 Both managers had lifted their clubs out of the Second Division (Liverpool in 1962, Leeds in 1964) and established them as leading members of the First Division.Since Liverpool were promoted in 1962, they had won the league championship three times, the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Cup once.Leeds since promotion in 1964 had won the championship twice, the FA Cup once, the Football League Cup once and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice.