1970–71 Liverpool F.C. season explained

Club:Liverpool F.C.
Season:1970–71
Chairman: H.E. Roberts
Manager: Bill Shankly
League:First Division
League Result:5th
League Topscorer:Alun Evans (10)
Season Topscorer:Alun Evans (15)
Cup1:Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:FA Cup
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
Cup3:League Cup
Cup3 Result:Third round
Average Attendance:45,136
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Prevseason:1969–70
Nextseason:1971–72

The 1970–71 season was Liverpool Football Club's 79th season in existence and their ninth consecutive season in the First Division. The rebuilding of Liverpool F.C. continued into 1970-71 as many of the side who came in the previous season began to make their presence felt with the club. Although they had finished fifth in the football league, Ray Clemence, Larry Lloyd, and Alec Lindsay all begin to emerge in their second season of first-team action. Two players would figure well into the seventies; Steve Heighway who joined from Skelmersdale United in May 1970 and became a regular in his full season with the club.

John Toshack was bought from Cardiff City in November 1970 for £110,000, and became an instant hero by scoring in the Merseyside derby versus Everton F.C. a few weeks later. The rebuilding of the side from the 1960s was beginning to take shape and although they finished fifth in the First Division, it seemed that Bill Shankly would be emerging with a team that would be challenging for major trophies in the next few years. One signing which took place a few days before they finished runners-up in the FA Cup final was the signing of Kevin Keegan from Scunthorpe United for £35,000.

However, the team showed that the future would look promising by losing in the FA Cup final to League and Cup double winners Arsenal and losing on aggregate 1-0 in the semi-finals to Leeds United who end up being the eventual and last winners of the Fairs Cup.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Results

First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
15-Aug-70 A 2–1 26,702 Report Report
17-Aug-70 A 0–0 28,818 Report Report
22-Aug-70 H 4–0 52,628 Report Report
25-Aug-70 H 1–1 47,612 Report Report
29-Aug-70 A 1–1 31,624 Report Report
05-Sep-70 H 1–1 52,541 Report Report
12-Sep-70 A 0–0 35,501 Report Report
19-Sep-70 H 3–0 40,676 Report Report
26-Sep-70 A 0–1 26,155 Report Report
03-Oct-70 H 1–0 46,196 Report Report
10-Oct-70 A 0–1 44,457 Report Report
17-Oct-70 H 2–0 40,804 Report Report
24-Oct-70 A 0–1 22,577 Report Report
31-Oct-70 H 2–0 45,391 Report Report
07-Nov-70 A 0–0 33,004 Report Report
14-Nov-70 H 0–0 40,303 Report Report
21-Nov-70 H 3–2 53,777 Report Report
28-Nov-70 A 0–2 45,097 Report Report
05-Dec-70 H 1–1 51,357 Report Report
12-Dec-70 A 2–1 27,459 Report Report
19-Dec-70 A 0–0 25,033 Report Report
26-Dec-70 H 0–0 47,103 Report Report
09-Jan-71 H 2–2 42,939 Report Report
12-Jan-71 H 0–0 45,985 Report Report
16-Jan-71 A 0–1 28,253 Report Report
30-Jan-71 H 2–0 43,847 Report Report
06-Feb-71 A 1–0 48,425 Report Report
16-Feb-71 H 1–0 38,032 Report Report
20-Feb-71 A 0–0 56,846 Report Report
27-Feb-71 A 0–1 32,290 Report Report
13-Mar-71 A 0–1 27,687 Report Report
20-Mar-71 H 2–0 40,990 Report Report
29-Mar-71 H 2–1 42,017 Report Report
02-Apr-71 H 1–1 43,580 Report Report
06-Apr-71 H 1–1 44,289 Report Report
10-Apr-71 A 1–0 28,810 Report Report
12-Apr-71 A 0–1 38,705 Report Report
17-Apr-71 H 0–0 49,363 Report Report
19-Apr-71 A 2–0 44,004 Report Report
24-Apr-71 A 1–0 20,678 Report Report
26-Apr-71 A 2–2 17,975 Report Report
01-May-71 H 1–0 38,427 Report Report

Football League Cup

See main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
08-Sep-70 A 0–0 31,612 Report Report
22-Sep-70 H 3–2 29,964 Report Report
06-Oct-70 A 0–2 40,878 Report Report

FA Cup

See main article: 1970–71 FA Cup.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
02-Jan-71 H 1–0 45,500 Report Report
23-Jan-71 H 3–0 47,229 Report Report
13-Feb-71 H 1–0 50,226 Report Report
06-Mar-71 H 0–0 54,731 Report Report
16-Mar-71 A 1–0 56,283 Report Report
27-Mar-71 N 2–1 62,144 Report Report

Final

See main article: 1971 FA Cup Final.

GK 1 Ray Clemence
RB 2 Chris Lawler
LB 3 Alec Lindsay
CB 4 Tommy Smith (c)
CB 5 Larry Lloyd
CM 6 Emlyn Hughes
RM 7 Ian Callaghan
ST 8
LM 9 Steve Heighway
ST 10 John Toshack
CM 11 Brian Hall
Substitutes:
MF 12
Manager:
Bill Shankly
GK 1 Bob Wilson
RB 2 Pat Rice
LB 3 Bob McNab
RM 4
CB 5 Frank McLintock (c)
CB 6 Peter Simpson
LM 7 George Armstrong
CM 8 George Graham
ST 9 John Radford
ST 10 Ray Kennedy
CM 11 Charlie George
Substitutes:
MF 12
Manager:
Bertie Mee

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

See main article: 1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
15-Sep-70 H 1–0 37,531 Report Report
29-Sep-70 A 1–1 25,000 Report Report
21-Oct-70 H 3–0 36,525 Report Report
04-Nov-70 A 1–1 50,000 Report Report
09-Dec-70 A 1–0 30,296 Report Report
22-Dec-70 H 2–0 37,815 Report Report
10-Mar-71 H 3–0 45,616 Report Report
24-Mar-71 A 1–1 22,000 Report Report
14-Apr-71 H 0–1 52,577 Report Report
28-Apr-71 A 0–0 40,462 Report Report

References

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Notes and References

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