The 1952–53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
1952–53 season | |||
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Manager | Don Welsh | ||
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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Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Eric Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Charlie Ashcroft | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Kevin Baron | 28 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Ken Brierley | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Russell Crossley | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | RSA | Hugh Gerhardi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | John Heydon | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Laurie Hughes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Brian Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | WAL | Mervyn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Bill Jones | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | WAL | Ray Lambert | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 40 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Joe Maloney | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Bob Paisley | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Steve Parr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jimmy Payne | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Arthur Rowley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Roy Saunders | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jack Smith | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | NIR | Sammy Smyth | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Eddie Spicer | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Albert Stubbins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Phil Taylor | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Bryan Williams | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
First Division
FA Cup
References
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