1971–72 season | |||
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Chairman | ![]() | ||
Manager | ![]() | ||
First Division | 3rd | ||
Cup Winners' Cup | Second round | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: John Toshack (13) All: John Toshack (13) | ||
Average home league attendance | 47,689 | ||
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The 1971–72 season was Liverpool Football Club's 80th season in existence and their tenth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool fought for the league title for the first time in three years, finishing third, just one point behind champions Derby. Liverpool's second attempt at the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup ended in disappointment following an autumn defeat to Bayern Munich. The season saw the breakthrough of youngster Kevin Keegan. The attacking midfielder played an integral part in the team, assisting several goals and scoring nine himself, after moving to the striker position.[1]
Another player who had come through the youth system and made his debut as a substitute for John Toshack against Manchester United on Easter Monday was Phil Thompson who would become an integral part of the team for the rest of the decade.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Midfielders
[edit]Steve Arnold
Ian Callaghan
Brian Hall
Steve Heighway
Emlyn Hughes
Ian St. John
Phil Thompson
Peter Thompson
Attackers
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | Charity Sheild | League Cup | European CWC | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | ![]() |
Phil Boersma | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ian Callaghan | 52 | 2 | 41+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Ray Clemence | 53 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alun Evans | 13 | 2 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Bobby Graham | 20 | 3 | 10+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Hall | 33 | 2 | 24+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Steve Heighway | 50 | 8 | 40+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Emlyn Hughes | 53 | 9 | 42+0 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kevin Keegan | 42 | 11 | 35+0 | 9 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Chris Lawler | 53 | 8 | 42+0 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alec Lindsay | 45 | 1 | 38+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Larry Lloyd | 43 | 1 | 33+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John McLaughlin | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ian Ross | 31 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Tommy Smith | 45 | 6 | 37+0 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Peter Thompson | 15 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Phil Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Toshack | 34 | 13 | 28+1 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jack Whitham | 9 | 6 | 9+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Derby County (C) | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 2.091 | 58 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 31 | 2.355 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 30 | 2.133 | 57 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Manchester City | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 1.711 | 57 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | 52 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Leeds United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1971-72 FA Cup winners.
Results
[edit]First Division
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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14-Aug-71 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | Keegan ![]() ![]() ![]() |
51,427 | Report | Report |
17-Aug-71 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
51,869 | Report | Report |
21-Aug-71 | Newcastle United | A | 2–3 | Hughes ![]() ![]() |
39,720 | Report | Report |
24-Aug-71 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | Toshack ![]() |
29,489 | Report | Report |
28-Aug-71 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | Heighway ![]() ![]() ![]() |
50,970 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-71 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 45,144 | Report | Report | |
04-Sep-71 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–2 | 50,124 | Report | Report | |
11-Sep-71 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Toshack ![]() |
45,878 | Report | Report |
18-Sep-71 | Leeds United | A | 0–1 | 41,381 | Report | Report | |
25-Sep-71 | Manchester United | H | 2–2 | Graham ![]() ![]() |
55,634 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-71 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 28,698 | Report | Report | |
09-Oct-71 | Chelsea | H | 0–0 | 48,464 | Report | Report | |
16-Oct-71 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–2 | Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20,945 | Report | Report |
23-Oct-71 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
41,627 | Report | Report |
30-Oct-71 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Keegan ![]() |
39,023 | Report | Report |
06-Nov-71 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | Hughes ![]() ![]() ![]() |
46,929 | Report | Report |
13-Nov-71 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 56,563 | Report | Report | |
20-Nov-71 | Coventry City | A | 2–0 | Whitham ![]() |
25,325 | Report | Report |
27-Nov-71 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Hughes ![]() |
43,399 | Report | Report |
04-Dec-71 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–0 | 21,359 | Report | Report | |
11-Dec-71 | Derby County | H | 3–2 | Whitham ![]() |
44,601 | Report | Report |
18-Dec-71 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 43,409 | Report | Report | |
27-Dec-71 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 43,904 | Report | Report | |
01-Jan-72 | Leeds United | H | 0–2 | 53,847 | Report | Report | |
08-Jan-72 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 26,421 | Report | Report | |
22-Jan-72 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 33,692 | Report | Report | |
29-Jan-72 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
39,538 | Report | Report |
12-Feb-72 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–0 | Whitham ![]() |
18,702 | Report | Report |
19-Feb-72 | Sheffield United | H | 2–0 | Toshack ![]() |
42,005 | Report | Report |
26-Feb-72 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | Lloyd ![]() ![]() ![]() |
50,074 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-72 | Everton | H | 4–0 | Own Goal ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
53,922 | Report | Report |
11-Mar-72 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | 38,691 | Report | Report | |
18-Mar-72 | Newcastle United | H | 5–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
43,899 | Report | Report |
25-Mar-72 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | Toshack ![]() |
21,680 | Report | Report |
28-Mar-72 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Own Goal ![]() ![]() |
42,489 | Report | Report |
01-Apr-72 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
46,564 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-72 | Manchester United | A | 3–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
54,000 | Report | Report |
08-Apr-72 | Coventry City | H | 3–1 | Keegan ![]() ![]() ![]() |
50,628 | Report | Report |
15-Apr-72 | West Ham United | A | 2–0 | Toshack ![]() ![]() |
32,660 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-72 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–0 | Toshack ![]() |
54,316 | Report | Report |
01-May-72 | Derby County | A | 0–1 | 39,420 | Report | Report | |
08-May-72 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 39,289 | Report | Report |
Football League Cup
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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07-Sep-71 | Hull City | A | 3–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
31,612 | Report | Report |
05-Oct-71 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Heighway ![]() |
29,964 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-71 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | Graham ![]() |
40,878 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15-Jan-72 | Oxford United | H | 3–0 | Keegan ![]() ![]() |
56,124 | Report | Report |
05-Feb-72 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 | 56,296 | Report | Report | |
09-Feb-72 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 49,572 | Report | Report |
European Cup Winners Cup
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15-Sep-71 | Servette FC | A | 1–2 | Lawler ![]() |
21,000 | Report | Report |
29-Sep-71 | Servette FC | H | 2–0 | Hughes ![]() ![]() |
38,591 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-71 | Bayern Munich | H | 0–0 | 42,949 | Report | Report | |
03-Nov-71 | Bayern Munich | A | 1–3 | A. Evans ![]() |
40,000 | Report | Report |
FA Charity Shield
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Games for the 1971-1972 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 23 February 2023.