1929-30 season

1929-30 season
General information
Manager	George Patterson
Captain	James Jackson
Performance
Division 1	12th
FA Cup	3rd round
Top scorers
League	Smith (23)
FA Cup	McPherson (1)
Overall	Smith (23)
Attendances
Average	31,276
←1928-29	1930-31→

The 1929-30 season was Liverpool's 38th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Arthur Riley
• GK. Elisha Scott
• DF. Tom Bromilow
• DF. Jimmy McDougall
• DF. Tom Morrison
• DF. Robert Done
• DF. James Jackson
• DF. Tommy Lucas
• DF. David Davidson
• DF. Tommy Gardner
• DF. John Lindsay
• DF. Bill Murray
• MF. Harold Barton
• MF. Tom Bradshaw
• MF. Gordon Gunson
• MF. Fred Hopkin
• MF. Dick Edmed
• MF. Charlie Thompson
• FW. Dave Wright
• FW. Gordon Hodgson
• FW. Archie McPherson
• FW. Jimmy Smith
• FW. Alan Scott
• FW. Robert Clark
• FW. Henry Race
• FW. John McFarlane

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
26 April 1930	Clyde	2-1	Gunson, Smith
28 April 1930	Partick Thistle	2-1	Smith, Hodgson (52)
5 May 1930	Tranmere	6-0	Smith 4, Wright, Done (pen)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
31 August 1929	Middlesbrough	0-5
4 September 1929	Huddersfield	3-0	Clark (50), Race (60), Hodgson
7 September 1929	Everton	0-3
14 September 1929	West Ham	3-1	Edmed (8, 15), Lindsay (57)
16 September 1929	Huddersfield	0-3
21 September 1929	Man City	2-1	Smith (60, 70)
28 September 1929	Grimsby	2-0	Hodgson (40), Race (83)
5 October 1929	Leicester	1-2	Smith (13)
9 October 1929	Blackburn	1-1	Race (61)
12 October 1929	Birmingham	1-1	Smith (63)
19 October 1929	Derby	2-2	Smith (59), Hodgson (90)
26 October 1929	Man City	1-6	Smith (1)
2 November 1929	Portsmouth	3-3	Hodgson (12), Davidson (75), Smith (82)
9 November 1929	Bolton	3-0	Race (12, 60, 61)
16 November 1929	Aston Villa	3-2	Murray (24), Mort (og 44), Smith (75)
23 November 1929	Leeds	1-0	Smith (1)
30 November 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	1-2	Hodgson (33)
7 December 1929	Burnley	1-3	Hodgson (10)
14 December 1929	Sunderland	3-2	Smith (14), Hopkin (15), Hodgson (38)
21 December 1929	Arsenal	1-0	McPherson (53)
25 December 1929	Sheffield United	0-4
26 December 1929	Sheffield United	2-0	Smith (15), McPherson (40)
28 December 1929	Middlesbrough	5-2	Edmed , Smith (40, 82), Hopkin (?, 52)
4 January 1930	Everton	3-3	Edmed (52), McPherson (70), McDougall (72)
18 January 1930	West Ham	1-4	Smith (11)
25 January 1930	Man Utd	1-0	Race (44)
1 February 1930	Grimsby	2-3	Smith (51, 85)
8 February 1930	Leicester	1-1	Hodgson (79)
15 February 1930	Birmingham	0-1
22 February 1930	Derby	1-2	Hodgson (31, 55)
1 March 1930	Man City	3-4	Smith (15), McPherson (35), Hodgson (52)
8 March 1930	Portsmouth	2-0	Hodgson (28, 89)
15 March 1930	Bolton	2-0	Smith (7, 17)
25 March 1930	Aston Villa	2-0	Gunson (33), Smith (67)
29 March 1930	Leeds	1-1	Smith (87)
2 April 1930	Arsenal	1-0	McPherson (12)
5 April 1930	Sheffield Wednesday	1-3	Hodgson (13)
12 April 1930	Burnley	1-4	Smith (15)
18 April 1930	Newcastle	1-3	Smith (33)
19 April 1930	Sunderland	0-6
21 April 1930	Newcastle	0-0
3 May 1930	Blackburn	0-1

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	11 January 1930	Cardiff	1-2	McPherson (19)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
11	Birmingham	42	16	9	17	67	62	1.08	41
12	Liverpool	42	16	9	17	63	79	0.80	41
13	Portsmouth	42	15	10	17	66	62	1.06	40

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Harold Barton	12	0	0	0	12	0
MF	Tom Bradshaw	17	0	0	0	17	0
DF	Tom Bromilow	9	0	0	0	9	0
FW	Robert Clark	4	1	0	0	4	1
DF	David Davidson	22	1	1	0	23	1
DF	Robert Done	13	0	0	0	13	0
MF	Dick Edmed	29	4	1	0	30	4
DF	Tommy Gardner	5	0	0	0	5	0
MF	Gordon Gunson	10	1	0	0	10	1
FW	Gordon Hodgson	36	14	1	0	37	14
MF	Fred Hopkin	31	3	1	0	32	3
DF	James Jackson	40	0	1	0	41	0
DF	John Lindsay	4	1	0	0	4	1
DF	Tommy Lucas	31	0	1	0	32	0
DF	Jimmy McDougall	34	1	1	0	35	1
FW	John McFarlane	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Archie McPherson	25	5	1	1	26	6
DF	Tom Morrison	36	0	1	0	37	0
DF	Bill Murray	2	1	0	0	2	1
FW	Henry Race	19	7	0	0	19	7
GK	Arthur Riley	34	0	1	0	35	0
FW	Alan Scott	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Elisha Scott	8	0	0	0	8	0
FW	Jimmy Smith	37	23	1	0	38	23
MF	Charlie Thompson	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Dave Wright	1	0	0	0	1	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Syd Roberts	Bootle JOC	Free	1929
Charlie Thompson	Wallsend	Free	May 1929
Jimmy Smith	Ayr United	£5,500	18 September1929
John Charlton	Bradford City	Unknown	October 1929
Archie McPherson	Rangers	Unknown	November 1929
Robert Ireland	Rangers	Unknown	21 November 1929
Tom Bradshaw	Bury	£8,000	January 1930
Dave Wright	Sunderland	Unknown	12 March 1930
Gordon Gunson	Sunderland	Unknown	12 March 1930
Andrew Aitken	Wallsend	Free	15 March 1930

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Billy Millar	Barrow	Unknown	1929
Donald Mackinlay	Prescot Cables	Free	July 1929
Bill Salisbury	Bangor City	Unknown	August 1929
Jimmy Gray	Exeter	Unknown	January 1930
David Davidson	Newcastle	£4,000	January 1930
John Lindsay	Swansea	Unknown	January 1930
Bill Murray	Barrow	Unknown	31 January 1930