1964–65 Liverpool F.C. season
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.
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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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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
Defenders
Midfielders
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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[lower-alpha 2] |
- 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
FA Charity Shield
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Match rules
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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 ![]() |
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Match rules
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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.