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.

Liverpool F.C.

1964–65 season
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)
Home colours Away colours
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Alan A'Court	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Alf Arrowsmith	9	1	7+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Gerry Byrne	56	2	40+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	1	7+0	1
	MF	ENG	Ian Callaghan	55	8	37+0	6	8+0	1	1+0	0	9+0	1
	FW	ENG	Phil Chisnall	8	2	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
	DF	ENG	Phil Ferns	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Bobby Graham	15	5	14+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
	DF	ENG	Alan Hignett	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Roger Hunt	58	37	40+0	25	8+0	5	1+0	0	9+0	7
	DF	ENG	Chris Lawler	48	2	33+0	2	8+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
	GK	SCO	Tommy Lawrence	59	0	41+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	9+0	0
	DF	ENG	Tommy Lowry	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Gordon Milne	48	6	34+0	5	6+0	1	1+0	0	7+0	0
	GK	ENG	Billy Molyneux	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ronnie Moran	18	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Sealey	1	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Tommy Smith	40	4	25+0	4	8+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	0
	FW	SCO	Ian St John	43	11	27+0	4	8+0	2	0+0	0	8+0	5
	MF	SCO	Willie Stevenson	57	5	39+0	3	8+0	1	1+0	0	9+0	1
	FW	ENG	Geoff Strong	16	3	13+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Thompson	56	6	39+0	5	8+0	1	1+0	0	8+0	0
	MF	SCO	Gordon Wallace	13	5	11+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	2
	DF	SCO	Ron Yeats	53	1	35+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	9+0	1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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]

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

1. Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 FA Cup winners.
2. West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.

Results

First Division

Main article: 1964–65 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
22-Aug-64	Arsenal	H	3–2	Hunt 11' Wallace 49', 87'	47,620	Report	Report
26-Aug-64	Leeds United	A	2–4	Hunt 24' Milne 66'	36,200	Report	Report
29-Aug-64	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–3	Ferns 16' Smith 22'	26,865	Report	Report
02-Sep-64	Leeds United	H	2–1	Thompson 67' Smith 76'	52,548	Report	Report
05-Sep-64	Blackpool	H	2–2	Thompson 57' Hunt 79'	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 6', 65', 86' Callaghan 36' Hunt 56'	38,940	Report	Report
07-Oct-64	Sheffield United	H	3–1	Hunt 31', 53' Graham 59'	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 7' Hunt 27'	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 78'	18,367	Report	Report
14-Nov-64	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0	Thompson 22' Hunt 68'	40,498	Report	Report
21-Nov-64	Stoke City	A	1–1	Hunt 41'	28,816	Report	Report
28-Nov-64	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	Hunt 41'	41,198	Report	Report
05-Dec-64	Burnley	A	5–1	Hunt 33', 77', 85' Strong 73' Lawler 89'	12,490	Report	Report
12-Dec-64	Arsenal	A	0–0		26,171	Report	Report
19-Dec-64	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–2	Smith 37' Hunt 38', 81'	33,316	Report	Report
26-Dec-64	Sunderland	A	3–2	Milne 5' Stevenson 30', 82'	49,902	Report	Report
28-Dec-64	Sunderland	H	0–0		43,521	Report	Report
02-Jan-65	Blackpool	A	3–2	Hunt 53', 58' St. John 75'	21,863	Report	Report
16-Jan-65	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4–2	Hunt 40', 64' Milne 70' St. John 75'	42,422	Report	Report
06-Feb-65	Aston Villa	A	1–0	Hunt 15'	24,396	Report	Report
13-Feb-65	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	Hunt 49' Lawler 61'	40,803	Report	Report
24-Feb-65	Birmingham City	H	4–3	Callaghan 19', 87' Hunt 56' Thompson 77'	39,253	Report	Report
27-Feb-65	West Ham United	A	1–2	Hunt 21'	25,780	Report	Report
13-Mar-65	Sheffield United	A	0–3		19,034	Report	Report
20-Mar-65	Fulham	H	3–2	Callaghan 45', 48' Milne 89'	28,323	Report	Report
01-Apr-65	Nottingham Forest	A	2–2	Thompson 35' Hunt 55'	23,926	Report	Report
03-Apr-65	Stoke City	H	3–2	Milne 47' St. John 55' Hunt 77'	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 75 pen'	62,720	Report	Report
16-Apr-65	Chelsea	A	0–4		62,587	Report	Report
17-Apr-65	Burnley	H	1–1	Smith 52'	30,004	Report	Report
19-Apr-65	Chelsea	H	2–0	Chisnall 9' Strong 26'	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' Sealey 35' Arrowsmith 69'	13,839	Report	Report

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1964 FA Charity Shield

Liverpool	2–2	West Ham United
Wallace 28' Byrne 49'	Report Report	Byrne 41' Hurst 84'

15 August 1964

15:00 BST

Anfield, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,858

Referee: K. Stokes

GK 1 Tommy Lawrence RB 2 Gerry Byrne LB 3 Ronnie Moran RH 4 Gordon Milne CH 5 Ron Yeats (c) LH 6 Willie Stevenson OR 7 Ian Callaghan IR 8 Roger Hunt CF 9 Alf Arrowsmith  15' IL 10 Gordon Wallace OL 11 Peter Thompson Substitute: FW 12 Phil Chisnall  15' Manager: Bill Shankly

GK 1 Jim Standen RB 2 John Bond LB 3 Jack Burkett RH 4 Eddie Bovington CH 5 Kenneth Brown LH 6 Bobby Moore OR 7 Peter Brabrook IR 8 Ronnie Boyce CF 9 Johnny Byrne IL 10 Geoff Hurst OL 11 John Sissons Substitutes: FW 12  ? Manager: Ron Greenwood

Match rules 90 minutes, no extra time One named substitute Maximum of one substitution

FA Cup

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
09-Jan-65	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–1	Hunt 44' St. John 63'	29,851	Report	Report
30-Jan-65	Stockport County	H	1–1	Milne 51'	51,851	Report	Report
03-Feb-65	Stockport County	A	2–0	Hunt 39', 85'	24,080	Report	Report
20-Feb-65	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0	Callaghan 85'	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 72'	53,324	Report	Report
27-Mar-65	Chelsea	N	2–0	Thompson 63' Stevenson 79 pen'	67,686	Report	Report

Final

Main article: 1965 FA Cup Final

Liverpool	2–1 (Extra time)	Leeds United
Hunt 93' St. John 113'	(Report) (Report) (Report)	Bremner 100'

1 May 1965
15:00 BST

Wembley, London

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: W. Clements (Birmingham)

Liverpool

Leeds United

GK 1 Tommy Lawrence DF 2 Chris Lawler DF 3 Gerry Byrne DF 4 Geoff Strong DF 5 Ron Yeats (c) MF 6 Willie Stevenson MF 7 Ian Callaghan FW 8 Roger Hunt FW 9 Ian St. John MF 10 Tommy Smith MF 11 Peter Thompson Manager: Bill Shankly

GK 1 Gary Sprake DF 2 Paul Reaney DF 3 Willie Bell MF 4 Billy Bremner DF 5 Jack Charlton DF 6 Norman Hunter MF 7 Johnny Giles FW 8 Jim Storrie FW 9 Alan Peacock MF 10 Bobby Collins (c) MF 11 Albert Johanneson Manager: Don Revie

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level.

European Cup

Main article: 1964–65 European Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
17-Aug-64	KR Reykjavík	A	5–0	Wallace 3', 60' Hunt 46', 88' Chisnall 57'	10,268	Report	Report
14-Sep-64	KR Reykjavík	H	6–1	Byrne 13' St. John 23', 74' Hunt 50' Graham 65' Stevenson 67'	32,597	Report	Report
25-Nov-64	Anderlecht	H	3–0	St. John 10' Hunt 43' Yeats 50'	44,516	Report	Report
16-Dec-64	Anderlecht	A	1–0	Hunt 90'	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 22' Hunt 37'	45,000	Report	Report
04-May-65	Inter Milan	H	3–1	Hunt 4' Callaghan 34' St. John 75'	54,082	Report	Report
12-May-65	Inter Milan	A	0–3		90,000	Report	Report

References

1. "What people keep getting wrong about Liverpool all-red strip". 27 November 2014.

• LFC History.net – 1964-65 season
• Liverweb - 1964-65 Season