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1969–70 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1969–70 season
ManagerBill Shankly
First Division5th
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSecond round
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Graham (13)
All: Bobby Graham (21)

The 1969–70 season was Liverpool Football Club's 78th season in existence and their eighth consecutive season in the First Division. This was a disappointing season, as the team finished fifth in the league after a promising start to the season while city rivals Everton won the championship title. It was to be a season of transition with so many of the players who were part of the 1960s side being replaced after being knocked out of the FA Cup by Second Division Watford. It was also a season in which they were knocked out in the early rounds of the League Cup and Fairs Cup.

One player who gave so much great service Roger Hunt, a 1966 World Cup winner left the club after 286 goals in all competitions in December 1969 to join Bolton Wanderers.

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup League Cup Fairs Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW England ENG Phil Boersma 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Ian Callaghan 53 5 41+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 2
GK England ENG Ray Clemence 17 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Alun Evans 25 9 17+2 3 1+1 2 1+0 1 2+1 3
DF England ENG Roy Evans 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Graham 54 21 42+0 13 6+0 4 2+0 1 4+0 3
MF Scotland SCO Brian Hall 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Emlyn Hughes 53 7 41+0 7 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
FW England ENG Roger Hunt 22 7 15+3 6 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 1
DF England ENG Chris Lawler 54 11 42+0 10 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
GK Scotland SCO Tommy Lawrence 37 0 28+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Alec Lindsay 7 2 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
MF England ENG Doug Livermore 14 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Larry Lloyd 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG John McLaughlin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Peplow 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Ross 13 2 7+0 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Tommy Smith 45 7 36+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 3
FW Scotland SCO Ian St John 36 7 25+1 5 6+0 1 1+0 1 2+1 0
FW England ENG Geoff Strong 46 3 34+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Thompson 49 7 39+0 3 4+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 3
DF England ENG Peter Wall 16 0 9+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ron Yeats 48 3 37+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Chelsea 42 21 13 8 70 50 1.400 55 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4 Derby County 42 22 9 11 64 37 1.730 53 Qualification for the Watney Cup[b]
5 Liverpool 42 20 11 11 65 42 1.548 51 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
6 Coventry City 42 19 11 12 58 48 1.208 49
7 Newcastle United 42 17 13 12 57 35 1.629 47
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelsea qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1969-70 FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Derby County and Manchester United qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results

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First Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
09-Aug-69 Chelsea H 4–1 Lawler 26' St. John 49', 83' Strong 60' 48,383 Report Report
12-Aug-69 Manchester City H 3–2 St. John 2', 88' Hunt 83' 51,959 Report Report
16-Aug-69 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–0 Hughes 2' Lawler 37' 50,474 Report Report
20-Aug-69 Manchester City A 2–0 Graham 44', 80' 47,888 Report Report
23-Aug-69 Burnley H 3–3 Smith 36 pen', 77' Graham 49' 51,113 Report Report
27-Aug-69 Crystal Palace A 3–1 Hughes 36' Hunt 73' Thompson 82' 36,369 Report Report
30-Aug-69 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 Lawler 42' 33,600 Report Report
06-Sep-69 Coventry City H 2–1 St. John 37' Strong 89' 48,337 Report Report
09-Sep-69 Sunderland H 2–0 Strong 12' Smith 34' 46,370 Report Report
13-Sep-69 Manchester United A 0–1 59,387 Report Report
20-Sep-69 Stoke City H 3–1 Hunt 15' Hughes 22' Callaghan 64' 45,745 Report Report
27-Sep-69 West Bromwich Albion A 2–2 Graham 25' Hunt 89' 34,343 Report Report
04-Oct-69 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 Own Goal 50' 44,859 Report Report
07-Oct-69 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 46,518 Report Report
11-Oct-69 Newcastle United A 0–1 43,830 Report Report
18-Oct-69 Ipswich Town A 2–2 Graham 8' Lindsay 76' 23,263 Report Report
25-Oct-69 Southampton H 4–1 Hughes 10' Hunt 83', 84' Own Goal 88' 41,611 Report Report
01-Nov-69 Derby County A 0–4 40,993 Report Report
08-Nov-69 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–0 39,114 Report Report
15-Nov-69 West Ham United H 2–0 Lawler 27' Graham 60' 39,668 Report Report
22-Nov-69 Leeds United A 1–1 Yeats 31' 43,293 Report Report
29-Nov-69 Arsenal H 0–1 40,295 Report Report
06-Dec-69 Everton A 3–0 Hughes 47' Own Goal 54' Graham 74' 57,026 Report Report
13-Dec-69 Manchester United H 1–4 Hughes 25' 47,682 Report Report
26-Dec-69 Burnley A 5–1 Ross 26' Graham 39' Lawler 44' Thompson 52' Callaghan 60' 22,944 Report Report
10-Jan-70 Stoke City A 2–0 Graham 33' Thompson 70' 30,038 Report Report
17-Jan-70 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Lawler 70' 43,526 Report Report
31-Jan-70 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 30,838 Report Report
16-Feb-70 Newcastle United H 0–0 38,218 Report Report
28-Feb-70 Derby County H 0–2 43,594 Report Report
03-Mar-70 Coventry City A 3–2 Hughes 38' Evans 65', 72' 29,497 Report Report
07-Mar-70 Leeds United H 0–0 51,435 Report Report
11-Mar-70 Southampton A 1–0 Evans 43' 23,239 Report Report
14-Mar-70 Arsenal A 1–2 Yeats 83' 32,333 Report Report
16-Mar-70 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–0 Lawler 50' Yeats 63' Graham 68' 31,931 Report Report
21-Mar-70 Everton H 0–2 54,496 Report Report
24-Mar-70 Ipswich Town H 2–0 Callaghan 32' Smith 43 pen' 29,548 Report Report
28-Mar-70 West Ham United A 0–1 38,239 Report Report
30-Mar-70 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–0 Lawler 43' 32,754 Report Report
03-Apr-70 Crystal Palace H 3–0 Graham 16', 48' Lawler 47' 30,999 Report Report
15-Apr-70 Sunderland A 1–0 Lawler 86' 33,007 Report Report
18-Apr-70 Chelsea A 1–2 Graham 27' 36,521 Report Report

Football League Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
03-Sep-69 Watford H 2–1 Own Goal 6' St. John 75' 21,149 Report Report
24-Sep-69 Manchester City A 2–3 Evans 21' Graham 67' 28,019 Report Report

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
07-Jan-70 Coventry City A 1–1 Graham 30' 33,688 Report Report
12-Jan-70 Coventry City H 3–0 Ross 39' Thompson 54' Graham 72' 51,261 Report Report
24-Jan-70 Wrexham H 3–1 Graham 51', 73' St. John 59' 54,096 Report Report
07-Feb-70 Leicester City H 0–0 53,785 Report Report
11-Feb-70 Leicester City A 2–0 Evans 64', 90' 42,100 Report Report
21-Feb-70 Watford A 0–1 34,047 Report Report

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
16-Sep-69 Dundalk H 10–0 Evans 1', 38' Lawler 10' Smith 24', 67' Graham 36', 82' Lindsay 56' Thompson 69' Callaghan 76' 32,656 Report Report
30-Sep-69 Dundalk A 4–0 Thompson 13', 31' Graham 48' Callaghan 81' 6,000 Report Report
12-Nov-69 Vitória de Setúbal A 0–1 16,000 Report Report
26-Nov-69 Vitória de Setúbal H 3–2 Smith 60 pen' Evans 88' Hunt 90' 41,633 Report Report

References

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