Liverpool in Europe - 1967/68 Fairs Cup

Round:

Three, 2nd Leg

1967-68 INTER-CITIES FAIRS CUP

Stadium:

Anfield

Date:

Tuesday, 9th January 1968

Attendance:

46,892

Time:

19:30 (local time)

Referee:

Gerhard Schulenburg

Coach:

Bill Shankly

Coach:

Karoly Lakat

LIVERPOOL

FERENCVAROS

Tommy Lawrence

Bela Takacs

Chris Lawler

Dezso Novak

Gerry Byrne

Miklos Pancsics

Tommy Smith

Sandor Havasi

Ron Yeats (C)

Istvan Juhasz

Emlyn Hughes

Lajos Szucs

Ian Callaghan

Istvan Szoke

Roger Hunt

Zoltan Varga

Geoff Strong

Laszlo Branikovits

19 0:1

10.

Ian St John

10.

Gyula Rakosi (C)

11.

Peter Thompson

11.

Sandor Katona

Ray Clemence

Bobby Graham

Tony Hateley

Newspaper retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) With thanks to The British Library Board and Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Click on a page to read the PDF version.

Official Programme. 16 pages.

Includes Football League Review.

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Tickets were issued for the seating areas only.

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The match pennant presented to the Liverpool captain.

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Silver Salver presented by Liverpool to Ferencvaros.

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Articles retrieved from the British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk) With thanks to The British Library Board and Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Click on a page to read the PDF version.

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Ferencvaros : 1966 Second in Hungary League

THE SHANKLY ERA . (ON THIS DAY 53 YEARS AGO 09/01/1968) . European Fairs Cup 3rd Round, 2nd Leg . Liverpool 0 Ferencvaros 1 (LFC Lose 2-0 on Agg) . At A Snowy Anfield,A Laszio Branikovits Goal on 19 Minutes Gave Ferencvaros a 1-0 Win & Book A Quarter Final Tie v Athletic Bilbao pic.twitter.com/0NUvZYRlxx
— john shimmin (@JohnShimmin) January 9, 2021

Roger Hunt #LFC in the snow v #Ferencvaros 9/1/1968 @LFCLegacy @LFCFansCorner @liverpool_fc247 @LfcKopWorld #YNWA pic.twitter.com/UlrroP74rA
— Mal Winkles - Football Nostalgia (@MemorabiliaMal) January 26, 2016

The late Geoff Strong in action at Anfield - January 9th 1968 - Liverpool V Ferencvaros. pic.twitter.com/gFvCUwDo5B
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) October 13, 2013

Preview of Ferencváros’ trip to Anfield in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and an article on their one club legend Flórián Albert. Liverpool lost both legs of this third round tie 1-0.
Taken from 'Kop' magazine 3/1/68#LFC #Ferencváros #Hungary pic.twitter.com/ogMsyzM65P
— Mal Winkles - Football Nostalgia (@MemorabiliaMal) June 14, 2022

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ADRIAN KILLEN'S SCRAPBOOK

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(June 29, 2014) Kevin Nealon said:

Ferencvaros reached the 1968 Fairs Cup Final. They lost 1:0 on aggregate to Leeds United. It was the first time an English club won the competition.

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	9/9/1968 VVK, Liverpool - Ferencvaros 0: 1
	Liverpool forwards outclassed by Ferencvaros
	Liverpool 0 - 1 Ferencvaros

The following Saturday Liverpool won 2:0 against Southampton at Anfield. Both Liverpool goals came in the second half from Geoff Strong and Ron Yeats. The result left Liverpool in 3rd position in the First Division after 26 matches on 36 points; 3 points behind leaders Manchester United. Liverpool finished the season in 3rd place in the First Division on 55 points; 3 points behind champions Manchester City. They reached the 6th round of the FA Cup losing 2:1 to West Bromwich Albion in a second replay at Main Road after a 0:0 draw at the Hawthorns and a 1:1 draw at Anfield. Liverpool also competed in the League Cup for the first season since 1960/61 but they were eliminated in the 2nd round by Bolton losing 3:2 at Burnden Park after a 1:1 draw at Anfield.

APPEARANCES / GOALS: 6 Matches / 13 Goals (2.17 goals per match) s = Substitute appearance

	Players Used: 13
	Ever-present: 9 - Byrne, Callaghan, Hunt, Hughes, Lawler, Lawrence, Smith, Thompson, Yeats
	Players Scored: 7
	Leading Scorer: Callaghan, Hately, Hunt - 3 goals



TOTAL HOME ATTENDANCE	131,499
TOTAL AWAY ATTENDANCE	54,314

	185,813

Average Home Attendance: 43,833

	KM	Miles
Malmo	1055	655
Munich	1178	732
Budapest	1686	1048

	3919	2435

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Aggregate Score: Liverpool 0 Ferencvaros 2