1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season
1956–57 season | |||
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Manager | Phil Taylor | ||
Second Division | 3rd | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Billy Liddell (21) All: Billy Liddell (21) | ||
Highest home attendance | 49,344 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 18 August) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,108 (v Bristol City, League, 1 May) | ||
Average home league attendance | 35,735 | ||
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The 1956–57 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the Second Division. For the second consecutive year, the club finished third in the table, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Don Campbell
Laurie Hughes
John Molyneux
Ronnie Moran
Tom McNulty
Fred Perry
John Price
Geoff Twentyman
Dick White
Midfielders
[edit]Forwards
[edit]Alan Arnell
Louis Bimpson
Joe Dickson
John Evans
Billy Liddell
Jimmy Melia
Tony Rowley
Johnny Wheeler
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 2 | FA Cup | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() | Alan A'Court | 39 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Eric Anderson | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Alan Arnell | 15 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Louis Bimpson | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Don Campbell | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | John Evans | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Laurie Hughes | 42 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Brian Jackson | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Billy Liddell | 42 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Tom McNulty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Jimmy Melia | 27 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | John Molyneux | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ronnie Moran | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Tony Rowley | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Doug Rudham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Roy Saunders | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Geoff Twentyman | 31 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Johnny Wheeler | 29 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | Dick White | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Barry Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() | Tommy Younger | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 1.709 | 54 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 53 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
[edit]Second Division
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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18-Aug-56 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 | Liddell ![]() | 49,344 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-56 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Liddell ![]() | 14,671 | Report | Report |
25-Aug-56 | Bury | A | 2–0 | Bimpson ![]() ![]() | 17,000 | Report | Report |
29-Aug-56 | Notts County | H | 3–3 | Twentyman ![]() ![]() | 41,095 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-56 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Bimpson ![]() ![]() | 43,222 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-56 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Liddell ![]() | 25,000 | Report | Report |
08-Sep-56 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Liddell ![]() | 13,580 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-56 | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | 47,119 | Report | Report | |
22-Sep-56 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Own Goal ![]() | 23,000 | Report | Report |
29-Sep-56 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Melia ![]() ![]() | 41,126 | Report | Report |
06-Oct-56 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–3 | Anderson ![]() ![]() | 41,538 | Report | Report |
13-Oct-56 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Wheeler ![]() | 26,042 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-56 | Fulham | H | 4–3 | A'Court ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 36,735 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-56 | Barnsley | A | 1–4 | Melia ![]() | 13,941 | Report | Report |
03-Nov-56 | Port Vale | H | 4–1 | Liddell ![]() ![]() | 32,334 | Report | Report |
10-Nov-56 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | Bimpson ![]() ![]() | 11,524 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-56 | Lincoln City F.C. | H | 4–0 | Arnell ![]() ![]() | 29,672 | Report | Report |
24-Nov-56 | Swansea Town | A | 1–1 | Arnell ![]() | 18,000 | Report | Report |
01-Dec-56 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | Wheeler ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 34,159 | Report | Report |
08-Dec-56 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 17,624 | Report | Report | |
15-Dec-56 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–0 | Arnell ![]() | 11,577 | Report | Report |
22-Dec-56 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Liddell ![]() ![]() | 18,754 | Report | Report |
25-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | A'Court ![]() | 22,001 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | A | 4–0 | A'Court ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 10,332 | Report | Report |
29-Dec-56 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | 15,001 | Report | Report | |
12-Jan-57 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | Arnell ![]() ![]() | 35,954 | Report | Report |
19-Jan-57 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 31,144 | Report | Report | |
02-Feb-57 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | A'Court ![]() | 38,890 | Report | Report |
09-Feb-57 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | Liddell ![]() ![]() | 39,622 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-57 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | Wheeler ![]() ![]() | 27,100 | Report | Report |
02-Mar-57 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | Evans ![]() ![]() | 26,500 | Report | Report |
09-Mar-57 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Wheeler ![]() ![]() | 30,672 | Report | Report |
16-Mar-57 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | Rowley ![]() | 14,241 | Report | Report |
23-Mar-57 | Rotherham United | H | 4–1 | Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 33,307 | Report | Report |
30-Mar-57 | Lincoln City F.C. | A | 3–3 | Jackson ![]() ![]() | 8,449 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-57 | Swansea Town | H | 2–0 | A'Court ![]() | 34,773 | Report | Report |
13-Apr-57 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | 24,000 | Report | Report | |
19-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | Melia ![]() ![]() ![]() | 40,776 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-57 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | Liddell A'Court Rowley ![]() | 47,621 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | 14,794 | Report | Report | |
27-Apr-57 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Liddell ![]() | 36,236 | Report | Report |
01-May-57 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Rowley ![]() ![]() | 15,108 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
[edit]Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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05-Jan-57 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Wheeler ![]() | 18,253 | Report | Report |