1968–69 Liverpool F.C. season
1968–69 season | |||
Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
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First Division | 2nd | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 1st Round | ||
FA Cup | 5th Round | ||
League Cup | 4th Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Roger Hunt (13) All: Roger Hunt (17) | ||
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Liverpool F.C. came close to a record eighth league title, but fell short to the sensational consistency of Don Revie's Leeds United and would have won the title in the previous two seasons, and picked up the same points that they won their seventh title in 1965-66.
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
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
First Division
Table
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Leeds United | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 45 |
7 | Southampton | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 45 |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 44 |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 67 | 0.955 | 43 |
11 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 1.075 | 42 |
12 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 41 |
13 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 55 | 1.164 | 40 |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 39 |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 54 | 0.759 | 36 |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 0.707 | 35 |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 0.642 | 34 |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 57 | 0.789 | 33 |
19 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 0.719 | 31 |
21 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 68 | 0.574 | 30 |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 95 | 0.411 | 18 |
Results
First Division
Main article: 1968–69 Football League § First Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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10-Aug-68 | Manchester City | H | 2–1 | Graham ![]() ![]() | 51,236 | Report | Report |
14-Aug-68 | Southampton | A | 0–2 | 24,453 | Report | Report | |
17-Aug-68 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Hunt ![]() | 43,535 | Report | Report |
20-Aug-68 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Callaghan ![]() ![]() | 46,674 | Report | Report |
24-Aug-68 | Sunderland | H | 4–1 | Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() | 46,025 | Report | Report |
14-Sep-68 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–0 | Graham ![]() ![]() | 24,514 | Report | Report |
21-Sep-68 | Leicester City | H | 4–0 | Yeats ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 48,375 | Report | Report |
28-Sep-68 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 6–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 39,310 | Report | Report |
05-Oct-68 | Burnley | A | 4–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() | 26,238 | Report | Report |
08-Oct-68 | Everton | H | 1–1 | Smith ![]() | 54,496 | Report | Report |
12-Oct-68 | Manchester United | H | 2–0 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 53,392 | Report | Report |
19-Oct-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | Hunt ![]() | 44,122 | Report | Report |
26-Oct-68 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | Evans ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() | 47,248 | Report | Report |
16-Nov-68 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() | 31,245 | Report | Report |
23-Nov-68 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | Strong ![]() ![]() | 44,820 | Report | Report |
30-Nov-68 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() | 25,175 | Report | Report |
03-Dec-68 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Callaghan ![]() | 45,527 | Report | Report |
07-Dec-68 | West Ham United | H | 2–0 | Hughes ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() | 43,843 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-68 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Lawler ![]() | 52,515 | Report | Report |
11-Jan-69 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 | Thompson ![]() | 47,587 | Report | Report |
18-Jan-69 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 51,872 | Report | Report |
01-Feb-69 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() | 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 ![]() | 36,498 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-69 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 | St. John ![]() ![]() | 17,855 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-69 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2–1 | Smith ![]() ![]() | 16,792 | Report | Report |
31-Mar-69 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Smith ![]() | 44,843 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-69 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() | 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 ![]() ![]() | 28,671 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-69 | Ipswich Town | H | 4–0 | Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 ![]() | 34,910 | Report | Report |
Football League Cup
Main article: 1968–69 Football League Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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04-Sep-68 | Sheffield United | H | 4–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 32,358 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-68 | Swansea Town | H | 2–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() | 31,051 | Report | Report |
15-Oct-68 | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | Lawler ![]() | 39,299 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
Main article: 1968–69 FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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04-Jan-69 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() | 48,330 | Report | Report |
25-Jan-69 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | Smith ![]() ![]() | 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
Main article: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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18-Sep-68 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1–2 | Hunt ![]() | 28,004 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-68 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 2–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() | 49,567 | Report | Report |
References
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