13 memorable photos to take you back to 1970s Liverpool - from dock life and footie in the street to WAGs
It was the heyday of flared trousers, long hair, enormous lapels and Red Rum - we look back at the 1970s with some intriguing photos from the archives.
For those who lived through any part of the 1970s it’s hard to believe it’s already around 50-odd years ago. For those Millennials or Gen Z that didn’t, it’s probably hard to believe some of these images were taken ONLY 50-odd years ago as society has changed beyond recognition.
The 70s was still a time when kids played out on the streets with a casey, hair was longer, trousers were wider and music and sport in Liverpool had undergone a radical change. There were social problems in parts of the city too as families struggled with unemployment.
Here, we take a nostalgic look back through the decade in no particular order, with some photos from the archives. If you have a memory or photo you’d like to share, email us at [email protected]
1. 1971
A group of children playing football in Juvenal Gardens, Liverpool Photo: Getty Images
2. 1972
View over the figures at the head of the meeting as clerical workers raise their arms at a vote to resume work during a meeting held on the pier head. Photo: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
3. 1974
Red Rum trains on the beach ahead of the Grand National at Aintree. He won it three times, in 1973, 1974, and 1977. Photo: Getty Images
4. 1971
The wives and girlfriends of the Liverpool football team pose for a photograph ahead of the FA Cup final. Photo: Leonard Burt/Central Press/Getty Images