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76th season in existence of Liverpool F.C. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
1967–68 season | ||||
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Manager | Bill Shankly | |||
First Division | 3rd | |||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | |||
FA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Roger Hunt (25) All: Roger Hunt (30) | |||
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No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | League Cup | Fairs Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | ENG | Alf Arrowsmith | 4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 36 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 58 | 7 | 41+0 | 3 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 3 | |
FW | SCO | Bobby Graham | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Tony Hateley | 52 | 27 | 38+0 | 16 | 7+0 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | |
DF | ENG | Emlyn Hughes | 56 | 2 | 39+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Roger Hunt | 57 | 30 | 40+0 | 25 | 9+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 | |
DF | ENG | Chris Lawler | 59 | 4 | 42+0 | 3 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Tommy Lawrence | 59 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Doug Livermore | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ian Ross | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Tommy Smith | 51 | 6 | 36+0 | 3 | 7+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Ian St John | 56 | 6 | 41+0 | 5 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | Willie Stevenson | 4 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Geoff Strong | 29 | 6 | 18+1 | 5 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Peter Thompson | 58 | 5 | 41+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Peter Wall | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Ron Yeats | 55 | 3 | 38+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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[lower-alpha 1] |
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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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 |
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