1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season

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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
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

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. [1]

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

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Derby County 42 21 11 10 67 49 1.367 53
2 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 60 39 1.538 51
3 Ipswich Town 42 23 5 14 66 44 1.500 51
4 Everton 42 16 18 8 56 42 1.333 50
5 Stoke City 42 17 15 10 64 48 1.333 49
6 Sheffield United 42 18 13 11 58 51 1.137 49
7 Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 54 40 1.350 48
8 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 54 54 1.000 46
9 Leeds United 42 16 13 13 57 49 1.163 45
10 Burnley 42 17 11 14 68 67 1.015 45
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 54 1.000 42
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 11 17 57 54 1.056 39
13 West Ham United 42 13 13 16 58 59 0.983 39
14 Coventry City 42 12 15 15 51 62 0.823 39
15 Newcastle United 42 15 9 18 59 72 0.819 39
16 Arsenal 42 13 11 18 47 49 0.959 37
17 Birmingham City 42 14 9 19 53 61 0.869 37
18 Leicester City 42 12 12 18 46 60 0.767 36
19 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 8 21 52 63 0.825 34
20 Luton Town 42 11 11 20 47 65 0.723 33
21 Chelsea 42 9 15 18 42 72 0.583 33
22 Carlisle United 42 12 5 25 43 59 0.729 29

Results

First Division

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Main article: 1974–75 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Aug-74 Luton Town A 2–1 Smith Goal 21' Heighway Goal 74' 21,062 Report Report
20-Aug-74 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 33,499 Report Report
24-Aug-74 Leicester City H 2–1 Lindsay Goal 1 Pen', 65 Pen' 49,398 Report Report
27-Aug-74 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Heighway Goal 51' Toshack Goal 56' 42,449 Report Report
31-Aug-74 Chelsea A 3–0 Kennedy Goal 22' Boersma Goal 34', 76' 39,461 Report Report
07-Sep-74 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–2 Boersma Goal 4', 9', 41' Hughes Goal 71' Kennedy Goal 87' 47,538 Report Report
14-Sep-74 Manchester City A 0–2 45,194 Report Report
21-Sep-74 Stoke City H 3–0 Own Goal Goal 43' Boersma Goal 45' Heighway Goal 55' 51,423 Report Report
24-Sep-74 Burnley H 0–1 44,639 Report Report
28-Sep-74 Sheffield United A 0–1 29,443 Report Report
05-Oct-74 Carlisle United A 1–0 Kennedy Goal 36' 20,844 Report Report
12-Oct-74 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Callaghan Goal 57' Keegan Goal 83' 52,590 Report Report
19-Oct-74 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 Hall Goal 6' 27,392 Report Report
26-Oct-74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway Goal 73' 54,996 Report Report
02-Nov-74 Ipswich Town A 0–1 30,564 Report Report
09-Nov-74 Arsenal H 1–3 Kennedy Goal 53' 43,850 Report Report
16-Nov-74 Everton A 0–0 56,797 Report Report
23-Nov-74 West Ham United H 1–1 Smith Goal 12' 46,348 Report Report
30-Nov-74 Coventry City A 1–1 Keegan Goal 48' 23,089 Report Report
07-Dec-74 Derby County H 2–2 Kennedy Goal 18' Heighway Goal 22' 41,058 Report Report
14-Dec-74 Luton Town H 2–0 Toshack Goal 46' Heighway Goal 85' 35,151 Report Report
21-Dec-74 Birmingham City A 1–3 Toshack Goal 43' 23,608 Report Report
26-Dec-74 Manchester City H 4–1 Hall Goal 22', 72' Toshack Goal 25' Heighway Goal 41' 46,062 Report Report
11-Jan-75 Derby County A 0–2 33,463 Report Report
18-Jan-75 Coventry City H 2–1 Heighway Goal 35' Keegan Goal 89' 43,668 Report Report
01-Feb-75 Arsenal A 0–2 43,028 Report Report
08-Feb-75 Ipswich Town H 5–2 Hall Goal 6' Toshack Goal 9', 65' Lindsay Goal 42' Cormack Goal 87' 47,421 Report Report
12-Feb-75 Newcastle United A 1–4 Hall Goal 61' 38,115 Report Report
19-Feb-75 West Ham United A 0–0 40,256 Report Report
22-Feb-75 Everton H 0–0 55,853 Report Report
01-Mar-75 Chelsea H 2–2 Heighway Goal 40' Cormack Goal 89' 42,762 Report Report
08-Mar-75 Burnley A 1–1 McDermott Goal 74' 31,812 Report Report
15-Mar-75 Sheffield United H 0–0 40,862 Report Report
19-Mar-75 Leicester City A 1–1 Toshack Goal 35' 28,012 Report Report
22-Mar-75 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 Keegan Goal 46' Cormack Goal 66' 34,331 Report Report
25-Mar-75 Newcastle United H 4–0 Keegan Goal 7' Toshack Goal 43', 70' McDermott Goal 72' 41,147 Report Report
29-Mar-75 Birmingham City H 1–0 Keegan Goal 64 Pen' 49,454 Report Report
31-Mar-75 Stoke City A 0–2 45,954 Report Report
05-Apr-75 Leeds United A 2–0 Keegan Goal 41', 51' 34,971 Report Report
12-Apr-75 Carlisle United H 2–0 Toshack Goal 64' Keegan Goal 74' 46,073 Report Report
19-Apr-75 Middlesbrough A 0–1 34,027 Report Report
26-Apr-75 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 Toshack Goal 16', 85' Keegan Goal 52 Pen' 42,546 Report Report

FA Charity Shield

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Main article: 1974 FA Charity Shield

10 August 1974
15:00
Liverpool 1–1 Leeds United
Boersma Goal 19' Report
Report

Report

 Cherry Goal 70'
  Penalties  
Lindsay Penalty scored
Hughes Penalty scored
Hall Penalty scored
Smith Penalty scored
Cormack Penalty scored
Callaghan Penalty scored		 6–5 Penalty scored Lorimer
Penalty scored Giles
Penalty scored Gray
Penalty scored Hunter
Penalty scored Cherry
Penalty missed Harvey
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Bob Matthewson
Liverpool
Leeds United
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
CF 7 England Kevin Keegan Red card 60'
CM 8 England Brian Hall
LM 9 Republic of Ireland Steve Heighway
CF 10 England Phil Boersma
RM 11 England Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
GK 13 England Peter McDonnell
DF 12 England Brian Kettle
MF 14 England John McLaughlin
DF 15 England Max Thompson
MF 16 England Peter Spiring
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK 1 England David Harvey
RB 2 England Paul Reaney
LB 3 England Trevor Cherry
CM 4 Scotland Billy Bremner Red card 60'
CB 5 Scotland Gordon McQueen
CB 6 England Norman Hunter
CM 7 Scotland Peter Lorimer
CF 8 England Allan Clarke Substituted off
CF 9 Scotland Joe Jordan
RM 10 Republic of Ireland John Giles
LM 11 Scotland Eddie Gray
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Duncan McKenzie Substituted in
Manager:
England Brian Clough

FA Cup

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Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04-Jan-75 Stoke City H 2–0 Heighway Goal 78' Keegan Goal 89' 32,363 Report Report
25-Jan-75 Ipswich Town A 0–1 38,200 Report Report

Football League Cup

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Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10-Sep-74 Brentford H 2–1 Kennedy Goal 30' Boersma Goal 44' 21,413 Report Report
08-Oct-74 Bristol City A 0–0 25,573 Report Report
16-Oct-74 Bristol City H 4–0 Heighway Goal 38', 75' Kennedy Goal 48', 82' 23,694 Report Report
12-Nov-74 Middlesbrough H 0–1 24,906 Report Report

European Cup Winners Cup

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Main article: 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17-Sep-74 Strømsgodset H 11–0 Lindsay Goal 3 Pen' Boersma Goal 13', 40' Thompson Goal 30', 74' Heighway Goal 42' Cormack Goal 65' Hughes Goal 76' Smith Goal 85' Callaghan Goal 87' Kennedy Goal 88' 21,413 Report Report
01-Oct-74 Strømsgodset A 1–0 Kennedy Goal 17' 25,573 Report Report
23-Oct-74 Ferencváros H 1–1 Kevin Keegan Goal 36' 23,694 Report Report
05-Nov-74 Ferencváros A 0–0 24,906 Report Report

References

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