Liverpool FC - Postwar Champions

1946-1947

Cyril Sidlow (34, -35) / Raymond Minshull (6, -8) / Charles Ashcroft (2, -9) - 
Raymond Lambert (36) / James Harley (17), Bernard Ramsden (23) - Philip Taylor (35, 1) / 
George Kaye (1), Laurie Hughes (30) / W Thomas Bush (3) / John Easdale (2), 
Robert Paisley (33) / Edward Spicer (10) - Henry Eastham (19) / Berry Nieuwenhuys (15, 5) / 
Stankey Polk (6), Jack Balmer (39, 24), Albert Stubbins (36, 24) / William Jones (26, 2), 
William Fagan (18, 7) / Cyril Done (17, 10) / William Watkinson (6, 1) / Thomas McLeod (3) /
Leonard Carney (2, 1), William Liddell (35, 7) / Robert Priday (8, 2).

Note : Ray Lambert played #2 and #3, Bill Jones #9, 10, 6, 5, 3, Bill Fagan #10 and 7.

1963-1964

Thomas Lawrence (40, -43) / Jim Furnell (2, -2) - Gerald Byrne (33) / Robert Thomson (2), 
Ronald Moran (35, 1) / Philip Ferns (18) - Gordon Milne (42, 3), Ronald Yeats (36, 1) / 
Christopher Lawler (6), William Stevenson (38, 1) - Ian Callaghan (42, 8), 
Roger Hunt (41, 31) / Gordon Wallace (1), Ian St John (40, 21), James Melia (24, 4) / 
Alfred Arrowsmith (20, 15), Peter Thompson (42, 6).

Note : Ferns played # 6, 3 and 2.

1965-1966

Thomas Lawrence (42, -34) - Christopher Lawler (40, 5), Gerald Byrne (42, 1) - 
Gordon Milne (28, 7) / Geoff Strong (21+1, 5), Ronald Yeats (42, 2), 
William Stevenson (41, 5) - Ian Callaghan (42, 8), Roger Hunt (37, 30) / 
Alfred Arrowsmith (3+2, 1) / Robert Graham (1), Ian St John (41, 10), Thomas Smith (42, 3),
Peter Thompson (40, 5).

Note : Geoff Strong played "utilities".

1972-1973

Raymond Clemence (41, -40) / Frank Lane (1, -2) - Christopher Lawler (42, 3), 
Thomas Smith (33, 2) / Philip Thompson (12+2) / Trevor Storton (4), Laurence Lloyd (42, 2),
Alec Lindsay (37, 4) - Emlyn Hughes (41, 7), Peter Cormack (30, 8) / Brian Hall (17+4, 2) -
Kevin Keegan (41, 13), Stephen Heighway (38, 6), John Toshack (22, 13) / 
Philip Boersma (19, 7), Ian Callaghan (42, 3).

1975-1976

Raymond Clemence (42, -31) - Thomas Smith (24), Philip Thompson (41), Emlyn Hughes (41, 2),
Philip Neal (42, 6) / Joseph Jones (13) / Brian Kettle (1) / Alec Lindsay (6) - 
Raymond Kennedy (29+1, 6) / Peter Cormack (16+1, 1), James Case (27, 6) / 
Brian Hall (12+1, 2) / Terence McDermott (7+2, 1), Ian Callaghan (40, 3) - 
Kevin Keegan (41, 12), John Toshack (35, 16) / David Fairclough (5+9, 7), 
Stephen Heighway (39, 4) / Philip Boersma (1+2).

Note : Phil Neal alternatively played #3 and #2

1976-1977

Raymond Clemence (42, -33) - Philip Neal (42, 7), Philip Thompson (26, 2) / 
Thomas Smith (16), Emlyn Hughes (42, 1), Joseph Jones (39, 3) / Brian Kettle (2) / 
Alec Lindsay (1) - Raymond Kennedy (41, 7), Terence McDermott (25+1, 1) / 
James Case (24+3, 1), Ian Callaghan (32+1, 1) - Kevin Keegan (38, 12), John Toshack (22, 10) /
David Fairclough (12+8, 3) / David E Johnson (19+7, 5), Stephen Heighway (39, 8).

1978-1979

Raymond Clemence (42, -16) - Philip Neal (42, 5), Philip Thompson (39), Allan Hansen (34, 1) / 
Emlyn Hughes (16), Alan Kennedy (37, 3) - Raymond Kennedy (42, 10), James Case (37, 7) / 
David Fairclough (3+1, 2), Terence McDermott (34+3, 8), Graeme Souness (41, 8) / 
Samuel Lee (1+1) - Kenny Dalglish (42, 21), David E Johnson (26+4, 16) / 
Stephen Heighway (26+2, 4).

Note : David Johnson played as # 9 (for Steve Heighway) or # 10 (for Terry McDermott).

1979-1980

Raymond Clemence (41, -29) / Steven Ogrizovic (1, -1) - Philip Neal (42, 1), 
Philip Thompson (42), Allan Hansen (38, 4) / Colin Irwin (7+1, 2), Alan Kennedy (37, 1) / 
Avi Cohen (3+1, 1) - Raymond Kennedy (40, 9), James Case (37, 3), Terence McDermott (37, 11) / 
Stephen Heighway (2+7) / Samuel Lee (6+1), Graeme Souness (41, 1) - Kenny Dalglish (42, 16),
David E Johnson (37, 21) / David Fairclough (9+5, 5).

1981-1982

Bruce Grobbelaar (42, -32) - Philip Neal (42, 2), Philip Thompson (34) / 
Alan Kennedy (32+2, 3), Allan Hansen (35), Mark Lawrenson (37+2, 2) - 
Ronald Whelan (31+1, 10) / Raymond Kennedy (15, 2), Samuel Lee (35, 3) / Kevin Sheedy (+2), 
Terence McDermott (28+1, 14) / Craig Johnston (13+5, 6), Graeme Souness (34+1, 5) - 
Kenny Dalglish (42, 13), Ian Rush (32, 17) / David E Johnson (10+5, 2).

Note : Hansen played central defense and midfield.

1982-1983

Bruce Grobbelaar (42, -37) - Philip Neal (42, 8), Mark Lawrenson (40, 5) / 
Philip Thompson (24), Allan Hansen (34), Alan Kennedy (42, 3) - Ronald Whelan (26+2, 2) / 
Stephen Nicol (2+2), Samuel Lee (40, 3), Craig Johnston (30+3, 7) / David Hodgson (20+3, 4) / 
Terence McDermott (+2), Graeme Souness (41, 9) - Kenny Dalglish (42, 18), Ian Rush (34, 24) /
David Fairclough (3+5, 3).

Note : Lawrenson played central defense and midfield.

1983-1984

Bruce Grobbelaar (42, -32) - Philip Neal (41, 1), Mark Lawrenson (42), Allan Hansen (42, 1),
Alan Kennedy (42, 2) - Ronald Whelan (20+3, 4) / Stephen Nicol (19+4, 5), Samuel Lee (42, 2), 
Craig Johnston (28+1, 2) / Michael J Robinson (23+1, 6) / John Wark (9, 2), 
Graeme Souness (37, 7) - Kenny Dalglish (33, 7) / David Hodgson (1+4), Ian Rush (41, 32).

Note : please admire the regularity of the five playing defense ! Michael Robinson wore #10 
       then # 7 jersey.

1985-1986

Bruce Grobbelaar (42, -37) - Stephen Nicol (33+1, 4) / Gary Gillespie (14, 3) / 
Philip Neal (11+2, 1), Mark Lawrenson (36+2, 3), Allan Hansen (41), James Beglin (34, 1) / 
Alan Kennedy (8) - Ronald Whelan (39, 10), Craig Johnston (38+3, 7), Jan Mølby (39, 14), 
Stephen McMahon (23, 6) / Samuel Lee (15) / Kevin MacDonald (10+7, 1) / John Wark (7+2, 3) -
Paul Walsh (17+3, 11) / Kenny Dalglish (17+4, 3), Ian Rush (40, 22).

Note : Steve Nicol played midfield before switching to lateral then central defense, 
       Sammy Lee went the same.

1987-1988

Bruce Grobbelaar (38, -24) / Michael Hooper (2, 0) - Gary Gillespie (35, 4) / 
Alex Watson (2), Stephen Nicol (40, 6), Allan Hansen (39, 1), Barry Venison (18) / 
Gary Ablett (15+2) / Mark Lawrenson (10+4) - Ronald Whelan (26+2, 1) / Nigel Spackman (19+8),
Raymond Houghton (26+2, 5) / Craig Johnston (18+12, 5), John Barnes (38, 15), 
Stephen McMahon (40, 9) / Jan Mølby (1+6) / John Wark (+1) - Peter Beardsley (36+2, 15) / 
Paul Walsh (1+7) / Kevin MacDonald (+1), John Aldridge (36, 26) / Kenny Dalglish (+2).

Note : Craig Johnston played as midfield and forward.

1989-1990

Bruce Grobbelaar (38, -37) - Glenn Hysen (35, 1), Stephen Nicol (21+2, 6) / 
Gary Ablett (13+2), Allan Hansen (31), David Burrows (23+3) / Stephen Staunton (18+2) - 
Ronald Whelan (34, 1) / Gary Gillespie (11+2, 4), Barry Venison (25) / 
Raymond Houghton (16+3, 1) / Ronny Rosenthal (5+3, 7) / Nicholas Tanner (2+2), 
John Barnes (34, 22) / Jan Mølby (12+5, 1), Stephen McMahon (37+1, 5) / Michael Marsh (+2) -
Peter Beardsley (27+2, 10) / John Aldridge (+2, 1) / Kenny Dalglish (+1), Ian Rush (36, 18).

Note : Venison played midfield and full-back (#3), Steve Staunton all defense positions, 
       Jan Mølby all midfield.
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Didier Fort for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Didier Fort (DFort25439@aol.com)
Last updated: 18 Jul 2000