The 1970–71 season was Liverpool Football Club's 79th season in existence and their ninth consecutive season in the First Division. They finished fifth in the league, lost in the FA Cup final to the League and Cup double winners Arsenal, and lost on aggregate 1–0 in the semi-finals of the Fairs Cup to the eventual winners, Leeds United
Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd, and Alec Lindsay emerged as key players in their second season of first-team action, and Steve Heighway, who joined from Skelmersdale United in May 1970, became a regular in his first full season with the club. John Toshack was bought from Cardiff City in November 1970 for £110,000, and became an instant hero by scoring in the Merseyside derby against Everton a few weeks later. Kevin Keegan was signed from Scunthorpe United for £35,000 a few days before the FA Cup final.
Squad Goalkeepers Ray Clemence Tommy Lawrence
Defenders Chris Fagan Ron Yeats Roy Evans Chris Lawler Alec Lindsay Larry Lloyd Ian Ross John McLaughlin Tommy Smith
Midfielders Steve Arnold Ian Callaghan Brian Hall Steve Heighway Emlyn Hughes Doug Livermore Ian St. John Peter Thompson
Attackers Phil Boersma Alun Evans Bobby Graham John Toshack Jack Whitham
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
League table
Results
First Division
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 15-Aug-70 Burnley A 2–1 Evans Hughes 26,702 Report Report 17-Aug-70 Blackpool A 0–0 28,818 Report Report 22-Aug-70 Huddersfield Town H 4–0 McLaughlin Evans 52,628 Report Report 25-Aug-70 Crystal Palace H 1–1 Graham 47,612 Report Report 29-Aug-70 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 Evans 31,624 Report Report 05-Sep-70 Manchester United H 1–1 Evans 52,541 Report Report 12-Sep-70 Newcastle United A 0–0 35,501 Report Report 19-Sep-70 Nottingham Forest H 3–0 Graham Thompson Evans 40,676 Report Report 26-Sep-70 Southampton A 0–1 26,155 Report Report 03-Oct-70 Chelsea H 1–0 Evans 46,196 Report Report 10-Oct-70 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 44,457 Report Report 17-Oct-70 Burnley H 2–0 Yeats Heighway 40,804 Report Report 24-Oct-70 Ipswich Town A 0–1 22,577 Report Report 31-Oct-70 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Smith Evans 45,391 Report Report 07-Nov-70 Derby County A 0–0 33,004 Report Report 14-Nov-70 Coventry City H 0–0 40,303 Report Report 21-Nov-70 Everton H 3–2 Heighway Toshack Lawler 53,777 Report Report 28-Nov-70 Arsenal A 0–2 45,097 Report Report 05-Dec-70 Leeds United H 1–1 Toshack 51,357 Report Report 12-Dec-70 West Ham United A 2–1 Whitham Boersma 27,459 Report Report 19-Dec-70 Huddersfield Town A 0–0 25,033 Report Report 26-Dec-70 Stoke City H 0–0 47,103 Report Report 09-Jan-71 Blackpool H 2–2 Heighway Craven (og) 42,939 Report Report 12-Jan-71 Manchester City H 0–0 45,985 Report Report 16-Jan-71 Crystal Palace A 0–1 28,253 Report Report 30-Jan-71 Arsenal H 2–0 Toshack Smith 43,847 Report Report 06-Feb-71 Leeds United A 1–0 Toshack 48,425 Report Report 16-Feb-71 West Ham United H 1–0 Toshack 38,032 Report Report 20-Feb-71 Everton A 0–0 56,846 Report Report 27-Feb-71 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 32,290 Report Report 13-Mar-71 Coventry City A 0–1 27,687 Report Report 20-Mar-71 Derby County H 2–0 Mackay (og) Lawler 40,990 Report Report 29-Mar-71 Ipswich Town H 2–1 Evans Graham 42,017 Report Report 02-Apr-71 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Evans 43,580 Report Report 06-Apr-71 Newcastle United H 1–1 Lawler 44,289 Report Report 10-Apr-71 Stoke City A 1–0 Thompson 28,810 Report Report 12-Apr-71 Chelsea A 0–1 38,705 Report Report 17-Apr-71 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 49,363 Report Report 19-Apr-71 Manchester United A 2–0 Heighway Edwards (og) 44,004 Report Report 24-Apr-71 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Hall 20,678 Report Report 26-Apr-71 Manchester City A 2–2 Graham 17,975 Report Report 01-May-71 Southampton H 1–0 Hughes 38,427 Report Report
Football League Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 08-Sep-70 Mansfield Town A 0–0 31,612 Report Report 22-Sep-70 Mansfield Town H 3–2 Hughes Smith Evans 29,964 Report Report 06-Oct-70 Swindon Town A 0–2 40,878 Report Report
FA Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 02-Jan-71 Aldershot H 1–0 McLaughlin 45,500 Report Report 23-Jan-71 Swansea City H 3–0 Toshack St. John Lawler 47,229 Report Report 13-Feb-71 Southampton H 1–0 Lawler 50,226 Report Report 06-Mar-71 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 54,731 Report Report 16-Mar-71 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 Heighway 56,283 Report Report 27-Mar-71 Everton N 2–1 A. Evans Hall 62,144 Report Report
Final
GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Chris LawlerLB 3 Alec LindsayCB 4 Tommy Smith (c)CB 5 Larry LloydCM 6 Emlyn HughesRM 7 Ian CallaghanST 8 Alun Evans LM 9 Steve HeighwayST 10 John ToshackCM 11 Brian HallSubstitutes:MF 12 Peter Thompson Manager: Bill Shankly GK 1 Bob WilsonRB 2 Pat RiceLB 3 Bob McNabRM 4 Peter Storey CB 5 Frank McLintock (c)CB 6 Peter SimpsonLM 7 George ArmstrongCM 8 George GrahamST 9 John RadfordST 10 Ray KennedyCM 11 Charlie GeorgeSubstitutes:MF 12 Eddie Kelly Manager: Bertie Mee
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 15-Sep-70 Ferencvárosi TC H 1–0 Graham 37,531 Report Report 29-Sep-70 Ferencvárosi TC A 1–1 Hughes 25,000 Report Report 21-Oct-70 Dinamo București H 3–0 Lindsay Lawler Hughes 36,525 Report Report 04-Nov-70 Dinamo București A 1–1 Boersma 50,000 Report Report 09-Dec-70 Hibernian A 1–0 Toshack 30,296 Report Report 22-Dec-70 Hibernian H 2–0 Heighway Boersma 37,815 Report Report 10-Mar-71 Bayern Munich H 3–0 A. Evans 45,616 Report Report 24-Mar-71 Bayern Munich A 1–1 Ross 22,000 Report Report 14-Apr-71 Leeds United H 0–1 52,577 Report Report 28-Apr-71 Leeds United A 0–0 40,462 Report Report
References
LFC History.net – 1970–71 season Liverweb - 1970-71 Season