1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season
60th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool 1952–53 football 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 the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.
Goalkeepers
Charlie Ashcroft
Russell Crossley
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 |
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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
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
- LFC History.net – 1952–53 season
- Liverweb - 1952–53 Season