1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C. won the FA Cup in Bill Shankly's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement following a 3-0 crushing of 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 finished in the league saw them lose their defence of the league title to Leeds United.

Competition	Result	Top Scorer
First Division	Runners-Up	Kevin Keegan, 12
European Cup	Second Round	Chris Lawler, 2
FA Cup	Winners	Kevin Keegan, 6
League Cup	Fifth Round	Ian Callaghan, 3
Overall		Kevin Keegan, 19

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Starting 11

Only considering First Division starts.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
1	GK	Clemence, RayRay Clemence	42
2	RB	Smith, TommyTommy Smith	34
3	LB	Lindsay, AlecAlec Lindsay	36
4	CB	Thompson, PhilPhil Thompson	35
5	CB	Lloyd, LarryLarry Lloyd	27
6	CM	Hughes, EmlynEmlyn Hughes	42
7	FW	Keegan, KevinKevin Keegan	42
8	CM	Cormack, PeterPeter Cormack	40
9	LM	Heighway, SteveSteve Heighway	35
10	FW	Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack	19
11	RM	Callaghan, IanIan Callaghan	42

Hughes (C)

First Division

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Leeds United	42	24	14	4	66	31	2.129	62
2	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	52	31	1.677	57
3	Derby County	42	17	14	11	52	42	1.238	48
4	Ipswich Town	42	18	11	13	67	58	1.155	47
5	Stoke City	42	15	16	11	54	42	1.286	46
6	Burnley	42	16	14	12	56	53	1.057	46
7	Everton	42	16	12	14	50	48	1.042	44
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	13	17	12	56	52	1.077	43
9	Leicester City	42	13	16	13	51	41	1.244	42
10	Arsenal	42	14	14	14	49	51	0.961	42
11	Tottenham Hotspur	42	14	14	14	45	50	0.900	42
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	15	14	49	49	1.000	41
13	Sheffield United	42	14	12	16	44	49	0.898	40
14	Manchester City	42	14	12	16	39	46	0.848	40
15	Newcastle United	42	13	12	17	49	48	1.021	38
16	Coventry City	42	14	10	18	43	54	0.796	38
17	Chelsea	42	12	13	17	56	60	0.933	37
18	West Ham United	42	11	15	16	55	60	0.917	37
19	Birmingham City	42	12	13	17	52	64	0.813	37
20	Southampton	42	11	14	17	47	68	0.691	36
21	Manchester United	42	10	12	20	38	48	0.792	32
22	Norwich City	42	7	15	20	37	62	0.597	29

Matches

Liverpool-Stoke 1-0
- Steve Heighway (6)

Coventry-Liverpool 1-0

Leicester-Liverpool 1-1
- John Toshack (50)

Liverpool-Derby 2-0
- Phil Thompson (35)
- Kevin Keegan (85 pen)

Liverpool-Chelsea 1-0
- Kevin Keegan (35)

Derby-Liverpool 3-1
- Phil Boersma (25)

Birmingham-Liverpool 1-1
- Brian Hall (85)

Liverpool-Tottenham 3-2
- Chris Lawler (28, 90)
- Alec Lindsay (76 pen)

Manchester United-Liverpool 0-0

Liverpool-Newcastle 2-1
- Peter Cormack (20)
- Alec Lindsay (86 pen)

Southampton-Liverpool 1-0

Leeds-Liverpool 1-0

Liverpool-Sheffield United 1-0
- Kevin Keegan (26)

Arsenal-Liverpool 0-2
- Emlyn Hughes (77)
- John Toshack (85)

Liverpool-Wolverhampton 1-0
- Steve Heighway (22)

Liverpool-Ipswich 4-2
- Kevin Keegan (17, 22, 90 pen)
- Peter Cormack (44)

Queens Park Rangers-Liverpool 2-2
- Larry Lloyd (26)
- John Toshack (75)

Liverpool-West Ham 1-0
- Peter Cormack (14)

Everton-Liverpool 0-1
- Alan Waddle (67)

Norwich-Liverpool 1-1
- Peter Cormack (17)

Liverpool-Manchester United 2-0
- Kevin Keegan (30 pen)
- Steve Heighway (65)

Burnley-Liverpool 2-1
- Peter Cormack (84)

Chelsea-Liverpool 0-1
- Peter Cormack (21)

Liverpool-Leicester 1-1
- Peter Cormack (67)

Liverpool-Birmingham 3-2
- Kevin Keegan (15, 31)
- Phil Thompson (69)

Stoke-Liverpool 1-1
- Tommy Smith (90)

Liverpool-Norwich 1-0
- Peter Cormack (90)

Liverpool-Coventry 2-1
- Alec Lindsay (28 pen)
- Kevin Keegan (57)

Newcastle-Liverpool 0-0

Liverpool-Southampton 1-0
- Phil Boersma (87)

Liverpool-Burnley 1-0
- John Toshack (89)

Liverpool-Leeds 1-0
- Steve Heighway (82)

Wolverhampton-Liverpool 0-1
- Brian Hall (27)

Liverpool-Queens Park Rangers 2-1
- Alec Lindsay (7 pen)
- Terry Mancini (29 og)

Sheffield United-Liverpool 1-0

Manchester City-Liverpool 1-1
- Peter Cormack (18)

Ipswich-Liverpool 1-1
- Emlyn Hughes (62)

Liverpool-Manchester City 4-0
- Brian Hall (3, 12)
- Phil Boersma (16)
- Kevin Keegan (35)

Liverpool-Everton 0-0

Liverpool-Arsenal 0-1

West Ham-Liverpool 2-2
- John Toshack (58)
- Kevin Keegan (90)

Tottenham-Liverpool 1-1
- Steve Heighway (67)

Topscorers

FA Cup

European Cup

1st Round

Jeunesse d'Esch-Liverpool 1-1
- Brian Hall (43)

Liverpool-Jeunesse d'Esch 2-0
- Léon Mond (47 og)
- John Toshack (56)

2nd Round

Crvena Zvezda-Liverpool 2-1
- Chris Lawler (72)

Liverpool-Crvena Zvezda 1-2
- Chris Lawler (84)

League Cup

2nd Round

West Ham-Liverpool 2-2
- Peter Cormack (34)
- Steve Heighway (55)

Liverpool-West Ham 1-0
- John Toshack (22)

3nd Round

Sunderland-Liverpool 0-2
- Kevin Keegan (12)
- John Toshack (47)

4th Round

Hull-Liverpool 0-0

Liverpool-Hull 3-1
- Ian Callaghan (12, 19, 73)

Quarter Final

Wolverhampton-Liverpool 1-0

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FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity Shield

Football League	Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues	Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	European Cup · UEFA Cup (Final) · European Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national team	Alf Ramsey • Home Championship • 1974 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

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First Division	Arsenal · Birmingham City · Burnley · Chelsea · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Aston Villa · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Crystal Palace · Fulham · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday · Sunderland · Swindon Town · West Bromwich Albion

Third Division	Aldershot · Blackburn Rovers · Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Cambridge United · Charlton Athletic · Chesterfield · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Oldham Athletic · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Rochdale · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Southport · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Watford · Wrexham · York City

Fourth Division	Barnsley · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Newport County · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Reading · Rotherham United · Scunthorpe United · Stockport County · Swansea City · Torquay United · Workington

1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season

Contents

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Starting 11

First Division

Table

Matches

Topscorers

FA Cup

3rd Round

4th Round

5th Round

Quarter Final

Semi Final

Final

European Cup

1st Round

2nd Round

League Cup

2nd Round

3nd Round

4th Round

Quarter Final