1968–69 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | 2nd | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Roger Hunt (13) All: Roger Hunt (17) | ||
| |||
The 1968β69 season was Liverpool Football Club's 77th season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool came close to a record eighth league title, as they picked up the same number points that won them their seventh title in 1965β66. However, the team finished second to Don Revie's Leeds United.
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [a] |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-Aug-68 | Manchester City | H | 2β1 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
51,236 | Report | Report |
14-Aug-68 | Southampton | A | 0β2 | 24,453 | Report | Report | |
17-Aug-68 | Arsenal | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
43,535 | Report | Report |
20-Aug-68 | Stoke City | H | 2β1 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
46,674 | Report | Report |
24-Aug-68 | Sunderland | H | 4β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
46,547 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-68 | Everton | A | 0β0 | 63,898 | Report | Report | |
31-Aug-68 | Leeds United | A | 0β1 | 38,929 | Report | Report | |
07-Sep-68 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2β0 |
Yeats ![]() ![]() |
46,025 | Report | Report |
14-Sep-68 | Ipswich Town | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
24,514 | Report | Report |
21-Sep-68 | Leicester City | H | 4β0 |
Yeats ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,375 | Report | Report |
28-Sep-68 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 6β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
39,310 | Report | Report |
05-Oct-68 | Burnley | A | 4β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26,238 | Report | Report |
08-Oct-68 | Everton | H | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
54,496 | Report | Report |
12-Oct-68 | Manchester United | H | 2β0 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
53,392 | Report | Report |
19-Oct-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1β2 |
Hunt ![]() |
44,122 | Report | Report |
26-Oct-68 | Newcastle United | H | 2β1 |
Evans ![]() ![]() |
45,323 | Report | Report |
02-Nov-68 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0β0 | 34,600 | Report | Report | |
09-Nov-68 | Chelsea | H | 2β1 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
47,248 | Report | Report |
16-Nov-68 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
31,245 | Report | Report |
23-Nov-68 | Coventry City | H | 2β0 |
Strong ![]() ![]() |
44,820 | Report | Report |
30-Nov-68 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
25,175 | Report | Report |
03-Dec-68 | Southampton | H | 1β0 |
Callaghan ![]() |
45,527 | Report | Report |
07-Dec-68 | West Ham United | H | 2β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
48,632 | Report | Report |
14-Dec-68 | Manchester United | A | 0β1 | 59,000 | Report | Report | |
21-Dec-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1β0 |
Hughes ![]() |
43,843 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-68 | Burnley | H | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
52,515 | Report | Report |
11-Jan-69 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1β0 |
Thompson ![]() |
47,587 | Report | Report |
18-Jan-69 | Chelsea | A | 2β1 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() |
51,872 | Report | Report |
01-Feb-69 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
45,406 | Report | Report |
15-Feb-69 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0β2 | 42,359 | Report | Report | |
22-Feb-69 | West Ham United | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
36,498 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-69 | Sunderland | A | 2β0 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
17,855 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-69 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
16,792 | Report | Report |
31-Mar-69 | Arsenal | H | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
44,843 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-69 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
45,399 | Report | Report |
07-Apr-69 | Stoke City | A | 0β0 | 27,389 | Report | Report | |
12-Apr-69 | Leicester City | A | 2β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
28,671 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-69 | Ipswich Town | H | 4β0 |
Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,449 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-69 | Coventry City | A | 0β0 | 35,106 | Report | Report | |
28-Apr-69 | Leeds United | H | 0β0 | 53,750 | Report | Report | |
12-May-69 | Manchester City | A | 0β1 | 28,309 | Report | Report | |
17-May-69 | Newcastle United | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
34,910 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04-Sep-68 | Sheffield United | H | 4β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,358 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-68 | Swansea Town | H | 2β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
31,051 | Report | Report |
15-Oct-68 | Arsenal | A | 1β2 |
Lawler ![]() |
39,299 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04-Jan-69 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() |
48,330 | Report | Report |
25-Jan-69 | Burnley | H | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
53,677 | Report | Report |
01-Mar-69 | Leicester City | A | 0β0 | 42,002 | Report | Report | |
03-Mar-69 | Leicester City | H | 0β1 | 54,666 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18-Sep-68 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1β2 |
Hunt ![]() |
28,004 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-68 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 2β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
49,567 | Report | Report |
1968–69 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | 2nd | ||
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Roger Hunt (13) All: Roger Hunt (17) | ||
| |||
The 1968β69 season was Liverpool Football Club's 77th season in existence and their seventh consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool came close to a record eighth league title, as they picked up the same number points that won them their seventh title in 1965β66. However, the team finished second to Don Revie's Leeds United.
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United (C) | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 66 | 26 | 2.538 | 67 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Liverpool | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 2.625 | 61 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 77 | 36 | 2.139 | 57 | |
4 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 56 | 27 | 2.074 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round [a] |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 50 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-Aug-68 | Manchester City | H | 2β1 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
51,236 | Report | Report |
14-Aug-68 | Southampton | A | 0β2 | 24,453 | Report | Report | |
17-Aug-68 | Arsenal | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
43,535 | Report | Report |
20-Aug-68 | Stoke City | H | 2β1 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
46,674 | Report | Report |
24-Aug-68 | Sunderland | H | 4β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
46,547 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-68 | Everton | A | 0β0 | 63,898 | Report | Report | |
31-Aug-68 | Leeds United | A | 0β1 | 38,929 | Report | Report | |
07-Sep-68 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2β0 |
Yeats ![]() ![]() |
46,025 | Report | Report |
14-Sep-68 | Ipswich Town | A | 2β0 |
Graham ![]() ![]() |
24,514 | Report | Report |
21-Sep-68 | Leicester City | H | 4β0 |
Yeats ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,375 | Report | Report |
28-Sep-68 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 6β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
39,310 | Report | Report |
05-Oct-68 | Burnley | A | 4β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26,238 | Report | Report |
08-Oct-68 | Everton | H | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
54,496 | Report | Report |
12-Oct-68 | Manchester United | H | 2β0 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
53,392 | Report | Report |
19-Oct-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1β2 |
Hunt ![]() |
44,122 | Report | Report |
26-Oct-68 | Newcastle United | H | 2β1 |
Evans ![]() ![]() |
45,323 | Report | Report |
02-Nov-68 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0β0 | 34,600 | Report | Report | |
09-Nov-68 | Chelsea | H | 2β1 |
Callaghan ![]() ![]() |
47,248 | Report | Report |
16-Nov-68 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
31,245 | Report | Report |
23-Nov-68 | Coventry City | H | 2β0 |
Strong ![]() ![]() |
44,820 | Report | Report |
30-Nov-68 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
25,175 | Report | Report |
03-Dec-68 | Southampton | H | 1β0 |
Callaghan ![]() |
45,527 | Report | Report |
07-Dec-68 | West Ham United | H | 2β0 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
48,632 | Report | Report |
14-Dec-68 | Manchester United | A | 0β1 | 59,000 | Report | Report | |
21-Dec-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1β0 |
Hughes ![]() |
43,843 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-68 | Burnley | H | 1β1 |
Lawler ![]() |
52,515 | Report | Report |
11-Jan-69 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1β0 |
Thompson ![]() |
47,587 | Report | Report |
18-Jan-69 | Chelsea | A | 2β1 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() |
51,872 | Report | Report |
01-Feb-69 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
45,406 | Report | Report |
15-Feb-69 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0β2 | 42,359 | Report | Report | |
22-Feb-69 | West Ham United | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
36,498 | Report | Report |
15-Mar-69 | Sunderland | A | 2β0 |
St. John ![]() ![]() |
17,855 | Report | Report |
29-Mar-69 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
16,792 | Report | Report |
31-Mar-69 | Arsenal | H | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
44,843 | Report | Report |
05-Apr-69 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1β0 |
Hunt ![]() |
45,399 | Report | Report |
07-Apr-69 | Stoke City | A | 0β0 | 27,389 | Report | Report | |
12-Apr-69 | Leicester City | A | 2β1 |
Hughes ![]() ![]() |
28,671 | Report | Report |
19-Apr-69 | Ipswich Town | H | 4β0 |
Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,449 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-69 | Coventry City | A | 0β0 | 35,106 | Report | Report | |
28-Apr-69 | Leeds United | H | 0β0 | 53,750 | Report | Report | |
12-May-69 | Manchester City | A | 0β1 | 28,309 | Report | Report | |
17-May-69 | Newcastle United | A | 1β1 |
Hunt ![]() |
34,910 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04-Sep-68 | Sheffield United | H | 4β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,358 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-68 | Swansea Town | H | 2β0 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
31,051 | Report | Report |
15-Oct-68 | Arsenal | A | 1β2 |
Lawler ![]() |
39,299 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04-Jan-69 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2β0 |
Hunt ![]() ![]() |
48,330 | Report | Report |
25-Jan-69 | Burnley | H | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
53,677 | Report | Report |
01-Mar-69 | Leicester City | A | 0β0 | 42,002 | Report | Report | |
03-Mar-69 | Leicester City | H | 0β1 | 54,666 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18-Sep-68 | Athletic Bilbao | A | 1β2 |
Hunt ![]() |
28,004 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-68 | Athletic Bilbao | H | 2β1 |
Lawler ![]() ![]() |
49,567 | Report | Report |