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Liverpool F.C. 1968–69 football season
Liverpool F.C. came close to a record eighth league title, but fell short to the sensational consistency of Don Revie 's Leeds United and would have won the title in the previous two seasons, and picked up the same points that they won their seventh title in 1965-66.
An early exit in the Fairs Cup , losing on coin toss to Athletic Bilbao in the opening round was the main disappointment, meaning that Bill Shankly was yet to lead the club to a European trophy.
In both the League Cup and FA Cup they would be knocked out by the eventual runners-up in both tournaments.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Table
Results
First Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
10-Aug-68
Manchester City
H
2–1
Graham 24' Thompson 73'
51,236
Report
Report
14-Aug-68
Southampton
A
0–2
24,453
Report
Report
17-Aug-68
Arsenal
A
1–1
Hunt 50'
43,535
Report
Report
20-Aug-68
Stoke City
H
2–1
Callaghan 63' Own Goal 75'
46,674
Report
Report
24-Aug-68
Sunderland
H
4–1
Smith 1' Lawler 16' Callaghan 44' Hateley 66'
46,547
Report
Report
27-Aug-68
Everton
A
0–0
63,898
Report
Report
31-Aug-68
Leeds United
A
0–1
38,929
Report
Report
07-Sep-68
Queens Park Rangers
H
2–0
Yeats 43' Graham 55'
46,025
Report
Report
14-Sep-68
Ipswich Town
A
2–0
Graham 48' St. John 89'
24,514
Report
Report
21-Sep-68
Leicester City
H
4–0
Yeats 2' Smith 4 pen' Evans 10' Callaghan 12'
48,375
Report
Report
28-Sep-68
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
6–0
Hunt 15' , 74' Thompson 25' , 80' Evans 30' , 63'
39,310
Report
Report
05-Oct-68
Burnley
A
4–0
Hunt 20' , 35' Thompson 62' Strong 87'
26,238
Report
Report
08-Oct-68
Everton
H
1–1
Smith 75'
54,496
Report
Report
12-Oct-68
Manchester United
H
2–0
St. John 14' Evans 82'
53,392
Report
Report
19-Oct-68
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–2
Hunt 37'
44,122
Report
Report
26-Oct-68
Newcastle United
H
2–1
Evans 23' Thompson 85'
45,323
Report
Report
02-Nov-68
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–0
34,600
Report
Report
09-Nov-68
Chelsea
H
2–1
Callaghan 25' Smith 28 pen'
47,248
Report
Report
16-Nov-68
Sheffield Wednesday
A
2–1
Lawler 28' Callaghan 71'
31,245
Report
Report
23-Nov-68
Coventry City
H
2–0
Strong 36' Callaghan 83'
44,820
Report
Report
30-Nov-68
Nottingham Forest
A
1–0
Hunt 24'
25,175
Report
Report
03-Dec-68
Southampton
H
1–0
Callaghan 14'
45,527
Report
Report
07-Dec-68
West Ham United
H
2–0
Hughes 44' Thompson 47'
48,632
Report
Report
14-Dec-68
Manchester United
A
0–1
59,000
Report
Report
21-Dec-68
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
Hughes 70'
43,843
Report
Report
26-Dec-68
Burnley
H
1–1
Lawler 43'
52,515
Report
Report
11-Jan-69
West Bromwich Albion
H
1–0
Thompson 83'
47,587
Report
Report
18-Jan-69
Chelsea
A
2–1
Hunt 65' Evans 72'
51,872
Report
Report
01-Feb-69
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–0
Hunt 65'
45,406
Report
Report
15-Feb-69
Nottingham Forest
H
0–2
42,359
Report
Report
22-Feb-69
West Ham United
A
1–1
Hunt 51'
36,498
Report
Report
15-Mar-69
Sunderland
A
2–0
St. John 39' Evans 62'
17,855
Report
Report
29-Mar-69
Queens Park Rangers
A
2–1
Smith 28 pen' Strong 78'
16,792
Report
Report
31-Mar-69
Arsenal
H
1–1
Smith 52 pen'
44,843
Report
Report
05-Apr-69
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
Hunt 20'
45,399
Report
Report
07-Apr-69
Stoke City
A
0–0
27,389
Report
Report
12-Apr-69
Leicester City
A
2–1
Hughes 30' Callaghan 56'
28,671
Report
Report
19-Apr-69
Ipswich Town
H
4–0
Thompson 13' Graham 40' , 66' St. John 90'
40,449
Report
Report
22-Apr-69
Coventry City
A
0–0
35,106
Report
Report
28-Apr-69
Leeds United
H
0–0
53,750
Report
Report
12-May-69
Manchester City
A
0–1
28,309
Report
Report
17-May-69
Newcastle United
A
1–1
Hunt 68'
34,910
Report
Report
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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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