1951-52 season

1951-52 season
General information
Manager	George Kay Don Welsh
Captain	Phil Taylor
Performance
Division 1	11th
FA Cup	5th round
Top scorers
League	Liddell (19)
FA Cup	Done (1) Paisley (1) Payne (1)
Overall	Liddell (19)
Attendances
Average	39,690
←1950-51	1952-53→

The 1951-52 season was Liverpool's 60th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Charlie Ashcroft
• GK. Russell Crossley
• DF. Laurie Hughes
• DF. Ray Lambert
• DF. Bill Jones
• DF. Eddie Spicer
• DF. Bob Paisley
• DF. Phil Taylor
• DF. John Heydon
• DF. Steve Parr
• DF. George Whitworth
• DF. Joe Cadden
• DF. Bill Shepherd
• MF. Billy Liddell
• MF. Ken Brierley
• MF. Jimmy Payne
• MF. Brian Jackson
• MF. John Thomas Smith
• MF. Bryan Williams
• MF. Don Woan
• FW. Jack Balmer
• FW. Kevin Baron
• FW. Albert Stubbins
• FW. Mervyn Jones
• FW. Cyril Done
• FW. Willie Fagan
• FW. Jack Haigh

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

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 August 1951	Edinburgh XI	2-1	Liddell 2

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
4 October 1951	Rhyl	3-0	Heydon, Balmer
2 May 1952	Portsmouth	0-2
7 May 1952	Essen Select	2-2	Liddell, Smith
14 May 1952	Austria Vienna	0-2
18 May 1952	Ausberg	4-1	Liddell, Payne 2, Baron
22 May 1952	Madrid Select	1-3	Payne

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
18 August 1951	Portsmouth	0-2
21 August 1951	Burnley	0-0
25 August 1951	Chelsea	3-1	Baron (19), Liddell (50), Stubbins (63)
29 August 1951	Burnley	3-1	Stubbins (12), Done (44), Liddell (86)
1 September 1951	Huddersfield	2-1	Liddell (?), Baron (71)
5 September 1951	Arsenal	0-0
8 September 1951	Wolves	1-2	Brierley (64)
12 September 1951	Arsenal	0-0
15 September 1951	Sunderland	2-2	Liddell (19), Baron (29)
22 September 1951	Aston Villa	0-2
29 September 1951	Derby	2-0	Smith (18), Williams (63)
6 October 1951	Charlton	0-2
13 October 1951	Fulham	4-0	Smith (18), Payne (22, 85), Liddell (66)
20 October 1951	Middlesbrough	3-3	Liddell (60), Smith (69), B. Jones (88)
27 October 1951	West Brom	2-5	Payne (25), Liddell (pen 42)
3 November 1951	Newcastle	1-1	Payne (83)
10 November 1951	Bolton	1-1	Jackson (61)
17 November 1951	Stoke	2-1	Baron (39), Payne (62)
24 November 1951	Man Utd	0-0
1 December 1951	Tottenham	3-2	Liddell (10, 17, pen 71)
8 December 1951	Preston	2-2	Liddell (65), Hughes (88)
15 December 1951	Portsmouth	3-1	Liddell (17, 87), Smith (32)
22 December 1951	Chelsea	1-1	Liddell (31)
25 December 1951	Blackpool	1-1	Payne
26 December 1951	Blackpool	0-2
29 December 1951	Huddersfield	2-1	Liddell (42), Payne (76)
5 January 1952	Wolves	1-1	Taylor (76)
19 January 1952	Sunderland	0-3
26 January 1952	Aston Villa	1-2	Liddell (31)
9 February 1952	Derby	1-1	Done (86)
16 February 1952	Charlton	1-1	Done (20)
1 March 1952	Fulham	1-1	Payne (16)
8 March 1952	Middlesbrough	1-1	B. Jones (82)
15 March 1952	West Brom	3-3	Liddell (62), Paisley (63), Stubbins (64)
22 March 1952	Newcastle	3-0	Smith , Stubbins (53, 60)
29 March 1952	Bolton	1-1	Liddell (19)
5 April 1952	Stoke	2-1	Paisley , Baron (82)
11 April 1952	Man City	2-1	Baron (17), Payne (19)
12 April 1952	Man Utd	0-4
14 April 1952	Man City	1-2	Smith (45)
19 April 1952	Tottenham	1-1	Liddell (82)
26 April 1952	Preston	0-4

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	12 January 1952	Workington	1-0	Payne (76)
4	2 February 1952	Wolves	2-1	Paisley (5), Done (9)
5	23 February 1952	Burnley	0-2

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
10	Charlton	42	17	10	15	68	63	1.08	44
11	Liverpool	42	12	19	11	57	61	0.93	43
12	Sunderland	42	15	12	15	70	61	1.15	42

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Charlie Ashcroft	34	0	1	0	35	0
FW	Jack Balmer	2	0	2	0	4	0
FW	Kevin Baron	40	6	1	0	41	6
MF	Ken Brierley	11	1	0	0	11	1
DF	Joe Cadden	0	0	1	0	1	0
GK	Russell Crossley	8	0	2	0	10	0
FW	Cyril Done	10	3	2	1	12	4
FW	Willie Fagan	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	Jack Haigh	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF	John Heydon	27	0	2	0	29	0
DF	Laurie Hughes	25	1	1	0	26	1
MF	Brian Jackson	15	1	1	0	16	1
DF	Bill Jones	36	2	3	0	39	2
FW	Mervyn Jones	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Ray Lambert	32	0	3	0	35	0
MF	Billy Liddell	40	19	3	0	43	19
DF	Bob Paisley	37	2	3	1	40	3
DF	Steve Parr	16	0	0	0	16	0
MF	Jimmy Payne	35	9	3	1	38	10
DF	Bill Shepherd	2	0	0	0	2	0
MF	John Thomas Smith	27	6	1	0	28	6
FW	Albert Stubbins	12	5	0	0	12	5
DF	Phil Taylor	24	1	2	0	26	1
DF	George Whitworth	9	0	0	0	9	0
MF	Bryan Williams	11	1	2	0	13	1

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Mervyn Jones	Bangor City	Unknown	November 1951
Brian Jackson	Leyton Orient	Swap + £6,500	5 November 1951

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Tommy McLeod	Chesterfield	Unknown	July 1951
Sam Shields	Airdrie	Unknown	July 1951
Ray Minshull	Southport	Free	4 July 1951
Don Woan	Leyton Orient	Swap	5 November 1951
Bill Shepherd	Wigan	Unknown	1952