1969–70 Liverpool F.C. season

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.

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)

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   ENG Phil Boersma 6 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Ian Callaghan 53 5 41+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 2
GK   ENG Ray Clemence 17 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Alun Evans 25 9 17+2 3 1+1 2 1+0 1 2+1 3
DF   ENG Roy Evans 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Bobby Graham 54 21 42+0 13 6+0 4 2+0 1 4+0 3
MF   SCO Brian Hall 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Emlyn Hughes 53 7 41+0 7 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
FW   ENG Roger Hunt 22 7 15+3 6 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 1
DF   ENG Chris Lawler 54 11 42+0 10 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
GK   SCO Tommy Lawrence 37 0 28+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Alec Lindsay 7 2 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
MF   ENG Doug Livermore 14 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Larry Lloyd 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG John McLaughlin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Peplow 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Ian Ross 13 2 7+0 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Tommy Smith 45 7 36+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 3
FW   SCO Ian St John 36 7 25+1 5 6+0 1 1+0 1 2+1 0
FW   ENG Geoff Strong 46 3 34+0 3 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
MF   ENG Peter Thompson 49 7 39+0 3 4+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 3
DF   ENG Peter Wall 16 0 9+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   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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