1954–55 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1954–55 season
Manager	Don Welsh
Second Division	11th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Liddell (30) All: John Evans (footballer) (33)
Highest home attendance	57,528 (v Huddersfield Town, FA Cup, 19 February)
Lowest home attendance	24,073 (v Ipswich Town, League, 25 December)
Average home league attendance	36,150
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

The 1954–55 season was the 62nd season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their first year in the Second Division since 1905, after their relegation from the First Division the previous season.

Not only did Liverpool not make any sort of promotion challenge this season, a terrible start saw them in serious danger of relegation to the Third Division North for much of the season. A late run of form ultimately saw Liverpool safe, but their eventual finish of 11th place remains their lowest-ever Football League final position.

Goalkeepers

• Charlie Ashcroft
• Doug Rudham
• Dave Underwood

Defenders

• Keith Burkinshaw
• Don Campbell
• Laurie Hughes
• Ray Lambert
• Frank Lock
• Ronnie Moran
• Tom McNulty
• Fred Perry
• John Price
• Alex South
• Fred Tomley
• Geoff Twentyman
• Dick White

Midfielders

• Alan A'Court
• Brian Jackson
• Jimmy Payne
• Roy Saunders
• Barry Wilkinson

Forwards

• Eric Anderson
• Alan Arnell
• Louis Bimpson
• John Evans
• Billy Liddell
• Tony Rowley

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Birmingham City	42	22	10	10	92	47	1.957	54
2	Luton Town	42	23	8	11	88	53	1.660	54
3	Rotherham United	42	25	4	13	94	64	1.469	54
4	Leeds United	42	23	7	12	70	53	1.321	53
5	Stoke City	42	21	10	11	69	46	1.500	52
6	Blackburn Rovers	42	22	6	14	114	79	1.443	50
7	Notts County	42	21	6	15	74	71	1.042	48
8	West Ham United	42	18	10	14	74	70	1.057	46
9	Bristol Rovers	42	19	7	16	75	70	1.071	45
10	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	86	83	1.036	43
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	92	96	0.958	42
12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	0.890	42
13	Bury	42	15	11	16	77	72	1.069	41
14	Fulham	42	14	11	17	76	79	0.962	39
15	Nottingham Forest	42	16	7	19	58	62	0.935	39
16	Lincoln City	42	13	10	19	68	79	0.861	36
17	Port Vale	42	12	11	19	48	71	0.676	35
18	Doncaster Rovers	42	14	7	21	58	95	0.611	35
19	Hull City	42	12	10	20	44	69	0.638	34
20	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	7	23	57	82	0.695	31
21	Ipswich Town	42	11	6	25	57	92	0.620	28
22	Derby County	42	7	9	26	53	82	0.646	23

Results

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
21-Aug-54	Doncaster Rovers	H	3–2	Rowley  61', 86', 89'	49,741	Report	Report
23-Aug-54	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–1		25,574	Report	Report
28-Aug-54	Derby County	A	2–3	Evans  60' Bimpson  79'	18,777	Report	Report
01-Sep-54	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–3	Evans  67' Arnell  81', 88'	32,777	Report	Report
04-Sep-54	West Ham United	H	1–2	Payne  76'	37,593	Report	Report
06-Sep-54	Bristol Rovers	A	0–3		25,574	Report	Report
11-Sep-54	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–4	Evans  5', 25' Liddell  87'	29,200	Report	Report
15-Sep-54	Bristol Rovers	H	5–3	Evans  7', 39', 40', 70', 85'	31,100	Report	Report
18-Sep-54	Fulham	H	4–1	Liddell  pen 24', 65', pen 89' Evans  81'	44,372	Report	Report
25-Sep-54	Swansea Town	A	2–3	Liddell  24' Rowley  80'	25,836	Report	Report
02-Oct-54	Notts County	H	3–1	Anderson  11', 69' Evans  30'	37,639	Report	Report
09-Oct-54	Rotherham United	H	3–1	A'Court  25' Liddell  62' Evans  85'	45,868	Report	Report
16-Oct-54	Stoke City	A	0–2		23,569	Report	Report
23-Oct-54	Bury	H	1–1	Anderson  88'	33,310	Report	Report
30-Oct-54	Lincoln City	A	3–3	Anderson  24' Liddell  37', 66'	13,800	Report	Report
06-Nov-54	Hull City	H	2–1	Twentyman  29' Anderson  69'	32,592	Report	Report
13-Nov-54	Luton Town	A	2–3	Liddell  pen 58' Evans  61'	15,000	Report	Report
20-Nov-54	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0	Liddell  pen 49'	33,509	Report	Report
27-Nov-54	Leeds United	A	2–2	Liddell  4', 88'	22,000	Report	Report
04-Dec-54	Middlesbrough	H	3–1	Liddell  pen 42', 54' Twentyman  57'	26,749	Report	Report
11-Dec-54	Birmingham City	A	1–9	Liddell  16'	17,500	Report	Report
18-Dec-54	Doncaster Rovers	A	1–4	Evans  61'	9,655	Report	Report
25-Dec-54	Ipswich Town	H	6–2	Liddell 4 1 pen' Bimpson Evans	24,073	Report	Report
27-Dec-54	Ipswich Town	A	0–2		19,000	Report	Report
01-Jan-55	Derby County	H	2–0	Jackson  60' Liddell  88'	34,237	Report	Report
22-Jan-55	Blackburn Rovers	H	4–1	Liddell  14 pen 54' Evans  60', 90'	45,543	Report	Report
05-Feb-55	Fulham	A	2–1	Rowley  11' Evans  22'	24,000	Report	Report
12-Feb-55	Swansea Town	H	1–1	Twentyman  78'	42,249	Report	Report
03-Mar-55	Notts County	A	3–0	Arnell  14' A'Court  51' Rowley  81'	11,000	Report	Report
05-Mar-55	Stoke City	H	2–4	Evans  34', 87'	35,655	Report	Report
12-Mar-55	Bury	A	4–3	Evans  16', 29', 47', 70'	16,081	Report	Report
19-Mar-55	Lincoln City	H	2–4	Liddell  pen 18', 84'	31,805	Report	Report
26-Mar-55	Hull City	A	2–2	Anderson  13' Evans  16'	6,000	Report	Report
02-Apr-55	Luton Town	H	4–4	Evans  3', 22' Anderson  14' South  85'	30,710	Report	Report
08-Apr-55	Port Vale	A	3–4	Anderson  32' Evans  40' Liddell  46'	25,000	Report	Report
09-Apr-55	Nottingham Forest	A	1–3	Liddell  7'	15,409	Report	Report
11-Apr-55	Port Vale	H	1–1	Jackson  67'	36,285	Report	Report
16-Apr-55	Leeds United	H	2–2	Payne  47' Rowley  58'	34,950	Report	Report
23-Apr-55	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	Rowley  25' Liddell  64'	16,000	Report	Report
26-Apr-55	West Ham United	A	3–0	Evans  70' Anderson  73', 87'	9,000	Report	Report
30-Apr-55	Birmingham City	H	2–2	Liddell  pen 12', 75'	38,392	Report	Report
02-May-55	Rotherham United	A	1–6	Liddell  90'	17,000	Report	Report

FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
08-Jan-55	Lincoln City	A	1–1	Evans  10'	15,399	Report	Report
12-Jan-55	Lincoln City	H	1–0	Evans  100'	32,179	Report	Report
29-Jan-55	Everton	A	4–0	Liddell  18' A'Court  29' Evans  57', 75'	72,000	Report	Report
19-Feb-55	Huddersfield Town	H	0–2		57,115	Report	Report

References

• LFC History.net – 1954-55 season
• Liverweb - 1954-55 Season