1949–50 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool 1949–50 George Kay First Division 8th FA Cup Runners-up Billy Liddell (17) Billy Liddell (19) 58,757 (v Chelsea, League 27 December) 33,464 (v Blackpool, League, 8 March) 45,783 _collar _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white 000000 ff0000 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was the 58th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing eighth in the table. Liverpool had played the first 19 games of the season unbeaten up to the middle of December and despite losing games after this, still remained top of the league on Good Friday.Murray 2017 127 On Easter Sunday, Liverpool lost 5–1 away to Newcastle and went on to lose three of their last four games, ultimately finishing the season in eighth place, five points off ultimate league winners Portsmouth.Murray 2017 128 They also reached the FA Cup Final but lost 2–0 to Arsenal. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Charlie Ashcroft ENG Ray Minshull WAL Cyril Sidlow Defenders SCO Joe Cadden SCO Frank Christie ENG John Heydon ENG Laurie Hughes ENG Bill Jones WAL Ray Lambert ENG Bob Paisley ENG Bill Shepherd SCO Sam Shields ENG Eddie Spicer ENG Phil Taylor Midfielders ENG Ken Brierley SCO Billy Liddell SCO Tommy McLeod ENG Jimmy Payne ENG Bryan Williams Forwards ENG Jack Balmer ENG Kevin Baron ENG Cyril Done SCO Willie Fagan ENG Albert Stubbins Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup ENG FW Jack Balmer 9 1 0 0 ENG FW Kevin Baron 38 7 7 1 ENG MF Ken Brierley 11 5 0 0 SCO DF Frank Christie 4 0 0 0 ENG FW Cyril Done 15 5 0 0 SCO FW Willie Fagan 35 11 7 4 ENG DF Laurie Hughes 35 0 6 0 ENG DF Bill Jones 26 0 3 0 WAL DF Ray Lambert 41 1 7 0 SCO MF Billy Liddell 41 18 7 2 ENG GK Ray Minshull 5 0 0 0 ENG DF Bob Paisley 23 1 5 1 ENG MF Jimmy Payne 31 5 7 2 ENG DF Bill Shepherd 6 0 0 0 SCO FW Sam Shields 1 0 0 0 WAL GK Cyril Sidlow 37 0 7 0 ENG DF Eddie Spicer 37 0 7 0 ENG FW Albert Stubbins 29 10 7 1 ENG DF Phil Taylor 37 0 7 0 ENG MF Billy Watkinson 1 0 0 0 |} Table First Division y LIV Results First Division 1949–50 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 20-Aug-49 Sunderland H 4–2 Paisley 32 Balmer 42 Baron 63 Stubbins 73 49,811 Report Report 22-Aug-49 Stoke City A 0–0 27,255 Report Report 27-Aug-49 Everton A 0–0 70,812 Report Report 31-Aug-49 Stoke City H 1–1 Liddell 28 38,097 Report Report 03-Sep-49 Arsenal A 2–1 Stubbins 38 75 51,866 Report Report 07-Sep-49 Manchester United H 1–1 Stubbins 76 51,857 Report Report 10-Sep-49 Bolton Wanderers H 1–1 Baron 62 44,212 Report Report 17-Sep-49 Birmingham City A 3–2 Done 2 Liddell 70 74 37,859 Report Report 24-Sep-49 Derby County H 3–1 Baron 5 Fagan 20 Payne 30 54,512 Report Report 01-Oct-49 West Bromwich Albion A 1–0 Stubbins 37 44,219 Report Report 08-Oct-49 Middlesbrough H 2–0 Payne 74 Lambert pen 77 49,569 Report Report 15-Oct-49 Blackpool A 0–0 33,675 Report Report 22-Oct-49 Newcastle United H 2–2 Liddell 6 Baron 70 48,987 Report Report 29-Oct-49 Fulham A 1–0 Liddell 15 41,870 Report Report 05-Nov-49 Manchester City H 4–0 Liddell ? pen 11 Brierley 21 Baron 50,536 Report Report 12-Nov-49 Charlton Athletic A 3–1 Done 35 Liddell 42 pen 73 41,166 Report Report 19-Nov-49 Aston Villa H 2–1 Liddell 2 Brierley 82 50,293 Report Report 26-Nov-49 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 Fagan 27 52,509 Report Report 03-Dec-49 Portsmouth H 2–2 Done 29 50 44,851 Report Report 10-Dec-49 Huddersfield Town A 2–3 Fagan 4 Brierley 24 25,767 Report Report 17-Dec-49 Sunderland A 2–3 Brierley 8 Done 15 46,515 Report Report 24-Dec-49 Everton H 3–1 Baron 56 ? Fagan 50,485 Report Report 26-Dec-49 Chelsea A 1–1 Fagan 88 55,920 Report Report 27-Dec-49 Chelsea H 2–2 Fagan 51 59 58,757 Report Report 31-Dec-49 Arsenal H 2–0 Liddell 32 Own goal 82 55,020 Report Report 14-Jan-50 Bolton Wanderers A 2–3 Liddell 80 Fagan 81 41,507 Report Report 21-Jan-50 Birmingham City H 2–0 Payne 23 Stubbins 69 37,668 Report Report 04-Feb-50 Derby County A 2–2 Stubbins 65 Liddell 36,835 Report Report 18-Feb-50 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 Stubbins 12 Brierley 87 46,634 Report Report 25-Feb-50 Middlesbrough A 1–4 Stubbins 41 31,804 Report Report 08-Mar-50 Blackpool H 0–1 33,464 Report Report 11-Mar-50 Aston Villa A 0–2 40,820 Report Report 15-Mar-50 Manchester United A 0–0 45,283 Report Report 18-Mar-50 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 41,216 Report Report 29-Mar-50 Manchester City A 2–1 Liddell Payne 22,661 Report Report 01-Apr-50 Charlton Athletic H 1–0 Liddell pen 20 39,721 Report Report 07-Apr-50 Burnley A 2–0 Payne 47 Liddell 51 33,025 Report Report 08-Apr-50 Newcastle United A 1–5 Fagan 29 48,639 Report Report 10-Apr-50 Burnley H 0–1 43,716 Report Report 15-Apr-50 Fulham H 1–1 Fagan 50 36,274 Report Report 22-Apr-50 Portsmouth A 1–2 Stubbins 52 46,927 Report Report 03-May-50 Huddersfield Town H 2–3 Fagan 10 Liddell 56 35,763 Report Report FA Cup 1949–50 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 07-Jan-50 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 52,468 Report Report 11-Jan-50 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 Payne 32 Fagan 51 52,221 Report Report 28-Jan-50 Exeter City H 3–1 Baron 45 Fagan 82 Payne 88 45,209 Report Report 11-Feb-50 Stockport County A 2–1 Fagan 57 Stubbins 70 27,833 Report Report 04-Mar-50 Blackpool H 2–1 Fagan 19 Liddell 81 53,973 Report Report 25-Mar-50 Everton A 2–0 Paisley 29 Liddell 62 72,000 Report Report Final 29 April 195015:00 BST Arsenal 2–0 Liverpool ReportReport Lewis 18 63 Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Harry Pearce _collarwhite _darkblue_hoops_2 f2b300 f2b300 f2b300 FFFFFF f2b300 Arsenal _hoops_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 dd0000 Liverpool GK 1ENG George SwindinRB 2ENG Laurie ScottLB 3WAL Walley BarnesHB 4SCO Alex ForbesHB 5ENG Leslie ComptonHB 6ENG Joe Mercer (c)OF 7ENG Freddie CoxIF 8SCO Jimmy LogieCF 9ENG Peter GoringIF 10ENG Reg LewisOF 11ENG Denis ComptonManager: ENG Tom Whittaker GK 1 WAL Cyril SidlowRB 2 WAL Ray LambertLB 3 ENG Eddie SpicerRH 4 ENG Phil Taylor (c)CH 5 ENG Laurie HughesLH 6 ENG Bill JonesOR 7 ENG Jimmy PayneIR 8 ENG Kevin BaronCF 9 ENG Albert StubbinsIL 10SCO Willie FaganOL 11SCO Billy LiddellManager:ENG George Kay References Citations 35em Sources Murray Scott The Title: The Story of the First Division 2017 Bloomsbury Publishing https://books.google.com/books?id=9M8vDgAAQBAJ 978-1-472-93662-2 External links LFC History.net – 1949–50 season Liverweb - 1949–50 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool