1967–68 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1967–68 season
ManagerBill Shankly
First Division3rd
Inter-Cities Fairs CupThird round
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roger Hunt (25)
All: Roger Hunt (30)

The 1967–68 season was Liverpool Football Club's 76th season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool did not win any major trophies for the second season in a row. Despite top scorer Roger Hunt performing well, Liverpool finished three points behind champions Manchester City, while rivals Manchester United would later beat Liverpool to the honour of being the first English club to win the European Cup.

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 Alf Arrowsmith 4 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Gerry Byrne 36 0 27+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF England ENG Ian Callaghan 58 7 41+0 3 9+0 0 2+0 1 6+0 3
FW Scotland SCO Bobby Graham 4 1 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Hateley 52 27 38+0 16 7+0 8 2+0 0 5+0 3
DF England ENG Emlyn Hughes 56 2 39+0 2 9+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
FW England ENG Roger Hunt 57 30 40+0 25 9+0 2 2+0 0 6+0 3
DF England ENG Chris Lawler 59 4 42+0 3 9+0 1 2+0 0 6+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tommy Lawrence 59 0 42+0 0 9+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF England ENG Doug Livermore 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ian Ross 6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Tommy Smith 51 6 36+0 3 7+0 1 2+0 1 6+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Ian St John 56 6 41+0 5 9+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Willie Stevenson 4 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
FW England ENG Geoff Strong 29 6 18+1 5 9+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Thompson 58 5 41+0 2 9+0 1 2+0 1 6+0 1
DF England ENG Peter Wall 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ron Yeats 55 3 38+0 2 9+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 1

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City (C) 42 26 6 10 86 43 2.000 58 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Manchester United 42 24 8 10 89 55 1.618 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round[a]
3 Liverpool 42 22 11 9 71 40 1.775 55 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Leeds United 42 22 9 11 71 41 1.732 53
5 Everton 42 23 6 13 67 40 1.675 52
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup as the 1967–68 European Cup winners.

Results

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First Division

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Main article: 1967–68 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Aug-67 Manchester City A 0–0 49,343 Report Report
22-Aug-67 Arsenal H 2–0 Hunt 23', 75' 52,033 Report Report
26-Aug-67 Newcastle United H 6–0 Hateley 8', 47', 75' Hughes 30' Hunt 41', 87' 51,829 Report Report
28-Aug-67 Arsenal A 0–2 33,420 Report Report
02-Sep-67 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 Hateley 6' Hunt 58' 32,737 Report Report
05-Sep-67 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Hughes 51' 39,352 Report Report
09-Sep-67 Chelsea H 3–1 Smith 37 pen' Hateley 46', 47' 53,839 Report Report
16-Sep-67 Southampton A 0–1 29,512 Report Report
23-Sep-67 Everton H 1–0 Hunt 78' 54,189 Report Report
30-Sep-67 Stoke City H 2–1 Thompson 38' Smith 55' 50,220 Report Report
07-Oct-67 Leicester City A 1–2 St. John 27' 25,609 Report Report
14-Oct-67 West Ham United A 3–1 St. John 15', 38' Smith 68' 46,951 Report Report
24-Oct-67 Burnley A 1–1 Lawler 82' 29,855 Report Report
28-Oct-67 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Lawler 10' 50,399 Report Report
04-Nov-67 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Hunt 72' 47,682 Report Report
11-Nov-67 Manchester United H 1–2 Hunt 83' 54,515 Report Report
18-Nov-67 Sunderland A 1–1 Own Goal 26' 29,993 Report Report
25-Nov-67 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Hateley 1' Stevenson 83 pen' 43,885 Report Report
02-Dec-67 Fulham A 1–1 Hateley 80' 29,330 Report Report
09-Dec-67 Leeds United H 2–0 Hunt 18' Own Goal 44' 39,676 Report Report
16-Dec-67 Manchester City H 1–1 Hunt 50' 53,268 Report Report
23-Dec-67 Newcastle United A 1–1 St. John 43' 46,190 Report Report
26-Dec-67 Coventry City A 1–1 Hunt 13' 42,209 Report Report
30-Dec-67 Coventry City H 1–0 Callaghan 17' 48,866 Report Report
06-Jan-68 West Bromwich Albion H 4–1 Strong 3' Hunt 56', 67', 79' 51,092 Report Report
20-Jan-68 Southampton H 2–0 Strong 55' Yeats 85' 44,906 Report Report
03-Feb-68 Everton A 0–1 64,482 Report Report
12-Feb-68 Chelsea A 1–3 Thompson 80' 40,670 Report Report
24-Feb-68 Leicester City H 3–1 Callaghan 51' Strong 59' Hateley 78' 41,451 Report Report
02-Mar-68 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 Hunt 79' 33,207 Report Report
16-Mar-68 Burnley H 3–2 Hateley 31', 73' Strong 61' 41,114 Report Report
23-Mar-68 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Hunt 27' Arrowsmith 88' 32,177 Report Report
06-Apr-68 Manchester United A 2–1 Yeats 9' Hunt 17' 63,050 Report Report
12-Apr-68 Sheffield United H 1–2 Hunt 32' 50,422 Report Report
13-Apr-68 Sunderland H 2–1 Hunt 18', 71' 40,350 Report Report
15-Apr-68 Sheffield United A 1–1 Strong 34' 22,743 Report Report
20-Apr-68 West Ham United A 0–1 33,060 Report Report
27-Apr-68 Fulham H 4–1 Callaghan 29' Hunt 40', 49' Hateley 56' 32,307 Report Report
29-Apr-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Hateley 38' 41,688 Report Report
04-May-68 Leeds United A 2–1 Lawler 84' Graham 85' 44,553 Report Report
11-May-68 Nottingham Forest H 6–1 St. John 34' Hateley 36', 41', 84' Hunt 55', 71' 38,850 Report Report
15-May-68 Stoke City A 1–2 Hunt 58' 27,693 Report Report

Football League Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
13-Sep-67 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 Thompson 73' 45,957 Report Report
27-Sep-67 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 Smith 35 pen' Callaghan 80' 31,500 Report Report

FA Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
27-Jan-68 Bournemouth A 0–0 24,388 Report Report
30-Jan-68 Bournemouth H 4–1 Hateley 33' Thompson 44' Hunt 51' Lawler 73' 54,075 Report Report
17-Feb-68 Walsall A 0–0 21,066 Report Report
19-Feb-68 Walsall H 5–2 Hateley 24', 33', 64', 71' Strong 34' 39,113 Report Report
09-Mar-68 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Hateley 54' 54,005 Report Report
12-Mar-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Hunt 23' Smith 78 pen' 53,658 Report Report
30-Mar-68 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 53,062 Report Report
08-Apr-68 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 Hateley 24' 54,273 Report Report
18-Apr-68 West Bromwich Albion N 1–2 Hateley 39' 56,000 Report Report

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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Main article: 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
19-Sep-67 Malmö FF A 2–0 Hateley 9', 80' 14,314 Report Report
04-Oct-67 Malmö FF H 2–1 Yeats 28' Hunt 36' 39,795 Report Report
07-Nov-67 TSV 1860 München H 8–0 St. John 6' Hateley 9' Smith 43 pen' Hunt 52', 54' Thompson 53' Callaghan 63', 70' 44,812 Report Report
14-Nov-67 TSV 1860 München A 1–2 Callaghan 5' 10,000 Report Report
28-Nov-67 Ferencvárosi TC A 0–1 30,000 Report Report
09-Jan-68 Ferencvárosi TC H 0–1 46,892 Report Report

References

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