The 1973–74 season was

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's 82nd season in existence and their 12th consecutive season in the

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. Liverpool won the

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's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement two months after winning 3–0 against

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in the

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, Shankly was hailed by the fans as a hero, when heading into retirement.

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scored twice in the final, further confirming his status among the Liverpool faithful. However, the club's second-place finishing in the league saw them lose their defence of the league title to

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Squad

Goalkeepers

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* Frankie Lane

Defenders

Roy Evans Roy Quentin Echlin Evans (born 4 October 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool, where he also had a spell as manager. Aside from his time at Liverpool, he had a short spell in the United States; and also ...

Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Walter Hughes (28 August 1947 – 9 November 2004) was an English footballer. He started his career at Blackpool in 1964 before moving to Liverpool in 1967. He made 665 appearances for Liverpool and captained the side to three league ti ...

* Chris Lawler *

Alec Lindsay Alec Lindsay (born 27 February 1948) is an English former association football, footballer who played in the Football League for Bury F.C., Bury, Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and Stoke City F.C., Stoke City. Career Born in Bury, Greater Mancheste ...

Larry Lloyd Laurence Valentine Lloyd (6 October 1948 – 28 March 2024) was an English professional football player and coach. A defender, he won domestic and European honours for both Bill Shankly's Liverpool and Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in the ...

* John McLaughlin *

Dave Rylands Dave Rylands (born 5 March 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Rylands started his career at Liverpool signing professional terms with the club when he was 17 years old in 1970. Rylands only made one appearance for L ...

* Tommy Smith *

Phil Thompson Philip Bernard Thompson (born 21 January 1954) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s. During this time, he also represented the England national football team on 42 occasions, and capt ...

Midfielders

Ian Callaghan Ian Robert Callaghan (born 10 April 1942) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in th ...

Peter Cormack Peter Barr Cormack (17 July 1946 – 10 October 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. His greatest success was with Liverpool in the early 1970s, for whom he played 178 times, winning two league championships, one FA C ...

* Brian Hall *

Steve Heighway Stephen Derek Heighway (born 25 November 1947) is an Irish former footballer who played as a winger. He was part of the successful Liverpool team of the 1970s. Following his eleven-year spell at the club, he was ranked 23rd in the 100 Players ...

* Hughie McAuley * Peter Spiring * Max Thompson * Peter Thompson

Attackers

Phil Boersma Philip Boersma (born 24 September 1949) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Middlesbrough among others. Life and playing career He began his career with Liverpool, signing his first ...

* Derek Brownbill *

David Fairclough David Fairclough (born 5 January 1957) is an English retired professional footballer, most famous for playing for Liverpool as a striker during the 1970s and 1980s. Life and playing career Known affectionately as ''Supersub'' (because he was ...

* Kevin Kewley *

John Toshack John Benjamin Toshack (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh former professional football player and manager. He began his playing career as a teenager with his hometown club Cardiff City, becoming the youngest player to make an appearance for the ...

* Alan Waddle * Jack Whitham

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

League table

Results

First Division

Football League Cup

European Cup

FA Cup

Final

References

LFC History.net – 1973–74 season

Liverweb - 1973-74 Season
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