Heighway often took the “highway” up the left wing, riding tackles, showing perfect ball-control at breakneck speed, delivering great passes. He was one of the greatest entertainers who has ever graced the Liverpool shirt. Heighway was spotted playing for non-league Skelmersdale United by Bob Paisley’s sons, Graham and Robert. Bob sr. himself decided to have a look and was very impressed. “When I first saw him he almost took my breath away because he had “Star” written all over him and he was playing for Skelmersdale against South Liverpool,”...
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 331 | 36 | 38 | 67 | 3 | 475 |
| 1970-1971 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| 1971-1972 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| 1972-1973 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 62 |
| 1973-1974 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| 1974-1975 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 46 |
| 1975-1976 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 54 |
| 1976-1977 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 58 |
| 1977-1978 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 46 |
| 1978-1979 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| 1979-1980 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 1980-1981 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 50 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 76 |
| 1970-1971 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1971-1972 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972-1973 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1973-1974 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1974-1975 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 1975-1976 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1976-1977 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 1977-1978 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 1978-1979 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1979-1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 3 | - | 1 |
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