1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 January 2022 Liverpool 1956–57 Phil Taylor Second Division 3rd FA Cup Third round Billy Liddell (21) Billy Liddell (21) 49,344 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 18 August) 15,108 (v Bristol City, League, 1 May) 35,735 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _vneckred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 1955–56 1957–58 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 Goalkeepers SAF 1928 Doug Rudham SCO Tommy Younger Defenders ENG Don Campbell ENG Laurie Hughes ENG John Molyneux ENG Ronnie Moran ENG Tom McNulty ENG Fred Perry WAL John Price ENG Geoff Twentyman ENG Dick White Midfielders ENG Alan A'Court ENG Brian Jackson ENG Roy Saunders ENG Barry Wilkinson Forwards ENG Alan Arnell ENG Louis Bimpson ENG Joe Dickson ENG John Evans SCO Billy Liddell ENG Jimmy Melia WAL Tony Rowley ENG Johnny Wheeler Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 2 FA Cup ENG MF Alan A'Court 38 10 1 0 ENG FW Eric Anderson 7 1 0 0 ENG FW Alan Arnell 14 10 1 0 ENG FW Louis Bimpson 21 6 0 0 ENG DF Don Campbell 6 1 0 0 ENG FW John Evans 11 2 0 0 ENG DF Laurie Hughes 41 0 1 0 ENG MF Brian Jackson 19 2 0 0 SCO MF Billy Liddell 41 21 1 0 ENG DF Tom McNulty 2 0 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Melia 26 6 1 0 ENG DF John Molyneux 40 0 1 0 ENG DF Ronnie Moran 42 0 1 0 WAL FW Tony Rowley 14 7 0 0 South Africa 1928 GK Doug Rudham 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Roy Saunders 27 1 1 0 ENG DF Geoff Twentyman 30 3 1 0 ENG FW Johnny Wheeler 28 10 1 1 ENG DF Dick White 5 0 0 0 ENG MF Barry Wilkinson 8 0 0 0 SCO GK Tommy Younger 40 0 1 0 |} Table Second Division y LIV Results Second Division 1956–57 Football League#Second Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 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 1956–57 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 05-Jan-57 Southend United A 1–2 Wheeler 48 18,253 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1956-57 season Liverweb - 1956-57 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool