1973–74 Liverpool F.C. season


Liverpool F.C. 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 finished in the league saw them lose their defence of the league title to Leeds United.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Results

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
25-Aug-73 Stoke City H 1–0 Heighway 52,935
28-Aug-73 Coventry City A 0–1 29,305
01-Sep-73 Leicester City A 1–1 Toshack 29,347
04-Sep-73 Derby County H 2–0 Thompson Keegan 45,237
08-Sep-73 Chelsea H 1–0 Keegan 47,016
12-Sep-73 Derby County A 1–3 Boersma 32,867
15-Sep-73 Birmingham City A 1–1 Hall 35,719
22-Sep-73 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 Lawler Lindsay 42,901
29-Sep-73 Manchester United A 0–0 53,882
06-Oct-73 Newcastle United H 2–1 Cormack Lindsay 45,612
13-Oct-73 Southampton A 0–1 22,018
20-Oct-73 Leeds United A 0–1 44,911
27-Oct-73 Sheffield United H 1–0 Keegan 40,641
03-Nov-73 Arsenal A 2–0 Hughes Toshack 39,837
10-Nov-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Heighway 38,088
17-Nov-73 Ipswich Town H 4–2 Keegan Cormack 37,420
24-Nov-73 Queens Park Rangers A 2–2 Lloyd Toshack 26,254
01-Dec-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Cormack 34,857
08-Dec-73 Everton A 1–0 Waddle 56,098
15-Dec-73 Norwich City A 1–1 Cormack 20,628
22-Dec-73 Manchester United H 2–0 Keegan Heighway 40,420
26-Dec-73 Burnley A 1–2 Cormack 24,404
29-Dec-73 Chelsea A 1–0 Cormack 32,901
01-Jan-74 Leicester City H 1–1 Cormack 39,110
12-Jan-74 Birmingham City H 3–2 Keegan Thompson 39,094
19-Jan-74 Stoke City A 1–1 Smith 32,789
02-Feb-74 Norwich City H 1–0 Cormack 31,742
05-Feb-74 Coventry City H 2–1 Lindsay Keegan 21,656
23-Feb-74 Newcastle United A 0–0 41,727
26-Feb-74 Southampton H 1–0 Boersma 27,015
02-Mar-74 Burnley H 1–0 Toshack 42,562
16-Mar-74 Leeds United H 1–0 Heighway 56,003
23-Mar-74 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Hall 35,867
06-Apr-74 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 Lindsay Own Goal 54,027
08-Apr-74 Sheffield United A 0–1 31,089
12-Apr-74 Manchester City A 1–1 Cormack 43,284
13-Apr-74 Ipswich Town A 1–1 Hughes 33,285
16-Apr-74 Manchester City H 4–0 Hall Boersma Keegan 50,781
20-Apr-74 Everton H 0–0 55,858
24-Apr-74 Arsenal H 0–1 47,997
27-Apr-74 West Ham United A 2–2 Toshack Keegan 36,160
08-May-74 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Heighway 24,178

Football League Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
08-Oct-73 West Ham United A 2–2 Cormack Heighway 25,823
29-Oct-73 West Ham United H 1–0 Toshack 26,002
21-Nov-73 Sunderland H 2–0 Keegan Toshack 36,208
27-Nov-73 Hull City A 0–0 19,748
04-Dec-73 Hull City H 3–1 Callaghan 17,120
19-Dec-73 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–1 15,242

European Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
19-Sep-73 Jeunesse Esch A 1–1 Hall 7,000
03-Oct-73 Jeunesse Esch H 2–0 Own Goal Toshack 28,714
24-Oct-73 FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–2 Lawler 30,000
06-Nov-73 FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–2 Lawler 41,774

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
05-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers H 2–2 Keegan 31,483
08-Jan-74 Doncaster Rovers A 2–0 Heighway Cormack 22,499
26-Jan-74 Carlisle United H 0–0 47,211
29-Jan-74 Carlisle United A 2–0 Boersma Toshack 21,262
16-Feb-74 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Hall Keegan 45,340
09-Mar-74 Bristol City A 1–0 Toshack 37,671
30-Mar-74 Leicester City N 0–0 60,000
03-Apr-74 Leicester City N 3–1 Hall Keegan Toshack 55,619

Final