1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1973–74 season was Liverpool Football Club's 82nd season in existence and their 12th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool won the FA Cup in Bill Shankly's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement two months after winning 3-0 against Newcastle in the 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.

Liverpool F.C.

1973–74 season
Chairman	John W Smith
Manager	Bill Shankly
First Division	2nd
European Cup	Second round
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin Keegan (12) All: Kevin Keegan (19)
Average home league attendance	42,427
Home colours Away colours

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Ray Clemence
• Frankie Lane

Defenders

• Roy Evans
• Emlyn Hughes
• Chris Lawler
• Alec Lindsay
• Larry Lloyd
• John McLaughlin
• Dave Rylands
• Tommy Smith
• Phil Thompson

Midfielders

• Ian Callaghan
• Peter Cormack
• Brian Hall
• Steve Heighway
• Hughie McAuley
• Peter Spiring
• Max Thompson
• Peter Thompson

Attackers

• Phil Boersma
• Derek Brownbill
• David Fairclough
• Kevin Keegan
• Kevin Kewley
• John Toshack
• Alan Waddle
• Jack Whitham

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		League Cup		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ENG	Phil Boersma	22	4	13+2	3	4+1	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	Derek Brownbill	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Ian Callaghan	61	3	42+0	0	9+0	0	6+0	3	4+0	0
	GK	ENG	Ray Clemence	61	0	42+0	0	9+0	0	6+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	SCO	Peter Cormack	57	11	40+2	9	8+0	1	6+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Roy Evans	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Brian Hall	34	7	20+2	4	7+1	2	1+0	0	2+1	1
	MF	IRL	Steve Heighway	52	8	35+1	5	6+0	2	6+0	1	4+0	0
	DF	ENG	Emlyn Hughes	61	2	42+0	2	9+0	0	6+0	0	4+0	0
	FW	ENG	Kevin Keegan	61	19	42+0	12	9+0	6	6+0	1	4+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Lawler	25	4	18+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	2
	DF	ENG	Alec Lindsay	54	4	36+0	4	9+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Larry Lloyd	40	1	27+0	1	3+0	0	6+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	ENG	John McLaughlin	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Dave Rylands	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Tommy Smith	49	1	34+0	1	7+0	0	5+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Trevor Storton	2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Max Thompson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Phil Thompson	51	2	35+0	2	9+0	0	4+0	0	2+1	0
	FW	WAL	John Toshack	30	11	19+0	5	6+0	3	2+0	2	3+0	1
	FW	ENG	Alan Waddle	16	1	11+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0

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
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:

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	Bericht	Bericht
28-Aug-73	Coventry City	A	0–1		29,305	Bericht	Bericht
01-Sep-73	Leicester City	A	1–1	Toshack 50'	29,347	Bericht	Bericht
04-Sep-73	Derby County	H	2–0	Thompson 35' Keegan 85 Pen'	45,237	Bericht	Bericht
08-Sep-73	Chelsea	H	1–0	Keegan 35'	47,016	Bericht	Bericht
12-Sep-73	Derby County	A	1–3	Boersma 26'	32,867	Bericht	Bericht
15-Sep-73	Birmingham City	A	1–1	Hall 85'	35,719	Bericht	Bericht
22-Sep-73	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–2	Lawler 28', 90' Lindsay 76 Pen'	42,901	Bericht	Bericht
29-Sep-73	Manchester United	A	0–0		53,882	Bericht	Bericht
06-Oct-73	Newcastle United	H	2–1	Cormack 20' Lindsay 86 Pen'	45,612	Bericht	Bericht
13-Oct-73	Southampton	A	0–1		22,018	Bericht	Bericht
20-Oct-73	Leeds United	A	0–1		44,911	Bericht	Bericht
27-Oct-73	Sheffield United	H	1–0	Keegan 26'	40,641	Bericht	Bericht
03-Nov-73	Arsenal	A	2–0	Hughes 77' Toshack 85'	39,837	Bericht	Bericht
10-Nov-73	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	Heighway 22'	38,088	Bericht	Bericht
17-Nov-73	Ipswich Town	H	4–2	Keegan 27', 22 Pen', 90' Cormack 44'	37,420	Bericht	Bericht
24-Nov-73	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–2	Lloyd 26' Toshack 75'	26,254	Bericht	Bericht
01-Dec-73	West Ham United	H	1–0	Cormack 14'	34,857	Bericht	Bericht
08-Dec-73	Everton	A	1–0	Waddle 67'	56,098	Bericht	Bericht
15-Dec-73	Norwich City	A	1–1	Cormack 17'	20,628	Bericht	Bericht
22-Dec-73	Manchester United	H	2–0	Keegan 30 Pen' Heighway 65'	40,420	Bericht	Bericht
26-Dec-73	Burnley	A	1–2	Cormack 84'	24,404	Bericht	Bericht
29-Dec-73	Chelsea	A	1–0	Cormack 21'	32,901	Bericht	Bericht
01-Jan-74	Leicester City	H	1–1	Cormack 67'	39,110	Bericht	Bericht
12-Jan-74	Birmingham City	H	3–2	Keegan 15', 31' Thompson 69'	39,094	Bericht	Bericht
19-Jan-74	Stoke City	A	1–1	Smith 90'	32,789	Bericht	Bericht
02-Feb-74	Norwich City	H	1–0	Cormack 90'	31,742	Bericht	Bericht
05-Feb-74	Coventry City	H	2–1	Lindsay 28 Pen' Keegan 57'	21,656	Bericht	Bericht
23-Feb-74	Newcastle United	A	0–0		41,727	Bericht	Bericht
26-Feb-74	Southampton	H	1–0	Boersma 87'	27,015	Bericht	Bericht
02-Mar-74	Burnley	H	1–0	Toshack 89'	42,562	Bericht	Bericht
16-Mar-74	Leeds United	H	1–0	Heighway 82'	56,003	Bericht	Bericht
23-Mar-74	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	Hall 27'	35,867	Bericht	Bericht
06-Apr-74	Queens Park Rangers	H	2–1	Lindsay 7 Pen' Own Goal 29'	54,027	Bericht	Bericht
08-Apr-74	Sheffield United	A	0–1		31,089	Bericht	Bericht
12-Apr-74	Manchester City	A	1–1	Cormack 18'	43,284	Bericht	Bericht
13-Apr-74	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	Hughes 62'	33,285	Bericht	Bericht
16-Apr-74	Manchester City	H	4–0	Hall 3', 12' Boersma 16' Keegan 35'	50,781	Bericht	Bericht
20-Apr-74	Everton	H	0–0		55,858	Bericht	Bericht
24-Apr-74	Arsenal	H	0–1		47,997	Bericht	Bericht
27-Apr-74	West Ham United	A	2–2	Toshack 58' Keegan 90'	36,160	Bericht	Bericht
08-May-74	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1	Heighway 67'	24,178	Bericht	Bericht

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	Bericht	Bericht
29-Oct-73	West Ham United	H	1–0	Toshack 22'	26,002	Bericht	Bericht
21-Nov-73	Sunderland	H	2–0	Keegan 12' Toshack 47'	36,208	Bericht	Bericht
27-Nov-73	Hull City	A	0–0		19,748	Bericht	Bericht
04-Dec-73	Hull City	H	3–1	Callaghan 12', 19', 73'	17,120	Bericht	Bericht
19-Dec-73	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–1		15,242	Bericht	Bericht

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	Bericht	Bericht
03-Oct-73	Jeunesse Esch	H	2–0	Own Goal 47' Toshack 56'	28,714	Bericht	Bericht
24-Oct-73	FK Crvena Zvezda	A	1–2	Lawler 72'	30,000	Bericht	Bericht
06-Nov-73	FK Crvena Zvezda	H	1–2	Lawler 84'	41,774	Bericht	Bericht

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	Bericht	Bericht
08-Jan-74	Doncaster Rovers	A	2–0	Heighway 15' Cormack 60'	22,499	Bericht	Bericht
26-Jan-74	Carlisle United	H	0–0		47,211	Bericht	Bericht
29-Jan-74	Carlisle United	A	2–0	Boersma 50' Toshack 81'	21,262	Bericht	Bericht
16-Feb-74	Ipswich Town	H	2–0	Hall 33' Keegan 55'	45,340	Bericht	Bericht
09-Mar-74	Bristol City	A	1–0	Toshack 48'	37,671	Bericht	Bericht
30-Mar-74	Leicester City	N	0–0		60,000	Bericht	Bericht
03-Apr-74	Leicester City	N	3–1	Hall 46' Keegan 62' Toshack 86'	55,619	Bericht	Bericht

Final

Main article: 1974 FA Cup Final

4 May 1974
15:00 BST

Liverpool	3–0	Newcastle United
Keegan 57, 88' Heighway 74'	Report Report

Wembley, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Gordon Kew

Liverpool

Newcastle

GK 1 Ray Clemence RB 2 Tommy Smith LB 3 Alec Lindsay CB 4 Phil Thompson CM 5 Peter Cormack CB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c) CF 7 Kevin Keegan CM 8 Brian Hall LM 9 Steve Heighway CF 10 John Toshack RM 11 Ian Callaghan Substitute: DF 12 Chris Lawler Manager: Bill Shankly

GK 1 Iam McFaul RB 2 Frank Clark LB 3 Alan Kennedy CM 4 Terry McDermott CB 5 Pat Howard CB 6 Bobby Moncur (c) RW 7 Jimmy Smith  70' CM 8 Tommy Cassidy ST 9 Malcolm Macdonald ST 10 John Tudor LW 11 Terry Hibbitt Substitute: MF 12 Tommy Gibb  70' Manager: Joe Harvey

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute.

References

• LFC History.net – 1973–74 season
• Liverweb - 1973-74 Season