1955–56 Liverpool F.C. season
1955–56 season | |
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Manager | Don Welsh |
Second Division | 3rd |
FA Cup | Fifth Round |
Top goalscorer |
League: Billy Liddell (27) All: Billy Liddell (32) |
Highest home attendance | 57,528 (v Manchester City, FA Cup, 18 February) |
Lowest home attendance | 21,068 (v Leeds United, League, 29 February) |
Average home league attendance | 37,324 |
The 1955–1956 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their 2nd consecutive year in the Second Division.
The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two, by finishing 3rd, four points outside the automatic promotion places.
They also got knocked out of the FA Cup by the eventual holders Manchester City in the Fifth Round.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 62 | 1.629 | 55 |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 52 |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 1.349 | 48 |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 65 | 1.292 | 48 |
5 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 1.205 | 48 |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 48 |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 47 |
8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 65 | 1.215 | 46 |
9 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 79 | 1.127 | 46 |
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 83 | 81 | 1.025 | 46 |
11 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 45 |
12 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 45 |
13 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 44 |
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 40 |
15 | Bury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 40 |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 39 |
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 96 | 0.719 | 35 |
18 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 34 |
19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 33 |
20 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 31 |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 28 |
22 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 53 | 97 | 0.546 | 26 |
Results
Second Division
FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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07-Jan-56 | Accrington Stanley | H | 2–0 | Liddell | 48,385 | Report | Report |
28-Jan-56 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–3 | Liddell | 53,393 | Report | Report |
06-Feb-56 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | Liddell | 19,500 | Report | Report |
18-Feb-56 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | 70,640 | Report | Report | |
22-Feb-56 | Manchester City | H | 1–2 | Arnell | 57,528 | Report | Report |
References
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