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1957-58 season
General information
Manager

Phil Taylor

Captain

Billy Liddell

Performance
Division 2

4th

FA Cup

Quarter-final

Top scorers
League

Liddell (22)

FA Cup

Murdoch (2)

Overall

Liddell (23)

Attendances
Average

39,494

The 1957-58 season was Liverpool's 66th season of football since they were established.

Squad[]

LiverpoolSquad1957-1958
  • GK. Tommy Younger
  • GK. Doug Rudham
  • DF. Ronnie Moran
  • DF. Gerry Byrne
  • DF. Dick White
  • DF. John Molyneux
  • DF. Don Campbell
  • DF. Geoff Twentyman
  • DF. Tom McNulty
  • DF. Laurie Hughes
  • MF. Alan A'Court
  • MF. Johnny Wheeler
  • MF. Brian Jackson
  • MF. James Harrower
  • MF. Tony McNamara
  • MF. Barry Wilkinson
  • MF. Roy Saunders
  • MF. John Morrissey
  • FW. Billy Liddell
  • FW. Jimmy Melia
  • FW. Tony Rowley
  • FW. Bobby Murdoch
  • FW. Alan Arnell
  • FW. Louis Bimpson
  • FW. John Evans
  • 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
9 October 1957 Everton 0-2
30 October 1957 Everton 3-2 Liddell (18, ?), Morrissey (25)
13 November 1957 Hibernian 3-3 Liddell, Twentyman, Saunders
11 May 1958 Real Sociedad 1-0 Liddell
15 May 1958 Osasuna 3-1 Liddell, Morris, Bimpson
20 May 1958 Elche 0-1
25 May 1958 Centre d'esports L'Hospitalet 1-2 Bimpson
27 May 1958 Perpignan 4-0 Campbell, Liddell , Morrissey, ?

Results[]

League[]

Date Opponent Score Scorers
24 August 1957 Bristol 2-1 Rowley (56, 84)
28 August 1957 Huddersfield 1-1 A'Court (59)
31 August 1957 Cardiff 3-0 Melia (2), Liddell (4), Malloy (og ?)
4 September 1957 Huddersfield 1-2 Rowley (?)
7 September 1957 Fulham 2-2 Liddell (30), A'Court (42)
14 September 1957 Middlesbrough 2-2 Melia (47), Rowley (70)
19 September 1957 Rotherham 2-2 Arnell (64), Melia (84)
21 September 1957 Leyton Orient 3-0 Wheeler (25), Rowley (55), Jackson (84)
23 September 1957 Stoke 2-1 Bimpson (?), Rowley (88)
28 September 1957 Charlton 1-5 Rowley (65)
5 October 1957 Doncaster 5-0 Rowley (20, 25), Melia (45, 47), Bimpson (73)
12 October 1957 Swansea 4-0 Rowley (6, 72), Melia (?), Campbell (54)
19 October 1957 Derby 1-2 Rowley (64)
26 October 1957 Bristol Rovers 2-0 Liddell (46), A'Court (60)
2 November 1957 Lincoln 1-0 Wheeler (2)
9 November 1957 Notts County 4-0 Melia (41), A'Court (49), Liddell (51), Rowley (83)
16 November 1957 Ipswich 1-3 Wheeler (56)
23 November 1957 Blackburn 2-0 Liddell (5, 79)
27 November 1957 Rotherham United 2-0 Wheeler (40), Liddell (62)
30 November 1957 Sheffield United 1-1 Liddell (13)
7 December 1957 West Ham 1-1 Liddell (83)
14 December 1957 Barnsley 1-2 Jackson (21)
21 December 1957 Bristol 4-3 Rowley (2, 57), McNamara (9), A'Court (86)
25 December 1957 Grimsby 1-3 Rowley (27)
26 December 1957 Grimsby 3-2 Liddell (6, pen 24), McNamara (75)
28 December 1957 Cardiff 1-6 Wheeler (88)
11 January 1958 Fulham 2-1 McNamara (38), Bimpson (72)
18 January 1958 Middlesbrough 0-2
1 February 1958 Leyton Orient 0-1
8 February 1958 Charlton 3-1 Twentyman (37), Liddell (59), Murdoch (72)
19 February 1958 Doncaster 1-1 Liddell (15)
22 February 1958 Blackburn 3-3 Liddell (46, 50, 78)
5 March 1958 Derby 2-0 Liddell (33), Murdoch (65)
8 March 1958 Bristol Rovers 1-3 Murdoch (50)
15 March 1958 Lincoln 1-0 Liddell (13)
22 March 1958 Notts County 2-0 Melia (4), Bimpson (44)
29 March 1958 Ipswich 3-1 Melia (5), Harrower (86), A'Court (87)
5 April 1958 Swansea 2-0 Melia (87), Murdoch (89)
7 April 1958 Stoke 3-0 Murdoch (3), Liddell (1 pen)
12 April 1958 Sheffield United 1-0 Liddell (75)
19 April 1958 West Ham 1-1 Liddell (21)
26 April 1958 Barnsley 1-1 Harrower (34)

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 4 January 1958 Southend 1-1 Smith (og 33)
3 (R) 8 January 1958 Southend 3-2 Molyneux (1), White (79), Rowley (81)
4 25 January 1958 Northampton 3-1 Liddell (28), Collins (og 79), Bimpson (82)
5 15 February 1958 Scunthorpe 1-0 Murdoch (76)
6 1 March 1958 Blackburn 1-2 Murdoch (19)

Tables[]

League[]

Pos Club Pld W D L F A G. Avg Pts
3 Charlton 42 24 7 11 107 69 1.55 55
4 Liverpool 42 22 10 10 79 54 1.46 54
5 Fulham 42 20 12 10 97 59 1.64 52

Player stats[]

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Alan A'Court 39 6 5 0 44 6
FW Alan Arnell 8 1 0 0 8 1
FW Louis Bimpson 7 4 3 1 10 5
DF Gerry Byrne 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Don Campbell 27 1 1 0 28 1
FW John Evans 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF James Harrower 12 2 2 0 14 2
DF Laurie Hughes 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Brian Jackson 22 2 2 0 24 2
FW Billy Liddell 35 22 5 1 40 23
MF Tony McNamara 9 3 1 0 10 3
DF Tom McNulty 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Jimmy Melia 34 10 2 0 36 10
DF John Molyneux 40 0 5 1 45 1
DF Ronnie Moran 41 0 5 0 46 0
MF John Morrissey 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Bobby Murdoch 15 5 2 2 17 7
FW Tony Rowley 24 16 3 1 27 17
GK Doug Rudham 3 0 0 0 3 0
MF Roy Saunders 4 0 1 0 5 0
DF Geoff Twentyman 7 1 3 0 10 1
MF Johnny Wheeler 38 5 5 0 43 5
DF Dick White 41 0 5 1 46 1
MF Barry Wilkinson 10 0 0 0 10 0
GK Tommy Younger 39 0 5 0 44 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Player From Fee Date
Tony McNamara Everton £4,000 14 December 1957
James Harrower Hibernian £11,000 3 January 1958
Fred Morris Mansfield £7,000 1 May 1958

Out[]

Player To Fee Date
Eric Anderson Barnsley £4,000 July 1957
John Evans Colchester Free 21 November 1957
Tom McNulty Hyde United Free 1958
Tony Rowley Tranmere £3,500 March 1958


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