1967–68 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1967–68 season
Manager Bill Shankly
First Division 3rd
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 3rd Round
FA Cup Quarter Finals
League Cup 2nd Round
Top goalscorer League: Roger Hunt (25)
All: Roger Hunt (30)
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

Liverpool F.C. did not win any major trophies for the second season in a row. Despite top scorer Roger Hunt rediscovering his mojo, it finished three points behind champions Manchester City, while arch rivals Manchester United beat Liverpool to the honour of being the first English club to win the European Cup, adding salt to the wounds of another disappointing season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Manchester City 42 26 6 10 86 43 2.000 58
2 Manchester United 42 24 8 10 89 55 1.618 56
3 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 71 40 1.775 55
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41 1.732 53
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40 1.675 52
6 Chelsea 42 18 12 12 62 68 0.912 48
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 59 1.186 47
8 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 75 62 1.210 46
9 Arsenal 42 17 10 15 60 56 1.071 44
10 Newcastle United 42 13 15 14 54 67 0.806 41
11 Nottingham Forest 42 14 11 17 52 64 0.813 39
12 West Ham United 42 14 10 18 73 69 1.058 38
13 Leicester City 42 13 12 17 64 69 0.928 38
14 Burnley 42 14 10 18 64 71 0.901 38
15 Sunderland 42 13 11 18 51 61 0.836 37
16 Southampton 42 13 11 18 66 83 0.795 37
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 8 20 66 75 0.880 36
18 Stoke City 42 14 7 21 50 73 0.685 35
19 Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 12 19 51 63 0.810 34
20 Coventry City 42 9 15 18 51 71 0.718 33
21 Sheffield United 42 11 10 21 49 70 0.700 32
22 Fulham 42 10 7 25 56 98 0.571 27

Results

First Division

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Main article: 1967–68 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Aug-67 Manchester City A 0–0 49,343 Report Report
22-Aug-67 Arsenal H 2–0 Hunt Goal 23', 75' 52,033 Report Report
26-Aug-67 Newcastle United H 6–0 Hateley Goal 8', 47', 75' Hughes Goal 30' Hunt Goal 41', 87' 51,829 Report Report
28-Aug-67 Arsenal A 0–2 33,420 Report Report
02-Sep-67 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 Hateley Goal 6' Hunt Goal 58' 32,737 Report Report
05-Sep-67 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Hughes Goal 51' 39,352 Report Report
09-Sep-67 Chelsea H 3–1 Smith Goal 37 pen' Hateley Goal 46', 47' 53,839 Report Report
16-Sep-67 Southampton A 0–1 29,512 Report Report
23-Sep-67 Everton H 1–0 Hunt Goal 78' 54,189 Report Report
30-Sep-67 Stoke City H 2–1 Thompson Goal 38' Smith Goal 55' 50,220 Report Report
07-Oct-67 Leicester City A 1–2 St. John Goal 27' 25,609 Report Report
14-Oct-67 West Ham United A 3–1 St. John Goal 15', 38' Smith Goal 68' 46,951 Report Report
24-Oct-67 Burnley H 1–1 Lawler Goal 82' 29,855 Report Report
28-Oct-67 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Lawler Goal 10' 50,399 Report Report
04-Nov-67 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Hunt Goal 72' 47,682 Report Report
11-Nov-67 Manchester United H 1–2 Hunt Goal 83' 54,515 Report Report
18-Nov-67 Sunderland A 1–1 Own Goal Goal 26' 29,993 Report Report
25-Nov-67 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Hateley Goal 1' Stevenson Goal 83 pen' 43,885 Report Report
02-Dec-67 Fulham A 1–1 Hateley Goal 80' 29,330 Report Report
09-Dec-67 Leeds United H 2–0 Hunt Goal 18' Own Goal Goal 44' 39,676 Report Report
16-Dec-67 Manchester City H 1–1 Hunt Goal 50' 53,268 Report Report
23-Dec-67 Newcastle United A 1–1 St. John Goal 43' 46,190 Report Report
26-Dec-67 Coventry City A 1–1 Hunt Goal 13' 42,209 Report Report
30-Dec-67 Coventry City H 1–0 Callaghan Goal 17' 48,866 Report Report
06-Jan-68 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 Strong Goal 3' Hunt Goal 56', 67', 79' 51,092 Report Report
20-Jan-68 Southampton H 2–0 Strong Goal 55' Yeats Goal 85' 44,906 Report Report
03-Feb-68 Everton A 0–1 64,482 Report Report
12-Feb-68 Chelsea A 1–3 Thompson Goal 80' 40,670 Report Report
24-Feb-68 Leicester City H 3–1 Callaghan Goal 51' Strong Goal 59' Hateley Goal 78' 41,451 Report Report
02-Mar-68 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 Hunt Goal 79' 33,207 Report Report
16-Mar-68 Burnley H 3–2 Hateley Goal 31', 73' Strong Goal 61' 41,114 Report Report
23-Mar-68 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Hunt Goal 27' Arrowsmith Goal 88' 32,177 Report Report
06-Apr-68 Manchester United A 2–1 Yeats Goal 9' Hunt Goal 17' 63,050 Report Report
12-Apr-68 Sheffield United H 1–2 Hunt Goal 32' 50,422 Report Report
13-Apr-68 Sunderland H 2–1 Hunt Goal 18', 71' 40,350 Report Report
15-Apr-68 Sheffield United A 1–1 Strong Goal 34' 22,743 Report Report
20-Apr-68 West Ham United A 0–1 33,060 Report Report
27-Apr-68 Fulham H 4–1 Callaghan Goal 29' Hunt Goal 40', 49' Hateley Goal 56' 32,307 Report Report
29-Apr-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Hateley Goal 38' 41,688 Report Report
04-May-68 Leeds United A 2–1 Lawler Goal 84' Graham Goal 85' 44,553 Report Report
11-May-68 Nottingham Forest H 6–1 St. John Goal 34' Hateley Goal 36', 41', 84' Hunt Goal 55', 71' 38,850 Report Report
15-May-68 Stoke City A 1–2 Hunt Goal 58' 27,693 Report Report

Football League Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
13-Sep-67 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 Thompson Goal 73' 45,957 Report Report
27-Sep-67 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 Smith Goal 35 pen' Callaghan Goal 80' 31,500 Report Report

FA Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
27-Jan-68 Bournemouth A 0–0 24,388 Report Report
30-Jan-68 Bournemouth H 4–1 Hateley Goal 33' Thompson Goal 44' Hunt Goal 51' Lawler Goal 73' 54,075 Report Report
17-Feb-68 Walsall A 0–0 21,066 Report Report
19-Feb-68 Walsall H 5–2 Hateley Goal 24', 33', 64', 71' Strong Goal 34' 39,113 Report Report
09-Mar-68 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Hateley Goal 54' 54,005 Report Report
12-Mar-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Hunt Goal 23' Smith Goal 78 pen' 53,658 Report Report
30-Mar-68 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 53,062 Report Report
08-Apr-68 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Hateley Goal 24' 54,273 Report Report
18-Apr-68 West Bromwich Albion N 1–2 Hateley Goal 39' 56,000 Report Report

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Sep-67 Malmö FF A 2–0 Hateley Goal 9', 80' 14,314 Report Report
04-Oct-67 Malmö FF H 2–1 Yeats Goal 28' Hunt Goal 36' 39,795 Report Report
07-Nov-67 TSV 1860 München A 8–0 St. John Goal 6' Hateley Goal 9' Smith Goal 43 pen' Hunt Goal 52', 54' Thompson Goal 53' Callaghan Goal 63', 70' 44,812 Report Report
14-Nov-67 TSV 1860 München H 1–2 Callaghan Goal 5' 10,000 Report Report
28-Nov-67 Ferencvárosi TC A 0–1 30,000 Report Report
09-Jan-68 Ferencvárosi TC H 0–1 46,892 Report Report

References

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