1952β53 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Don Welsh | ||
First Division | 17th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Billy Liddell (13) All: Billy Liddell (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 52,079 (v Cardiff City, League, 3 April) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 23,204 (v Charlton Athletic, League, 28 March) | ||
Average home league attendance | 40,172 | ||
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The 1952β53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Alan A'Court | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eric Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Charlie Ashcroft | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kevin Baron | 28 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Louis Bimpson | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ken Brierley | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Russell Crossley | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Hugh Gerhardi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Heydon | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Laurie Hughes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Mervyn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bill Jones | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ray Lambert | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Billy Liddell | 40 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Maloney | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ronnie Moran | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bob Paisley | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Parr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Payne | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Arthur Rowley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Roy Saunders | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jack Smith | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sammy Smyth | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Eddie Spicer | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Albert Stubbins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Phil Taylor | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bryan Williams | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | 38 |
16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 0.843 | 37 |
17 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 36 |
18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 35 |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 35 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23-Aug-52 | Preston North End | A | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
38,000 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1β0 |
Baron ![]() |
46,614 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-52 | Stoke City | H | 3β2 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,062 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2β0 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
41,183 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-52 | Manchester City | A | 2β0 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
42,965 | Report | Report |
10-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
49,809 | Report | Report |
13-Sep-52 | Portsmouth | H | 1β1 |
Williams ![]() |
49,771 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1β3 |
Williams ![]() |
37,331 | Report | Report |
20-Sep-52 | Middlesbrough | H | 4β1 |
Payne ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,715 | Report | Report |
27-Sep-52 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0β3 | 33,774 | Report | Report | |
04-Oct-52 | Newcastle United | H | 5β3 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,002 | Report | Report |
11-Oct-52 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2β2 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
35,251 | Report | Report |
18-Oct-52 | Aston Villa | H | 0β2 | 42,573 | Report | Report | |
25-Oct-52 | Sunderland | A | 1β3 |
Liddell ![]() |
50,555 | Report | Report |
01-Nov-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2β1 |
Payne ![]() ![]() |
46,487 | Report | Report |
08-Nov-52 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2β3 |
Williams ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
15-Nov-52 | Arsenal | H | 1β5 |
Payne ![]() |
45,010 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-52 | Derby County | A | 2β3 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
20,758 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-52 | Blackpool | H | 2β2 |
Payne ![]() |
32,336 | Report | Report |
13-Dec-52 | Manchester United | H | 1β2 |
Liddell ![]() |
34,450 | Report | Report |
20-Dec-52 | Preston North End | H | 2β2 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
27,659 | Report | Report |
25-Dec-52 | Burnley | A | 0β2 | 35,858 | Report | Report | |
26-Dec-52 | Burnley | H | 1β1 |
Liddell ![]() |
46,589 | Report | Report |
03-Jan-53 | Stoke City | A | 1β3 |
Baron ![]() |
25,000 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-53 | Manchester City | H | 0β1 | 41,191 | Report | Report | |
24-Jan-53 | Portsmouth | A | 1β3 |
Paisley ![]() |
27,045 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-53 | Middlesbrough | A | 3β2 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
14-Feb-53 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3β0 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24,890 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-53 | Newcastle United | A | 2β1 |
Smyth ![]() ![]() |
35,000 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-53 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0β0 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
07-Mar-53 | Aston Villa | A | 0β4 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
14-Mar-53 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 |
Smyth ![]() ![]() |
40,409 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0β3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
23-Mar-53 | Chelsea | A | 0β3 | 40,000 | Report | Report | |
28-Mar-53 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1β2 | Payne | 23,204 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | H | 2β1 |
Jones ![]() ![]() |
52,079 | Report | Report |
04-Apr-53 | Arsenal | A | 3β5 |
Bimpson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,564 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | A | 0β4 | 20,000 | Report | Report | |
11-Apr-53 | Derby County | H | 1β1 |
Smyth ![]() |
34,064 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-53 | Blackpool | A | 1β3 |
Smyth ![]() |
22,073 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-53 | Manchester United | A | 1β3 |
Smyth ![]() |
20,869 | Report | Report |
25-Apr-53 | Chelsea | H | 2β0 |
Jones ![]() ![]() |
47,699 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-Jan-53 | Gateshead | A | 0β1 | 15,193 | Report | Report |
1952β53 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Don Welsh | ||
First Division | 17th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Billy Liddell (13) All: Billy Liddell (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 52,079 (v Cardiff City, League, 3 April) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 23,204 (v Charlton Athletic, League, 28 March) | ||
Average home league attendance | 40,172 | ||
| |||
The 1952β53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Alan A'Court | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Eric Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Charlie Ashcroft | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kevin Baron | 28 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Louis Bimpson | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ken Brierley | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Russell Crossley | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Hugh Gerhardi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
John Heydon | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Laurie Hughes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Brian Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Mervyn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bill Jones | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ray Lambert | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Billy Liddell | 40 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Joe Maloney | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Ronnie Moran | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bob Paisley | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steve Parr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jimmy Payne | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Arthur Rowley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Roy Saunders | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Jack Smith | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sammy Smyth | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Eddie Spicer | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Albert Stubbins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Phil Taylor | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Bryan Williams | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | 38 |
16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 0.843 | 37 |
17 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 36 |
18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 35 |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 35 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23-Aug-52 | Preston North End | A | 1β1 |
Smith ![]() |
38,000 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1β0 |
Baron ![]() |
46,614 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-52 | Stoke City | H | 3β2 |
Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,062 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2β0 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
41,183 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-52 | Manchester City | A | 2β0 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
42,965 | Report | Report |
10-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2β1 |
Smith ![]() ![]() |
49,809 | Report | Report |
13-Sep-52 | Portsmouth | H | 1β1 |
Williams ![]() |
49,771 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1β3 |
Williams ![]() |
37,331 | Report | Report |
20-Sep-52 | Middlesbrough | H | 4β1 |
Payne ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,715 | Report | Report |
27-Sep-52 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0β3 | 33,774 | Report | Report | |
04-Oct-52 | Newcastle United | H | 5β3 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,002 | Report | Report |
11-Oct-52 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2β2 |
Baron ![]() ![]() |
35,251 | Report | Report |
18-Oct-52 | Aston Villa | H | 0β2 | 42,573 | Report | Report | |
25-Oct-52 | Sunderland | A | 1β3 |
Liddell ![]() |
50,555 | Report | Report |
01-Nov-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2β1 |
Payne ![]() ![]() |
46,487 | Report | Report |
08-Nov-52 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2β3 |
Williams ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
15-Nov-52 | Arsenal | H | 1β5 |
Payne ![]() |
45,010 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-52 | Derby County | A | 2β3 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
20,758 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-52 | Blackpool | H | 2β2 |
Payne ![]() |
32,336 | Report | Report |
13-Dec-52 | Manchester United | H | 1β2 |
Liddell ![]() |
34,450 | Report | Report |
20-Dec-52 | Preston North End | H | 2β2 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
27,659 | Report | Report |
25-Dec-52 | Burnley | A | 0β2 | 35,858 | Report | Report | |
26-Dec-52 | Burnley | H | 1β1 |
Liddell ![]() |
46,589 | Report | Report |
03-Jan-53 | Stoke City | A | 1β3 |
Baron ![]() |
25,000 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-53 | Manchester City | H | 0β1 | 41,191 | Report | Report | |
24-Jan-53 | Portsmouth | A | 1β3 |
Paisley ![]() |
27,045 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-53 | Middlesbrough | A | 3β2 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
14-Feb-53 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3β0 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24,890 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-53 | Newcastle United | A | 2β1 |
Smyth ![]() ![]() |
35,000 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-53 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0β0 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
07-Mar-53 | Aston Villa | A | 0β4 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
14-Mar-53 | Sunderland | H | 2β0 |
Smyth ![]() ![]() |
40,409 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0β3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
23-Mar-53 | Chelsea | A | 0β3 | 40,000 | Report | Report | |
28-Mar-53 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1β2 | Payne | 23,204 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | H | 2β1 |
Jones ![]() ![]() |
52,079 | Report | Report |
04-Apr-53 | Arsenal | A | 3β5 |
Bimpson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,564 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | A | 0β4 | 20,000 | Report | Report | |
11-Apr-53 | Derby County | H | 1β1 |
Smyth ![]() |
34,064 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-53 | Blackpool | A | 1β3 |
Smyth ![]() |
22,073 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-53 | Manchester United | A | 1β3 |
Smyth ![]() |
20,869 | Report | Report |
25-Apr-53 | Chelsea | H | 2β0 |
Jones ![]() ![]() |
47,699 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-Jan-53 | Gateshead | A | 0β1 | 15,193 | Report | Report |