1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1956–57 season
Manager	Phil Taylor
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
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

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

• Doug Rudham
• Tommy Younger

Defenders

• Don Campbell
• Laurie Hughes
• John Molyneux
• Ronnie Moran
• Tom McNulty
• Fred Perry
• John Price
• Geoff Twentyman
• Dick White

Midfielders

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

Forwards

• Alan Arnell
• Louis Bimpson
• Joe Dickson
• John Evans
• Billy Liddell
• Jimmy Melia
• Tony Rowley
• Johnny Wheeler

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
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
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

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup

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

• LFC History.net – 1956-57 season
• Liverweb - 1956-57 Season