1972–73 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1972–73 season
Chairman England H.E. Roberts
Manager Scotland Bill Shankly
First Division 1st
UEFA Cup Champions
FA Cup 4th Round
League Cup 5th Round
Top goalscorer League: Kevin Keegan (13)
John Toshack (13)
All: Kevin Keegan (22)
Average home league attendance 48,103
Home colours
Away colours

After seven years of not winning any trophies Liverpool F.C. won both the Football League and the UEFA Cup in an extremely successful season, the highlight of Bill Shankly's managerial career. The rebuilding of the team from the one that served so well in the 1960s that had been fully realised.

The league which they came so close to winning the year before, had finally been conquered by winning the title by three points from Arsenal. The signing of Peter Cormack from Nottingham Forest during the summer of 1972 would also be another great signing.

The UEFA Cup would also be the beginning of their dominance of regularly winning European trophies as well. Overcoming the previous season's winners Tottenham Hotspur in the Semi-Finals and over a two legged final overcoming Borussia Mönchengladbach three-two on aggregate.

The emergence of Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence in the team would also see them start their international careers, with them both making their England debuts in the World Cup qualifier against Wales on 15 November 1972[1] alongside Emlyn Hughes already established in the England team.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division

Table

PWDLFAGAPts
1Liverpool422510772421.71460
2Arsenal422311857431.32657
3Leeds United4221111071451.57853
4Ipswich Town4217141155451.22248
5Wolverhampton Wanderers4218111366541.22247
6West Ham United4217121367531.26446
7Derby County421981556541.03746
8Tottenham Hotspur4216131358481.20845
9Newcastle United4216131360511.17645
10Birmingham City4215121553540.98142
11Manchester City4215111657600.95041
12Chelsea4213141549510.96140
13Southampton4211181347520.90440
14Sheffield United4215101751590.86440
15Stoke City4214101861561.08938
16Leicester City4210171540460.87037
17Everton4213111841490.83737
18Manchester United4212131744600.73337
19Coventry City421392040550.72735
20Norwich City4211102136630.57132
21Crystal Palace429122141580.70730
22West Bromwich Albion429102338620.61328

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
12-Aug-72Manchester CityH2–0Hall  3' Callaghan  84'55,383ReportReport
15-Aug-72Manchester UnitedH2–0Toshack  12' Heighway  20'54,779ReportReport
19-Aug-72Crystal PalaceA1–1Hughes  75'30,054ReportReport
23-Aug-72ChelseaA2–1Toshack  3' Callaghan  13'35,375ReportReport
26-Aug-72West Ham UnitedH3–2Toshack  44' Own Goal  62' Hughes  64'50,491ReportReport
30-Aug-72Leicester CityA2–3Toshack  8', 16'28,694ReportReport
02-Sep-72Derby CountyA1–2Toshack  16'32,524ReportReport
09-Sep-72Wolverhampton WanderersH4–2Hughes  28' Cormack  76' Smith  80 Pen' Keegan  84'43,386ReportReport
16-Sep-72ArsenalA0–047,597ReportReport
23-Sep-72Sheffield UnitedH5–0Boersma  28' Lindsay  31' Heighway  33' Cormack  51' Keegan  54 Pen'42,940ReportReport
30-Sep-72Leeds UnitedA2–1Lloyd  40' Boersma  65'46,648ReportReport
07-Oct-72EvertonH1–0Cormack  77'55,975ReportReport
14-Oct-72SouthamptonA1–1Lawler  40'24,110ReportReport
21-Oct-72Stoke CityH2–1Hughes  66' Callaghan  90'45,604ReportReport
28-Oct-72Norwich CityA1–1Cormack  18'36,625ReportReport
04-Nov-72ChelseaH3–1Toshack  33', 55' Keegan  50'48,392ReportReport
11-Nov-72Manchester UnitedA0–253,944ReportReport
18-Nov-72Newcastle UnitedH3–2Cormack  5' Lindsay  35' Toshack  48'46,153ReportReport
25-Nov-72Tottenham HotspurA2–1Heighway  28' Keegan  40'45,399ReportReport
02-Dec-72Birmingham CityH4–3Lindsay  32', 55' Cormack  44' Toshack  77'45,407ReportReport
09-Dec-72West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Boersma  21'27,213ReportReport
16-Dec-72Ipswich TownA1–1Heighway  24'25,693ReportReport
23-Dec-72Coventry CityH2–0Toshack  6', 22'41,550ReportReport
26-Dec-72Sheffield UnitedA3–0Boersma  27' Lawler  50' Heighway  81'34,040ReportReport
30-Dec-72Crystal PalaceH1–0Cormack  66'50,862ReportReport
06-Jan-73West Ham UnitedA1–0Keegan  75'34,480ReportReport
20-Jan-73Derby CountyH1–1Toshack  23'45,996ReportReport
27-Jan-73Wolverhampton WanderersA1–2Keegan  17'32,957ReportReport
10-Feb-73ArsenalH0–249,898ReportReport
17-Feb-73Manchester CityA1–1Boersma  77'40,528ReportReport
24-Feb-73Ipswich TownH2–1Heighway  67' Keegan  80'43,875ReportReport
03-Mar-73EvertonA2–0Hughes  80', 88'54,269ReportReport
10-Mar-73SouthamptonH3–2Lloyd  37' Keegan  37', 87'41,674ReportReport
17-Mar-73Stoke CityA1–0Own Goal  65'33,540ReportReport
24-Mar-73Norwich CityH3–1Lawler  50' Hughes  55' Hall  88'42,995ReportReport
31-Mar-73Tottenham HotspurH1–1Keegan  70'48,477ReportReport
07-Apr-73Birmingham CityA1–2Smith  60'48,114ReportReport
14-Apr-73West Bromwich AlbionH1–0Keegan  14 Pen'43,853ReportReport
17-Apr-73Coventry CityA2–1Boersma  36', 60'27,280ReportReport
21-Apr-73Newcastle UnitedA1–2Keegan  24'37,240ReportReport
23-Apr-73Leeds UnitedH2–0Cormack  47' Keegan  85'55,738ReportReport
28-Apr-73Leicester CityH0–056,202ReportReport

Football League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
05-Sep-72Carlisle UnitedA1–1Keegan  42'16,257ReportReport
19-Sep-72Carlisle UnitedH5–1Keegan  37' Boersma  39', 82' Lawler  73' Heighway  86'22,128ReportReport
03-Oct-72West Bromwich AlbionA1–1Heighway  86'17,756ReportReport
10-Oct-72West Bromwich AlbionH2–1Hughes  62' Keegan  120'26,461ReportReport
31-Oct-72Leeds UnitedH2–2Keegan  31' Toshack  80'44,609ReportReport
22-Nov-72Leeds UnitedA1–0Keegan  90'34,856ReportReport
04-Dec-72Tottenham HotspurH1–1Hughes  78'48,677ReportReport
06-Dec-72Tottenham HotspurA1–3Callaghan  85'34,565ReportReport

FA Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
13-Jan-73BurnleyA0–035,730ReportReport
16-Jan-73BurnleyH3–0Toshack  31', 49' Cormack  47'56,124ReportReport
03-Feb-73Manchester CityH0–056,296ReportReport
07-Feb-73Manchester CityA0–249,572ReportReport

UEFA Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
12-Sep-72Eintracht FrankfurtH2–0Keegan  12' Hughes  75'33,380ReportReport
26-Sep-72Eintracht FrankfurtA0–017,500ReportReport
24-Oct-72AEK AthensH3–0Boersma  9' Cormack  28' Smith  78 Pen'31,906ReportReport
07-Nov-72AEK AthensA3–1Hughes  18', 44' Boersma  87'19,412ReportReport
29-Nov-72Dynamo BerlinA0–015,835ReportReport
13-Dec-72Dynamo BerlinH3–1Boersma  1' Heighway  25' Toshack  56'34,140ReportReport
07-Mar-73Dynamo DresdenH2–0Hall  25' Boersma  60'33,270ReportReport
21-Mar-73Dynamo DresdenA1–0Keegan  53'33,634ReportReport
10-Apr-73Tottenham HotspurH1–0Lindsay  17'42,174ReportReport
25-Apr-73Tottenham HotspurA1–2Heighway  55'46,919ReportReport

Final

First Leg

Liverpool England 3–0 West Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Keegan  21', 32'
Lloyd  61'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 41,169
Liverpool
Borussia Mönchengladbach
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Chris Lawler
LB3England Alec Lindsay
CM4England Tommy Smith (c)
CB5England Larry Lloyd
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
ST7England Kevin Keegan
CM8Scotland Peter Cormack
ST9Wales John Toshack
LW10Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway 83'
RW11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
MF12England Brian Hall 83'
GK13England Frankie Lane
DF14England Trevor Storton
DF15England Phil Thompson
FW16England Phil Boersma
Manager:
Scotland Bill Shankly
GK1Germany Wolfgang Kleff
RB2Germany Heinz Michallik
CB3Germany Günter Netzer
CB4Germany Rainer Bonhof
LB5Germany Berti Vogts (c)
MF6Germany Herbert Wimmer
MF7Germany Dietmar Danner
MF8Germany Christian Kulik
FW9Denmark Henning Jensen
FW10Germany Bernd Rupp 82'
FW11Germany Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
FW12Denmark Allan Simonsen 82'
Manager:
Germany Hennes Weisweiler

Second Leg

Borussia Mönchengladbach West Germany 2–0 England Liverpool
Heynckes  29', 40' Report
Report
Attendance: 34,905
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Liverpool
GK1Germany Wolfgang Kleff
RB2Germany Ulrich Surau
CB3Germany Günter Netzer
CB4Germany Rainer Bonhof
LB5Germany Berti Vogts (c)
MF6Germany Herbert Wimmer
MF7Germany Dietmar Danner
MF8Germany Christian Kulik
FW9Denmark Henning Jensen
FW10Germany Bernd Rupp
FW11Germany Jupp Heynckes
Substitutes:
FW12Denmark Allan Simonsen
DF13Germany Heinz Michallik
DF14Germany Klaus-Dieter Sieloff
GK15Germany Bernd Schrage
Manager:
Germany Hennes Weisweiler
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Chris Lawler
LB3England Alec Lindsay
CM4England Tommy Smith (c)
CB5England Larry Lloyd
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
ST7England Kevin Keegan
CM8Scotland Peter Cormack
ST9Wales John Toshack
LW10Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway 77'
RW11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
MF12England Brian Hall
GK13England Frankie Lane
DF14England Trevor Storton
DF15England Phil Thompson
FW16England Phil Boersma 77'
Manager:
Scotland Bill Shankly

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=465
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