1953–54 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1953–54 season

Manager

Don Welsh

Top goalscorer

League: Sammy Smyth (13)
All: Sammy Smyth (13)

Highest home attendance

51,167 (v West Bromwich Albion, League, 26 December)

Lowest home attendance

22,000 (v Middlesbrough, League, 19 April)

Average home league attendance

36,150

← 1952–53

1954–55 →

The 1953–54 season was the 61st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and would be their last season in the First Division for eight years, after they finished bottom of the table. This was after forty-nine unbroken season in the top flight.

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	25	7	10	96	56	1.714	57
2	West Bromwich Albion	42	22	9	11	86	63	1.365	53
3	Huddersfield Town	42	20	11	11	78	61	1.279	51
4	Manchester United	42	18	12	12	73	58	1.259	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	12	12	75	60	1.250	48
6	Blackpool	42	19	10	13	80	69	1.159	48
7	Burnley	42	21	4	17	78	67	1.164	46
8	Chelsea	42	16	12	14	74	68	1.088	44
9	Charlton Athletic	42	19	6	17	75	77	0.974	44
10	Cardiff City	42	18	8	16	51	71	0.718	44
11	Preston North End	42	19	5	18	87	58	1.500	43
12	Arsenal	42	15	13	14	75	73	1.027	43
13	Aston Villa	42	16	9	17	70	68	1.029	41
14	Portsmouth	42	14	11	17	81	89	0.910	39
15	Newcastle United	42	14	10	18	72	77	0.935	38
16	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	5	21	65	76	0.855	37
17	Manchester City	42	14	9	19	62	77	0.805	37
18	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	81	89	0.910	36
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	6	21	70	91	0.769	36
20	Sheffield United	42	11	11	20	69	90	0.767	33
21	Middlesbrough	42	10	10	22	60	91	0.659	30
22	Liverpool	42	9	10	23	68	97	0.701	28

Results

First Division

Main article: 1953–54 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Aug-53	Portsmouth	H	3–1	B.Jones 26', 72' Liddell 84'	39,662	Report	Report
22-Aug-53	Manchester United	H	4–4	Liddell 20' B.Jones 44' Bimpson 54', 58'	46,725	Report	Report
26-Aug-53	Newcastle United	H	2–2	Baron 2	47,263	Report	Report
29-Aug-53	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–2		28,277	Report	Report
02-Sep-53	Newcastle United	A	0–4		47,000	Report	Report
05-Sep-53	Preston North End	H	1–5	B.Jones 55'	46,928	Report	Report
07-Sep-53	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	Jackson 87'	35,701	Report	Report
12-Sep-53	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	B.Jones 58'	45,000	Report	Report
16-Sep-53	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	B.Jones 69'	40,000	Report	Report
19-Sep-53	Burnley	H	4–0	Bimpson 2', 6', 22', 44'	36,643	Report	Report
26-Sep-53	Charlton Athletic	A	0–6		31,000	Report	Report
03-Oct-53	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–2	Paisley 30' Bimpson 34'	38,647	Report	Report
10-Oct-53	Aston Villa	H	6–1	Liddell 14' Smyth 69', 80' Paisley 72' Payne 80' Own goal 88'	37,759	Report	Report
17-Oct-53	Huddersfield Town	A	0–2		30,115	Report	Report
24-Oct-53	Sheffield United	H	3–0	Payne 19' Smyth 58', 60'	37,978	Report	Report
31-Oct-53	Chelsea	A	2–5	Smyth 12 84'	33,000	Report	Report
07-Nov-53	Manchester City	H	2–2	Bimpson 43' Baron 58'	30,917	Report	Report
14-Nov-53	Sunderland	A	2–3	Smyth 20 40'	36,369	Report	Report
21-Nov-53	Arsenal	H	1–2	Bimpson 40'	47,814	Report	Report
28-Nov-53	Cardiff City	A	1–3	Bimpson 38'	15,000	Report	Report
05-Dec-53	Blackpool	H	5–2	Payne 45' A'Court 53', 57' Arnell 79' Smyth 88'	47,320	Report	Report
12-Dec-53	Portsmouth	A	1–5	Smyth 31'	23,509	Report	Report
19-Dec-53	Manchester United	A	1–5	Bimpson 58'	26,074	Report	Report
25-Dec-53	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–5	A'Court Lambert pen 71'	28,000	Report	Report
26-Dec-53	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0		51,167	Report	Report
02-Jan-54	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–2	Evans 2'	44,383	Report	Report
16-Jan-54	Preston North End	A	1–2	Baron 71'	27,000	Report	Report
23-Jan-54	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–2	Liddell 53' Evans 75'	43,592	Report	Report
06-Feb-54	Burnley	A	1–1	Anderson 81'	23,000	Report	Report
13-Feb-54	Charlton Athletic	H	2–3	Evans 28' Anderson 41'	47,657	Report	Report
24-Feb-54	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Anderson 86'	10,000	Report	Report
27-Feb-54	Aston Villa	A	1–2	Bimpson 70'	25,000	Report	Report
06-Mar-54	Huddersfield Town	H	1–3	Evans 11'	46,074	Report	Report
13-Mar-54	Sheffield United	A	1–3	Liddell pen 18'	17,000	Report	Report
20-Mar-54	Chelsea	H	1–1	Anderson 84'	36,292	Report	Report
03-Apr-54	Sunderland	H	4–3	Jackson 45' Evans 48' Liddell pen 67' Anderson 71'	30,417	Report	Report
07-Apr-54	Manchester City	A	2–0	Jackson 44', 57'	13,593	Report	Report
10-Apr-54	Arsenal	A	0–3		33,178	Report	Report
16-Apr-54	Middlesbrough	A	1–0	Smyth 19'	30,000	Report	Report
17-Apr-54	Cardiff City	H	0–1		41,340	Report	Report
19-Apr-54	Middlesbrough	H	4–1	Rowley 29' Smyth 37', 63' Liddell 68'	22,000	Report	Report
24-Apr-54	Blackpool	A	0–3		18,651	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1953–54 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
09-Jan-54	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1		45,341	Report	Report

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