1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season
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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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[]
Hugh Gerhardi
John Heydon
Laurie Hughes
Bill Jones
Ray Lambert
Joseph Maloney
Ronnie Moran
Bob Paisley
Steve Parr
Eddie Spicer
Phil Taylor
George Whitworth
Midfielders[]
Alan A'Court
Ken Brierley
Brian Jackson
Billy Liddell
Jimmy Payne
Roy Saunders
Jack Smith
Bryan Williams
Forwards[]
Eric Anderson
Kevin Baron
Louis Bimpson
Mervyn Jones
Arthur Rowley
Sammy Smyth
Albert Stubbins
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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:[citation needed]
Results[]
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[]
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[]
Categories:
- Liverpool F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1952–53 season