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61st season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool 1953β54 football season
The 1953β54 season was the 61st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and would be their last season in the First Division for eight years after they finished bottom of the table. This relegation broke a streak of forty-nine consecutive seasons in the top flight. It remains the last time that Liverpool have been relegated from the top division.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
First Division
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Scorers
Attendance
Report 1
Report 2
19-Aug-53
Portsmouth
H
3β1
B.Jones 26' , 72'
Liddell 84'
39,662
Report
Report
22-Aug-53
Manchester United
H
4β4
Liddell 20'
B.Jones 44'
Bimpson 54' , 58'
46,725
Report
Report
26-Aug-53
Newcastle United
H
2β2
Baron 2
47,263
Report
Report
29-Aug-53
Bolton Wanderers
A
0β2
28,277
Report
Report
02-Sep-53
Newcastle United
A
0β4
47,000
Report
Report
05-Sep-53
Preston North End
H
1β5
B.Jones 55'
46,928
Report
Report
07-Sep-53
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
1β2
Jackson 87'
35,701
Report
Report
12-Sep-53
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1β2
B.Jones 58'
45,000
Report
Report
16-Sep-53
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1β1
B.Jones 69'
40,000
Report
Report
19-Sep-53
Burnley
H
4β0
Bimpson 2' , 6' , 22' , 44'
36,643
Report
Report
26-Sep-53
Charlton Athletic
A
0β6
31,000
Report
Report
03-Oct-53
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2β2
Paisley 30'
Bimpson 34'
38,647
Report
Report
10-Oct-53
Aston Villa
H
6β1
Liddell 14'
Smyth 69' , 80'
Paisley 72'
Payne 80'
Own goal 88'
37,759
Report
Report
17-Oct-53
Huddersfield Town
A
0β2
30,115
Report
Report
24-Oct-53
Sheffield United
H
3β0
Payne 19'
Smyth 58' , 60'
37,978
Report
Report
31-Oct-53
Chelsea
A
2β5
Smyth 12 84'
33,000
Report
Report
07-Nov-53
Manchester City
H
2β2
Bimpson 43'
Baron 58'
30,917
Report
Report
14-Nov-53
Sunderland
A
2β3
Smyth 20 40'
36,369
Report
Report
21-Nov-53
Arsenal
H
1β2
Bimpson 40'
47,814
Report
Report
28-Nov-53
Cardiff City
A
1β3
Bimpson 38'
15,000
Report
Report
05-Dec-53
Blackpool
H
5β2
Payne 45'
A'Court 53' , 57'
Arnell 79'
Smyth 88'
47,320
Report
Report
12-Dec-53
Portsmouth
A
1β5
Smyth 31'
23,509
Report
Report
19-Dec-53
Manchester United
A
1β5
Bimpson 58'
26,074
Report
Report
25-Dec-53
West Bromwich Albion
A
2β5
A'Court Lambert pen 71'
28,000
Report
Report
26-Dec-53
West Bromwich Albion
H
0β0
51,167
Report
Report
02-Jan-54
Bolton Wanderers
H
1β2
Evans 2'
44,383
Report
Report
16-Jan-54
Preston North End
A
1β2
Baron 71'
27,000
Report
Report
23-Jan-54
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2β2
Liddell 53'
Evans 75'
43,592
Report
Report
06-Feb-54
Burnley
A
1β1
Anderson 81'
23,000
Report
Report
13-Feb-54
Charlton Athletic
H
2β3
Evans 28'
Anderson 41'
47,657
Report
Report
24-Feb-54
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1β1
Anderson 86'
10,000
Report
Report
27-Feb-54
Aston Villa
A
1β2
Bimpson 70'
25,000
Report
Report
06-Mar-54
Huddersfield Town
H
1β3
Evans 11'
46,074
Report
Report
13-Mar-54
Sheffield United
A
1β3
Liddell pen 18'
17,000
Report
Report
20-Mar-54
Chelsea
H
1β1
Anderson 84'
36,292
Report
Report
03-Apr-54
Sunderland
H
4β3
Jackson 45'
Evans 48'
Liddell pen 67'
Anderson 71'
30,417
Report
Report
07-Apr-54
Manchester City
A
2β0
Jackson 44' , 57'
13,593
Report
Report
10-Apr-54
Arsenal
A
0β3
33,178
Report
Report
16-Apr-54
Middlesbrough
A
1β0
Smyth 19'
30,000
Report
Report
17-Apr-54
Cardiff City
H
0β1
41,340
Report
Report
19-Apr-54
Middlesbrough
H
4β1
Rowley 29'
Smyth 37' , 63'
Liddell 68'
22,000
Report
Report
24-Apr-54
Blackpool
A
0β3
18,651
Report
Report
FA Cup
References