1956β57 season | |||
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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 | ||
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The 1956β57 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18-Aug-56 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2β3 |
Liddell ![]() |
49,344 | Report | Report |
23-Aug-56 | Notts County | A | 1β1 |
Liddell ![]() |
14,671 | Report | Report |
25-Aug-56 | Bury | A | 2β0 |
Bimpson ![]() ![]() |
17,000 | Report | Report |
29-Aug-56 | Notts County | H | 3β3 |
Twentyman ![]() ![]() |
41,095 | Report | Report |
01-Sep-56 | Grimsby Town | H | 3β2 |
Bimpson ![]() ![]() |
43,222 | Report | Report |
03-Sep-56 | West Ham United | A | 1β1 |
Liddell ![]() |
25,000 | Report | Report |
08-Sep-56 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1β1 |
Liddell ![]() |
13,580 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-56 | Stoke City | H | 0β2 | 47,119 | Report | Report | |
22-Sep-56 | Middlesbrough | A | 1β1 |
Own Goal ![]() |
23,000 | Report | Report |
29-Sep-56 | Leicester City | H | 2β0 |
Melia ![]() ![]() |
41,126 | Report | Report |
06-Oct-56 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2β3 |
Anderson ![]() ![]() |
41,538 | Report | Report |
13-Oct-56 | Bristol City | A | 1β2 |
Wheeler ![]() |
26,042 | Report | Report |
20-Oct-56 | Fulham | H | 4β3 |
A'Court ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
36,735 | Report | Report |
27-Oct-56 | Barnsley | A | 1β4 |
Melia ![]() |
13,941 | Report | Report |
03-Nov-56 | Port Vale | H | 4β1 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
32,334 | Report | Report |
10-Nov-56 | Rotherham United | A | 2β2 |
Bimpson ![]() ![]() |
11,524 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-56 | Lincoln City F.C. | H | 4β0 |
Arnell ![]() ![]() |
29,672 | Report | Report |
24-Nov-56 | Swansea Town | A | 1β1 |
Arnell ![]() |
18,000 | Report | Report |
01-Dec-56 | Sheffield United | H | 5β1 |
Wheeler ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
34,159 | Report | Report |
08-Dec-56 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0β1 | 17,624 | Report | Report | |
15-Dec-56 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3β0 |
Arnell ![]() |
11,577 | Report | Report |
22-Dec-56 | Bury | H | 2β0 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
18,754 | Report | Report |
25-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | H | 1β0 |
A'Court ![]() |
22,001 | Report | Report |
26-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | A | 4β0 |
A'Court ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10,332 | Report | Report |
29-Dec-56 | Grimsby Town | A | 0β0 | 15,001 | Report | Report | |
12-Jan-57 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2β1 |
Arnell ![]() ![]() |
35,954 | Report | Report |
19-Jan-57 | Stoke City | A | 0β1 | 31,144 | Report | Report | |
02-Feb-57 | Middlesbrough | H | 1β2 |
A'Court ![]() |
38,890 | Report | Report |
09-Feb-57 | Leicester City | A | 2β3 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() |
39,622 | Report | Report |
16-Feb-57 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2β2 |
Wheeler ![]() ![]() |
27,100 | Report | Report |
02-Mar-57 | Fulham | A | 2β1 |
Evans ![]() ![]() |
26,500 | Report | Report |
09-Mar-57 | Barnsley | H | 2β1 |
Wheeler ![]() ![]() |
30,672 | Report | Report |
16-Mar-57 | Port Vale | A | 2β1 |
Rowley ![]() |
14,241 | Report | Report |
23-Mar-57 | Rotherham United | H | 4β1 |
Liddell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
33,307 | Report | Report |
30-Mar-57 | Lincoln City F.C. | A | 3β3 |
Jackson ![]() ![]() |
8,449 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-57 | Swansea Town | H | 2β0 |
A'Court ![]() |
34,773 | Report | Report |
13-Apr-57 | Sheffield United | A | 0β3 | 24,000 | Report | Report | |
19-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4β1 |
Melia ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40,776 | Report | Report |
20-Apr-57 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3β1 |
Liddell
A'Court
Rowley ![]() |
47,621 | Report | Report |
22-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0β0 | 14,794 | Report | Report | |
27-Apr-57 | West Ham United | H | 1β0 |
Liddell ![]() |
36,236 | Report | Report |
01-May-57 | Bristol City | H | 2β1 |
Rowley ![]() ![]() |
15,108 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
05-Jan-57 | Southend United | A | 1β2 |
Wheeler ![]() |
18,253 | Report | Report |