1970–71 Liverpool F.C. season
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 beginning to emerge in their second season of first team action. Two players who would figure well into the seventies would be 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 Arsenal and losing on aggregate one-nil 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
Table
Results
First Division
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report 1 |
Report 2 |
15-Aug-70 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | Evans 19' Hughes 77' | 26,702 | Report | Report |
17-Aug-70 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | | 28,818 | Report | Report |
22-Aug-70 | Huddersfield Town | H | 4–0 | McLaughlin 9', 39' Evans 74', 88' | 52,628 | Report | Report |
25-Aug-70 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–1 | Graham 28' | 47,612 | Report | Report |
29-Aug-70 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | Evans 25' | 31,624 | Report | Report |
05-Sep-70 | Manchester United | H | 1–1 | Evans 22' | 52,541 | Report | Report |
12-Sep-70 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | | 35,501 | Report | Report |
19-Sep-70 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 | Graham 15' Thompson 27' Evans 69' | 40,676 | Report | Report |
26-Sep-70 | Southampton | A | 0–1 | | 26,155 | Report | Report |
03-Oct-70 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | Evans 22' | 46,196 | Report | Report |
10-Oct-70 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 44,457 | Report | Report |
17-Oct-70 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | Yeats 44' Heighway 51' | 40,804 | Report | Report |
24-Oct-70 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 | | 22,577 | Report | Report |
31-Oct-70 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Smith 48 pen' Evans 72' | 45,391 | Report | Report |
07-Nov-70 | Derby County | A | 0–0 | | 33,004 | Report | Report |
14-Nov-70 | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | | 40,303 | Report | Report |
21-Nov-70 | Everton | H | 3–2 | Heighway 69' Toshack 76' Lawler 84' | 53,777 | Report | Report |
28-Nov-70 | Arsenal | A | 0–2 | | 45,097 | Report | Report |
05-Dec-70 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | Toshack 52' | 51,357 | Report | Report |
12-Dec-70 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | Whitham 27' Boersma 43' | 27,459 | Report | Report |
19-Dec-70 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–0 | | 25,033 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-70 | Stoke City | H | 0–0 | | 47,103 | Report | Report |
09-Jan-71 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Heighway 38' Own Goal 82' | 42,939 | Report | Report |
12-Jan-71 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | | 45,985 | Report | Report |
16-Jan-71 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–1 | | 28,253 | Report | Report |
30-Jan-71 | Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Toshack 4' Smith 50' | 43,847 | Report | Report |
06-Feb-71 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | Toshack 2' | 48,425 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-71 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Toshack 58' | 38,032 | Report | Report |
20-Feb-71 | Everton | A | 0–0 | | 56,846 | Report | Report |
27-Feb-71 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | | 32,290 | Report | Report |
13-Mar-71 | Coventry City | A | 0–1 | | 27,687 | Report | Report |
20-Mar-71 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Own Goal 42' Lawler 88' | 40,990 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-71 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | Evans 17' Graham 60' | 42,017 | Report | Report |
02-Apr-71 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Evans 83' | 43,580 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-71 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | Lawler 44' | 44,289 | Report | Report |
10-Apr-71 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Thompson 32' | 28,810 | Report | Report |
12-Apr-71 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | | 38,705 | Report | Report |
17-Apr-71 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | | 49,363 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-71 | Manchester United | A | 2–0 | Heighway 19' Own Goal 58' | 44,004 | Report | Report |
24-Apr-71 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 | Hall 68' | 20,678 | Report | Report |
26-Apr-71 | Manchester City | A | 2–2 | Graham 30', 34' | 17,975 | Report | Report |
01-May-71 | Southampton | H | 1–0 | Hughes 30' | 38,427 | Report | Report |
Football League Cup
FA Cup
Final
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Date |
Opponents |
Venue |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report 1 |
Report 2 |
15-Sep-70 | Ferencvárosi TC | H | 1–0 | Graham 17' | 37,531 | Report | Report |
29-Sep-70 | Ferencvárosi TC | A | 1–1 | Hughes 65' | 25,000 | Report | Report |
21-Oct-70 | Dinamo București | H | 3–0 | Lindsay 60' Lawler 76' Hughes 82' | 36,525 | Report | Report |
04-Nov-70 | Dinamo București | A | 1–1 | Boersma 47' | 50,000 | Report | Report |
09-Dec-70 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | Toshack 75' | 30,296 | Report | Report |
22-Dec-70 | Hibernian | H | 2–0 | Heighway 23' Boersma 50' | 37,815 | Report | Report |
10-Mar-71 | Bayern Munich | H | 3–0 | Evans 30', 49', 73' | 45,616 | Report | Report |
24-Mar-71 | Bayern Munich | A | 1–1 | Ross 75' | 22,000 | Report | Report |
14-Apr-71 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | | 52,577 | Report | Report |
28-Apr-71 | Leeds United | A | 0–0 | | 40,462 | Report | Report |
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| Second Division |
- Birmingham City
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bristol City
- Cardiff City
- Carlisle United
- Charlton Athletic
- Hull City
- Leicester City
- Leyton Orient
- Luton Town
- Middlesbrough
- Millwall
- Norwich City
- Oxford United
- Portsmouth
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Sheffield United
- Sunderland
- Swindon Town
- Watford
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| Third Division |
- Aston Villa
- Barnsley
- Bradford City
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol Rovers
- Bury
- Chesterfield
- Doncaster Rovers
- Fulham
- Gillingham
- Halifax Town
- Mansfield Town
- Plymouth Argyle
- Preston North End
- Port Vale
- Reading
- Rochdale
- Rotherham United
- Shrewsbury Town
- Swansea City
- Torquay United
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Wrexham
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| Fourth Division |
- Aldershot
- Barrow
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Cambridge United
- Chester
- Colchester United
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Exeter City
- Grimsby Town
- Hartlepool United
- Lincoln City
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Notts County
- Oldham Athletic
- Peterborough United
- Scunthorpe United
- Southend United
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Workington
- York City
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