1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season

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John W Smith
ManagerScotland Bill 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

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

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. 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
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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