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 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

Midfielders

Forwards

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

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