| 1967–68 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Bill Shankly | |||
| First Division | 3rd | |||
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Third round | |||
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| League Cup | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Roger Hunt (25) All:Roger Hunt (30) | |||
The1967–68 season wasLiverpool Football Club's76th season in existence and their sixth consecutive season in theFirst Division. Liverpool did not win any major trophies for the second season in a row. Despite top scorerRoger Hunt performing well, Liverpool finished three points behind championsManchester City, while rivalsManchester United would later beat Liverpool to the honour of being the first English club to win theEuropean Cup.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | League Cup | Fairs Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Alf Arrowsmith | 4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gerry Byrne | 36 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ian Callaghan | 58 | 7 | 41+0 | 3 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 3 | ||
| FW | Bobby Graham | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Tony Hateley | 52 | 27 | 38+0 | 16 | 7+0 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 3 | ||
| DF | Emlyn Hughes | 56 | 2 | 39+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Roger Hunt | 57 | 30 | 40+0 | 25 | 9+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 | ||
| DF | Chris Lawler | 59 | 4 | 42+0 | 3 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Tommy Lawrence | 59 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Doug Livermore | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ian Ross | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tommy Smith | 51 | 6 | 36+0 | 3 | 7+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | ||
| FW | Ian St John | 56 | 6 | 41+0 | 5 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Willie Stevenson | 4 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Geoff Strong | 29 | 6 | 18+1 | 5 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Peter Thompson | 58 | 5 | 41+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | ||
| DF | Peter Wall | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ron Yeats | 55 | 3 | 38+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 86 | 43 | 2.000 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | 1.618 | 56 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 40 | 1.775 | 55 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 41 | 1.732 | 53 | |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 40 | 1.675 | 52 |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-67 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | Thompson | 45,957 | Report | Report |
| 27-Sep-67 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | Smith | 31,500 | Report | Report |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-68 | Bournemouth | A | 0–0 | 24,388 | Report | Report | |
| 30-Jan-68 | Bournemouth | H | 4–1 | Hateley | 54,075 | Report | Report |
| 17-Feb-68 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | 21,066 | Report | Report | |
| 19-Feb-68 | Walsall | H | 5–2 | Hateley | 39,113 | Report | Report |
| 09-Mar-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Hateley | 54,005 | Report | Report |
| 12-Mar-68 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | Hunt | 53,658 | Report | Report |
| 30-Mar-68 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | 53,062 | Report | Report | |
| 08-Apr-68 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Hateley | 54,273 | Report | Report |
| 18-Apr-68 | West Bromwich Albion | N | 1–2 | Hateley | 56,000 | Report | Report |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-67 | Malmö FF | A | 2–0 | Hateley | 14,314 | Report | Report |
| 04-Oct-67 | Malmö FF | H | 2–1 | Yeats | 39,795 | Report | Report |
| 07-Nov-67 | TSV 1860 München | H | 8–0 | St. John | 44,812 | Report | Report |
| 14-Nov-67 | TSV 1860 München | A | 1–2 | Callaghan | 10,000 | Report | Report |
| 28-Nov-67 | Ferencvárosi TC | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
| 09-Jan-68 | Ferencvárosi TC | H | 0–1 | 46,892 | Report | Report |