1952–53 season | |||
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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 1952–53 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.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Hugh Gerhardi
John Heydon
Laurie Hughes
Bill Jones
Ray Lambert
Joseph Maloney
Ronnie Moran
Bob Paisley
Steve Parr
Eddie Spicer
Phil Taylor
George Whitworth
Midfielders
Alan A'Court
Ken Brierley
Brian Jackson
Billy Liddell
Jimmy Payne
Roy Saunders
Jack Smith
Bryan Williams
Forwards
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
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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 |
Table
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 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
First Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23-Aug-52 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Smith ![]() |
38,000 | Report | Report |
27-Aug-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Baron ![]() |
46,614 | Report | Report |
30-Aug-52 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,062 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Baron ![]() ![]() |
41,183 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-52 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | Baron ![]() ![]() |
42,965 | Report | Report |
10-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
49,809 | Report | Report |
13-Sep-52 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Williams ![]() |
49,771 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | Williams ![]() |
37,331 | Report | Report |
20-Sep-52 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Payne ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,715 | Report | Report |
27-Sep-52 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 33,774 | Report | Report | |
04-Oct-52 | Newcastle United | H | 5–3 | Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
48,002 | Report | Report |
11-Oct-52 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Baron ![]() ![]() |
35,251 | Report | Report |
18-Oct-52 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 42,573 | Report | Report | |
25-Oct-52 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | Liddell ![]() |
50,555 | Report | Report |
01-Nov-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Payne ![]() ![]() |
46,487 | Report | Report |
08-Nov-52 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | Williams ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
15-Nov-52 | Arsenal | H | 1–5 | Payne ![]() |
45,010 | Report | Report |
22-Nov-52 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | Liddell ![]() ![]() |
20,758 | Report | Report |
29-Nov-52 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Payne ![]() |
32,336 | Report | Report |
13-Dec-52 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | Liddell ![]() |
34,450 | Report | Report |
20-Dec-52 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | Liddell ![]() ![]() |
27,659 | Report | Report |
25-Dec-52 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 35,858 | Report | Report | |
26-Dec-52 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Liddell ![]() |
46,589 | Report | Report |
03-Jan-53 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | Baron ![]() |
25,000 | Report | Report |
17-Jan-53 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | 41,191 | Report | Report | |
24-Jan-53 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | Paisley ![]() |
27,045 | Report | Report |
07-Feb-53 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30,000 | Report | Report |
14-Feb-53 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24,890 | Report | Report |
21-Feb-53 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | Smyth ![]() ![]() |
35,000 | Report | Report |
04-Mar-53 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
07-Mar-53 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
14-Mar-53 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Smyth ![]() ![]() |
40,409 | Report | Report |
21-Mar-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
23-Mar-53 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | 40,000 | Report | Report | |
28-Mar-53 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | Payne | 23,204 | Report | Report |
03-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | Jones ![]() ![]() |
52,079 | Report | Report |
04-Apr-53 | Arsenal | A | 3–5 | Bimpson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,564 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | A | 0–4 | 20,000 | Report | Report | |
11-Apr-53 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Smyth ![]() |
34,064 | Report | Report |
18-Apr-53 | Blackpool | A | 1–3 | Smyth ![]() |
22,073 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-53 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Smyth ![]() |
20,869 | Report | Report |
25-Apr-53 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Jones ![]() ![]() |
47,699 | Report | Report |
FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-Jan-53 | Gateshead | A | 0–1 | 15,193 | Report | Report |