1974–75 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

Liverpool F.C.
1974–75 season
Chairman John W Smith
Manager Bob Paisley
First Division2nd
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Toshack (12)
All: Steve Heighway (13)
Average home league attendance45,966

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

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League table
Pos Team 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
Source:
(C) League Champions.

Results

First Division
Main article: 1974–75 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17 Aug 74Luton TownA2–1Smith  21' Heighway  74'21,062ReportReport
20 Aug 74Wolverhampton WanderersA0–033,499ReportReport
24 Aug 74Leicester CityH2–1Lindsay  1 Pen', 65 Pen'49,398ReportReport
27 Aug 74Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0Heighway  51' Toshack  56'42,449ReportReport
31 Aug 74ChelseaA3–0Kennedy  22' Boersma  34', 76'39,461ReportReport
07 Sep 74Tottenham HotspurH5–2Boersma  4', 9', 41' Hughes  71' Kennedy  87'47,538ReportReport
14 Sep 74Manchester CityA0–245,194ReportReport
21 Sep 74Stoke CityH3–0Own Goal  43' Boersma  45' Heighway  55'51,423ReportReport
24 Sep 74BurnleyH0–144,639ReportReport
28 Sep 74Sheffield UnitedA0–129,443ReportReport
05 Oct 74Carlisle UnitedA1–0Kennedy  36'20,844ReportReport
12 Oct 74MiddlesbroughH2–0Callaghan  57' Keegan  83'52,590ReportReport
19 Oct 74Queens Park RangersA1–0Hall  6'27,392ReportReport
26 Oct 74Leeds UnitedH1–0Heighway  73'54,996ReportReport
02 Nov 74Ipswich TownA0–130,564ReportReport
09 Nov 74ArsenalH1–3Kennedy  53'43,850ReportReport
16 Nov 74EvertonA0–056,797ReportReport
23 Nov 74West Ham UnitedH1–1Smith  12'46,348ReportReport
30 Nov 74Coventry CityA1–1Keegan  48'23,089ReportReport
07 Dec 74Derby CountyH2–2Kennedy  18' Heighway  22'41,058ReportReport
14 Dec 74Luton TownH2–0Toshack  46' Heighway  85'35,151ReportReport
21 Dec 74Birmingham CityA1–3Toshack  43'23,608ReportReport
26 Dec 74Manchester CityH4–1Hall  22', 72' Toshack  25' Heighway  41'46,062ReportReport
11 Jan 75Derby CountyA0–233,463ReportReport
18 Jan 75Coventry CityH2–1Heighway  35' Keegan  89'43,668ReportReport
01 Feb 75ArsenalA0–243,028ReportReport
08 Feb 75Ipswich TownH5–2Hall  6' Toshack  9', 65' Lindsay  42' Cormack  87'47,421ReportReport
12 Feb 75Newcastle UnitedA1–4Hall  61'38,115ReportReport
19 Feb 75West Ham UnitedA0–040,256ReportReport
22 Feb 75EvertonH0–055,853ReportReport
01 Mar 75ChelseaH2–2Heighway  40' Cormack  89'42,762ReportReport
08 Mar 75BurnleyA1–1McDermott  74'31,812ReportReport
15 Mar 75Sheffield UnitedH0–040,862ReportReport
19 Mar 75Leicester CityA1–1Toshack  35'28,012ReportReport
22 Mar 75Tottenham HotspurA2–0Keegan  46' Cormack  66'34,331ReportReport
25 Mar 75Newcastle UnitedH4–0Keegan  7' Toshack  43', 70' McDermott  72'41,147ReportReport
29 Mar 75Birmingham CityH1–0Keegan  64 Pen'49,454ReportReport
31 Mar 75Stoke CityA0–245,954ReportReport
05 Apr 75Leeds UnitedA2–0Keegan  41', 51'34,971ReportReport
12 Apr 75Carlisle UnitedH2–0Toshack  64' Keegan  74'46,073ReportReport
19 Apr 75MiddlesbroughA0–134,027ReportReport
26 Apr 75Queens Park RangersH3–1Toshack  16', 85' Keegan  52 Pen'42,546ReportReport

FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1974 FA Charity Shield
Liverpool1–1Leeds United
Boersma  19' Report
Report
Report		 Cherry  70'
Penalties
Lindsay
Hughes
Hall
Smith
Cormack
Callaghan 		6–5 Lorimer
Giles
Gray
Hunter
Cherry
Harvey
Attendance: 67,000
Liverpool
Leeds United
GK1 Ray Clemence
RB2 Tommy Smith
LB3 Alec Lindsay
CB4 Phil Thompson
CM5 Peter Cormack
CB6 Emlyn Hughes
CF7 Kevin Keegan 60'
CM8 Brian Hall
LM9 Steve Heighway
CF10 Phil Boersma
RM11 Ian Callaghan
Substitutes:
GK13 Peter McDonnell
DF12 Brian Kettle
MF14 John McLaughlin
DF15 Max Thompson
MF16 Peter Spiring
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 David Harvey
RB2 Paul Reaney
LB3 Trevor Cherry
CM4 Billy Bremner 60'
CB5 Gordon McQueen
CB6 Norman Hunter
CM7 Peter Lorimer
CF8 Allan Clarke
CF9 Joe Jordan
RM10 John Giles
LM11 Eddie Gray
Substitutes:
MF12 Duncan McKenzie
Manager:
Brian Clough

FA Cup
Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04 Jan 75Stoke CityH2–0Heighway  78' Keegan  89'32,363ReportReport
25 Jan 75Ipswich TownA0–138,200ReportReport

Football League Cup
Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10 Sep 74BrentfordH2–1Kennedy  30' Boersma  44'21,413ReportReport
08 Oct 74Bristol CityA0–025,573ReportReport
16 Oct 74Bristol CityH4–0Heighway  38', 75' Kennedy  48', 82'23,694ReportReport
12 Nov 74MiddlesbroughH0–124,906ReportReport

European Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
17 Sep 74StrømsgodsetH11–0Lindsay  3' (p.) Boersma  13', 40' Thompson  30', 74' Heighway  42' Cormack  65' Hughes  76' Smith  85' Callaghan  87' Kennedy  88'21,413ReportReport
01 Oct 74StrømsgodsetA1–0Kennedy  17'25,573ReportReport
23 Oct 74FerencvárosH1–1Kevin Keegan  36'23,694ReportReport
05 Nov 74FerencvárosA0–024,906ReportReport

References
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