1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season
1956–57 season | |||
Manager | Phil Taylor | ||
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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 3rd consecutive year in the Second Division.
The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two for the 2nd consecutive season, by finishing 3rd, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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Don Campbell
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Laurie Hughes
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John Molyneux
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Ronnie Moran
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Tom McNulty
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Fred Perry
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John Price
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Geoff Twentyman
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Dick White
Midfielders
Forwards
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Alan Arnell
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Louis Bimpson
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Joe Dickson
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John Evans
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Billy Liddell
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Jimmy Melia
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Tony Rowley
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Johnny Wheeler
Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Leicester City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 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 |
6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 48 |
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 1.145 | 46 |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 46 |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 45 |
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 90 | 90 | 1.000 | 45 |
11 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 42 |
12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 42 |
13 | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 41 |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 40 |
15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 40 |
16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 39 |
17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 75 | 0.987 | 37 |
18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 34 |
19 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 34 |
20 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 30 |
21 | Bury | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 96 | 0.625 | 25 |
22 | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 22 |
Results
Second Division
Main article: 1956–57 Football League § Second Division
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
Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup
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 |
References
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