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1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1952–53 season
ManagerDon Welsh
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Liddell (13)
All: Billy Liddell (13)
Highest home attendance52,079 (v Cardiff City, League, 3 April)
Lowest home attendance23,204 (v Charlton Athletic, League, 28 March)
Average home league attendance40,172

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.

Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Forwards

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Alan A'Court 12 2 12 2 0 0
FW England ENG Eric Anderson 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK England ENG Charlie Ashcroft 24 0 24 0 0 0
FW England ENG Kevin Baron 28 9 27 9 1 0
FW England ENG Louis Bimpson 8 3 8 3 0 0
MF England ENG Ken Brierley 10 1 10 1 0 0
GK England ENG Russell Crossley 19 0 18 0 1 0
DF South Africa RSA Hugh Gerhardi 6 0 6 0 0 0
MF England ENG John Heydon 24 0 23 0 1 0
DF England ENG Laurie Hughes 11 0 11 0 0 0
MF England ENG Brian Jackson 5 0 5 0 0 0
FW Wales WAL Mervyn Jones 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bill Jones 27 2 26 2 1 0
DF Wales WAL Ray Lambert 37 0 36 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 40 13 39 13 1 0
DF England ENG Joe Maloney 6 0 6 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ronnie Moran 12 0 11 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bob Paisley 26 2 26 2 0 0
DF England ENG Steve Parr 4 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Payne 33 8 33 8 0 0
FW England ENG Arthur Rowley 11 0 11 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roy Saunders 14 0 13 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jack Smith 28 8 27 8 1 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Sammy Smyth 19 7 19 7 0 0
DF England ENG Eddie Spicer 28 0 28 0 0 0
FW England ENG Albert Stubbins 5 0 5 0 0 0
DF England ENG Phil Taylor 21 2 21 2 0 0
MF England ENG Bryan Williams 12 4 11 4 1 0

Table

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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: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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First Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
23-Aug-52 Preston North End A 1–1 Smith 41' 38,000 Report Report
27-Aug-52 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Baron 88' 46,614 Report Report
30-Aug-52 Stoke City H 3–2 Smith 28' Baron 36' Liddell 70' 40,062 Report Report
03-Sep-52 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 Baron 41' Liddell 56' 41,183 Report Report
06-Sep-52 Manchester City A 2–0 Baron 5' Smith 8' 42,965 Report Report
10-Sep-52 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 Smith 61' Liddell pen 75' 49,809 Report Report
13-Sep-52 Portsmouth H 1–1 Williams 9' 49,771 Report Report
15-Sep-52 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 Williams 30' 37,331 Report Report
20-Sep-52 Middlesbrough H 4–1 Payne 8' Smith 25' Williams 27' Baron 52' 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 9' Smith 36', 69' Baron 47' Paisley 77' 48,002 Report Report
11-Oct-52 Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 Baron 30' Payne 34' 35,251 Report Report
18-Oct-52 Aston Villa H 0–2 42,573 Report Report
25-Oct-52 Sunderland A 1–3 Liddell 65' 50,555 Report Report
01-Nov-52 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 2–1 Payne 3' Liddell 48' 46,487 Report Report
08-Nov-52 Charlton Athletic A 2–3 Williams 70' Brierley 83' 30,000 Report Report
15-Nov-52 Arsenal H 1–5 Payne 5' 45,010 Report Report
22-Nov-52 Derby County A 2–3 Liddell pen 60' Smith 79' 20,758 Report Report
29-Nov-52 Blackpool H 2–2 Payne 18', 25' 32,336 Report Report
13-Dec-52 Manchester United H 1–2 Liddell 10' 34,450 Report Report
20-Dec-52 Preston North End H 2–2 Liddell 33' Baron 44' 27,659 Report Report
25-Dec-52 Burnley A 0–2 35,858 Report Report
26-Dec-52 Burnley H 1–1 Liddell pen 30' 46,589 Report Report
03-Jan-53 Stoke City A 1–3 Baron 8' 25,000 Report Report
17-Jan-53 Manchester City H 0–1 41,191 Report Report
24-Jan-53 Portsmouth A 1–3 Paisley 66' 27,045 Report Report
07-Feb-53 Middlesbrough A 3–2 Liddell 20' Smyth 22' Taylor 68' 30,000 Report Report
14-Feb-53 West Bromwich Albion H 3–0 Liddell 30' Payne 46' Smyth 47' 24,890 Report Report
21-Feb-53 Newcastle United A 2–1 Smyth 15' Taylor 17' 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 13' A'Court 39' 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 4' Bimpson 19' 52,079 Report Report
04-Apr-53 Arsenal A 3–5 Bimpson 75' A'Court 77' Liddell 87' 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 59' 34,064 Report Report
18-Apr-53 Blackpool A 1–3 Smyth 73' 22,073 Report Report
20-Apr-53 Manchester United A 1–3 Smyth 88' 20,869 Report Report
25-Apr-53 Chelsea H 2–0 Jones 33' Bimpson 82' 47,699 Report Report

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
10-Jan-53 Gateshead A 0–1 15,193 Report Report

References

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