# 1964–65 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Liverpool Football Club's 73rd season in existence and their third consecutive season in the First Division. The club won its first FA Cup thanks to a 2–1 extra time victory against Leeds United in the final. The club's first final for 15 years saved a season in which Liverpool slipped from first to seventh in the league, and controversially collapsed at the hands of Inter in the European Cup semi-finals, in the club's first season in European competition.
Liverpool experimented with red shirts, shorts and socks during this season. The all red strip was used only in a number of European Cup and FA Cup matches, with League matches played in white shorts. The club permanently switched to a full red strip at the start of the 1965–66 season.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Tommy Lawrence
* William Molyneux

### Defenders

* Gerry Byrne
* Phil Ferns
* Alan Hignett
* Chris Lawler
* Thomas Lowry
* Ronnie Moran
* Tommy Smith
* Bobby Thomson
* Ron Yeats

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Ian Callaghan
* Kevin Lewis
* Jimmy Melia
* Gordon Milne
* John Sealey
* Willie Stevenson
* Gordon Wallace
* Johnny Wheeler
* Peter Thompson

### Attackers

* Alf Arrowsmith
* Phil Chisnall
* Bobby Graham
* Roger Hunt
* John Sealey
* Ian St. John
* Geoff Strong

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | Charity Shield | Charity Shield | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alf Arrowsmith | 9 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 56 | 2 | 40+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 55 | 8 | 37+0 | 6 | 8+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Phil Chisnall | 8 | 2 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Ferns | 4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Bobby Graham | 15 | 5 | 14+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Hignett | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Hunt | 58 | 37 | 40+0 | 25 | 8+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 7 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Lawler | 48 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Lawrence | 59 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tommy Lowry | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gordon Milne | 48 | 6 | 34+0 | 5 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Billy Molyneux | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 18 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Sealey | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tommy Smith | 40 | 4 | 25+0 | 4 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian St John | 43 | 11 | 27+0 | 4 | 8+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 5 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Stevenson | 57 | 5 | 39+0 | 3 | 8+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Geoff Strong | 16 | 3 | 13+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Thompson | 56 | 6 | 39+0 | 5 | 8+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 13 | 5 | 11+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 |
| | DF | SCO | Ron Yeats | 53 | 1 | 35+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 47 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 45 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 43 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 71 | 1.155 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
* ↑ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 FA Cup winners.
* ↑ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 22-Aug-64 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | Hunt 11' Wallace 49', 87' | 47,620 | Report | Report |
| 26-Aug-64 | Leeds United | A | 2–4 | Hunt 24' Milne 66' | 36,200 | Report | Report |
| 29-Aug-64 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–3 | Ferns 16' Smith 22' | 26,865 | Report | Report |
| 02-Sep-64 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | Thompson 67' Smith 76' | 52,548 | Report | Report |
| 05-Sep-64 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Thompson 57' Hunt 79' | 45,646 | Report | Report |
| 09-Sep-64 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | | 27,114 | Report | Report |
| 12-Sep-64 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | | 22,701 | Report | Report |
| 19-Sep-64 | Everton | H | 0–4 | | 52,619 | Report | Report |
| 26-Sep-64 | Aston Villa | H | 5–1 | Graham 6', 65', 86' Callaghan 36' Hunt 56' | 38,940 | Report | Report |
| 07-Oct-64 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | Hunt 31', 53' Graham 59' | 37,745 | Report | Report |
| 10-Oct-64 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | | 19,850 | Report | Report |
| 13-Oct-64 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | | 42,558 | Report | Report |
| 17-Oct-64 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 | St. John 7' Hunt 27' | 36,029 | Report | Report |
| 24-Oct-64 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | | 17,500 | Report | Report |
| 31-Oct-64 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | | 52,402 | Report | Report |
| 07-Nov-64 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Callaghan 78' | 18,367 | Report | Report |
| 14-Nov-64 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | Thompson 22' Hunt 68' | 40,498 | Report | Report |
| 21-Nov-64 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Hunt 41' | 28,816 | Report | Report |
| 28-Nov-64 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Hunt 41' | 41,198 | Report | Report |
| 05-Dec-64 | Burnley | A | 5–1 | Hunt 33', 77', 85' Strong 73' Lawler 89' | 12,490 | Report | Report |
| 12-Dec-64 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 26,171 | Report | Report |
| 19-Dec-64 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | Smith 37' Hunt 38', 81' | 33,316 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-64 | Sunderland | A | 3–2 | Milne 5' Stevenson 30', 82' | 49,902 | Report | Report |
| 28-Dec-64 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | | 43,521 | Report | Report |
| 02-Jan-65 | Blackpool | A | 3–2 | Hunt 53', 58' St. John 75' | 21,863 | Report | Report |
| 16-Jan-65 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–2 | Hunt 40', 64' Milne 70' St. John 75' | 42,422 | Report | Report |
| 06-Feb-65 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | Hunt 15' | 24,396 | Report | Report |
| 13-Feb-65 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Hunt 49' Lawler 61' | 40,803 | Report | Report |
| 24-Feb-65 | Birmingham City | H | 4–3 | Callaghan 19', 87' Hunt 56' Thompson 77' | 39,253 | Report | Report |
| 27-Feb-65 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | Hunt 21' | 25,780 | Report | Report |
| 13-Mar-65 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | | 19,034 | Report | Report |
| 20-Mar-65 | Fulham | H | 3–2 | Callaghan 45', 48' Milne 89' | 28,323 | Report | Report |
| 01-Apr-65 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | Thompson 35' Hunt 55' | 23,926 | Report | Report |
| 03-Apr-65 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | Milne 47' St. John 55' Hunt 77' | 40,315 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-65 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | | 34,152 | Report | Report |
| 09-Apr-65 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | | 27,057 | Report | Report |
| 12-Apr-65 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Stevenson 75 pen' | 62,720 | Report | Report |
| 16-Apr-65 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | | 62,587 | Report | Report |
| 17-Apr-65 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Smith 52' | 30,004 | Report | Report |
| 19-Apr-65 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Chisnall 9' Strong 26' | 41,847 | Report | Report |
| 24-Apr-65 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | | 55,772 | Report | Report |
| 26-Apr-65 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Strong 13' Sealey 35' Arrowsmith 69' | 13,839 | Report | Report |

### FA Charity Shield

Tommy Lawrence :
| RB | 2 | Gerry Byrne |
| LB | 3 | Ronnie Moran |
| RH | 4 | Gordon Milne |
| CH | 5 | Ron Yeats (c) |
| LH | 6 | Willie Stevenson |
| OR | 7 | Ian Callaghan |
| IR | 8 | Roger Hunt |
| CF | 9 | Alf Arrowsmith 15' |
| IL | 10 | Gordon Wallace |
| OL | 11 | Peter Thompson |
| Substitute: ||||
| FW | 12 | Phil Chisnall 15' |
| Manager: ||||
| Bill Shankly ||||
Jim Standen :
| RB | 2 | John Bond |
| LB | 3 | Jack Burkett |
| RH | 4 | Eddie Bovington |
| CH | 5 | Kenneth Brown |
| LH | 6 | Bobby Moore |
| OR | 7 | Peter Brabrook |
| IR | 8 | Ronnie Boyce |
| CF | 9 | Johnny Byrne |
| IL | 10 | Geoff Hurst |
| OL | 11 | John Sissons |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | 12 | ? |
| Manager: ||||
| Ron Greenwood ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes, no extra time
* One named substitute
* Maximum of one substitution

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 09-Jan-65 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Hunt 44' St. John 63' | 29,851 | Report | Report |
| 30-Jan-65 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | Milne 51' | 51,851 | Report | Report |
| 03-Feb-65 | Stockport County | A | 2–0 | Hunt 39', 85' | 24,080 | Report | Report |
| 20-Feb-65 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | Callaghan 85' | 57,207 | Report | Report |
| 06-Mar-65 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | | 39,356 | Report | Report |
| 10-Mar-65 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | Hunt 72' | 53,324 | Report | Report |
| 27-Mar-65 | Chelsea | N | 2–0 | Thompson 63' Stevenson 79 pen' | 67,686 | Report | Report |
Final
| Liverpool | Leeds United |
Tommy Lawrence :
| DF | 2 | Chris Lawler |
| DF | 3 | Gerry Byrne |
| DF | 4 | Geoff Strong |
| DF | 5 | Ron Yeats (c) |
| MF | 6 | Willie Stevenson |
| MF | 7 | Ian Callaghan |
| FW | 8 | Roger Hunt |
| FW | 9 | Ian St. John |
| MF | 10 | Tommy Smith |
| MF | 11 | Peter Thompson |
| Manager: ||||
| Bill Shankly ||||
Gary Sprake :
| DF | 2 | Paul Reaney |
| DF | 3 | Willie Bell |
| MF | 4 | Billy Bremner |
| DF | 5 | Jack Charlton |
| DF | 6 | Norman Hunter |
| MF | 7 | Johnny Giles |
| FW | 8 | Jim Storrie |
| FW | 9 | Alan Peacock |
| MF | 10 | Bobby Collins (c) |
| MF | 11 | Albert Johanneson |
| Manager: ||||
| Don Revie ||||
* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.

### European Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 17-Aug-64 | KR Reykjavík | A | 5–0 | Wallace 3', 60' Hunt 46', 88' Chisnall 57' | 10,268 | Report | Report |
| 14-Sep-64 | KR Reykjavík | H | 6–1 | Byrne 13' St. John 23', 74' Hunt 50' Graham 65' Stevenson 67' | 32,597 | Report | Report |
| 25-Nov-64 | Anderlecht | H | 3–0 | St. John 10' Hunt 43' Yeats 50' | 44,516 | Report | Report |
| 16-Dec-64 | Anderlecht | A | 1–0 | Hunt 90' | 60,000 | Report | Report |
| 10-Feb-65 | 1. FC Köln | A | 0–0 | | 40,000 | Report | Report |
| 17-Mar-65 | 1. FC Köln | H | 0–0 | | 48,432 | Report | Report |
| 24-Mar-65 | 1. FC Köln | N | 2–2 | St. John 22' Hunt 37' | 45,000 | Report | Report |
| 04-May-65 | Inter Milan | H | 3–1 | Hunt 4' Callaghan 34' St. John 75' | 54,082 | Report | Report |
| 12-May-65 | Inter Milan | A | 0–3 | | 90,000 | Report | Report |