1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool 1958–59 Phil Taylor Second Division 4th FA Cup Third round Jimmy Melia (21) Jimmy Melia (21) 52,546 (v Barnsley, League, 27 March) 11,976 (v Scunthorpe UnitedLeague, 22 April) 36,653 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _vneckred _redborder ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 season was the 67th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their fifth consecutive year in the Second Division. The club finished fourth for the second consecutive season, seven points outside the automatic promotion places. Liverpool lost their first match in the FA Cup to Worcester City, then in the Southern League, and one league below the Football League at that time. The Third Round match finished 2–1 to Worcester City. Squad Goalkeepers SAF 1928 Doug Rudham SCO Tommy Younger Defenders ENG Gerry Byrne ENG John Molyneux ENG Ronnie Moran ENG Geoff Twentyman ENG Dick White Midfielders ENG Alan A'Court ENG Bobby Campbell SCO James Harrower SCO Billy Liddell ENG Fred Morris ENG Johnny Morrissey ENG Johnny Wheeler ENG Barry Wilkinson Forwards ENG Alan Arnell ENG Alan Banks ENG Louis Bimpson ENG Jimmy Melia ENG Bobby Murdoch Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 2 FA Cup ENG MF Alan A'Court 39 7 1 0 ENG FW Alan Arnell 12 5 0 0 ENG FW Alan Banks 3 2 0 0 ENG FW Louis Bimpson 15 11 1 0 ENG DF Gerry Byrne 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Bobby Campbell 10 1 0 0 SCO MF Jimmy Harrower 37 6 1 0 SCO MF Billy Liddell 19 14 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Melia 39 21 1 0 ENG DF John Molyneux 37 1 1 0 ENG DF Ronnie Moran 40 0 1 0 ENG MF Fred Morris 40 12 1 0 ENG MF Johnny Morrissey 2 0 0 0 ENG FW Bobby Murdoch 2 0 0 0 South Africa 1928 GK Doug Rudham 1 0 0 0 ENG MF Roy Saunders 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Geoff Twentyman 25 4 1 1 ENG FW Johnny Wheeler 41 1 1 0 ENG DF Dick White 42 0 1 0 ENG MF Barry Wilkinson 12 0 0 0 SCO GK Tommy Younger 41 0 1 0 |} Table Second Division y LIV Results Second Division 1958–59 Football League#Second Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 23-Aug-58 Grimsby Town H 3–3 Melia 19 Liddell pen 39 50 47,502 Report Report 30-Aug-58 Sunderland A 1–2 Liddell 42 36,168 Report Report 03-Sep-58 Brighton & Hove Albion H 5–0 Arnell 5 18 Harrower 21 Banks 30 Molyneux 43 39,520 Report Report 06-Sep-58 Middlesbrough A 1–2 Harrower 34 35,000 Report Report 10-Sep-58 Sheffield United H 2–1 Liddell 33 Twentyman 85 44,232 Report Report 13-Sep-58 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Liddell 44 pen 65 A'Court 87 43,329 Report Report 15-Sep-58 Sheffield United A 0–2 14,727 Report Report 20-Sep-58 Bristol City A 3–1 Liddell 1 55 Campbell 51 26,896 Report Report 24-Sep-58 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 Liddell 5 Morris 75 21,323 Report Report 27-Sep-58 Cardiff City H 1–2 Banks 5 41,866 Report Report 04-Oct-58 Huddersfield Town A 0–5 15,934 Report Report 11-Oct-58 Lincoln City H 3–2 Harrower 9 Morris 24 36 31,344 Report Report 18-Oct-58 Fulham A 1–0 Bimpson 83 32,200 Report Report 25-Oct-58 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 Own goal 64 Morris pen 66 Harrower 82 39,912 Report Report 01-Nov-58 Stoke City A 2–0 Bimpson 73 Melia 83 26,919 Report Report 08-Nov-58 Leyton Orient H 3–0 Twentyman 47 Bimpson 64 Melia 72 34,920 Report Report 15-Nov-58 Derby County A 2–3 Own goal 8 Bimpson 33 16,907 Report Report 22-Nov-58 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 Twentyman 70 Melia 84 39,365 Report Report 29-Nov-58 Ipswich Town A 0–2 15,637 Report Report 06-Dec-58 Swansea Town H 4–0 Bimpson 11 Morris 27 Harrower 55 A'Court 73 27,561 Report Report 13-Dec-58 Scunthorpe United A 2–1 Melia 5 A'Court 77 11,194 Report Report 20-Dec-58 Grimsby Town A 3–2 Morris 43 Bimpson 48 A'Court 88 10,004 Report Report 26-Dec-58 Rotherham United A 1–0 Melia 61 12,960 Report Report 27-Dec-58 Rotherham United H 4–0 Morris 7 Bimpson 43 63 Harrower 78 44,729 Report Report 03-Jan-59 Sunderland H 3–1 Wheeler 29 Bimpson 58 Morris 73 36,953 Report Report 31-Jan-59 Charlton Athletic A 3–2 Twentyman 38 Morris 60 Melia 63 17,566 Report Report 07-Feb-59 Bristol City H 3–2 Arnell 2 70 Melia 26 34,091 Report Report 14-Feb-59 Cardiff City A 0–3 25,000 Report Report 21-Feb-59 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 Melia 44 Morris 82 28,860 Report Report 28-Feb-59 Leyton Orient A 3–1 Melia 26 Morris 61 A'Court 71 14,064 Report Report 07-Mar-59 Fulham H 0–0 43,926 Report Report 20-Mar-59 Stoke City H 3–4 Melia 3 31 Bimpson 25 35,507 Report Report 27-Mar-59 Barnsley H 3–2 Melia 16 Liddell 79 83 52,546 Report Report 28-Mar-59 Lincoln City A 1–2 Bimpson 26 11,012 Report Report 30-Mar-59 Barnsley A 2–0 Melia 9 68 7,517 Report Report 04-Apr-59 Derby County H 3–0 Liddell 2 Melia 47 72 38,879 Report Report 08-Apr-59 Middlesbrough H 1–2 Melia 79 36,288 Report Report 11-Apr-59 Bristol Rovers A 0–3 14,810 Report Report 14-Apr-59 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 28,264 Report Report 18-Apr-59 Ipswich Town H 3–1 Melia 14 Liddell 65 A'Court 88 16,415 Report Report 22-Apr-59 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 Arnell 48 Liddell 61 Morris 73 11,976 Report Report 25-Apr-59 Swansea Town A 3–3 A'Court 1 Melia 48 67 8,000 Report Report FA Cup 1958–59 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 15-Jan-59 Worcester City A 1–2 Twentyman pen 83 15,011 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1958-59 season Liverweb - 1958-59 Season - Liverpool League Results 1958-59 season - Liverpool League Results 1958-59 season https://web.archive.org/web/20131021064639/http://www.alltimesoccer.com/result/liverpool?competition=football_league_championship&season=1958-59 21 October 2013 - Liverpool FA Cup Results 1958-59 season https://web.archive.org/web/20131021064637/http://www.alltimesoccer.com/result/liverpool?competition=fa_cup&season=1958-59 21 October 2013 Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool