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| Geoff Strong: Forward |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
19.09.1937 |
| Squad: number:
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| With the Reds: 1964-1970 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Arsenal |
| Signed for LFC:
November 1964, for 40,000 pounds |
| Debut: 7th November 1964 v
Fulham (A) D1 draw 1-1 (Aged 27) |
| Debut goal: 05.12.1964 |
| 1st team
league games: 155 (5 as sub) |
| 1st team
league goals: 30 |
| Total 1st team
games: 201 ( 6 as sub) |
| Total 1st team
goals: 33 |
| Contract expiry:
10.08.1970, transfered to Coventry City |
| International caps: |
| International
goals: |
| International debut: |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Arsenal, Coventry City |
| Birth Place:
Kirkheaton, Northumberland, England |
| Honours: 1 Division One
Championship 65-66, 1 FA Cup 64-65, 2 Charity Shield 65 (shared), 66 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
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Total LFC
games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1964-65 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
16 |
3 |
| 1965-66 |
21/1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
26/1 |
7 |
| 1966-67 |
36 |
12 |
3 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
45 |
12 |
| 1967-68 |
18/1 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
28/1 |
6 |
| 1968-69 |
28/3 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
0/1 |
|
|
|
34/4 |
2 |
| 1969-70 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
|
2 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
46 |
3 |
| Total |
150/5 |
30 |
23 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
16/1 |
|
2 |
|
195/6 |
33 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 195 |
Started |
|
155 |
League |
| 9 |
On the bench |
|
23 |
FA Cup |
| 6 |
Substitute |
|
7 |
European Cup |
| 2 |
Substituted |
|
6 |
European Fairs Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
League Cup |
|
|
|
4 |
European Cup Winners Cup |
|
|
|
2 |
Charity Shield |
Career Milestones for Geoff Strong:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
07.11.1964 |
Fulham |
1-1 |
Craven Cottage |
League |
| 50 |
05.09.1966 |
Blackpool |
2-1 |
Bloomfield Road |
League |
| 100 |
12.02.1968 |
Chelsea |
1-3 |
Stamford Bridge |
League |
| 150 |
12.04.1969 |
Leicester City |
2-1 |
Filbert Street |
League |
| 200 |
11.03.1970 |
Southampton |
1-0 |
The Dell |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
05.12.1964 |
73 |
Burnley |
5-1 |
Turf Moor |
League |
Update 14.06.2007 |
PROFILE
Geoff Strong's versatility was a priceless asset to Liverpool's quest for honours during
the sixties.
Signed from Arsenal for 40,000 pounds in November 1964, with whom he had made his
name as an inside forward, scoring an impressive 69 goals in 125 league games, he was used
by Liverpool to great effect in many different positions.
In the six years that he spent at Anfield the likeable Geordie played in almost
every position apart from goalkeeper and excelled in every one of them.
At the end of his first season with the Reds Strong famously replaced the injured
Gordon Milne in the 1965 FA Cup Final and performed admirably against Footballer of the
Year Bobby Collins as the Reds won the trophy for the first time.
The following season he scored one of Anfield's most celebrated goals against
Celtic in the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup when, despite being badly
affected by a leg injury, he climbed to meet Ian Callaghan's right-wing centre and headed
the ball past Ronnie Simpson for the goal which took Liverpool through to the final.
'The cripple has scored' being perhaps Kenneth Wolstenholme's second most-famous
utterance as a commentator! Unfortunately, injury ruled him out of the final.
In the 1968-69 season he proved a capable left-back after replacing Peter Wall in
that position, but he was one of the casualties of the dreadful FA Cup quarter-final
defeat at Watford in February 1970 and only represented the club on five more occasions,
the last being a home defeat to champions-elect Everton exactly a month after the cup
defeat.
He moved on to Coventry City that summer. Even though he was more of a squad player
than a regular in the side, Geoff was a very popular player and when he led his new team
out at Anfield in November 1970, he received a wonderful ovation from the Liverpool crowd
as a tribute to the service he had given the club for nearly six years. Total LFC club
games/goals for Reserves
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Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1968-69 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
| Total |
2 |
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
Notes:
The statistics of matches and goals at the top is included in the table by the
conducted player of a reserve in a seasons 1968-69 not completely.
Stats Note for Geoff Strong
16 <-> 17 European games
He is listed in Complete record as having played 16 European matches but a sub
appearance in the 1968/69 season against Atletico Bilbao 18.09.69 is missing. Inside the
same book he is said to have replaced Bobby Graham. Liverpool in Europe (published 2001 by
Steven Hale & Ivan Ponting) also states he played that game and even refers to him in
the match report that he almost scored with an outrageous backheel. Did the stats list in
Complete record lead to further miscalculations in other books? Complete record was first
published 1986 but player by player (published 1990) says 16 European games.
Claim to fame: Scoring the goal that fired Liverpool into their
first European final
Did you know? He now has two steel knees as a result of the
injuries sustained during his career
Where is he now? Recently retired from running his own
refurbishing business - SDR - on Kirkby Industrial Estate
John Keith on Geoff Strong: "Geoff Strong was a jack of all
trades and he could play absolutely anywhere. He never played in goal but I'm sure he
could have done."
Total other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
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