LIVERPOOL F.C.
1972-1973
1972-1973
COACH:
Bill Shankly
GOALKEEPERS:
1 Ray CLEMENCE 13 Frankie LANEDEFENDERS:
5 Larry LLOYD 4 Tommy SMITH (c) 2 Chris LAWLER 3 Alec LINDSAY 14 Trevor STORTONMIDFIELDERS:
6 Emlyn HUGHES 8 Peter CORMACK 11 Ian CALLAGHAN 12 Brian HALL 15 Phil THOMPSONFORWARDS:
7 Kevin KEEGAN
9 John TOSHACK
10 Steve HEIGHWAY 16 Phil BOERSMA4-4-3 FORMATIONS:
Liverpool Vs Borussia Mönchengladbach 3:0 - UEFA Cup final-1st leg (10/05/1973)
GK CLEMENCE
CB LLOYD
CB SMITH ©
RB LAWLER
LB LINDSAY
DMF HUGHES
CMF CORMACK
CMF CALLAGHAN
SS KEEGAN
LWF HEIGHWAY
CF TOSHACK
HONOURS:
English First Division: Winner
UEFA Cup: Winner
FA Cup: Fourth round
League Cup: Third round
INFO:
https://gameofthepeople.com/2015/02/27/ ... l-1972-73/
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/f ... g-11332883
After seven years of not winning any trophies Liverpool F.C. won both the Football League and the UEFA Cup in an extremely successful season, the highlight of Bill Shankly's managerial career. The rebuilding of the team from the one that served so well in the 1960s that had been fully realised.
The league which they came so close to winning the year before, had finally been conquered by winning the title by three points from Arsenal. The signing of Peter Cormack from Nottingham Forest during the summer of 1972 would also be another great signing. On 30 December 1972 Liverpool beat Crystal Palace at Anfield to make it 21 consecutive home wins in the league. This was the longest run in English top-flight history until it was surpassed by Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool who made it 22 consecutive home wins in March 2020.
The UEFA Cup would also be the beginning of their dominance of regularly winning European trophies as well. Overcoming the previous season's winners Tottenham Hotspur in the Semi-Finals and over a two legged final overcoming Borussia Mönchengladbach three-two on aggregate.
The emergence of Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence in the team would also see them start their international careers, with them both making their England debuts in the World Cup qualifier against Wales on 15 November 1972 alongside Emlyn Hughes already established in the England team.