# 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.

## 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 | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 25-Aug-73 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Heighway 6' | 52,935 | Report | Report |
| 28-Aug-73 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | | 29,305 | Report | Report |
| 01-Sep-73 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | Toshack 50' | 29,347 | Report | Report |
| 04-Sep-73 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Thompson 35' Keegan 85 Pen' | 45,237 | Report | Report |
| 08-Sep-73 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | Keegan 35' | 47,016 | Report | Report |
| 12-Sep-73 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | Boersma 26' | 32,867 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-73 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | Hall 85' | 35,719 | Report | Report |
| 22-Sep-73 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–2 | Lawler 28', 90' Lindsay 76 Pen' | 42,901 | Report | Report |
| 29-Sep-73 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | | 53,882 | Report | Report |
| 06-Oct-73 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | Cormack 20' Lindsay 86 Pen' | 45,612 | Report | Report |
| 13-Oct-73 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | | 22,018 | Report | Report |
| 20-Oct-73 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | | 44,911 | Report | Report |
| 27-Oct-73 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | Keegan 26' | 40,641 | Report | Report |
| 03-Nov-73 | Arsenal | A | 2–0 | Hughes 77' Toshack 85' | 39,837 | Report | Report |
| 10-Nov-73 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Heighway 22' | 38,088 | Report | Report |
| 17-Nov-73 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–2 | Keegan 27', 22 Pen', 90' Cormack 44' | 37,420 | Report | Report |
| 24-Nov-73 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–2 | Lloyd 26' Toshack 75' | 26,254 | Report | Report |
| 01-Dec-73 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Cormack 14' | 34,857 | Report | Report |
| 08-Dec-73 | Everton | A | 1–0 | Waddle 67' | 56,098 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-73 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | Cormack 17' | 20,628 | Report | Report |
| 22-Dec-73 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | Keegan 30 Pen' Heighway 65' | 40,420 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-73 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | Cormack 84' | 24,404 | Report | Report |
| 29-Dec-73 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | Cormack 21' | 32,901 | Report | Report |
| 01-Jan-74 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | Cormack 67' | 39,110 | Report | Report |
| 12-Jan-74 | Birmingham City | H | 3–2 | Keegan 15', 31' Thompson 69' | 39,094 | Report | Report |
| 19-Jan-74 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Smith 90' | 32,789 | Report | Report |
| 02-Feb-74 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | Cormack 90' | 31,742 | Report | Report |
| 05-Feb-74 | Coventry City | H | 2–1 | Lindsay 28 Pen' Keegan 57' | 21,656 | Report | Report |
| 23-Feb-74 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | | 41,727 | Report | Report |
| 26-Feb-74 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Boersma 87' | 27,015 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-74 | Burnley | H | 1–0 | Toshack 89' | 42,562 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-74 | Leeds United | H | 1–0 | Heighway 82' | 56,003 | Report | Report |
| 23-Mar-74 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | Hall 27' | 35,867 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-74 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2–1 | Lindsay 7 Pen' Own Goal 29' | 54,027 | Report | Report |
| 08-Apr-74 | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | | 31,089 | Report | Report |
| 12-Apr-74 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Cormack 18' | 43,284 | Report | Report |
| 13-Apr-74 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Hughes 62' | 33,285 | Report | Report |
| 16-Apr-74 | Manchester City | H | 4–0 | Hall 3', 12' Boersma 16' Keegan 35' | 50,781 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-74 | Everton | H | 0–0 | | 55,858 | Report | Report |
| 24-Apr-74 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | | 47,997 | Report | Report |
| 27-Apr-74 | West Ham United | A | 2–2 | Toshack 58' Keegan 90' | 36,160 | Report | Report |
| 08-May-74 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Heighway 67' | 24,178 | Report | Report |

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

### European Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 19-Sep-73 | Jeunesse Esch | A | 1–1 | Hall 43' | 7,000 | Report | Report |
| 03-Oct-73 | Jeunesse Esch | H | 2–0 | Own Goal 47' Toshack 56' | 28,714 | Report | Report |
| 24-Oct-73 | FK Crvena Zvezda | A | 1–2 | Lawler 72' | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 06-Nov-73 | FK Crvena Zvezda | H | 1–2 | Lawler 84' | 41,774 | Report | Report |

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

### Final

| Liverpool | Newcastle |
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 ||||
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.