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1957–58 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1957–58 season
ManagerPhil Taylor
Second Division4th
FA CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Liddell (22)
All: Billy Liddell (23)
Highest home attendance56,939 (v Northampton Town, FA Cup, 25 January)
Lowest home attendance24,026 (v Ipswich Town, League, 29 March)
Average home league attendance38,476

The 1957–58 season was the 66th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their fourth consecutive year in the Second Division. The club finished in fourth place, just two points outside the automatic promotion places. They also reached the Sixth Round of the FA Cup where they lost two-one by Blackburn Rovers.

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Forwards

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Alan A'Court 44 6 39 6 5 0
FW England ENG Alan Arnell 8 1 8 1 0 0
FW England ENG Louis Bimpson 10 5 7 4 3 1
DF England ENG Gerry Byrne 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Don Campbell 28 1 27 1 1 0
FW England ENG John Evans 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Harrower 14 2 12 2 2 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Brian Jackson 24 2 22 2 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 40 23 35 22 5 1
MF England ENG Tony McNamara 10 3 9 3 1 0
DF England ENG Tom McNulty 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Melia 36 10 34 10 2 0
DF England ENG John Molyneux 45 1 40 0 5 1
DF England ENG Ronnie Moran 46 0 41 0 5 0
MF England ENG Johnny Morrissey 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Murdoch 17 7 15 5 2 2
FW Wales WAL Tony Rowley 27 17 24 16 3 1
GK South Africa RSA Doug Rudham 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roy Saunders 5 0 4 0 1 0
DF England ENG Geoff Twentyman 10 1 7 1 3 0
FW England ENG Johnny Wheeler 43 5 38 5 5 0
DF England ENG Dick White 46 1 41 0 5 1
MF England ENG Barry Wilkinson 10 0 10 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tommy Younger 44 0 39 0 5 0

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Blackburn Rovers (P) 42 22 12 8 93 57 1.632 56 Promotion to the First Division
3 Charlton Athletic 42 24 7 11 107 69 1.551 55
4 Liverpool 42 22 10 10 79 54 1.463 54
5 Fulham 42 20 12 10 97 59 1.644 52
6 Sheffield United 42 21 10 11 75 50 1.500 52
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Results

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Second Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
24-Aug-57 Bristol City A 2–1 Rowley 56', 84' 28,191 Report Report
28-Aug-57 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 A'Court 59' 41,447 Report Report
31-Aug-57 Cardiff City H 3–0 Melia 2' Liddell 4' Own Goal 45,698 Report Report
04-Sep-57 Huddersfield Town A 1–2 Rowley 16,614 Report Report
07-Sep-57 Fulham A 2–2 Liddell 30' A'Court 42' 33,000 Report Report
14-Sep-57 Middlesbrough A 2–2 Melia 47' Rowley 70' 33,000 Report Report
19-Sep-57 Rotherham United A 2–2 Arnell 64' Melia 84' 10,359 Report Report
21-Sep-57 Leyton Orient H 3–0 Wheeler 25' Rowley 55' Jackson 84' 36,077 Report Report
23-Sep-57 Stoke City A 2–1 Bimpson Rowley 88' 23,231 Report Report
28-Sep-57 Charlton Athletic A 1–5 Rowley 65' 25,403 Report Report
05-Oct-57 Doncaster Rovers H 5–0 Rowley 20', 25' Melia 45', 47' Bimpson 73' 33,701 Report Report
12-Oct-57 Swansea Town H 4–0 Rowley 6', 72' Melia Campbell 54' 37,204 Report Report
19-Oct-57 Derby County A 1–2 Rowley 64' 22,631 Report Report
26-Oct-57 Bristol Rovers H 2–0 Liddell 46' A'Court 60' 36,686 Report Report
02-Nov-57 Lincoln City A 1–0 Wheeler 2' 9,983 Report Report
09-Nov-57 Notts County H 4–0 Melia 41' A'Court 49' Liddell 51' Rowley 83' 39,735 Report Report
16-Nov-57 Ipswich Town A 1–3 Wheeler 56' 20,452 Report Report
23-Nov-57 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 Liddell 5', 79' 55,232 Report Report
27-Nov-57 Rotherham United H 2–0 Wheeler 40' Liddell 62' 37,518 Report Report
30-Nov-57 Sheffield United A 1–1 Liddell 13' 20,122 Report Report
07-Dec-57 West Ham United H 1–1 Liddell 83' 34,030 Report Report
14-Dec-57 Barnsley A 1–2 Jackson 21' 15,205 Report Report
21-Dec-57 Bristol City H 4–3 Rowley 2', 57' McNamara 9' A'Court 86' 38,051 Report Report
25-Dec-57 Grimsby Town A 1–3 Rowley 27' 17,705 Report Report
26-Dec-57 Grimsby Town H 3–2 Liddell 6 pen ', 24' McNamara 75' 47,766 Report Report
28-Dec-57 Cardiff City A 1–6 Wheeler 88' 32,000 Report Report
11-Jan-58 Fulham H 2–1 McNamara 38' Bimpson 72' 51,701 Report Report
18-Jan-58 Middlesbrough H 0–2 39,246 Report Report
01-Feb-58 Leyton Orient A 0–1 18,568 Report Report
08-Feb-58 Charlton Athletic H 3–1 Twentyman 37' Liddell 59' Murdoch 72' 38,528 Report Report
19-Feb-58 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Liddell 15' 6,093 Report Report
22-Feb-58 Blackburn Rovers A 3–3 Liddell 46', 50', 78' 41,700 Report Report[dead link]
05-Mar-58 Derby County H 2–0 Liddell 33' Murdoch 65' 30,832 Report Report
08-Mar-58 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 Murdoch 50' 19,299 Report Report
15-Mar-58 Lincoln City H 1–0 Liddell 13' 31,403 Report Report
22-Mar-58 Notts County A 2–0 Melia 4' Bimpson 44' 13,040 Report Report
29-Mar-58 Ipswich Town H 3–1 Melia 5' Harrower 86' A'Court 87' 24,026 Report Report
05-Apr-58 Swansea Town A 2–0 Melia 87' Murdoch 89' 13,500 Report Report
07-Apr-58 Stoke City H 3–0 Murdoch 3' Liddell , pen' 39,446 Report Report
12-Apr-58 Sheffield United H 1–0 Liddell 75' 43,222 Report Report
19-Apr-58 West Ham United A 1–1 Liddell 21' 37,750 Report Report
26-Apr-58 Barnsley H 1–1 Harrower 34' 26,440 Report Report

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
04-Jan-58 Southend United H 1–1 Own Goal 33' 43,454 Report Report
08-Jan-58 Southend United A 3–2 Molyneux 1' White 79' Rowley 81' 20,000 Report Report
25-Jan-58 Northampton Town H 3–1 Liddell 28' Own Goal 79' Bimpson 82' 56,939 Report Report
15-Feb-58 Scunthorpe United A 1–0 Murdoch 76' 23,000 Report Report
01-Mar-58 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 Murdoch 19' 51,000 Report Report

References

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