Other Facts This Season
League Winners - Derby County
FA Cup Winners - Leeds United
League Cup Winners - Stoke City
League top Scorer: Francis Lee (Manchester C) - 33
Manager of the Year: -
Footballer of the Year (Football Writers' Association):
Gordon Banks (Stoke C)
Liverpool FC collection of statistics for the 1971-1972 season
Total games: 53
Games won: 28
Games drawn: 11
Games lost: 14
Most goals scored- League: 5 - 0 vs Newcastle United
Most goals scored - Overall: 5 - 0 vs Newcastle United
Most goals conceded - League: 2 - 3 vs Newcastle United
Most goals conceded - Overall: 2 - 3 vs Newcastle United
Aggregate attendance at home - League:
Average attendance at home - League: 47,689
Aggregate attendance at away - League:
Average attendance at away - League:
Average attendance at home - Overall: 46,150
Goals scored that season - Overall: 76
Goals split down to competitions:
64 League
5 League Cup
4 European Cup Winners Cup
3 FA Cup
Average goals per game - League: 1.52
Average goals per game - Overall: 1.43
League top scorer: John Toshack - 13
Own goal:
Tommy Wright, John McLaughlin (Everton); Harry Burrows (Stoke C) - (Division One)
Liverpool FC Own goal:
- John Toshack v Leichester C, 28.08.1971; Tommy
Smith v Everton, 13.11.1971 - (Division One)
Missed a penalty:
- Tommy Smith v Newcastle U, 21.08.1971; Tommy Smith v Huddersfield T, 23.10.1971 -
(Division One)
The taken penalty:
|
|
Player debuts:
Kevin Keegan against Nottingham Forest on 14.08.1971
Phil Thompson against Manchester United on 03.04.1972
|
