The 1974–75 season was Liverpool Football Club's 83rd season in existence and their 13th consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool 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.
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
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
League table
Results
First Division
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17 Aug 74 Luton Town A 2–1 Smith Heighway 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 49,398 Report Report 27 Aug 74 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–0 Heighway Toshack 42,449 Report Report 31 Aug 74 Chelsea A 3–0 Kennedy Boersma 39,461 Report Report 07 Sep 74 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–2 Boersma Hughes Kennedy 47,538 Report Report 14 Sep 74 Manchester City A 0–2 45,194 Report Report 21 Sep 74 Stoke City H 3–0 Ritchie (og) Boersma Heighway 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 20,844 Report Report 12 Oct 74 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Callaghan Keegan 52,590 Report Report 19 Oct 74 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 Hall 27,392 Report Report 26 Oct 74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway 54,996 Report Report 02 Nov 74 Ipswich Town A 0–1 30,564 Report Report 09 Nov 74 Arsenal H 1–3 Kennedy 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 46,348 Report Report 30 Nov 74 Coventry City A 1–1 Keegan 23,089 Report Report 07 Dec 74 Derby County H 2–2 Kennedy Heighway 41,058 Report Report 14 Dec 74 Luton Town H 2–0 Toshack Heighway 35,151 Report Report 21 Dec 74 Birmingham City A 1–3 Toshack 23,608 Report Report 26 Dec 74 Manchester City H 4–1 Hall Toshack Heighway 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 Keegan 43,668 Report Report 01 Feb 75 Arsenal A 0–2 43,028 Report Report 08 Feb 75 Ipswich Town H 5–2 Hall Toshack Lindsay Cormack 47,421 Report Report 12 Feb 75 Newcastle United A 1–4 Hall 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 Cormack 42,762 Report Report 08 Mar 75 Burnley A 1–1 McDermott 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 28,012 Report Report 22 Mar 75 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 Keegan Cormack 34,331 Report Report 25 Mar 75 Newcastle United H 4–0 Keegan Toshack McDermott 41,147 Report Report 29 Mar 75 Birmingham City H 1–0 Keegan 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 34,971 Report Report 12 Apr 75 Carlisle United H 2–0 Toshack Keegan 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 Keegan 42,546 Report Report
FA Charity Shield
GK 1 Ray ClemenceRB 2 Tommy SmithLB 3 Alec LindsayCB 4 Phil ThompsonCM 5 Peter Cormack CB 6 Emlyn Hughes CF 7 Kevin Keegan CM 8 Brian HallLM 9 Steve Heighway CF 10 Phil BoersmaRM 11 Ian CallaghanSubstitutes:GK 13 Peter McDonnellDF 12 Brian KettleMF 14 John McLaughlinDF 15 Max ThompsonMF 16 Peter SpiringManager: Bob Paisley GK 1 David HarveyRB 2 Paul ReaneyLB 3 Trevor CherryCM 4 Billy Bremner CB 5 Gordon McQueenCB 6 Norman HunterCM 7 Peter Lorimer CF 8 Allan Clarke CF 9 Joe JordanRM 10 John Giles LM 11 Eddie GraySubstitutes:MF 12 Duncan McKenzie Manager: Brian Clough
FA Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 04 Jan 75 Stoke City H 2–0 Heighway Keegan 32,363 Report Report 25 Jan 75 Ipswich Town A 0–1 38,200 Report Report
Football League Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 10 Sep 74 Brentford H 2–1 Kennedy Boersma 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 Kennedy 23,694 Report Report 12 Nov 74 Middlesbrough H 0–1 24,906 Report Report
European Cup Winners' Cup
DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 17 Sep 74 Strømsgodset H 11–0 Lindsay Boersma P. Thompson Heighway Cormack Hughes Smith Callaghan Kennedy 21,413 Report Report 01 Oct 74 Strømsgodset A 1–0 Kennedy 25,573 Report Report 23 Oct 74 Ferencváros H 1–1 Kevin Keegan 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