1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1952–53 season
Manager	Don Welsh
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Liddell (13); All: Billy Liddell (13)
Highest home attendance	52,079 (v Cardiff City, League, 3 April)
Lowest home attendance	23,204 (v Charlton Athletic, League, 28 March)
Average home league attendance	40,172
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.

Goalkeepers edit

Defenders edit

Midfielders edit

Forwards edit

Table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
15	Portsmouth	42	14	10	18	74	83	0.892	38
16	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	59	70	0.843	37
17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	0.744	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	0.861	35
19	Chelsea	42	12	11	19	56	66	0.848	35

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results edit

First Division edit

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
23-Aug-52	Preston North End	A	1–1	Smith 41'	38,000	Report	Report
27-Aug-52	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	Baron 88'	46,614	Report	Report
30-Aug-52	Stoke City	H	3–2	Smith 28' Baron 36' Liddell 70'	40,062	Report	Report
03-Sep-52	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–0	Baron 41' Liddell 56'	41,183	Report	Report
06-Sep-52	Manchester City	A	2–0	Baron 5' Smith 8'	42,965	Report	Report
10-Sep-52	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	Smith 61' Liddell pen 75'	49,809	Report	Report
13-Sep-52	Portsmouth	H	1–1	Williams 9'	49,771	Report	Report
15-Sep-52	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3	Williams 30'	37,331	Report	Report
20-Sep-52	Middlesbrough	H	4–1	Payne 8' Smith 25' Williams 27' Baron 52'	40,715	Report	Report
27-Sep-52	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–3		33,774	Report	Report
04-Oct-52	Newcastle United	H	5–3	Liddell 9' Smith 36', 69' Baron 47' Paisley 77'	48,002	Report	Report
11-Oct-52	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	Baron 30' Payne 34'	35,251	Report	Report
18-Oct-52	Aston Villa	H	0–2		42,573	Report	Report
25-Oct-52	Sunderland	A	1–3	Liddell 65'	50,555	Report	Report
01-Nov-52	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	Payne 3' Liddell 48'	46,487	Report	Report
08-Nov-52	Charlton Athletic	A	2–3	Williams 70' Brierley 83'	30,000	Report	Report
15-Nov-52	Arsenal	H	1–5	Payne 5'	45,010	Report	Report
22-Nov-52	Derby County	A	2–3	Liddell pen 60' Smith 79'	20,758	Report	Report
29-Nov-52	Blackpool	H	2–2	Payne 18', 25'	32,336	Report	Report
13-Dec-52	Manchester United	H	1–2	Liddell 10'	34,450	Report	Report
20-Dec-52	Preston North End	H	2–2	Liddell 33' Baron 44'	27,659	Report	Report
25-Dec-52	Burnley	A	0–2		35,858	Report	Report
26-Dec-52	Burnley	H	1–1	Liddell pen 30'	46,589	Report	Report
03-Jan-53	Stoke City	A	1–3	Baron 8'	25,000	Report	Report
17-Jan-53	Manchester City	H	0–1		41,191	Report	Report
24-Jan-53	Portsmouth	A	1–3	Paisley 66'	27,045	Report	Report
07-Feb-53	Middlesbrough	A	3–2	Liddell 20' Smyth 22' Taylor 68'	30,000	Report	Report
14-Feb-53	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–0	Liddell 30' Payne 46' Smyth 47'	24,890	Report	Report
21-Feb-53	Newcastle United	A	2–1	Smyth 15' Taylor 17'	35,000	Report	Report
04-Mar-53	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–0		30,000	Report	Report
07-Mar-53	Aston Villa	A	0–4		30,000	Report	Report
14-Mar-53	Sunderland	H	2–0	Smyth 13' A'Court 39'	40,409	Report	Report
21-Mar-53	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–3		30,000	Report	Report
23-Mar-53	Chelsea	A	0–3		40,000	Report	Report
28-Mar-53	Charlton Athletic	H	1–2	Payne	23,204	Report	Report
03-Apr-53	Cardiff City	H	2–1	Jones 4' Bimpson 19'	52,079	Report	Report
04-Apr-53	Arsenal	A	3–5	Bimpson 75' A'Court 77' Liddell 87'	40,564	Report	Report
06-Apr-53	Cardiff City	A	0–4		20,000	Report	Report
11-Apr-53	Derby County	H	1–1	Smyth 59'	34,064	Report	Report
18-Apr-53	Blackpool	A	1–3	Smyth 73'	22,073	Report	Report
20-Apr-53	Manchester United	A	1–3	Smyth 88'	20,869	Report	Report
25-Apr-53	Chelsea	H	2–0	Jones 33' Bimpson 82'	47,699	Report	Report

FA Cup edit

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
10-Jan-53	Gateshead	A	0–1		15,193	Report	Report