# 1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the 67th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their fifth consecutive year in the Second Division. The club finished fourth for the second consecutive season, seven points outside the automatic promotion places.
Liverpool lost their first match in the FA Cup to Worcester City, then in the Southern League, and one league below the Football League at that time. The Third Round match finished 2-1 to Worcester City.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Doug Rudham
* Tommy Younger

### Defenders

* Gerry Byrne
* John Molyneux
* Ronnie Moran
* Geoff Twentyman
* Dick White

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Bobby Campbell
* James Harrower
* Billy Liddell
* Fred Morris
* Johnny Morrissey
* Johnny Wheeler
* Barry Wilkinson

### Forwards

* Alan Arnell
* Alan Banks
* Louis Bimpson
* Jimmy Melia
* Bobby Murdoch

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 40 | 7 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Arnell | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Banks | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 16 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bobby Campbell | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Harrower | 38 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 19 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 40 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Molyneux | 38 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Fred Morris | 41 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Johnny Morrissey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Murdoch | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | RSA | Doug Rudham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roy Saunders | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Geoff Twentyman | 26 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Johnny Wheeler | 42 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick White | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Barry Wilkinson | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Younger | 42 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Fulham (P) | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 61 | 1.574 | 60 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 1.708 | 53 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 48 | |

## Results
### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 23-Aug-58 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–3 | Melia 19' Liddell pen 39', 50' | 47,502 | Report | Report |
| 30-Aug-58 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Liddell 42' | 36,168 | Report | Report |
| 03-Sep-58 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 5–0 | Arnell 5', 18' Harrower 21' Banks 30' Molyneux 43' | 39,520 | Report | Report |
| 06-Sep-58 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | Harrower 34' | 35,000 | Report | Report |
| 10-Sep-58 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Liddell 33' Twentyman 85' | 44,232 | Report | Report |
| 13-Sep-58 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–0 | Liddell 44', pen 65' A'Court 87' | 43,329 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-58 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | | 14,727 | Report | Report |
| 20-Sep-58 | Bristol City | A | 3–1 | Liddell 1', 55' Campbell 51' | 26,896 | Report | Report |
| 24-Sep-58 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 2–2 | Liddell 5' Morris 75' | 21,323 | Report | Report |
| 27-Sep-58 | Cardiff City | H | 1–2 | Banks 5' | 41,866 | Report | Report |
| 04-Oct-58 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–5 | | 15,934 | Report | Report |
| 11-Oct-58 | Lincoln City | H | 3–2 | Harrower 9' Morris 24', 36' | 31,344 | Report | Report |
| 18-Oct-58 | Fulham | A | 1–0 | Bimpson 83' | 32,200 | Report | Report |
| 25-Oct-58 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–2 | Own Goal 64' Morris pen 66' Harrower 82' | 39,912 | Report | Report |
| 01-Nov-58 | Stoke City | A | 2–0 | Bimpson 73' Melia 83' | 26,919 | Report | Report |
| 08-Nov-58 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–0 | Twentyman 47' Bimpson 64' Melia 72' | 34,920 | Report | Report |
| 15-Nov-58 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | Own Goal 8' Bimpson 33' | 16,907 | Report | Report |
| 22-Nov-58 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–1 | Twentyman 70' Melia 84' | 39,365 | Report | Report |
| 29-Nov-58 | Ipswich Town | A | 0–2 | | 15,637 | Report | Report |
| 06-Dec-58 | Swansea Town | H | 4–0 | Bimpson 11' Morris 27' Harrower 55' A'Court 73' | 27,561 | Report | Report |
| 13-Dec-58 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | Melia 5' A'Court 77' | 11,194 | Report | Report |
| 20-Dec-58 | Grimsby Town | A | 3–2 | Morris 43' Bimpson 48' A'Court 88' | 10,004 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-58 | Rotherham United | A | 1–0 | Melia 61' | 12,960 | Report | Report |
| 27-Dec-58 | Rotherham United | H | 4–0 | Morris 7' Bimpson 43', 63' Harrower 78' | 44,729 | Report | Report |
| 03-Jan-59 | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | Wheeler 29' Bimpson 58' Morris 73' | 36,953 | Report | Report |
| 31-Jan-59 | Charlton Athletic | A | 3–2 | Twentyman 38' Morris 60' Melia 63' | 17,566 | Report | Report |
| 07-Feb-59 | Bristol City | H | 3–2 | Arnell 2', 70' Melia 26' | 34,091 | Report | Report |
| 14-Feb-59 | Cardiff City | A | 0–3 | | 25,000 | Report | Report |
| 21-Feb-59 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 | Melia 44' Morris 82' | 28,860 | Report | Report |
| 28-Feb-59 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–1 | Melia 26' Morris 61' A'Court 71' | 14,064 | Report | Report |
| 07-Mar-59 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | | 43,926 | Report | Report |
| 20-Mar-59 | Stoke City | H | 3–4 | Melia 3', 31' Bimpson 25' | 35,507 | Report | Report |
| 27-Mar-59 | Barnsley | H | 3–2 | Melia 16' Liddell 79', 83' | 52,546 | Report | Report |
| 28-Mar-59 | Lincoln City | A | 1–2 | Bimpson 26' | 11,012 | Report | Report |
| 30-Mar-59 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | Melia 9', 68' | 7,517 | Report | Report |
| 04-Apr-59 | Derby County | H | 3–0 | Liddell 2' Melia 47', 72' | 38,879 | Report | Report |
| 08-Apr-59 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | Melia 79' | 36,288 | Report | Report |
| 11-Apr-59 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–3 | | 14,810 | Report | Report |
| 14-Apr-59 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | | 28,264 | Report | Report |
| 18-Apr-59 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | Melia 14' Liddell 65' A'Court 88' | 16,415 | Report | Report |
| 22-Apr-59 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–0 | Arnell 48' Liddell 61' Morris 73' | 11,976 | Report | Report |
| 25-Apr-59 | Swansea Town | A | 3–3 | A'Court 1' Melia 48', 67' | 8,000 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 15-Jan-59 | Worcester City | A | 1–2 | Twentyman pen 83' | 15,011 | Report | Report |