1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
1974–75 season
Chairman England John W Smith
Manager England Bob Paisley
First Division 2nd
Cup Winners' Cup 2nd round
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 4th round
Top goalscorer League: John Toshack (12)
All: Steve Heighway (13)
Average home league attendance 45,966
Home colours
Away colours

Liverpool F.C. had a trophyless first season under the guidance of Bob Paisley, who took over as manager following the retirement of Bill Shankly after nearly 15 years at the helm. They did finish second in the First Division behind champions Derby County, in a record-tight season that saw the top ten teams separated by less than ten points. A defeat in the penultimate round against newcomers Middlesbrough cost Liverpool a ninth league title.

It was during this season Liverpool Football Club only took 14 fans to Boleyn Ground stadium for a game against West Ham United (a game which ended 0–0). An article in the Liverpool Echo explained how Lawrenson's Coaches had to cancel coaches a few days before as they had received no bookings. 5 'specials' were put on by railway services, however only one left the station. When it arrived at London for the game only 14 fans left the train to meet the escort. There has often been a debate about why this happened, some blame it being a mid-week game, others talk about it being a protest against how the club were treating Bill Shankly and others claim that the fans were intimidated by the hooligans of West Ham United.

It did however beat the club record for biggest victory, eclipsing Strømsgodset from Norway by 11–0 in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division

Table

PWDLFAGAPts
1Derby County4221111067491.36753
2Liverpool4220111160391.53851
3Ipswich Town422351466441.50051
4Everton421618856421.33350
5Stoke City4217151064481.33349
6Sheffield United4218131158511.13749
7Middlesbrough4218121254401.35048
8Manchester City4218101454541.00046
9Leeds United4216131357491.16345
10Burnley4217111468671.01545
11Queens Park Rangers4216101654541.00042
12Wolverhampton Wanderers4214111757541.05639
13West Ham United4213131658590.98339
14Coventry City4212151551620.82339
15Newcastle United421591859720.81939
16Arsenal4213111847490.95937
17Birmingham City421491953610.86937
18Leicester City4212121846600.76736
19Tottenham Hotspur421382152630.82534
20Luton Town4211112047650.72333
21Chelsea429151842720.58333
22Carlisle United421252543590.72929

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17 Aug 74Luton TownA2–1Smith  21' Heighway  74'21,062ReportReport
20 Aug 74Wolverhampton WanderersA0–033,499ReportReport
24 Aug 74Leicester CityH2–1Lindsay  1 Pen', 65 Pen'49,398ReportReport
27 Aug 74Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0Heighway  51' Toshack  56'42,449ReportReport
31 Aug 74ChelseaA3–0Kennedy  22' Boersma  34', 76'39,461ReportReport
07 Sep 74Tottenham HotspurH5–2Boersma  4', 9', 41' Hughes  71' Kennedy  87'47,538ReportReport
14 Sep 74Manchester CityA0–245,194ReportReport
21 Sep 74Stoke CityH3–0Own Goal  43' Boersma  45' Heighway  55'51,423ReportReport
24 Sep 74BurnleyH0–144,639ReportReport
28 Sep 74Sheffield UnitedA0–129,443ReportReport
05 Oct 74Carlisle UnitedA1–0Kennedy  36'20,844ReportReport
12 Oct 74MiddlesbroughH2–0Callaghan  57' Keegan  83'52,590ReportReport
19 Oct 74Queens Park RangersA1–0Hall  6'27,392ReportReport
26 Oct 74Leeds UnitedH1–0Heighway  73'54,996ReportReport
02 Nov 74Ipswich TownA0–130,564ReportReport
09 Nov 74ArsenalH1–3Kennedy  53'43,850ReportReport
16 Nov 74EvertonA0–056,797ReportReport
23 Nov 74West Ham UnitedH1–1Smith  12'46,348ReportReport
30 Nov 74Coventry CityA1–1Keegan  48'23,089ReportReport
07 Dec 74Derby CountyH2–2Kennedy  18' Heighway  22'41,058ReportReport
14 Dec 74Luton TownH2–0Toshack  46' Heighway  85'35,151ReportReport
21 Dec 74Birmingham CityA1–3Toshack  43'23,608ReportReport
26 Dec 74Manchester CityH4–1Hall  22', 72' Toshack  25' Heighway  41'46,062ReportReport
11 Jan 75Derby CountyA0–233,463ReportReport
18 Jan 75Coventry CityH2–1Heighway  35' Keegan  89'43,668ReportReport
01 Feb 75ArsenalA0–243,028ReportReport
08 Feb 75Ipswich TownH5–2Hall  6' Toshack  9', 65' Lindsay  42' Cormack  87'47,421ReportReport
12 Feb 75Newcastle UnitedA1–4Hall  61'38,115ReportReport
19 Feb 75West Ham UnitedA0–040,256ReportReport
22 Feb 75EvertonH0–055,853ReportReport
01 Mar 75ChelseaH2–2Heighway  40' Cormack  89'42,762ReportReport
08 Mar 75BurnleyA1–1McDermott  74'31,812ReportReport
15 Mar 75Sheffield UnitedH0–040,862ReportReport
19 Mar 75Leicester CityA1–1Toshack  35'28,012ReportReport
22 Mar 75Tottenham HotspurA2–0Keegan  46' Cormack  66'34,331ReportReport
25 Mar 75Newcastle UnitedH4–0Keegan  7' Toshack  43', 70' McDermott  72'41,147ReportReport
29 Mar 75Birmingham CityH1–0Keegan  64 Pen'49,454ReportReport
31 Mar 75Stoke CityA0–245,954ReportReport
05 Apr 75Leeds UnitedA2–0Keegan  41', 51'34,971ReportReport
12 Apr 75Carlisle UnitedH2–0Toshack  64' Keegan  74'46,073ReportReport
19 Apr 75MiddlesbroughA0–134,027ReportReport
26 Apr 75Queens Park RangersH3–1Toshack  16', 85' Keegan  52 Pen'42,546ReportReport

FA Charity Shield

Liverpool
Leeds United
GK1England Ray Clemence
RB2England Tommy Smith
LB3England Alec Lindsay
CB4England Phil Thompson
CM5Scotland Peter Cormack
CB6England Emlyn Hughes
CF7England Kevin KeeganRed card 60'
CM8England Brian Hall
LM9Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF10England Phil Boersma
RM11England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
GK13England Peter McDonnell
DF12England Brian Kettle
MF14England John McLaughlin
DF15England Max Thompson
MF16England Peter Spiring
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1England David Harvey
RB2England Paul Reaney
LB3England Trevor Cherry
CM4Scotland Billy BremnerRed card 60'
CB5Scotland Gordon McQueen
CB6England Norman Hunter
CM7Scotland Peter Lorimer
CF8England Allan Clarke
CF9Scotland Joe Jordan
RM10Republic of Ireland John Giles
LM11Scotland Eddie Gray
Substitutes:
MF12England Duncan McKenzie
Manager:
England Brian Clough

FA Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04 Jan 75Stoke CityH2–0Heighway  78' Keegan  89'32,363ReportReport
25 Jan 75Ipswich TownA0–138,200ReportReport

Football League Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10 Sep 74BrentfordH2–1Kennedy  30' Boersma  44'21,413ReportReport
08 Oct 74Bristol CityA0–025,573ReportReport
16 Oct 74Bristol CityH4–0Heighway  38', 75' Kennedy  48', 82'23,694ReportReport
12 Nov 74MiddlesbroughH0–124,906ReportReport

European Cup Winners' Cup

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17 Sep 74StrømsgodsetH11–0Lindsay  3' (p.) Boersma  13', 40' Thompson  30', 74' Heighway  42' Cormack  65' Hughes  76' Smith  85' Callaghan  87' Kennedy  88'21,413ReportReport
01 Oct 74StrømsgodsetA1–0Kennedy  17'25,573ReportReport
23 Oct 74FerencvárosH1–1Kevin Keegan  36'23,694ReportReport
05 Nov 74FerencvárosA0–024,906ReportReport

References

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