1952-53 season

1952-53 season
General information
Manager	Don Welsh
Captain	Phil Taylor
Performance
Division 1	17th
FA Cup	3rd round
Top scorers
League	Liddell (13)
FA Cup	None
Overall	Liddell (13)
Attendances
Average	40,172
←1951-52	1953-54→

The 1952-53 season was Liverpool's 61st season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Charlie Ashcroft
• GK. Russell Crossley
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Laurie Hughes
• DF. Ray Lambert
• DF. Bill Jones
• DF. Eddie Spicer
• DF. Bob Paisley
• DF. Phil Taylor
• DF. John Heydon
• DF. Hugh Gerhardi
• DF. Joseph Maloney
• DF. Steve Parr
• DF. George Whitworth
• MF. Billy Liddell
• MF. Ken Brierley
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Roy Saunders
• MF. Brian Jackson
• MF. John Thomas Smith
• MF. Jimmy Payne
• MF. Bryan Williams
• FW. Eric Anderson
• FW. Kevin Baron
• FW. Sammy Smyth
• FW. Arthur Rowley
• FW. Louis Bimpson
• FW. Albert Stubbins
• FW. Mervyn Jones
• FW. Joe Dickson

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
31 January 1953	Leeds	0-1
28 February 1953	Burnley	3-2	Bimpson (8, 58, 62)
18 March 1953	Western Command TA XI	2-0	Pringle, Rowley
14 May 1953	Irish All Stars	4-0	Bimpson 2, Liddell 2
17 May 1953	American Soccer League	4-1	Baron 2, Jones 2
20 May 1953	New England All Stars	4-0	Jones 2, Smyth 2
24 May 1953	Nuremberg	4-3	Jones (10), Liddell (25), Baron (?), Smyth (?)
27 May 1953	Montreal All-Stars	10-0	Jones 3, Liddell 2, Payne 2, Maloney 2, A'Court
31 May 1953	Toledo All-Stars	10-3	Baron 2, Payne 2, Paisley, Liddell 2, A'Court, Smith, ?
7 June 1953	Chicago All-Stars	4-2	Liddell 3, Baron
9 June 1953	St Louis All-Stars	5-1	Liddell 2, Smyth 3
13 June 1953	Irish Internationals	3-1	Baron 2, Smyth
14 June 1953	BSC Young Boys	1-1	Liddell (58)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
23 August 1952	Preston	1-1	Smith (41)
27 August 1952	Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Baron (88)
30 August 1952	Stoke	3-2	Smith (28), Baron (36), Liddell (70)
3 September 1952	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Baron (41), Liddell (56)
6 September 1952	Man City	2-0	Baron (5), Smith (8)
10 September 1952	Tottenham	2-1	Smith (61), Liddell (pen 75)
13 September 1952	Portsmouth	1-1	Williams (9)
15 September 1952	Tottenham	1-3	Williams (30)
20 September 1952	Middlesbrough	4-1	Payne (8), Smith (25), Williams (27), Baron (52)
27 September 1952	West Brom	0-3
4 October 1952	Newcastle	5-3	Liddell (9), Smith (36, 69), Baron (47), Paisley (77)
11 October 1952	Bolton	2-2	Baron (30), Payne (34)
18 October 1952	Aston Villa	0-2
25 October 1952	Sunderland	1-3	Liddell (65)
1 November 1952	Wolves	2-1	Payne (3), Liddell (48)
8 November 1952	Charlton	2-3	Williams (70), Brierley (83)
15 November 1952	Arsenal	1-5	Payne (5)
22 November 1952	Derby	2-3	Liddell (pen 60), Smith (79)
29 November 1952	Blackpool	2-2	Payne (18, 25)
13 December 1952	Man Utd	1-2	Liddell (10)
20 December 1952	Preston	2-2	Liddell (33), Baron (44)
25 December 1952	Burnley	0-2
26 December 1952	Burnley	1-1	Liddell (pen 30)
3 January 1953	Stoke	1-3	Baron (8)
17 January 1953	Man City	0-1
24 January 1953	Portsmouth	1-3	Paisley (66)
7 February 1953	Middlesbrough	3-2	Liddell (20), Smyth (22), Taylor (68)
14 February 1953	West Brom	3-0	Liddell (30), Payne (46), Smyth (47)
21 February 1953	Newcastle	2-1	Smyth (15), Taylor (17)
4 March 1953	Bolton	0-0
7 March 1953	Aston Villa	0-4
14 March 1953	Sunderland	2-0	Smyth (13), A'Court (39)
21 March 1953	Wolves	0-3
23 March 1953	Chelsea	0-3
28 March 1953	Charlton	1-2	Payne
3 April 1953	Cardiff	2-1	Jones (4), Bimpson (19)
4 April 1953	Arsenal	3-5	Bimpson (75), A'Court (77), Liddell (87)
6 April 1953	Cardiff	0-4
11 April 1953	Derby	1-1	Smyth (59)
18 April 1953	Blackpool	1-3	Smyth (73)
20 April 1953	Man Utd	1-3	Smyth (88)
25 April 1953	Chelsea	2-0	Jones (33), Bimpson (82)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	10 January 1953	Gateshead	0-1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
16	Newcastle	42	14	9	19	59	70	0.84	37
17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	0.74	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	0.86	35

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	12	2	0	0	12	2
FW	Eric Anderson	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Charlie Ashcroft	24	0	0	0	24	0
FW	Kevin Baron	27	9	1	0	28	9
FW	Louis Bimpson	8	3	0	0	8	3
MF	Ken Brierley	10	1	0	0	10	1
GK	Russell Crossley	18	0	1	0	19	0
DF	Hugh Gerhardi	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	John Heydon	23	0	1	0	24	0
DF	Laurie Hughes	11	0	0	0	11	0
MF	Brian Jackson	5	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Bill Jones	26	2	1	0	27	2
FW	Mervyn Jones	1	0	1	0	2	0
DF	Ray Lambert	36	0	1	0	37	0
MF	Billy Liddell	39	13	1	0	40	13
DF	Joseph Maloney	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	11	0	1	0	12	0
DF	Bob Paisley	26	2	0	0	26	2
DF	Steve Parr	4	0	0	0	4	0
MF	Jimmy Payne	33	8	0	0	33	8
FW	Arthur Rowley	11	0	0	0	11	0
MF	Roy Saunders	14	0	1	0	15	0
MF	John Thomas Smith	27	8	1	0	28	8
FW	Sammy Smyth	18	7	0	0	18	7
DF	Eddie Spicer	28	0	0	0	28	0
FW	Albert Stubbins	5	0	0	0	5	0
DF	Phil Taylor	21	2	0	0	21	2
MF	Bryan Williams	11	4	1	0	12	4

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Hugh Gerhardi	Thistle FC	Unknown	August 1952
Alan A'Court	Prescot Cables	Free	24 September 1952
Sammy Smyth	Stoke	£12,000	December 1952
Louis Bimpson	Burscough	Free	28 January 1953

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Willie Fagan	Belfast Distillery	Unknown	4 January 1952
Cyril Done	Tranmere	Unknown	May 1952
Joe Cadden	Grimsby	Unknown	2 July 1952
Jack Haigh	Scunthorpe	£4,000	August 1952
Cyril Sidlow	New Brighton	Free	August 1952
Ken Brierley	Oldham	£2,750	4 March 1953