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Liverpool
Set maker:  A&BC Chewing Gum
Set details: 1970/71 Footballers, Orange backs
Number in set: 255
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A&BC Gum, Footballers 70/71 (Orange backs)

Liverpool

1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Ray Clemence 41 0
Tommy Lawrence 1 0
2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
Chris Lawler 41 3
Chris Fagan 1 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Alec Lindsay 19 0
Ron Yeats 10 1
Roy Evans 4 0
Phil Boersma 3 1
Ian Ross 3 0
Jack Whitham 2 0
Emlyn Hughes 1 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Tommy Smith 41 2
Ian Ross 1 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Larry Lloyd 40 0
Ian Ross 1 0
Ron Yeats 1 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
Emlyn Hughes 38 2
John McLaughlin 3 0
Phil Boersma 1 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Ian Callaghan 21 0
Brian Hall 13 0
Phil Boersma 6 0
Steve Arnold 1 0
Ian Ross 1 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Alun Evans 21 10
John McLaughlin 14 0
Peter Thompson 3 0
Alec Lindsay 2 0
Phil Boersma 1 0
John Toshack 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
Steve Heighway 29 4
Bobby Graham 10 4
Peter Thompson 2 1
Jack Whitham 1 0
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
John Toshack 20 5
John McLaughlin 16 2
Bobby Graham 3 1
Jack Whitham 3 1
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Brian Hall 19 1
Peter Thompson 19 1
Phil Boersma 2 0
Ian Ross 2 0
Substitutes
70/71 League App. Gls
Ian Ross 4 0
Peter Thompson 3 0
Phil Boersma 1 0
Ian Callaghan 1 0
Alun Evans 1 0
Bobby Graham 1 0
Brian Hall 1 0
Steve Heighway 1 0
Doug Livermore 1 0
Ian St. John 1 0
Ron Yeats 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 11 10 0 30 10  
Away 21 6 7 8 12 14  
Total 42 17 17 8 42 24 51
League position: 5th

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Anfield Road
Ground capacity

54,945

Manager Bill Shankley
Club captain Tommy Smith

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 1 - 1st
1966/67

Division 1 - 5th

1967/68

Division 1 - 3rd

1968/69

Division 1 - 2nd

1969/70

Division 1 - 5th

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 3rd
1972/73

Division 1 - 1st

1973/74 Division 1 - 2nd
1974/75 Division 1 - 2nd

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Aldershot 1-0
4 v. Swansea City 3-0
5 v. Southampton 1-0
6 v. Tottenham H. 0-0, 1-0
SF v. Everton 2-1
F v. Arsenal 1-2

 

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Mansfield T. 0-0, 3-2
3 v. Swindon T. 0-2

1970/71 League home record

22/08/70 v. Huddersfield T. W 4-0 Evans 2, McLaughlin 2
25/08/70 v. Crystal Palace D 1-1 Graham
05/09/70 v. Manchester Utd. D 1-1 Evans
19/09/70 v. Nottingham For. W 3-0 Evans, Graham, Thompson
03/10/70 v. Chelsea W 1-0 Evans
17/10/70 v. Burnley W 2-0 Heighway, Yeats
31/10/70 v. Wolver. Wand. W 2-0 Evans, Smith (pen.)
14/11/70 v. Coventry City D 0-0  
21/11/70 v. Everton W 3-2 Heighway, Toshack, Lawler
05/12/70 v. Leeds United D 1-1 Toshack
26/12/70 v. Stoke City D 0-0  
09/01/71 v. Blackpool D 2-2 Heighway, Craven (o.g.)
12/01/71 v. Manchester City D 0-0  
30/01/71 v. Arsenal W 2-0 Smith (pen.), Toshack
16/02/71 v. West Ham United W 1-0 Toshack
20/03/71 v. Derby County W 2-0 Mackay (o.g.), Lawler
29/03/71 v. Ipswich Town W 2-1 Evans, Graham
02/04/71 v. W.B.A. D 1-1 Evans
06/04/71 v. Newcastle United D 1-1 Lawler
17/04/71 v. Tottenham H. D 0-0  
01/05/71 v. Southampton W 1-0 Hughes

1970/71 League away record

15/08/70 v. Burnley W 2-1 Hughes, Evans
17/08/70 v. Blackpool D 0-0  
29/08/70 v. W.B.A. D 1-1 Evans
12/09/70 v. Newcastle Utd. D 0-0  
26/09/70 v. Southampton L 0-1  
10/10/70 v. Tottenham H. L 0-1  
24/10/70 v. Ipswich Town L 0-1  
07/11/70 v. Derby County D 0-0  
28/11/70 v. Arsenal L 0-2  
12/12/70 v. West Ham Utd. W 2-1 Whitham, Boersma
19/12/70 v. Huddersfield T. D 0-0  
16/01/71 v. Crystal Palace L 0-1  
06/02/71 v. Leeds United W 1-0 Toshack
20/02/71 v. Everton D 0-0  
27/02/71 v. Wolver. Wand. L 0-1  
13/03/71 v. Coventry City L 0-1  
10/04/71 v. Stoke City W 1-0 Thompson
12/04/71 v. Chelsea L 0-1  
19/04/71 v. Manchester Utd. W 2-0 Heighway, Edwards (o.g.)
24/04/71 v. Nottingham For. W 1-0 Hall
26/04/71 v. Manchester City D 2-2 Graham 2