1968–69 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1968–69 Bill Shankly First Division 2nd Roger Hunt (13) Roger Hunt (17) Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round FA Cup Fifth round League Cup Fourth round _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 dd0000 _redborder _redcollar _redborder 000000 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968–69 season was Liverpool Football Club's 77th season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool came close to a record eighth league title, as they picked up the same number points that won them their seventh title in 1965–66. However, the team finished second to Don Revie's Leeds United. An early exit in the Fairs Cup, losing on coin toss to Athletic Bilbao in the opening round was the main disappointment, meaning that Bill Shankly was yet to lead the club to a European trophy. In both the League Cup and FA Cup they were knocked out by the eventual runners-up in both tournaments. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Ray Clemence SCO Tommy Lawrence Defenders ENG Gerry Byrne ENG Chris Lawler ENG John McLaughlin SCO Ian Ross ENG Tommy Smith ENG Geoff Strong ENG Peter Wall SCO Ron Yeats Midfielders ENG Ian Callaghan SCO Brian Hall ENG Emlyn Hughes ENG Doug Livermore SCO Ian St. John ENG Peter Thompson Attackers ENG Alf Arrowsmith ENG Phil Boersma ENG Alun Evans SCO Bobby Graham ENG Tony Hateley ENG Roger Hunt Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup League Cup Fairs Cup ENG DF Gerry Byrne 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 42+0 8 4+0 1 3+0 1 2+0 0 ENG GK Ray Clemence 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Alun Evans 33+0 7 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 SCO FW Bobby Graham 11+1 5 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 SCO MF Brian Hall 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Tony Hateley 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Emlyn Hughes 40+0 3 4+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 1 ENG FW Roger Hunt 38+0 13 4+0 1 3+0 2 2+0 1 ENG DF Chris Lawler 42+0 3 4+0 0 3+0 3 2+0 1 SCO GK Tommy Lawrence 42+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 SCO DF Ian Ross 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 ENG DF Tommy Smith 42+0 6 4+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 SCO FW Ian St John 41+0 4 4+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 ENG FW Geoff Strong 28+3 2 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 ENG MF Peter Thompson 42+0 8 4+0 0 3+0 1 2+0 0 ENG DF Peter Wall 13+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 SCO DF Ron Yeats 39+0 2 4+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 |} League table y LIV Results First Division 1968–69 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 10-Aug-68 Manchester City H 2–1 Graham 24 Thompson 73 51,236 Report Report 14-Aug-68 Southampton A 0–2 24,453 Report Report 17-Aug-68 Arsenal A 1–1 Hunt 50 43,535 Report Report 20-Aug-68 Stoke City H 2–1 Callaghan 63 Own goal 75 46,674 Report Report 24-Aug-68 Sunderland H 4–1 Smith 1 Lawler 16 Callaghan 44 Hateley 66 46,547 Report Report 27-Aug-68 Everton A 0–0 63,898 Report Report 31-Aug-68 Leeds United A 0–1 38,929 Report Report 07-Sep-68 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Yeats 43 Graham 55 46,025 Report Report 14-Sep-68 Ipswich Town A 2–0 Graham 48 St. John 89 24,514 Report Report 21-Sep-68 Leicester City H 4–0 Yeats 2 Smith 4 pen Evans 10 Callaghan 12 48,375 Report Report 28-Sep-68 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 6–0 Hunt 15 74 Thompson 25 80 Evans 30 63 39,310 Report Report 05-Oct-68 Burnley A 4–0 Hunt 20 35 Thompson 62 Strong 87 26,238 Report Report 08-Oct-68 Everton H 1–1 Smith 75 54,496 Report Report 12-Oct-68 Manchester United H 2–0 St. John 14 Evans 82 53,392 Report Report 19-Oct-68 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Hunt 37 44,122 Report Report 26-Oct-68 Newcastle United H 2–1 Evans 23 Thompson 85 45,323 Report Report 02-Nov-68 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 34,600 Report Report 09-Nov-68 Chelsea H 2–1 Callaghan 25 Smith 28 pen 47,248 Report Report 16-Nov-68 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Lawler 28 Callaghan 71 31,245 Report Report 23-Nov-68 Coventry City H 2–0 Strong 36 Callaghan 83 44,820 Report Report 30-Nov-68 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Hunt 24 25,175 Report Report 03-Dec-68 Southampton H 1–0 Callaghan 14 45,527 Report Report 07-Dec-68 West Ham United H 2–0 Hughes 44 Thompson 47 48,632 Report Report 14-Dec-68 Manchester United A 0–1 59,000 Report Report 21-Dec-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Hughes 70 43,843 Report Report 26-Dec-68 Burnley H 1–1 Lawler 43 52,515 Report Report 11-Jan-69 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Thompson 83 47,587 Report Report 18-Jan-69 Chelsea A 2–1 Hunt 65 Evans 72 51,872 Report Report 01-Feb-69 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Hunt 65 45,406 Report Report 15-Feb-69 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 42,359 Report Report 22-Feb-69 West Ham United A 1–1 Hunt 51 36,498 Report Report 15-Mar-69 Sunderland A 2–0 St. John 39 Evans 62 17,855 Report Report 29-Mar-69 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 Smith 28 pen Strong 78 16,792 Report Report 31-Mar-69 Arsenal H 1–1 Smith 52 pen 44,843 Report Report 05-Apr-69 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Hunt 20 45,399 Report Report 07-Apr-69 Stoke City A 0–0 27,389 Report Report 12-Apr-69 Leicester City A 2–1 Hughes 30 Callaghan 56 28,671 Report Report 19-Apr-69 Ipswich Town H 4–0 Thompson 13 Graham 40 66 St. John 90 40,449 Report Report 22-Apr-69 Coventry City A 0–0 35,106 Report Report 28-Apr-69 Leeds United H 0–0 53,750 Report Report 12-May-69 Manchester City A 0–1 28,309 Report Report 17-May-69 Newcastle United A 1–1 Hunt 68 34,910 Report Report Football League Cup 1968–69 Football League Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 04-Sep-68 Sheffield United H 4–0 Hunt 54 Lawler 71 Callaghan 75 Thompson 83 32,358 Report Report 25-Sep-68 Swansea Town H 2–0 Lawler 52 Hunt 85 31,051 Report Report 15-Oct-68 Arsenal A 1–2 Lawler 75 39,299 Report Report FA Cup 1968–69 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 04-Jan-69 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Hunt 70 Callaghan 84 48,330 Report Report 25-Jan-69 Burnley H 2–1 Smith 13 pen Hughes 23 53,677 Report Report 01-Mar-69 Leicester City A 0–0 42,002 Report Report 03-Mar-69 Leicester City H 0–1 54,666 Report Report Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 18-Sep-68 Athletic Bilbao A 1–2 Hunt 67 28,004 Report Report 02-Oct-68 Athletic Bilbao H 2–1 Lawler 78 Hughes 87 49,567 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1968–69 season Liverweb - 1968–69 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool