Kevin Keegan
CM 8 England Brian Hall
LM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF 10 Wales John Toshack
RM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitute:
DF 12 England Chris Lawler
Manager:
Scotland Bill Shankly
GK 1 Northern Ireland Iam McFaul
RB 2 England Frank Clark
LB 3 England Alan Kennedy
CM 4 England Terry McDermott
CB 5 England Pat Howard
CB 6 Scotland Bobby Moncur (c)
RW 7 Scotland Jimmy Smith downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 8 Northern Ireland Tommy Cassidy
ST 9 England Malcolm Macdonald
ST 10 England John Tudor
LW 11 England Terry Hibbitt
Substitute:
MF 12 Scotland Tommy Gibb upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
England Joe Harvey

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.

References

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