1955–56 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1955–56 season

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

← 1954–55

1956–57 →

The 1955–56 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
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

Main article: 1955–56 Football League § Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
20-Aug-55	Nottingham Forest	A	3–1	A'Court 32', 67' Evans 85'	21,389	Report	Report
24-Aug-55	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–3		41,791	Report	Report
27-Aug-55	Hull City	H	3–0	Liddell 34', 36' Arnell 89'	38,928	Report	Report
31-Aug-55	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Liddell 60'	30,853	Report	Report
03-Sep-55	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–3	Arnell 1', 5' Liddell 38'	30,000	Report	Report
07-Sep-55	Bristol Rovers	H	0–2		38,221	Report	Report
10-Sep-55	Lincoln City	H	2–1	Arnell 15', 68'	39,816	Report	Report
17-Sep-55	Leicester City	A	1–3	Liddell 21'	21,356	Report	Report
24-Sep-55	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	Liddell 2'	35,312	Report	Report
01-Oct-55	Plymouth Argyle	H	4–1	Twentyman 9', 40' A'Court	34,397	Report	Report
08-Oct-55	Bristol City	A	1–2	Rowley 38'	25,279	Report	Report
15-Oct-55	West Ham United	H	3–1	A'Court 13' Payne 36' Liddell 82'	32,187	Report	Report
22-Oct-55	Bury	A	4–1	Arnell 3', 85' Liddell 22', 82'	12,296	Report	Report
29-Oct-55	Rotherham United	H	2–0	Arnell 61' Liddell	31,810	Report	Report
05-Nov-55	Swansea Town	A	1–2	Arnell 28'	25,000	Report	Report
12-Nov-55	Notts County	H	2–1	Liddell 36' Twentyman 81'	32,654	Report	Report
19-Nov-55	Leeds United	A	2–4	Liddell pen 10' Arnell 17'	22,500	Report	Report
26-Nov-55	Fulham	H	7–0	Evans 1' Arnell 35' Liddell 36', 51' Twentyman 55' A'Court 61' Payne 82'	34,995	Report	Report
03-Dec-55	Port Vale	A	1–1	Liddell 40'	16,191	Report	Report
10-Dec-55	Barnsley	H	1–1	Evans 17'	26,241	Report	Report
17-Dec-55	Nottingham Forest	H	5–2	Evans 6' Melia 48' Liddell 51', 80', 89'	29,248	Report	Report
24-Dec-55	Hull City	A	2–1	Anderson 80' Evans 86'	19,537	Report	Report
26-Dec-55	Stoke City	H	2–2	Liddell pen 55' Evans 77'	49,604	Report	Report
27-Dec-55	Stoke City	A	2–3	Twentyman 47' Rowley 50'	29,133	Report	Report
31-Dec-55	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	Anderson 19'	48,071	Report	Report
21-Jan-56	Leicester City	H	3–1	Liddell 20', pen 60' Arnell 39'	39,917	Report	Report
04-Feb-56	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	Evans 67' Liddell 82'	11,000	Report	Report
11-Feb-56	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–4		10,250	Report	Report
25-Feb-56	West Ham United	A	0–2		18,800	Report	Report
29-Feb-56	Leeds United	H	1–0	Evans 80'	21,068	Report	Report
03-Mar-56	Bury	H	4–2	Evans pen 5', 74' Liddell 25' Dickson 89'	35,535	Report	Report
10-Mar-56	Barnsley	A	5–0	Anderson 4', 84' Liddell 11', 75' Dickson 25'	13,678	Report	Report
17-Mar-56	Swansea Town	H	4–1	Liddell 2' Dickson 59', 83' Anderson 88'	48,217	Report	Report
24-Mar-56	Notts County	A	1–2	Anderson 84'	14,000	Report	Report
30-Mar-56	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–1		15,000	Report	Report
31-Mar-56	Bristol City	H	2–1	Arnell 74' Evans pen 88'	46,713	Report	Report
02-Apr-56	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–2	Evans 22'	49,659	Report	Report
07-Apr-56	Fulham	A	1–3	Liddell 72'	15,750	Report	Report
14-Apr-56	Port Vale	H	4–1	Rowley 29', 76', 89' Twentyman 82'	29,413	Report	Report
21-Apr-56	Rotherham United	A	1–0	Rowley 8'	9,031	Report	Report
28-Apr-56	Bristol Rovers	A	2–1	Evans 7' Twentyman 80'	24,106	Report	Report
02-May-56	Lincoln City	A	0–2		11,069	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1955–56 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
07-Jan-56	Accrington Stanley	H	2–0	Liddell 31', 32'	48,385	Report	Report
28-Jan-56	Scunthorpe United	H	3–3	Liddell 32', 90' Payne 54'	53,393	Report	Report
06-Feb-56	Scunthorpe United	A	2–1	Liddell 19' Arnell 109'	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 52'	57,528	Report	Report

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