1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season

65th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool 1956–57 football season

Liverpool1956–57 season

Manager| Phil Taylor
Second Division| 3rd
FA Cup| Third round
Top goalscorer| League: Billy Liddell (21)
All: Billy Liddell (21)
Highest home attendance| 49,344 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 18 August)
Lowest home attendance| 15,108 (v Bristol City, League, 1 May)
Average home league attendance| 35,735

Home colours

Away colours

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The 1956–57 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the Second Division. For the second consecutive year, the club finished third in the table, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.

## Squad[edit]

### Goalkeepers[edit]

* Doug Rudham
* Tommy Younger

### Defenders[edit]

* Don Campbell
* Laurie Hughes
* John Molyneux
* Ronnie Moran
* Tom McNulty
* Fred Perry
* John Price
* Geoff Twentyman
* Dick White

### Midfielders[edit]

* Alan A'Court
* Brian Jackson
* Roy Saunders
* Barry Wilkinson

### Forwards[edit]

* Alan Arnell
* Louis Bimpson
* Joe Dickson
* John Evans
* Billy Liddell
* Jimmy Melia
* Tony Rowley
* Johnny Wheeler

## Table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Leicester City (C, P) | 42  | 25  | 11  | 6  | 109  | 67  | 1.627  | 61  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42  | 22  | 10  | 10  | 94  | 55  | 1.709  | 54
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]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## Results[edit]

### Second Division[edit]

Main article: 1956–57 Football League § Second Division

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance  | Report 1  | Report 2

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18-Aug-56 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 | Liddell 62', pen 73' | 49,344 | Report | Report
23-Aug-56 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Liddell 9' | 14,671 | Report | Report
25-Aug-56 | Bury | A | 2–0 | Bimpson 10' Saunders 17' | 17,000 | Report | Report
29-Aug-56 | Notts County | H | 3–3 | Twentyman Bimpson 79' | 41,095 | Report | Report
01-Sep-56 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Bimpson 4', 73' Arnell 68' | 43,222 | Report | Report
03-Sep-56 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Liddell 18' | 25,000 | Report | Report
08-Sep-56 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Liddell 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 15' | 23,000 | Report | Report
29-Sep-56 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Melia 68' Liddell 71' | 41,126 | Report | Report
06-Oct-56 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–3 | Anderson 49' Liddell 64' | 41,538 | Report | Report
13-Oct-56 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Wheeler 7' | 26,042 | Report | Report
20-Oct-56 | Fulham | H | 4–3 | A'Court 26' Wheeler 42' Liddell 52' Melia 79' | 36,735 | Report | Report
27-Oct-56 | Barnsley | A | 1–4 | Melia 67' | 13,941 | Report | Report
03-Nov-56 | Port Vale | H | 4–1 | Liddell 53' Wheeler 81', 82', 85' | 32,334 | Report | Report
10-Nov-56 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | Bimpson 39' A'Court 90' | 11,524 | Report | Report
17-Nov-56 | Lincoln City F.C. | H | 4–0 | Arnell 18', 86' Wheeler 31', 71' | 29,672 | Report | Report
24-Nov-56 | Swansea Town | A | 1–1 | Arnell 27' | 18,000 | Report | Report
01-Dec-56 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | Wheeler 24' Liddell 44' Melia 55' A'Court 72' Arnell 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 | 11,577 | Report | Report
22-Dec-56 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Liddell pen 15' Melia 71' | 18,754 | Report | Report
25-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | A'Court 45' | 22,001 | Report | Report
26-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | A | 4–0 | A'Court Arnell Bimpson Liddell | 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 70' Twentyman 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 75' | 38,890 | Report | Report
09-Feb-57 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | Liddell 21' Evans 34' | 39,622 | Report | Report
16-Feb-57 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | Wheeler 52' Liddell 60' | 27,100 | Report | Report
02-Mar-57 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | Evans 13' Liddell 54' | 26,500 | Report | Report
09-Mar-57 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Wheeler 5' Liddell 47' | 30,672 | Report | Report
16-Mar-57 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | Rowley 48', 73' | 14,241 | Report | Report
23-Mar-57 | Rotherham United | H | 4–1 | Liddell 42' Own Goal 47' Rowley 56' A'Court 72' | 33,307 | Report | Report
30-Mar-57 | Lincoln City F.C. | A | 3–3 | Jackson 32', 72' Rowley 44' | 8,449 | Report | Report
06-Apr-57 | Swansea Town | H | 2–0 | A'Court 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 74' Campbell  75' Liddell pen' Rowley | 40,776 | Report | Report
20-Apr-57 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | Liddell A'Court Rowley 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 pen 89' | 36,236 | Report | Report
01-May-57 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Rowley 33' Liddell 54' | 15,108 | Report | Report

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup

Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Scorers  | Attendance  | Report 1  | Report 2

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05-Jan-57 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Wheeler 48' | 18,253 | Report | Report

## References[edit]

* LFC History.net – 1956-57 season
* Liverweb - 1956-57 Season

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup
* Qualifying rounds
* Final
* Charity Shield
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Football League|

* Football League

Lower leagues|

* Hellenic League
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* European Cup
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* Walter Winterbottom
* Home Championship

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* Arsenal
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* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Bury
* Doncaster Rovers
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Liverpool
* Middlesbrough
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Stoke City
* Swansea Town
* West Ham United

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* Accrington Stanley
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Derby County
* Gateshead
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* York City

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* Aldershot
* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Colchester United
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
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* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southampton
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Walsall
* Watford

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points