1968–69 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool F.C.
1968–69 season
ManagerBill Shankly
First Division2nd
Inter-Cities Fairs CupFirst round
FA CupFifth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roger Hunt (13)
All: Roger Hunt (17)

The 1968–69 season was Liverpool Football Club's 77th season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool came close to a record eighth league title, as they picked up the same number points that won them their seventh title in 1965–66. However, the team finished second to Don Revie's Leeds United.

An early exit in the Fairs Cup, losing on coin toss to Athletic Bilbao in the opening round was the main disappointment, meaning that Bill Shankly was yet to lead the club to a European trophy.

In both the League Cup and FA Cup they would be knocked out by the eventual runners-up in both tournaments.

Squad[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

Defenders[edit]

Midfielders[edit]

Attackers[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C) 42 27 13 2 66 26 2.538 67 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 42 25 11 6 63 24 2.625 61 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Everton 42 21 15 6 77 36 2.139 57
4 Arsenal 42 22 12 8 56 27 2.074 56 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round[a]
5 Chelsea 42 20 10 12 73 53 1.377 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton were ineligible to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup as Liverpool had already qualified. Under the rules of the cup, only one team per city could participate. Arsenal took their place as the highest-ranked team that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Results[edit]

First Division[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League § First Division
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10-Aug-68 Manchester City H 2–1 Graham 24' Thompson 73' 51,236 Report Report
14-Aug-68 Southampton A 0–2 24,453 Report Report
17-Aug-68 Arsenal A 1–1 Hunt 50' 43,535 Report Report
20-Aug-68 Stoke City H 2–1 Callaghan 63' Own Goal 75' 46,674 Report Report
24-Aug-68 Sunderland H 4–1 Smith 1' Lawler 16' Callaghan 44' Hateley 66' 46,547 Report Report
27-Aug-68 Everton A 0–0 63,898 Report Report
31-Aug-68 Leeds United A 0–1 38,929 Report Report
07-Sep-68 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Yeats 43' Graham 55' 46,025 Report Report
14-Sep-68 Ipswich Town A 2–0 Graham 48' St. John 89' 24,514 Report Report
21-Sep-68 Leicester City H 4–0 Yeats 2' Smith 4 pen' Evans 10' Callaghan 12' 48,375 Report Report
28-Sep-68 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 6–0 Hunt 15', 74' Thompson 25', 80' Evans 30', 63' 39,310 Report Report
05-Oct-68 Burnley A 4–0 Hunt 20', 35' Thompson 62' Strong 87' 26,238 Report Report
08-Oct-68 Everton H 1–1 Smith 75' 54,496 Report Report
12-Oct-68 Manchester United H 2–0 St. John 14' Evans 82' 53,392 Report Report
19-Oct-68 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Hunt 37' 44,122 Report Report
26-Oct-68 Newcastle United H 2–1 Evans 23' Thompson 85' 45,323 Report Report
02-Nov-68 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 34,600 Report Report
09-Nov-68 Chelsea H 2–1 Callaghan 25' Smith 28 pen' 47,248 Report Report
16-Nov-68 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Lawler 28' Callaghan 71' 31,245 Report Report
23-Nov-68 Coventry City H 2–0 Strong 36' Callaghan 83' 44,820 Report Report
30-Nov-68 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Hunt 24' 25,175 Report Report
03-Dec-68 Southampton H 1–0 Callaghan 14' 45,527 Report Report
07-Dec-68 West Ham United H 2–0 Hughes 44' Thompson 47' 48,632 Report Report
14-Dec-68 Manchester United A 0–1 59,000 Report Report
21-Dec-68 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Hughes 70' 43,843 Report Report
26-Dec-68 Burnley H 1–1 Lawler 43' 52,515 Report Report
11-Jan-69 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Thompson 83' 47,587 Report Report
18-Jan-69 Chelsea A 2–1 Hunt 65' Evans 72' 51,872 Report Report
01-Feb-69 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Hunt 65' 45,406 Report Report
15-Feb-69 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 42,359 Report Report
22-Feb-69 West Ham United A 1–1 Hunt 51' 36,498 Report Report
15-Mar-69 Sunderland A 2–0 St. John 39' Evans 62' 17,855 Report Report
29-Mar-69 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 Smith 28 pen' Strong 78' 16,792 Report Report
31-Mar-69 Arsenal H 1–1 Smith 52 pen' 44,843 Report Report
05-Apr-69 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 Hunt 20' 45,399 Report Report
07-Apr-69 Stoke City A 0–0 27,389 Report Report
12-Apr-69 Leicester City A 2–1 Hughes 30' Callaghan 56' 28,671 Report Report
19-Apr-69 Ipswich Town H 4–0 Thompson 13' Graham 40', 66' St. John 90' 40,449 Report Report
22-Apr-69 Coventry City A 0–0 35,106 Report Report
28-Apr-69 Leeds United H 0–0 53,750 Report Report
12-May-69 Manchester City A 0–1 28,309 Report Report
17-May-69 Newcastle United A 1–1 Hunt 68' 34,910 Report Report

Football League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04-Sep-68 Sheffield United H 4–0 Hunt 54' Lawler 71' Callaghan 75' Thompson 83' 32,358 Report Report
25-Sep-68 Swansea Town H 2–0 Lawler 52' Hunt 85' 31,051 Report Report
15-Oct-68 Arsenal A 1–2 Lawler 75' 39,299 Report Report

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04-Jan-69 Doncaster Rovers H 2–0 Hunt 70' Callaghan 84' 48,330 Report Report
25-Jan-69 Burnley H 2–1 Smith 13 pen' Hughes 23' 53,677 Report Report
01-Mar-69 Leicester City A 0–0 42,002 Report Report
03-Mar-69 Leicester City H 0–1 54,666 Report Report

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[edit]

Main article: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
18-Sep-68 Athletic Bilbao A 1–2 Hunt 67' 28,004 Report Report
02-Oct-68 Athletic Bilbao H 2–1 Lawler 78' Hughes 87' 49,567 Report Report

References[edit]

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