The 1973–74 season was Liverpool Football Club '82nd season in existence and their 12th consecutive season in the First Division . Liverpool won the FA Cup in Bill Shankly 's 14th and final season in charge. Announcing his retirement two months after winning 3-0 against Newcastle in the final , Shankly was hailed by the fans as a hero, when heading into retirement. Kevin Keegan 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 Don Revie 's Leeds United .
League table
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Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1973-74 FA Cup winners.
First Division
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Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
25-Aug-73
Stoke City H
1–0
Heighway 6' 52,935
Report Report
28-Aug-73
Coventry City A
0–1
29,305
Report Report
01-Sep-73
Leicester City A
1–1
Toshack 50' 29,347
Report Report
04-Sep-73
Derby County H
2–0
Thompson 35' Keegan 85 Pen' 45,237
Report Report
08-Sep-73
Chelsea H
1–0
Keegan 35' 47,016
Report Report
12-Sep-73
Derby County A
1–3
Boersma 26' 32,867
Report Report
15-Sep-73
Birmingham City A
1–1
Hall 85' 35,719
Report Report
22-Sep-73
Tottenham Hotspur H
3–2
Lawler 28' , 90' Lindsay 76 Pen' 42,901
Report Report
29-Sep-73
Manchester United A
0–0
53,882
Report Report
06-Oct-73
Newcastle United H
2–1
Cormack 20' Lindsay 86 Pen' 45,612
Report Report
13-Oct-73
Southampton A
0–1
22,018
Report Report
20-Oct-73
Leeds United A
0–1
44,911
Report Report
27-Oct-73
Sheffield United H
1–0
Keegan 26' 40,641
Report Report
03-Nov-73
Arsenal A
2–0
Hughes 77' Toshack 85' 39,837
Report Report
10-Nov-73
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
1–0
Heighway 22' 38,088
Report Report
17-Nov-73
Ipswich Town H
4–2
Keegan 27' , 22 Pen' , 90' Cormack 44' 37,420
Report Report
24-Nov-73
Queens Park Rangers A
2–2
Lloyd 26' Toshack 75' 26,254
Report Report
01-Dec-73
West Ham United H
1–0
Cormack 14' 34,857
Report Report
08-Dec-73
Everton A
1–0
Waddle 67' 56,098
Report Report
15-Dec-73
Norwich City A
1–1
Cormack 17' 20,628
Report Report
22-Dec-73
Manchester United H
2–0
Keegan 30 Pen' Heighway 65' 40,420
Report Report
26-Dec-73
Burnley A
1–2
Cormack 84' 24,404
Report Report
29-Dec-73
Chelsea A
1–0
Cormack 21' 32,901
Report Report
01-Jan-74
Leicester City H
1–1
Cormack 67' 39,110
Report Report
12-Jan-74
Birmingham City H
3–2
Keegan 15' , 31' Thompson 69' 39,094
Report Report
19-Jan-74
Stoke City A
1–1
Smith 90' 32,789
Report Report
02-Feb-74
Norwich City H
1–0
Cormack 90' 31,742
Report Report
05-Feb-74
Coventry City H
2–1
Lindsay 28 Pen' Keegan 57' 21,656
Report Report
23-Feb-74
Newcastle United A
0–0
41,727
Report Report
26-Feb-74
Southampton H
1–0
Boersma 87' 27,015
Report Report
02-Mar-74
Burnley H
1–0
Toshack 89' 42,562
Report Report
16-Mar-74
Leeds United H
1–0
Heighway 82' 56,003
Report Report
23-Mar-74
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
1–0
Hall 27' 35,867
Report Report
06-Apr-74
Queens Park Rangers H
2–1
Lindsay 7 Pen' Own Goal 29' 54,027
Report Report
08-Apr-74
Sheffield United A
0–1
31,089
Report Report
12-Apr-74
Manchester City A
1–1
Cormack 18' 43,284
Report Report
13-Apr-74
Ipswich Town A
1–1
Hughes 62' 33,285
Report Report
16-Apr-74
Manchester City H
4–0
Hall 3' , 12' Boersma 16' Keegan 35' 50,781
Report Report
20-Apr-74
Everton H
0–0
55,858
Report Report
24-Apr-74
Arsenal H
0–1
47,997
Report Report
27-Apr-74
West Ham United A
2–2
Toshack 58' Keegan 90' 36,160
Report Report
08-May-74
Tottenham Hotspur A
1–1
Heighway 67' 24,178
Report Report
European Cup
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Match rules
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One named substitute.
References
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John W Smith
Bill Shankly
Roy Evans
Peter Cormack
Steve Heighway
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