1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.

1974–75 season
Chairman	John W Smith
Manager	Bob Paisley
First Division	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
FA Charity Shield	Winners
Cup Winners' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: John Toshack (12) All: Steve Heighway (13)
Average home league attendance	45,966
Home colours Away colours
← 1973–74 1975–76 →

Liverpool F.C. had a trophyless first season under the guidance of Bob Paisley, who took over as manager following the retirement of Bill Shankly after nearly 15 years at the helm. They did finish second in the First Division behind champions Derby County, in a record-tight season that saw the top ten teams separated by less than ten points. A defeat in the penultimate round against newcomers Middlesbrough cost Liverpool a ninth league title. Liverpool also recorded a record low attendance with 14 fans travelling to West Ham United due to fears of West Ham’s firm.

It did however beat the club record for biggest victory, eclipsing Strømsgodset from Norway by 11–0 in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad[]

Goalkeepers[]

• Ray Clemence
• Frank Lane
• Peter McDonnell

Defenders[]

• Emlyn Hughes
• Brian Kettle
• Chris Lawler
• Alec Lindsay
• John McLaughlin
• Phil Neal
• Tommy Smith
• Phil Thompson

Midfielders[]

• Ian Callaghan
• Jimmy Case
• Peter Cormack
• Brian Hall
• Steve Heighway
• Ray Kennedy
• Terry McDermott
• Peter Spiring
• Max Thompson

Attackers[]

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

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Derby County (C)	42	21	11	10	67	49	1.367	53	Qualified for 1975–76 European Cup
2	Liverpool	42	20	11	11	60	39	1.538	51	Qualified for UEFA Cup
3	Ipswich Town	42	23	5	14	66	44	1.500	51
4	Everton	42	16	18	8	56	42	1.333	50
5	Stoke City	42	17	15	10	64	48	1.333	49

Results[]

First Division[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
17 Aug 74	Luton Town	A	2–1	Smith  21' Heighway  74'	21,062	Report	Report
20 Aug 74	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–0		33,499	Report	Report
24 Aug 74	Leicester City	H	2–1	Lindsay  1 Pen', 65 Pen'	49,398	Report	Report
27 Aug 74	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–0	Heighway  51' Toshack  56'	42,449	Report	Report
31 Aug 74	Chelsea	A	3–0	Kennedy  22' Boersma  34', 76'	39,461	Report	Report
07 Sep 74	Tottenham Hotspur	H	5–2	Boersma  4', 9', 41' Hughes  71' Kennedy  87'	47,538	Report	Report
14 Sep 74	Manchester City	A	0–2		45,194	Report	Report
21 Sep 74	Stoke City	H	3–0	Own Goal  43' Boersma  45' Heighway  55'	51,423	Report	Report
24 Sep 74	Burnley	H	0–1		44,639	Report	Report
28 Sep 74	Sheffield United	A	0–1		29,443	Report	Report
05 Oct 74	Carlisle United	A	1–0	Kennedy  36'	20,844	Report	Report
12 Oct 74	Middlesbrough	H	2–0	Callaghan  57' Keegan  83'	52,590	Report	Report
19 Oct 74	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–0	Hall  6'	27,392	Report	Report
26 Oct 74	Leeds United	H	1–0	Heighway  73'	54,996	Report	Report
02 Nov 74	Ipswich Town	A	0–1		30,564	Report	Report
09 Nov 74	Arsenal	H	1–3	Kennedy  53'	43,850	Report	Report
16 Nov 74	Everton	A	0–0		56,797	Report	Report
23 Nov 74	West Ham United	H	1–1	Smith  12'	46,348	Report	Report
30 Nov 74	Coventry City	A	1–1	Keegan  48'	23,089	Report	Report
07 Dec 74	Derby County	H	2–2	Kennedy  18' Heighway  22'	41,058	Report	Report
14 Dec 74	Luton Town	H	2–0	Toshack  46' Heighway  85'	35,151	Report	Report
21 Dec 74	Birmingham City	A	1–3	Toshack  43'	23,608	Report	Report
26 Dec 74	Manchester City	H	4–1	Hall  22', 72' Toshack  25' Heighway  41'	46,062	Report	Report
11 Jan 75	Derby County	A	0–2		33,463	Report	Report
18 Jan 75	Coventry City	H	2–1	Heighway  35' Keegan  89'	43,668	Report	Report
01 Feb 75	Arsenal	A	0–2		43,028	Report	Report
08 Feb 75	Ipswich Town	H	5–2	Hall  6' Toshack  9', 65' Lindsay  42' Cormack  87'	47,421	Report	Report
12 Feb 75	Newcastle United	A	1–4	Hall  61'	38,115	Report	Report
19 Feb 75	West Ham United	A	0–0		40,256	Report	Report
22 Feb 75	Everton	H	0–0		55,853	Report	Report
01 Mar 75	Chelsea	H	2–2	Heighway  40' Cormack  89'	42,762	Report	Report
08 Mar 75	Burnley	A	1–1	McDermott  74'	31,812	Report	Report
15 Mar 75	Sheffield United	H	0–0		40,862	Report	Report
19 Mar 75	Leicester City	A	1–1	Toshack  35'	28,012	Report	Report
22 Mar 75	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–0	Keegan  46' Cormack  66'	34,331	Report	Report
25 Mar 75	Newcastle United	H	4–0	Keegan  7' Toshack  43', 70' McDermott  72'	41,147	Report	Report
29 Mar 75	Birmingham City	H	1–0	Keegan  64 Pen'	49,454	Report	Report
31 Mar 75	Stoke City	A	0–2		45,954	Report	Report
05 Apr 75	Leeds United	A	2–0	Keegan  41', 51'	34,971	Report	Report
12 Apr 75	Carlisle United	H	2–0	Toshack  64' Keegan  74'	46,073	Report	Report
19 Apr 75	Middlesbrough	A	0–1		34,027	Report	Report
26 Apr 75	Queens Park Rangers	H	3–1	Toshack  16', 85' Keegan  52 Pen'	42,546	Report	Report

FA Charity Shield[]

Liverpool

Leeds United

GK 1 Ray Clemence RB 2 Tommy Smith LB 3 Alec Lindsay CB 4 Phil Thompson CM 5 Peter Cormack CB 6 Emlyn Hughes CF 7 Kevin Keegan  60' CM 8 Brian Hall LM 9 Steve Heighway CF 10 Phil Boersma RM 11 Ian Callaghan Substitutes: GK 13 Peter McDonnell DF 12 Brian Kettle MF 14 John McLaughlin DF 15 Max Thompson MF 16 Peter Spiring Manager: Bob Paisley

GK 1 David Harvey RB 2 Paul Reaney LB 3 Trevor Cherry CM 4 Billy Bremner  60' CB 5 Gordon McQueen CB 6 Norman Hunter CM 7 Peter Lorimer CF 8 Allan Clarke CF 9 Joe Jordan RM 10 John Giles LM 11 Eddie Gray Substitutes: MF 12 Duncan McKenzie Manager: Brian Clough

FA Cup[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
04 Jan 75	Stoke City	H	2–0	Heighway  78' Keegan  89'	32,363	Report	Report
25 Jan 75	Ipswich Town	A	0–1		38,200	Report	Report

Football League Cup[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
10 Sep 74	Brentford	H	2–1	Kennedy  30' Boersma  44'	21,413	Report	Report
08 Oct 74	Bristol City	A	0–0		25,573	Report	Report
16 Oct 74	Bristol City	H	4–0	Heighway  38', 75' Kennedy  48', 82'	23,694	Report	Report
12 Nov 74	Middlesbrough	H	0–1		24,906	Report	Report

European Cup Winners' Cup[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
17 Sep 74	Strømsgodset	H	11–0	Lindsay  3' (p.) Boersma  13', 40' Thompson  30', 74' Heighway  42' Cormack  65' Hughes  76' Smith  85' Callaghan  87' Kennedy  88'	21,413	Report	Report
01 Oct 74	Strømsgodset	A	1–0	Kennedy  17'	25,573	Report	Report
23 Oct 74	Ferencváros	H	1–1	Kevin Keegan  36'	23,694	Report	Report
05 Nov 74	Ferencváros	A	0–0		24,906	Report	Report

References[]

• LFC History.net – 1974–75 season
• Liverweb - 1974-75 Season