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1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1956–57 season
ManagerPhil Taylor
Second Division3rd
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Liddell (21)
All: Billy Liddell (21)
Highest home attendance49,344 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 18 August)
Lowest home attendance15,108 (v Bristol City, League, 1 May)
Average home league attendance35,735

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

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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 39 10 38 10 1 0
FW England ENG Eric Anderson 7 1 7 1 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Arnell 15 10 14 10 1 0
FW England ENG Louis Bimpson 21 6 21 6 0 0
DF England ENG Don Campbell 6 1 6 1 0 0
FW England ENG John Evans 11 2 11 2 0 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 42 0 41 0 1 0
MF England ENG Brian Jackson 19 2 19 2 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 42 21 41 21 1 0
DF England ENG Tom McNulty 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Melia 27 6 26 6 1 0
DF England ENG John Molyneux 41 0 40 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ronnie Moran 43 0 42 0 1 0
FW Wales WAL Tony Rowley 14 7 14 7 0 0
GK South Africa RSA Doug Rudham 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roy Saunders 28 1 27 1 1 0
DF England ENG Geoff Twentyman 31 3 30 3 1 0
FW England ENG Johnny Wheeler 29 11 28 10 1 1
DF England ENG Dick White 5 0 5 0 0 0
MF England ENG Barry Wilkinson 8 0 8 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO 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
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

Results

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Second Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
18-Aug-56 Huddersfield Town H 2–3 Liddell 62', pen 73' 49,344 Report Report
23-Aug-56 Notts County A 1–1 Liddell 9' 14,671 Report Report
25-Aug-56 Bury A 2–0 Bimpson 10' Saunders 17' 17,000 Report Report
29-Aug-56 Notts County H 3–3 Twentyman Bimpson 79' 41,095 Report Report
01-Sep-56 Grimsby Town H 3–2 Bimpson 4', 73' Arnell 68' 43,222 Report Report
03-Sep-56 West Ham United A 1–1 Liddell 18' 25,000 Report Report
08-Sep-56 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Liddell 87' 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 15' 23,000 Report Report
29-Sep-56 Leicester City H 2–0 Melia 68' Liddell 71' 41,126 Report Report
06-Oct-56 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 Anderson 49' Liddell 64' 41,538 Report Report
13-Oct-56 Bristol City A 1–2 Wheeler 7' 26,042 Report Report
20-Oct-56 Fulham H 4–3 A'Court 26' Wheeler 42' Liddell 52' Melia 79' 36,735 Report Report
27-Oct-56 Barnsley A 1–4 Melia 67' 13,941 Report Report
03-Nov-56 Port Vale H 4–1 Liddell 53' Wheeler 81', 82', 85' 32,334 Report Report
10-Nov-56 Rotherham United A 2–2 Bimpson 39' A'Court 90' 11,524 Report Report
17-Nov-56 Lincoln City F.C. H 4–0 Arnell 18', 86' Wheeler 31', 71' 29,672 Report Report
24-Nov-56 Swansea Town A 1–1 Arnell 27' 18,000 Report Report
01-Dec-56 Sheffield United H 5–1 Wheeler 24' Liddell 44' Melia 55' A'Court 72' Arnell 80' 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 pen 15' Melia 71' 18,754 Report Report
25-Dec-56 Leyton Orient H 1–0 A'Court 45' 22,001 Report Report
26-Dec-56 Leyton Orient A 4–0 A'Court Arnell Bimpson Liddell 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 70' Twentyman 78' 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 75' 38,890 Report Report
09-Feb-57 Leicester City A 2–3 Liddell 21' Evans 34' 39,622 Report Report
16-Feb-57 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 Wheeler 52' Liddell 60' 27,100 Report Report
02-Mar-57 Fulham A 2–1 Evans 13' Liddell 54' 26,500 Report Report
09-Mar-57 Barnsley H 2–1 Wheeler 5' Liddell 47' 30,672 Report Report
16-Mar-57 Port Vale A 2–1 Rowley 48', 73' 14,241 Report Report
23-Mar-57 Rotherham United H 4–1 Liddell 42' Own Goal 47' Rowley 56' A'Court 72' 33,307 Report Report
30-Mar-57 Lincoln City F.C. A 3–3 Jackson 32', 72' Rowley 44' 8,449 Report Report
06-Apr-57 Swansea Town H 2–0 A'Court 30', 60' 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 74' Campbell 75' Liddell pen' Rowley 40,776 Report Report
20-Apr-57 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 Liddell A'Court Rowley 54' 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 pen 89' 36,236 Report Report
01-May-57 Bristol City H 2–1 Rowley 33' Liddell 54' 15,108 Report Report

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
05-Jan-57 Southend United A 1–2 Wheeler 48' 18,253 Report Report

References

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