1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1974–75 John W Smith Bob Paisley First Division 2nd John Toshack (12) Steve Heighway (13) Cup Winners' Cup Second round FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Fourth round FA Charity Shield Winners 45,966 _whiteborder _whiteborder _whitecollar dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 _redborder _redborder _redcollar ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 season was Liverpool Football Club's 83rd season in existence and their 13th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool 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 did however beat the club record for biggest victory, eclipsing Strømsgodset from Norway by 11–0 in the Cup Winners' Cup. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Ray Clemence ENG Frank Lane ENG Peter McDonnell Defenders ENG Emlyn Hughes ENG Brian Kettle ENG Chris Lawler ENG Alec Lindsay ENG John McLaughlin ENG Phil Neal ENG Tommy Smith ENG Phil Thompson Midfielders ENG Ian Callaghan ENG Jimmy Case SCO Peter Cormack SCO Brian Hall IRE Steve Heighway ENG Ray Kennedy ENG Terry McDermott ENG Peter Spiring ENG Max Thompson Attackers ENG Phil Boersma ENG Derek Brownbill ENG David Fairclough ENG Kevin Keegan ENG Kevin Kewley WAL John Toshack ENG Alan Waddle Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup Charity Shield League Cup European CWC ENG FW Phil Boersma 20+1 6 0 0 1+0 1 3+0 1 4+0 2 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 41+0 1 2 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 1 ENG MF Jimmy Case 1+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG GK Ray Clemence 42+0 0 2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 SCO MF Peter Cormack 33+3 3 2 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+2 1 SCO MF Brian Hall 35+0 5 2 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 IRL MF Steve Heighway 32+3 9 2 1 1+0 0 4+0 2 4+0 1 ENG DF Emlyn Hughes 42+0 1 2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 1 ENG FW Kevin Keegan 33+0 10 2 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1 ENG MF Ray Kennedy 23+2 5 2 0 0+0 0 4+0 3 4+0 2 ENG DF Chris Lawler 10+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 ENG DF Alec Lindsay 25+0 3 2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 1 ENG MF Terry McDermott 14+1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF John McLaughlin 0+0 0 0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Phil Neal 23+0 0 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Tommy Smith 36+0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Phil Thompson 32+0 0 2 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 1 WAL FW John Toshack 20+1 12 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 ENG FW Alan Waddle 0+5 0 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} League table y LIV Results First Division 1974–75 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17 Aug 74 Luton Town A 2–1 Smith 21 Heighway 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 1 Pen 65 Pen 49,398 Report Report 27 Aug 74 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Heighway 51 Toshack 56 42,449 Report Report 31 Aug 74 Chelsea A 3–0 Kennedy 22 Boersma 34 76 39,461 Report Report 07 Sep 74 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–2 Boersma 4 9 41 Hughes 71 Kennedy 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 Ritchie (og) 43 Boersma 45 Heighway 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 36 20,844 Report Report 12 Oct 74 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Callaghan 57 Keegan 83 52,590 Report Report 19 Oct 74 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 Hall 6 27,392 Report Report 26 Oct 74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway 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 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 12 46,348 Report Report 30 Nov 74 Coventry City A 1–1 Keegan 48 23,089 Report Report 07 Dec 74 Derby County H 2–2 Kennedy 18 Heighway 22 41,058 Report Report 14 Dec 74 Luton Town H 2–0 Toshack 46 Heighway 85 35,151 Report Report 21 Dec 74 Birmingham City A 1–3 Toshack 43 23,608 Report Report 26 Dec 74 Manchester City H 4–1 Hall 22 72 Toshack 25 Heighway 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 35 Keegan 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 6 Toshack 9 65 Lindsay 42 Cormack 87 47,421 Report Report 12 Feb 75 Newcastle United A 1–4 Hall 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 40 Cormack 89 42,762 Report Report 08 Mar 75 Burnley A 1–1 McDermott 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 35 28,012 Report Report 22 Mar 75 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 Keegan 46 Cormack 66 34,331 Report Report 25 Mar 75 Newcastle United H 4–0 Keegan 7 Toshack 43 70 McDermott 72 41,147 Report Report 29 Mar 75 Birmingham City H 1–0 Keegan 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 41 51 34,971 Report Report 12 Apr 75 Carlisle United H 2–0 Toshack 64 Keegan 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 16 85 Keegan 52 Pen 42,546 Report Report FA Charity Shield 1974 FA Charity Shield 10 August 1974 15:00 Liverpool 1–1 ReportReport Report Leeds United Boersma 19 Cherry 70 Wembley Stadium, London 67,000 Bob Matthewson Lindsay Hughes Hall Smith Cormack Callaghan 6–5 Lorimer Giles Gray Hunter Cherry Harvey _whiteborder _whitecollarsimple _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Leeds United GK 1 ENG Ray ClemenceRB 2 ENG Tommy SmithLB 3 ENG Alec LindsayCB 4 ENG Phil ThompsonCM 5SCO Peter Cormack CB 6ENG Emlyn Hughes CF 7ENG Kevin Keegan 0 60CM 8ENG Brian HallLM 9IRL Steve Heighway CF 10 ENG Phil BoersmaRM 11ENG Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:GK 13ENG Peter McDonnellDF 12ENG Brian KettleMF 14ENG John McLaughlinDF 15ENG Max ThompsonMF 16ENG Peter SpiringManager:ENG Bob Paisley GK 1 ENG David HarveyRB 2 ENG Paul ReaneyLB 3 ENG Trevor CherryCM 4SCO Billy Bremner 0 60CB 5 SCO Gordon McQueenCB 6 ENG Norman HunterCM 7 SCO Peter Lorimer CF 8ENG Allan Clarke CF 9SCO Joe JordanRM 10IRL John Giles LM 11SCO Eddie GraySubstitutes:MF 12ENG Duncan McKenzie Manager:ENG Brian Clough FA Cup 1974–75 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 04 Jan 75 Stoke City H 2–0 Heighway 78 Keegan 89 32,363 Report Report 25 Jan 75 Ipswich Town A 0–1 38,200 Report Report Football League Cup 1974–75 Football League Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 10 Sep 74 Brentford H 2–1 Kennedy 30 Boersma 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 38 75 Kennedy 48 82 23,694 Report Report 12 Nov 74 Middlesbrough H 0–1 24,906 Report Report European Cup Winners' Cup 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17 Sep 74 Strømsgodset H 11–0 Lindsay 3 p. Boersma 13 40 P. Thompson 30 74 Heighway 42 Cormack 65 Hughes 76 Smith 85 Callaghan 87 Kennedy 88 21,413 Report Report 01 Oct 74 Strømsgodset A 1–0 Kennedy 17 25,573 Report Report 23 Oct 74 Ferencváros H 1–1 Kevin Keegan 36 23,694 Report Report 05 Nov 74 Ferencváros A 0–0 24,906 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1974–75 season Liverweb - 1974-75 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool