| 1926-27 season | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Manager |
Matt McQueen |
| Captain |
Don Mackinlay |
| Performance | |
| Division 1 |
9th |
| FA Cup |
5th round |
| Top scorers | |
| League |
Chambers (17) |
| FA Cup |
Chambers (4) |
| Overall |
Chambers (21) |
| Attendances | |
| Average |
30,032 |
The 1926-27 season was Liverpool's 35th season of football since they were established.
Squad[]
- GK. Arthur Riley
- GK. Elisha Scott
- DF. Tom Bromilow
- DF. Robert Done
- DF. Tommy Lucas
- DF. Donald Mackinlay
- DF. Albert Shears
- DF. James Jackson
- DF. David McMullan
- DF. Jock McNab
- DF. Ephraim Longworth
- DF. David Pratt
- DF. William Cockburn
- MF. Fred Hopkin
- MF. Dick Edmed
- MF. George Pither
- FW. Fred Baron
- FW. Gordon Hodgson
- FW. Tom Reid
- FW. Harry Chambers
- FW. William Devlin
- FW. Jimmy Walsh
- FW. Tom Scott
- FW. Dick Forshaw
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies[]
No friendlies were play this season.
Results[]
League[]
| Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1926 | Man Utd | 4-2 | Forshaw (26, 32, 75), Hodgson (24) |
| 30 August 1926 | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Forshaw (15) |
| 4 September 1926 | Derby | 1-2 | Edmed (39) |
| 8 September 1926 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Forshaw (10), Chambers |
| 11 September 1926 | Sheffield United | 5-1 | Hodgson (21, 55, 61), Forshaw (37, pen 49) |
| 18 September 1926 | Arsenal | 0-2 | |
| 25 September 1926 | Everton | 0-1 | |
| 2 October 1926 | Leeds | 2-4 | Forshaw (15), Hodgson (86) |
| 9 October 1926 | Newcastle | 0-1 | |
| 16 October 1926 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-3 | Reid 2 |
| 23 October 1926 | Leicester | 1-0 | Chambers (89) |
| 30 October 1926 | Blackburn | 1-2 | Chambers (13) |
| 6 November 1926 | Huddersfield | 2-3 | Forshaw (19, 70) |
| 13 November 1926 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Forshaw (23) |
| 20 November 1926 | West Brom | 2-1 | Hodgson (6), Chambers (80) |
| 27 November 1926 | Bury | 2-0 | Hodgson (28), Chambers (63) |
| 4 December 1926 | Birmingham | 2-1 | Forshaw (33, 48) |
| 11 December 1926 | Tottenham | 2-1 | Edmed (30), Chambers |
| 18 December 1926 | West Ham | 0-0 | |
| 25 December 1926 | Burnley | 0-4 | |
| 27 December 1926 | Burnley | 2-2 | Chambers (5, 44) |
| 28 December 1926 | Bolton | 3-2 | Hodgson (25), Chambers (42, 76) |
| 1 January 1927 | Bolton | 1-2 | Edmed (40) |
| 15 January 1927 | Man Utd | 1-0 | Forshaw (57) |
| 22 January 1927 | Derby | 3-2 | Hodgson (3, 15, 25) |
| 5 February 1927 | Arsenal | 3-0 | Chambers (3), Reid (53), Cope (og 80) |
| 7 February 1927 | Sheffield United | 4-1 | Reid (15, 66), Chambers (20), T. Scott (35) |
| 12 February 1927 | Everton | 1-0 | Chambers (46) |
| 23 February 1927 | Leeds | 0-0 | |
| 26 February 1927 | Newcastle | 1-2 | Reid (28) |
| 5 March 1927 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Chambers (1, 29), Mackinlay (56) |
| 12 March 1927 | Leicester | 2-3 | Reid (1, 12) |
| 19 March 1927 | Blackburn | 2-2 | Chambers (20), Reid (50) |
| 26 March 1927 | Huddersfield | 0-1 | |
| 2 April 1927 | Sunderland | 1-2 | Chambers (2) |
| 9 April 1927 | West Brom | 1-0 | Edmed (89) |
| 15 April 1927 | Cardiff | 5-0 | Reid 2, Edmed (37), Hodgson (55), Lucas (pen) |
| 16 April 1927 | Bury | 2-2 | Hodgson 2 |
| 18 April 1927 | Cardiff | 0-2 | |
| 23 April 1927 | Birmingham | 0-3 | |
| 30 April 1927 | Tottenham | 1-0 | Edmed (25) |
| 7 May 1927 | West Ham | 3-3 | Hodgson (24, 89), Devlin (43) |
FA Cup[]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 January 1927 | Bournemouth | 1-1 | Hodgson (86) |
| 3 (R) | 12 January 1927 | Bournemouth | 4-1 | Hopkin (5), Chambers (22, 60, 65) |
| 4 | 29 January 1927 | Southport | 3-1 | Hodgson (13), Chambers (50), Edmed (88) |
| 5 | 19 February 1927 | Arsenal | 0-2 |
Tables[]
League[]
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | G. Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 0.86 | 44 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 61 | 1.13 | 42 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 83 | 0.98 | 43 |
Player stats[]
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FW | Fred Baron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Tom Bromilow | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Chambers | 42 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 |
| DF | William Cockburn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FW | William Devlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Robert Done | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Dick Edmed | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 7 |
| FW | Dick Forshaw | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 14 |
| FW | Gordon Hodgson | 36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 18 |
| MF | Fred Hopkin | 36 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| DF | James Jackson | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | Ephraim Longworth | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Lucas | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| DF | Donald Mackinlay | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| DF | David McMullan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Jock McNab | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| MF | George Pither | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | David Pratt | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Reid | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 |
| GK | Arthur Riley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Albert Shears | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| GK | Elisha Scott | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Scott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Jimmy Walsh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Transfers[]
In[]
| Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Gray | Transvaal FC | Unknown | 1926 |
| George Pither | Merthyr Town | £500 | 26 November 1926 |
| William Devlin | Huddersfield | Free | May 1927 |
Out[]
| Player | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Wadsworth | Bristol City | Unknown | 14 May 1926 |
| Archie Rawlings | Walsall | Free | 24 June 1926 |
| Fred Baron | Southend | Unknown | March 1927 |
| Dick Forshaw | Everton | £3,750 | 3 March 1927 |