Liverpool in Europe - 1966/67 European Cup

Round:

One, Playoff

Stadium:

Heysel Stadion

Date:

Wed, 19 October 1966

Attendance:

10,482

Time:

19:30 (local time)

Referee:

Vital Loraux

Coach:

Bill Shankly

Coach:

Constantin Cernaianu

LIVERPOOL

PETROLUL PLOIESTI

Tommy Lawrence

Mihai Ionescu

Chris Lawler

Gheorghe Pahontu (C)

Gordon Milne

Alexandru Boc

Tommy Smith

Petre Dragomir

Ron Yeats (C)

Mihai Mocanu

Willie Stevenson

Dumitru Munteanu

Ian Callaghan

Alexandru Pall

Roger Hunt

Constantin Moldoveanu

Ian St John

13 1:0

Octavian Dincuta

10.

Geoff Strong

10.

Mircea Dridea

11.

Peter Thompson

43 2:0

11.

Virgil Dridea

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.

Heysel Stadion, Brussels, Belgium

No programme was issued for this match. The 8 page Belgian sports newspaper L'Equipe dated 19 October 1966 - the day of the match - previewed the match with an article on page 4.

Image courtesy of Andy Marsden

Image courtesy of Steve White

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.

FORM GUIDE

THE SHANKLY ERA . (ON THIS DAY 55 YEARS AGO 19/10/1966) . European Cup 1st Round Play Off Tie . Liverpool 2 Petrolul Ploesti 0 . After Drawing 3-3 on Aggregate,Goals From Ian St John (13) & Peter Thompson on 43 Minutes Gave Liverpool A 2-0 Win in Brussels v Petrolul Ploesti pic.twitter.com/xYTDyW4xNM
— john shimmin (@JohnShimmin) October 18, 2021

Petrolul Ploieşti XI v Liverpool, European Cup 1st Rd play-off (0:2), Brussels, 19 October 1966. (Eric Koch/Anefo) pic.twitter.com/0MbUqhwOCL
— A Football Archive* (@FootballArchive) December 11, 2014

In 1966 won Liverpool in de 1e ronde van de Europa Cup, na 2-0 winst thuis en 3-1 verlies uit, de beslissingswedstrijd in Brussel tegen Petrolul Ploiesti met 2-0. Op de tribune keek de selectie van #Ajax toe. In de 2e ronde ging Liverpool volledig de mist in. #voetbalgeschiedenis pic.twitter.com/K8fidBV5g5
— Martin van Neck (@martinvanneck) February 19, 2020

Photograph courtesy of Dutch National Archives and Spaarnestad Photo. Photographer: Koch, Eric / Anefo

Article from Liverpool programme.

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The following Saturday Liverpool lost 2:0 to second placed Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. The match had a 3:15 PM kick-off time. Stoke took the lead in the first half through John Ritchie; the second goal was scored by Peter Dobing after the break. The result left Liverpool in 9th position in the First Division after 13 matches on 15 points.

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