1953-54 season

1953-54 season
General information
Manager	Don Welsh
Captain	Bill Jones
Performance
Division 1	22nd - relegated
FA Cup	3rd round
Top scorers
League	Smyth (13)
FA Cup	None
Overall	Smyth (13)
Attendances
Average	40,979
←1952-53	1954-55→

The 1953-54 season was Liverpool's 62nd season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Charlie Ashcroft
• GK. Russell Crossley
• GK. Dave Underwood
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Geoff Twentyman
• DF. Don Campbell
• DF. Laurie Hughes
• DF. Ray Lambert
• DF. Frank Lock
• DF. Bill Jones
• DF. Eddie Spicer
• DF. Bob Paisley
• DF. Tom McNulty
• DF. Phil Taylor
• DF. Albert Childs
• DF. Fred Tomley
• MF. Billy Liddell
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Jimmy Payne
• MF. Roy Saunders
• MF. Brian Jackson
• MF. Barry Wilkinson
• MF. Joseph Maloney
• MF. John Thomas Smith
• FW. Eric Anderson
• FW. Kevin Baron
• FW. Louis Bimpson
• FW. Alan Arnell
• FW. John Evans
• FW. Sammy Smyth
• FW. Arthur Rowley
• FW. Harold Jones
• FW. Joe Dickson
• FW. Tony Rowley

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
7 October 1953	South Africa XI	3-2	Rowley, Bimpson, Baron
4 November 1953	Western Command TA XI	3-3	Lawton 2, Anderson
20 February 1954	St Mirren	4-2	Liddell (21, ?), Evans (?), A'Court (26)
16 March 1954	Carlisle	3-3	Melia (35), Pringle (pen 40), Taylor (69)

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
19 August 1953	Portsmouth	3-1	B. Jones (26, 72), Liddell (84)
22 August 1953	Man Utd	4-4	Liddell (20), B. Jones (44), Bimpson (54, 58)
26 August 1953	Newcastle	2-2	Baron 2
29 August 1953	Bolton	0-2
2 September 1953	Newcastle	0-4
5 September 1953	Preston	1-5	B. Jones (55)
7 September 1953	Wolves	1-2	Jackson (87)
12 September 1953	Tottenham	1-2	B. Jones (58)
16 September 1953	Wolves	1-1	B. Jones (69)
19 September 1953	Burnley	4-0	Bimpson (2, 6, 22, 44)
26 September 1953	Charlton	0-6
3 October 1953	Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Paisley (30), Bimpson (34)
10 October 1953	Aston Villa	6-1	Liddell (14), Smyth (69, 80), Paisley (30), Bimpson (72), Payne (80), Blanchflower (og 88)
17 October 1953	Huddersfield	0-2
24 October 1953	Sheffield United	3-0	Payne (19), Smyth (58, 60)
31 October 1953	Chelsea	2-5	Smyth (12, 84)
7 November 1953	Man City	2-2	Bimpson (43), Baron (58)
14 November 1953	Sunderland	2-3	Smyth (20, 40)
21 November 1953	Arsenal	1-2	Bimpson (40)
28 November 1953	Cardiff	1-3	Bimpson (38)
5 December 1953	Blackpool	5-2	Payne (45), A'Court (53, 57), Arnell (79), Smyth (88)
12 December 1953	Portsmouth	1-5	Smyth (31)
19 December 1953	Man Utd	1-5	Bimpson (58)
25 December 1953	West Brom	2-5	A'Court (?), Lambert (pen 71)
26 December 1953	West Brom	0-0
2 January 1954	Bolton	1-2	Evans (2)
16 January 1954	Preston	1-2	Baron (71)
23 January 1954	Tottenham	2-2	Liddell (53), Evans (75)
6 February 1954	Burnley	1-1	Anderson (81)
13 February 1954	Charlton	2-3	Evans (28), Anderson (41)
24 February 1954	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	Anderson (86)
27 February 1954	Aston Villa	1-2	Bimpson (70)
6 March 1954	Huddersfield	1-3	Evans (11)
13 March 1954	Sheffield United	1-3	Liddell (pen 18)
20 March 1954	Chelsea	1-1	Anderson (84)
3 April 1954	Sunderland	4-3	Jackson (45), Evans (48), Liddell (pen 67), Anderson (71)
7 April 1954	Man City	2-0	Jackson (44, 57)
10 April 1954	Arsenal	0-3
16 April 1954	Middlesbrough	1-0	Smyth (19)
17 April 1954	Cardiff	0-1
19 April 1954	Middlesbrough	4-1	Rowley (29), Smyth (37, 63), Liddell (68)
24 April 1954	Blackpool	0-3

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	9 January 1954	Bolton	0-1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
20	Sheffield United	42	11	11	20	69	90	0.77	33
21	Middlesbrough	42	10	10	22	60	91	0.66	30
22	Liverpool	42	9	10	23	68	97	0.70	28

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	16	3	0	0	16	3
FW	Eric Anderson	13	5	0	0	13	5
FW	Alan Arnell	3	1	0	0	3	1
GK	Charlie Ashcroft	6	0	0	0	6	0
FW	Kevin Baron	17	4	0	0	17	4
FW	Louis Bimpson	24	12	0	0	24	12
DF	Don Campbell	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Albert Childs	2	0	0	0	2	0
GK	Russell Crossley	18	0	1	0	19	0
FW	John Evans	16	5	1	0	17	5
DF	Laurie Hughes	27	0	1	0	28	0
MF	Brian Jackson	27	4	1	0	28	4
DF	Bill Jones	25	6	1	0	26	6
FW	Harold Jones	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Ray Lambert	20	1	1	0	21	1
MF	Billy Liddell	36	7	1	0	37	7
DF	Frank Lock	18	0	1	0	19	0
MF	Joseph Maloney	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Tom McNulty	12	0	0	0	12	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Bob Paisley	19	2	0	0	19	2
MF	Jimmy Payne	17	3	1	0	18	3
FW	Tony Rowley	2	1	0	0	2	1
MF	Roy Saunders	20	0	0	0	20	0
MF	John Thomas Smith	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	Sammy Smyth	26	13	0	0	26	13
DF	Eddie Spicer	23	0	0	0	23	0
DF	Phil Taylor	6	0	1	0	7	0
DF	Geoff Twentyman	20	0	0	0	20	0
GK	Dave Underwood	18	0	0	0	18	0
MF	Barry Wilkinson	18	0	1	0	19	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Albert Childs	Northern Nomads	Free	1953
Fred Tomley	Litherland	Free	September 1953
Tony Rowley	Birmingham	Unknown	October 1953
Keith Burkinshaw	Denaby United	Unknown	November 1953
Dave Underwood	Watford	£7,000	December 1953
Geoff Twentyman	Carlisle	£10,000	17 December 1953
Frank Lock	Charlton	£7,500	25 December 1953
John Evans	Charlton	£12,500	25 December 1953
Tom McNulty	Man Utd	£7,000	February 1954

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Hugh Gerhardi	South African team	Unknown	1953
John Heydon	Millwall	£3,000	May 1953
Mervyn Jones	Scunthorpe	Unknown	July 1953
Bryan Williams	South Liverpool	Free	July 1953
Albert Stubbins	Ashington	Free	September 1953
Albert Childs	Bishop Auckland	Free	1954