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[]

  • Tunisia
  • Tunisia
  • Tunisia[Farhani Fahmi (2 Fromage bzeyed hrissa)|Farhani]]

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leicester City 42 25 11 6 109 67 1.627 61 Division Champions, promoted
2 Nottingham Forest 42 22 10 10 94 55 1.709 54 Promoted
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
Source:[citation needed]

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 Goal 62', pen 73' 49,344 Report Report
23-Aug-56 Notts County A 1–1 Liddell Goal 9' 14,671 Report Report
25-Aug-56 Bury A 2–0 Bimpson Goal 10' Saunders Goal 17' 17,000 Report Report
29-Aug-56 Notts County H 3–3 Twentyman Goal Bimpson Goal 79' 41,095 Report Report
01-Sep-56 Grimsby Town H 3–2 Bimpson Goal 4', 73' Arnell Goal 68' 43,222 Report Report
03-Sep-56 West Ham United A 1–1 Liddell Goal 18' 25,000 Report Report
08-Sep-56 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Liddell Goal 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 Goal 15' 23,000 Report Report
29-Sep-56 Leicester City H 2–0 Melia Goal 68' Liddell Goal 71' 41,126 Report Report
06-Oct-56 Blackburn Rovers H 2–3 Anderson Goal 49' Liddell Goal 64' 41,538 Report Report
13-Oct-56 Bristol City A 1–2 Wheeler Goal 7' 26,042 Report Report
20-Oct-56 Fulham H 4–3 A'Court Goal 26' Wheeler Goal 42' Liddell Goal 52' Melia Goal 79' 36,735 Report Report
27-Oct-56 Barnsley A 1–4 Melia Goal 67' 13,941 Report Report
03-Nov-56 Port Vale H 4–1 Liddell Goal 53' Wheeler Goal 81', 82', 85' 32,334 Report Report
10-Nov-56 Rotherham United A 2–2 Bimpson Goal 39' A'Court Goal 90' 11,524 Report Report
17-Nov-56 Lincoln City F.C. H 4–0 Arnell Goal 18', 86' Wheeler Goal 31', 71' 29,672 Report Report
24-Nov-56 Swansea Town A 1–1 Arnell Goal 27' 18,000 Report Report
01-Dec-56 Sheffield United H 5–1 Wheeler Goal 24' Liddell Goal 44' Melia Goal 55' A'Court Goal 72' Arnell Goal 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 Goal 11,577 Report Report
22-Dec-56 Bury H 2–0 Liddell Goal pen 15' Melia Goal 71' 18,754 Report Report
25-Dec-56 Leyton Orient H 1–0 A'Court Goal 45' 22,001 Report Report
26-Dec-56 Leyton Orient A 4–0 A'Court Goal Arnell Goal Bimpson Goal Liddell Goal 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 Goal 70' Twentyman Goal 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 Goal 75' 38,890 Report Report
09-Feb-57 Leicester City A 2–3 Liddell Goal 21' Evans Goal 34' 39,622 Report Report
16-Feb-57 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 Wheeler Goal 52' Liddell Goal 60' 27,100 Report Report
02-Mar-57 Fulham A 2–1 Evans Goal 13' Liddell Goal 54' 26,500 Report Report
09-Mar-57 Barnsley H 2–1 Wheeler Goal 5' Liddell Goal 47' 30,672 Report Report
16-Mar-57 Port Vale A 2–1 Rowley Goal 48', 73' 14,241 Report Report
23-Mar-57 Rotherham United H 4–1 Liddell Goal 42' Own Goal Goal 47' Rowley Goal 56' A'Court Goal 72' 33,307 Report Report
30-Mar-57 Lincoln City F.C. A 3–3 Jackson Goal 32', 72' Rowley Goal 44' 8,449 Report Report
06-Apr-57 Swansea Town H 2–0 A'Court Goal 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 Goal 74' Campbell Goal 75' Liddell Goal pen' Rowley 40,776 Report Report
20-Apr-57 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 Liddell A'Court Rowley Goal 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 Goal pen 89' 36,236 Report Report
01-May-57 Bristol City H 2–1 Rowley Goal 33' Liddell Goal 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 Goal 48' 18,253 Report Report

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