1964–65 Liverpool F.C. season explained

Season:1964 - 65
League Result:7th
League Topscorer:Roger Hunt (25)
Season Topscorer:Roger Hunt (37)
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3 Result:Title shared
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Nextseason:1965–66

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

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Results

First Division

See main article: article.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
22-Aug-64 H 3–2 47,620 Report Report
26-Aug-64 A 2–4 36,200 Report Report
29-Aug-64 A 2–3 26,865 Report Report
02-Sep-64 H 2–1 52,548 Report Report
05-Sep-64 H 2–2 45,646 Report Report
09-Sep-64 A 0–2 27,114 Report Report
12-Sep-64 A 0–1 22,701 Report Report
19-Sep-64 H 0–4 52,619 Report Report
26-Sep-64 H 5–1 38,940 Report Report
07-Oct-64 H 3–1 37,745 Report Report
10-Oct-64 A 0–0 19,850 Report Report
13-Oct-64 H 0–1 42,558 Report Report
17-Oct-64 H 2–2 36,029 Report Report
24-Oct-64 A 0–3 17,500 Report Report
31-Oct-64 H 0–2 52,402 Report Report
07-Nov-64 A 1–1 18,367 Report Report
14-Nov-64 H 2–0 40,498 Report Report
21-Nov-64 A 1–1 28,816 Report Report
28-Nov-64 H 1–1 41,198 Report Report
05-Dec-64 A 5–1 12,490 Report Report
12-Dec-64 A 0–0 26,171 Report Report
19-Dec-64 H 3–2 33,316 Report Report
26-Dec-64 A 3–2 49,902 Report Report
28-Dec-64 H 0–0 43,521 Report Report
02-Jan-65 A 3–2 21,863 Report Report
16-Jan-65 H 4–2 42,422 Report Report
06-Feb-65 A 1–0 24,396 Report Report
13-Feb-65 H 2–1 40,803 Report Report
24-Feb-65 H 4–3 39,253 Report Report
27-Feb-65 A 1–2 25,780 Report Report
13-Mar-65 A 0–3 19,034 Report Report
20-Mar-65 H 3–2 28,323 Report Report
01-Apr-65 A 2–2 23,926 Report Report
03-Apr-65 H 3–2 40,315 Report Report
06-Apr-65 H 0–3 34,152 Report Report
09-Apr-65 A 0–3 27,057 Report Report
12-Apr-65 A 1–2 62,720 Report Report
16-Apr-65 A 0–4 62,587 Report Report
17-Apr-65 H 1–1 30,004 Report Report
19-Apr-65 H 2–0 41,847 Report Report
24-Apr-65 A 0–3 55,772 Report Report
26-Apr-65 H 3–1 13,839 Report Report

FA Charity Shield

See main article: article and 1964 FA Charity Shield.

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
IL 10 Gordon Wallace
OL 11 Peter Thompson
Substitute:
FW 12
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
width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes, no extra time
  • One named substitute
  • Maximum of one substitution

FA Cup

See main article: article and 1964–65 FA Cup.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
09-Jan-65 A 2–1 29,851 Report Report
30-Jan-65 H 1–1 51,851 Report Report
03-Feb-65 A 2–0 24,080 Report Report
20-Feb-65 A 1–0 57,207 Report Report
06-Mar-65 A 0–0 39,356 Report Report
10-Mar-65 H 1–0 53,324 Report Report
27-Mar-65 N 2–0 67,686 Report Report

Final

See main article: article and 1965 FA Cup Final.

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
width=50% valign=topMatch rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

European Cup

See main article: article and 1964–65 European Cup.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
17-Aug-64 A 5–0 10,268 Report Report
14-Sep-64 H 6–1 32,597 Report Report
25-Nov-64 H 3–0 44,516 Report Report
16-Dec-64 A 1–0 60,000 Report Report
10-Feb-65 A 0–0 40,000 Report Report
17-Mar-65 H 0–0 48,432 Report Report
24-Mar-65 N 2–2 45,000 Report Report
04-May-65 H 3–1 54,082 Report Report
12-May-65 A 0–3 90,000 Report Report

References

Notes and References

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