1964–65 Liverpool F.C. season
1964–65 season | ||
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Manager | Bill Shankly | |
First Division | 7th | |
European Cup | Semi-finals | |
FA Cup | Winners | |
FA Charity Shield | Title shared | |
Top goalscorer | League: Roger Hunt (25) All: Roger Hunt (37) | |
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The 1964–65 season was Liverpool Football Club's 73rd season in existence and their third consecutive season in the First Division. The club won its first FA Cup thanks to a 2–1 extra time victory against Leeds United in the final. The club's first final for 15 years saved a season in which Liverpool slipped from first to seventh in the league, and controversially collapsed at the hands of Inter in the European Cup semi-finals, in the club's first season in European competition.
Liverpool experimented with red shirts, shorts and socks during this season. The all red strip was used only in a number of European Cup and FA Cup matches, with League matches played in white shorts. The club permanently switched to a full red strip at the start of the 1965-66 season.[1]
Squad
Goalkeepers
Tommy Lawrence
William Molyneux
Defenders
Gerry Byrne
Phil Ferns
Alan Hignett
Chris Lawler
Thomas Lowry
Ronnie Moran
Tommy Smith
Bobby Thomson
Ron Yeats
Midfielders
Alan A'Court
Ian Callaghan
Kevin Lewis
Jimmy Melia
Gordon Milne
John Sealey
Willie Stevenson
Gordon Wallace
Johnny Wheeler
Peter Thompson
Attackers
Alf Arrowsmith
Phil Chisnall
Bobby Graham
Roger Hunt
John Sealey
Ian St. John
Geoff Strong
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 47 | |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 45 | |
7 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 44 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 43 | |
9 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 71 | 1.155 | 42 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 FA Cup winners.
- ^ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.
Results
First Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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22-Aug-64 | Arsenal | H | 3–2 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 47,620 | Report | Report |
26-Aug-64 | Leeds United | A | 2–4 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 36,200 | Report | Report |
29-Aug-64 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–3 | Ferns ![]() ![]() | 26,865 | Report | Report |
02-Sep-64 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | Thompson ![]() ![]() | 52,548 | Report | Report |
05-Sep-64 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Thompson ![]() ![]() | 45,646 | Report | Report |
09-Sep-64 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 27,114 | Report | Report | |
12-Sep-64 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | 22,701 | Report | Report | |
19-Sep-64 | Everton | H | 0–4 | 52,619 | Report | Report | |
26-Sep-64 | Aston Villa | H | 5–1 | Graham ![]() ![]() ![]() | 38,940 | Report | Report |
07-Oct-64 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 37,745 | Report | Report |
10-Oct-64 | Birmingham City | A | 0–0 | 19,850 | Report | Report | |
13-Oct-64 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 42,558 | Report | Report | |
17-Oct-64 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 36,029 | Report | Report |
24-Oct-64 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 17,500 | Report | Report | |
31-Oct-64 | Manchester United | H | 0–2 | 52,402 | Report | Report | |
07-Nov-64 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Callaghan ![]() | 18,367 | Report | Report |
14-Nov-64 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | Thompson ![]() ![]() | 40,498 | Report | Report |
21-Nov-64 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Hunt ![]() | 28,816 | Report | Report |
28-Nov-64 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Hunt ![]() | 41,198 | Report | Report |
05-Dec-64 | Burnley | A | 5–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 12,490 | Report | Report |
12-Dec-64 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | 26,171 | Report | Report | |
19-Dec-64 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | Smith ![]() ![]() | 33,316 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-64 | Sunderland | A | 3–2 | Milne ![]() ![]() | 49,902 | Report | Report |
28-Dec-64 | Sunderland | H | 0–0 | 43,521 | Report | Report | |
02-Jan-65 | Blackpool | A | 3–2 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 21,863 | Report | Report |
16-Jan-65 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–2 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 42,422 | Report | Report |
06-Feb-65 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() | 24,396 | Report | Report |
13-Feb-65 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 40,803 | Report | Report |
24-Feb-65 | Birmingham City | H | 4–3 | Callaghan ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,253 | Report | Report |
27-Feb-65 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | Hunt ![]() | 25,780 | Report | Report |
13-Mar-65 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 19,034 | Report | Report | |
20-Mar-65 | Fulham | H | 3–2 | Callaghan ![]() ![]() | 28,323 | Report | Report |
01-Apr-65 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–2 | Thompson ![]() ![]() | 23,926 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-65 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | Milne ![]() ![]() ![]() | 40,315 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-65 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0–3 | 34,152 | Report | Report | |
09-Apr-65 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 27,057 | Report | Report | |
12-Apr-65 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Stevenson ![]() | 62,720 | Report | Report |
16-Apr-65 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 62,587 | Report | Report | |
17-Apr-65 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Smith ![]() | 30,004 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-65 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Chisnall ![]() ![]() | 41,847 | Report | Report |
24-Apr-65 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 | 55,772 | Report | Report | |
26-Apr-65 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Strong ![]() ![]() ![]() | 13,839 | Report | Report |
FA Charity Shield
Liverpool | 2–2 | West Ham United |
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Wallace ![]() Byrne ![]() | Report Report | Byrne ![]() Hurst ![]() |
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FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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09-Jan-65 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Hunt![]() ![]() | 29,851 | Report | Report |
30-Jan-65 | Stockport County | H | 1–1 | Milne ![]() | 51,851 | Report | Report |
03-Feb-65 | Stockport County | A | 2–0 | Hunt![]() | 24,080 | Report | Report |
20-Feb-65 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | Callaghan ![]() | 57,207 | Report | Report |
06-Mar-65 | Leicester City | A | 0–0 | 39,356 | Report | Report | |
10-Mar-65 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | Hunt![]() | 53,324 | Report | Report |
27-Mar-65 | Chelsea | N | 2–0 | Thompson ![]() ![]() | 67,686 | Report | Report |
Final
Liverpool | 2–1 (Extra time) | Leeds United |
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Hunt ![]() St. John ![]() | (Report) (Report) (Report) | Bremner ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Liverpool | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Leeds United |
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European Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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17-Aug-64 | KR Reykjavík | A | 5–0 | Wallace ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10,268 | Report | Report |
14-Sep-64 | KR Reykjavík | H | 6–1 | Byrne ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 32,597 | Report | Report |
25-Nov-64 | Anderlecht | H | 3–0 | St. John ![]() ![]() ![]() | 44,516 | Report | Report |
16-Dec-64 | Anderlecht | A | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() | 60,000 | Report | Report |
10-Feb-65 | 1. FC Köln | A | 0–0 | 40,000 | Report | Report | |
17-Mar-65 | 1. FC Köln | H | 0–0 | 48,432 | Report | Report | |
24-Mar-65 | 1. FC Köln | N | 2–2 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 45,000 | Report | Report |
04-May-65 | Inter Milan | H | 3–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 54,082 | Report | Report |
12-May-65 | Inter Milan | A | 0–3 | 90,000 | Report | Report |
References
- ^ "What people keep getting wrong about Liverpool all-red strip". 27 November 2014.
- LFC History.net – 1964-65 season
- Liverweb - 1964-65 Season