1971–72 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1971–72 H.E. Roberts Bill Shankly First Division 3rd John Toshack (13) John Toshack (13) Cup Winners' Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round Charity Shield Runners-up 47,689 _whiteborder _whiteborder _whitecollar dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 _redborder _redborder _redcollar ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 1970–71 1972–73 The 1971–72 season was Liverpool Football Club's 80th season in existence and their tenth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool fought for the league title for the first time in three years, finishing third, just one point behind champions Derby. Liverpool's second attempt at the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ended in disappointment following an autumn defeat to Bayern Munich. The season saw the breakthrough of youngster Kevin Keegan. The attacking midfielder played an integral part in the team, assisting several goals and scoring nine himself, after moving to the striker position.Games for the 1971-1972 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Games/13 2023-02-23 www.lfchistory.net Another player who had come through the youth system and made his debut as a substitute for John Toshack against Manchester United on Easter Monday was Phil Thompson who would become an integral part of the team for the rest of the decade. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Ray Clemence SCO Tommy Lawrence Defenders ENG Roy Evans ENG Chris Lawler ENG Alec Lindsay ENG Larry Lloyd ENG John McLaughlin SCO Ian Ross ENG Tommy Smith Midfielders ENG Steve Arnold ENG Ian Callaghan SCO Brian Hall IRE Steve Heighway ENG Emlyn Hughes SCO Ian St. John ENG Phil Thompson ENG Peter Thompson Attackers ENG Phil Boersma ENG Alun Evans SCO Bobby Graham ENG Kevin Keegan WAL John Toshack ENG Jack Whitham Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup Charity Shield League Cup European CWC ENG FW Phil Boersma 3+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 41+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 ENG GK Ray Clemence 42+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 ENG FW Alun Evans 6+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1 SCO FW Bobby Graham 10+1 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 1 3+0 0 SCO MF Brian Hall 24+2 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 0 IRL MF Steve Heighway 40+0 5 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2 4+0 1 ENG DF Emlyn Hughes 42+0 8 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 1 ENG FW Kevin Keegan 35+0 9 3+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG DF Chris Lawler 42+0 6 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1 4+0 1 ENG DF Alec Lindsay 38+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 ENG DF Larry Lloyd 33+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 ENG MF John McLaughlin 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 SCO DF Ian Ross 20+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 3+1 0 ENG DF Tommy Smith 37+0 6 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG MF Peter Thompson 9+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 ENG DF Phil Thompson 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 WAL FW John Toshack 28+1 13 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 ENG FW Jack Whitham 9+0 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} League table y LIV Results First Division 1971–72 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 14-Aug-71 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 Keegan 12 Smith 15 Pen Hughes 55 51,427 Report Report 17-Aug-71 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–2 Toshack 7 Smith 89 Pen 51,869 Report Report 21-Aug-71 Newcastle United A 2–3 Hughes 10 Keegan 75 39,720 Report Report 24-Aug-71 Crystal Palace A 1–0 Toshack 57 29,489 Report Report 28-Aug-71 Leicester City H 3–2 Heighway 25 Keegan 35 Toshack 71 50,970 Report Report 01-Sep-71 Manchester City A 0–1 45,144 Report Report 04-Sep-71 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 50,124 Report Report 11-Sep-71 Southampton H 1–0 Toshack 32 45,878 Report Report 18-Sep-71 Leeds United A 0–1 41,381 Report Report 25-Sep-71 Manchester United H 2–2 Graham 7 Hall 24 55,634 Report Report 02-Oct-71 Stoke City A 0–0 28,698 Report Report 09-Oct-71 Chelsea H 0–0 48,464 Report Report 16-Oct-71 Nottingham Forest A 3–2 Hughes 5 Heighway 65 Smith 78 Pen 20,945 Report Report 23-Oct-71 Huddersfield Town H 2–0 Smith 57 A. Evans 80 41,627 Report Report 30-Oct-71 Sheffield United A 1–1 Keegan 47 39,023 Report Report 06-Nov-71 Arsenal H 3–2 Hughes 41 Callaghan 55 Ross 80 46,929 Report Report 13-Nov-71 Everton A 0–1 56,563 Report Report 20-Nov-71 Coventry City A 2–0 Whitham 80 89 25,325 Report Report 27-Nov-71 West Ham United H 1–0 Hughes 69 43,399 Report Report 04-Dec-71 Ipswich Town A 0–0 21,359 Report Report 11-Dec-71 Derby County H 3–2 Whitham 14 44 53 44,601 Report Report 18-Dec-71 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 43,409 Report Report 27-Dec-71 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 43,904 Report Report 01-Jan-72 Leeds United H 0–2 53,847 Report Report 08-Jan-72 Leicester City A 0–1 26,421 Report Report 22-Jan-72 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 33,692 Report Report 29-Jan-72 Crystal Palace H 4–1 Lawler 38 66 Callaghan 72 Keegan 82 39,538 Report Report 12-Feb-72 Huddersfield Town A 1–0 Whitham 73 18,702 Report Report 19-Feb-72 Sheffield United H 2–0 Toshack 42 82 42,005 Report Report 26-Feb-72 Manchester City H 3–0 Lloyd 37 Keegan 53 Graham 65 50,074 Report Report 04-Mar-72 Everton H 4–0 Own goal 1 Own goal 66 Lawler 74 Hughes 87 53,922 Report Report 11-Mar-72 Chelsea A 0–0 38,691 Report Report 18-Mar-72 Newcastle United H 5–0 Lawler 9 Keegan 22 Toshack 39 Hughes 63 Heighway 81 43,899 Report Report 25-Mar-72 Southampton A 1–0 Toshack 52 21,680 Report Report 28-Mar-72 Stoke City H 2–1 Own goal 40 Keegan 53 42,489 Report Report 01-Apr-72 West Bromwich Albion H 2–0 Smith 31 Pen Lawler 58 46,564 Report Report 03-Apr-72 Manchester United A 3–0 Lawler 60 Toshack 62 Hughes 84 54,000 Report Report 08-Apr-72 Coventry City H 3–1 Keegan 21 Smith 67 Pen Toshack 85 50,628 Report Report 15-Apr-72 West Ham United A 2–0 Toshack 9 Heighway 46 32,660 Report Report 22-Apr-72 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Toshack 39 66 54,316 Report Report 01-May-72 Derby County A 0–1 39,420 Report Report 08-May-72 Arsenal A 0–0 39,289 Report Report Football League Cup 1971–72 Football League Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 07-Sep-71 Hull City A 3–0 Lawler 34 Heighway 38 Hall 53 Pen 31,612 Report Report 05-Oct-71 Southampton H 1–0 Heighway 50 29,964 Report Report 27-Oct-71 West Ham United A 1–2 Graham 30 40,878 Report Report FA Cup 1971–72 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 15-Jan-72 Oxford United H 3–0 Keegan 47 81 Lindsay 84 56,124 Report Report 05-Feb-72 Leeds United H 0–0 56,296 Report Report 09-Feb-72 Leeds United A 0–2 49,572 Report Report European Cup Winners Cup 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 15-Sep-71 Servette FC A 1–2 Lawler 81 21,000 Report Report 29-Sep-71 Servette FC H 2–0 Hughes 27 Heighway 60 38,591 Report Report 20-Oct-71 Bayern Munich H 0–0 42,949 Report Report 03-Nov-71 Bayern Munich A 1–3 A. Evans 37 40,000 Report Report FA Charity Shield 1971 FA Charity Shield 7 August 1971 Leicester City 1–0 Report Liverpool Whitworth15 Filbert Street, Leicester 25,104 Pat Partridge References LFC History.net – 1971–72 season Liverweb - 1971-72 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool