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
ManagerBill Shankly
First Division7th
European CupSemi-finals
FA CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldTitle shared
Top goalscorerLeague: Roger Hunt (25)
All: Roger Hunt (37)

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

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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

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Pos Team 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

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First Division

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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

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Liverpool2–2West Ham United
Wallace   28'
Byrne   49'
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Byrne   41'
Hurst   84'
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

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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

Liverpool2–1
(Extra time)
Leeds United
Hunt   93'
St. John   113'
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Bremner   100'
Attendance: 100,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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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

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