1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season
1952–53 season | |||
Manager | Don Welsh | ||
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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 ended their season seventeenth in the table and were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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Hugh Gerhardi
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John Heydon
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Laurie Hughes
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Bill Jones
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Ray Lambert
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Joseph Maloney
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Ronnie Moran
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Bob Paisley
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Steve Parr
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Eddie Spicer
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Phil Taylor
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George Whitworth
Midfielders
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Alan A'Court
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Ken Brierley
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Brian Jackson
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Billy Liddell
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Jimmy Payne
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Roy Saunders
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Jack Smith
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Bryan Williams
Forwards
Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 97 | 64 | 1.516 | 54 |
2 | Preston North End | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 85 | 60 | 1.417 | 54 |
3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 86 | 63 | 1.365 | 51 |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 60 | 1.100 | 50 |
5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 49 |
6 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 48 |
7 | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 70 | 1.014 | 47 |
8 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 72 | 0.958 | 46 |
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 43 |
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 1.130 | 41 |
11 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 41 |
12 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 40 |
13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 0.909 | 39 |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 39 |
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 |
20 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 35 |
21 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | 34 |
22 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 32 |
Results
First Division
Main article: 1952–53 Football League § First Division
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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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
Main article: 1952–53 FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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10-Jan-53 | Gateshead | A | 0–1 | 15,193 | Report | Report |
References
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