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
League table
Results
First Division
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 25-Aug-73 Stoke City H 1–0 Heighway 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 29,347 Report Report 04-Sep-73 Derby County H 2–0 Thompson Keegan 45,237 Report Report 08-Sep-73 Chelsea H 1–0 Keegan 47,016 Report Report 12-Sep-73 Derby County A 1–3 Boersma 32,867 Report Report 15-Sep-73 Birmingham City A 1–1 Hall 35,719 Report Report 22-Sep-73 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Lawler Lindsay 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 Lindsay 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 40,641 Report Report 03-Nov-73 Arsenal A 2–0 Hughes Toshack 39,837 Report Report 10-Nov-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Heighway 38,088 Report Report 17-Nov-73 Ipswich Town H 4–2 Keegan Cormack 37,420 Report Report 24-Nov-73 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 Lloyd Toshack 26,254 Report Report 01-Dec-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Cormack 34,857 Report Report 08-Dec-73 Everton A 1–0 Waddle 56,098 Report Report 15-Dec-73 Norwich City A 1–1 Cormack 20,628 Report Report 22-Dec-73 Manchester United H 2–0 Keegan Heighway 40,420 Report Report 26-Dec-73 Burnley A 1–2 Cormack 24,404 Report Report 29-Dec-73 Chelsea A 1–0 Cormack 32,901 Report Report 01-Jan-74 Leicester City H 1–1 Cormack 39,110 Report Report 12-Jan-74 Birmingham City H 3–2 Keegan Thompson 39,094 Report Report 19-Jan-74 Stoke City A 1–1 Smith 32,789 Report Report 02-Feb-74 Norwich City H 1–0 Cormack 31,742 Report Report 05-Feb-74 Coventry City H 2–1 Lindsay Keegan 21,656 Report Report 23-Feb-74 Newcastle United A 0–0 41,727 Report Report 26-Feb-74 Southampton H 1–0 Boersma 27,015 Report Report 02-Mar-74 Burnley H 1–0 Toshack 42,562 Report Report 16-Mar-74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway 56,003 Report Report 23-Mar-74 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Hall 35,867 Report Report 06-Apr-74 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Lindsay Own goal 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 43,284 Report Report 13-Apr-74 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Hughes 33,285 Report Report 16-Apr-74 Manchester City H 4–0 Hall Boersma Keegan 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 Keegan 36,160 Report Report 08-May-74 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Heighway 24,178 Report Report
Football League Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 08-Oct-73 West Ham United A 2–2 Cormack Heighway 25,823 Report Report 29-Oct-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Toshack 26,002 Report Report 21-Nov-73 Sunderland H 2–0 Keegan Toshack 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 17,120 Report Report 19-Dec-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 15,242 Report Report
European Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 19-Sep-73 Jeunesse Esch A 1–1 Hall 7,000 Report Report 03-Oct-73 Jeunesse Esch H 2–0 Own goal Toshack 28,714 Report Report 24-Oct-73 FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–2 Lawler 30,000 Report Report 06-Nov-73 FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–2 Lawler 41,774 Report Report
FA Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 05-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers H 2–2 Keegan 31,483 Report Report 08-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 Heighway Cormack 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 Toshack 21,262 Report Report 16-Feb-74 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Hall Keegan 45,340 Report Report 09-Mar-74 Bristol City A 1–0 Toshack 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 Keegan Toshack 55,619 Report Report
Final
GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Tommy SmithLB 3 Alec LindsayCB 4 Phil ThompsonCM 5 Peter CormackCB 6 Emlyn Hughes (c)CF 7 Kevin KeeganCM 8 Brian HallLM 9 Steve HeighwayCF 10 John ToshackRM 11 Ian CallaghanSubstitute:DF 12 Chris LawlerManager: Bill Shankly GK 1 Iam McFaulRB 2 Frank ClarkLB 3 Alan KennedyCM 4 Terry McDermottCB 5 Pat HowardCB 6 Bobby Moncur (c)RW 7 Jimmy Smith CM 8 Tommy CassidyST 9 Malcolm MacdonaldST 10 John TudorLW 11 Terry HibbittSubstitute:MF 12 Tommy Gibb Manager: Joe Harvey Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute.
References LFC History.net – 1973–74 season Liverweb - 1973-74 Season