1954-55 season

1954-55 season
General information
Manager	Don Welsh
Captain	Laurie Hughes
Performance
Division 2	11th
FA Cup	5th round
Top scorers
League	Liddell (30)
FA Cup	Evans (4)
Overall	Evans (33)
Attendances
Average	36,888
←1953-54	1955-56→

The 1954-55 season was Liverpool's 63rd season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Charlie Ashcroft
• GK. Doug Rudham
• GK. Dave Underwood
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Keith Burkinshaw
• DF. Geoff Twentyman
• DF. Don Campbell
• DF. Laurie Hughes
• DF. Ray Lambert
• DF. Frank Lock
• DF. Tom McNulty
• DF. Alex South
• DF. Fred Tomley
• DF. Fred Perry
• DF. John Price
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Barry Wilkinson
• MF. Jimmy Payne
• MF. Roy Saunders
• MF. Brian Jackson
• FW. Billy Liddell
• FW. Eric Anderson
• FW. Louis Bimpson
• FW. Alan Arnell
• FW. John Evans
• FW. Tony Rowley
• 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
10 November 1954	Western Command TA XI	4-4	Arnell, Rowley, Melia, Parr
30 November1954	Watford	2-3	Liddell, Anderson

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
21 August 1954	Doncaster	3-2	Rowley (61, 86, 89)
23 August 1954	Plymouth	0-1
28 August 1954	Derby	2-3	Evans (60), Bimpson (79)
1 September 1954	Plymouth	3-3	Evans (67), Arnell (81, 88)
4 September 1954	West Ham	1-2	Payne (76)
6 September 1954	Bristol	0-3
11 September 1954	Blackburn	3-4	Evans (5, 25), Liddell (87)
15 September 1954	Bristol Rovers	5-3	Evans (7, 39, 40, 70, 85)
18 September 1954	Fulham	4-1	Liddell (pen 24, 65, pen 89), Evans (81)
25 September 1954	Swansea	2-3	Liddell (24), Rowley (80)
2 October 1954	Notts County	3-1	Anderson (11, 69), Evans (30)
9 October 1954	Rotherham	3-1	A'Court (25), Liddell (62), Evans (85)
16 October 1954	Stoke	0-2
23 October 1954	Bury	1-1	Anderson (88)
30 October 1954	Lincoln	3-3	Anderson (24), Liddell (37, 66)
6 November 1954	Hull	2-1	Twentyman (29), Anderson (69)
13 November 1954	Luton	2-3	Liddell (pen 58), Evans (61)
20 November 1954	Nottingham Forest	1-0	Liddell (pen 49)
27 November 1954	Leeds	2-2	Liddell (4, 88)
4 December 1954	Middlesbrough	3-1	Liddell (pen 42, 54), Twentyman (57)
11 December 1954	Birmingham	1-9	Liddell (16)
18 December 1954	Doncaster	1-4	Evans (61)
25 December 1954	Ipswich	6-2	Liddell (?, ?, ?, pen ?), Bimpson , Evans
27 December 1954	Ipswich	0-2
1 January 1955	Derby	2-0	Jackson (60), Liddell (88)
22 January 1955	Blackburn	4-1	Liddell (14 pen 54), Evans (60, 90)
5 February 1955	Fulham	2-1	Rowley (11), Evans (22)
12 February 1955	Swansea	1-1	Twentyman (78)
3 March 1955	Notts County	3-0	Arnell (12), A'Court (51), Rowley (?)
5 March 1955	Stoke	2-4	Evans (34, 87)
12 March 1955	Bury	4-3	Evans (16, 29, 47, 70)
19 March 1955	Lincoln	2-4	Liddell (pen 18, 84)
26 March 1955	Hull	2-2	Anderson (13), Evans (16)
2 April 1955	Luton	4-4	Evans (3, 22), Anderson (14), South (85)
8 April 1955	Port Vale	3-4	Anderson (32), Evans (40), Liddell (46)
9 April 1955	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Liddell (7)
11 April 1955	Port Vale	1-1	Jackson (67)
16 April 1955	Leeds	2-2	Payne (47), Rowley (58)
23 April 1955	Middlesbrough	2-1	Rowley (25), Liddell (64)
26 April 1955	West Ham	3-0	Evans (70), Anderson (73, 87)
30 April 1955	Birmingham	2-2	Liddell (pen 12, 75)
2 May1955	Rotherham	1-6	Liddell (90)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	8 January 1955	Lincoln	1-1	Evans (10)
3 (R)	12 January 1955	Lincoln	1-0	Evans (100)
4	29 January 1955	Everton	4-0	Liddell (18), A'Court (29), Evans (57, 75)
5	19 February 1955	Huddersfield	0-2

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
10	Swansea	42	17	9	16	86	83	1.04	43
11	Liverpool	42	16	10	16	92	96	0.96	42
12	Middlesbrough	42	18	6	18	73	82	0.89	42

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	30	2	3	1	33	3
FW	Eric Anderson	32	10	3	0	35	10
FW	Alan Arnell	7	3	1	0	8	3
GK	Charlie Ashcroft	14	0	1	0	15	0
FW	Louis Bimpson	8	2	1	0	9	2
DF	Keith Burkinshaw	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Don Campbell	12	0	0	0	12	0
FW	John Evans	38	29	4	4	42	33
DF	Laurie Hughes	26	0	3	0	29	0
MF	Brian Jackson	23	2	3	0	26	2
DF	Ray Lambert	28	0	4	0	32	0
FW	Billy Liddell	40	30	4	1	44	31
DF	Frank Lock	23	0	0	0	23	0
DF	Tom McNulty	19	0	0	0	19	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	17	0	4	0	21	0
MF	Jimmy Payne	17	2	1	0	18	2
FW	Tony Rowley	13	8	0	0	13	8
GK	Doug Rudham	22	0	3	0	25	0
MF	Roy Saunders	28	0	4	0	32	0
DF	Alex South	6	1	1	0	7	1
DF	Fred Tomley	2	0	0	0	2	0
DF	Geoff Twentyman	35	3	4	0	39	3
GK	Dave Underwood	6	0	0	0	6	0
MF	Barry Wilkinson	15	0	0	0	15	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Barry Wilkinson	Bishop Auckland	Free	1 June 1954
Fred Perry	Worthing	Free	July 1954
Doug Rudham	Johannesburg	Free	18 August 1954
Alex South	Brighton	£5,000	December 1954

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Kevin Baron	Southend	Unknown	May 1954
Bill Jones	Ellesmere Port Town	Free	May 1954
John Smith	Torquay	Unknown	May 1954
Joseph Maloney	Shrewsbury	Unknown	July 1954
Russell Crossley	Shrewsbury	Unknown	July 1954
Sammy Smyth	Bangor City	£2,000	January 1955