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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

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

Squad[]

LiverpoolSquad1951-1952
  • 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[1] 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

Notes[]

  1. Don Spendlove's testimonial.


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