# 1957–58 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1957–58 season was the 66th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their fourth consecutive year in the Second Division. The club finished in fourth place, just two points outside the automatic promotion places. They also reached the Sixth Round of the FA Cup where they lost two-one by Blackburn Rovers.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Doug Rudham
* Tommy Younger

### Defenders

* Gerry Byrne
* Don Campbell
* Laurie Hughes
* John Molyneux
* Ronnie Moran
* Tom McNulty
* Geoff Twentyman
* Dick White

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* James Harrower
* Brian Jackson
* Tony McNamara
* Johnny Morrissey
* Roy Saunders
* Johnny Wheeler
* Barry Wilkinson

### Forwards

* Alan Arnell
* Louis Bimpson
* Joe Dickson
* John Evans
* Billy Liddell
* Jimmy Melia
* Bobby Murdoch
* Tony Rowley

## 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 | 44 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Arnell | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Don Campbell | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jimmy Harrower | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Laurie Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Jackson | 24 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 40 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Tony McNamara | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom McNulty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 36 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Molyneux | 45 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Johnny Morrissey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Murdoch | 17 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | WAL | Tony Rowley | 27 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| | GK | RSA | Doug Rudham | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roy Saunders | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Geoff Twentyman | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Johnny Wheeler | 43 | 5 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick White | 46 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Barry Wilkinson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Younger | 44 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 57 | 1.632 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 69 | 1.551 | 55 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 54 | 1.463 | 54 | |
| 5 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 97 | 59 | 1.644 | 52 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 52 | |

## Results
### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 24-Aug-57 | Bristol City | A | 2–1 | Rowley 56', 84' | 28,191 | Report | Report |
| 28-Aug-57 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | A'Court 59' | 41,447 | Report | Report |
| 31-Aug-57 | Cardiff City | H | 3–0 | Melia 2' Liddell 4' Own Goal | 45,698 | Report | Report |
| 04-Sep-57 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | Rowley | 16,614 | Report | Report |
| 07-Sep-57 | Fulham | A | 2–2 | Liddell 30' A'Court 42' | 33,000 | Report | Report |
| 14-Sep-57 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | Melia 47' Rowley 70' | 33,000 | Report | Report |
| 19-Sep-57 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | Arnell 64' Melia 84' | 10,359 | Report | Report |
| 21-Sep-57 | Leyton Orient | H | 3–0 | Wheeler 25' Rowley 55' Jackson 84' | 36,077 | Report | Report |
| 23-Sep-57 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | Bimpson Rowley 88' | 23,231 | Report | Report |
| 28-Sep-57 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–5 | Rowley 65' | 25,403 | Report | Report |
| 05-Oct-57 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 5–0 | Rowley 20', 25' Melia 45', 47' Bimpson 73' | 33,701 | Report | Report |
| 12-Oct-57 | Swansea Town | H | 4–0 | Rowley 6', 72' Melia Campbell 54' | 37,204 | Report | Report |
| 19-Oct-57 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | Rowley 64' | 22,631 | Report | Report |
| 26-Oct-57 | Bristol Rovers | H | 2–0 | Liddell 46' A'Court 60' | 36,686 | Report | Report |
| 02-Nov-57 | Lincoln City | A | 1–0 | Wheeler 2' | 9,983 | Report | Report |
| 09-Nov-57 | Notts County | H | 4–0 | Melia 41' A'Court 49' Liddell 51' Rowley 83' | 39,735 | Report | Report |
| 16-Nov-57 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | Wheeler 56' | 20,452 | Report | Report |
| 23-Nov-57 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | Liddell 5', 79' | 55,232 | Report | Report |
| 27-Nov-57 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | Wheeler 40' Liddell 62' | 37,518 | Report | Report |
| 30-Nov-57 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Liddell 13' | 20,122 | Report | Report |
| 07-Dec-57 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Liddell 83' | 34,030 | Report | Report |
| 14-Dec-57 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | Jackson 21' | 15,205 | Report | Report |
| 21-Dec-57 | Bristol City | H | 4–3 | Rowley 2', 57' McNamara 9' A'Court 86' | 38,051 | Report | Report |
| 25-Dec-57 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–3 | Rowley 27' | 17,705 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-57 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Liddell 6 pen ', 24' McNamara 75' | 47,766 | Report | Report |
| 28-Dec-57 | Cardiff City | A | 1–6 | Wheeler 88' | 32,000 | Report | Report |
| 11-Jan-58 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | McNamara 38' Bimpson 72' | 51,701 | Report | Report |
| 18-Jan-58 | Middlesbrough | H | 0–2 | | 39,246 | Report | Report |
| 01-Feb-58 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–1 | | 18,568 | Report | Report |
| 08-Feb-58 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 | Twentyman 37' Liddell 59' Murdoch 72' | 38,528 | Report | Report |
| 19-Feb-58 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Liddell 15' | 6,093 | Report | Report |
| 22-Feb-58 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–3 | Liddell 46', 50', 78' | 41,700 | Report | Report |
| 05-Mar-58 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Liddell 33' Murdoch 65' | 30,832 | Report | Report |
| 08-Mar-58 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–3 | Murdoch 50' | 19,299 | Report | Report |
| 15-Mar-58 | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 | Liddell 13' | 31,403 | Report | Report |
| 22-Mar-58 | Notts County | A | 2–0 | Melia 4' Bimpson 44' | 13,040 | Report | Report |
| 29-Mar-58 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | Melia 5' Harrower 86' A'Court 87' | 24,026 | Report | Report |
| 05-Apr-58 | Swansea Town | A | 2–0 | Melia 87' Murdoch 89' | 13,500 | Report | Report |
| 07-Apr-58 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | Murdoch 3' Liddell , pen' | 39,446 | Report | Report |
| 12-Apr-58 | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | Liddell 75' | 43,222 | Report | Report |
| 19-Apr-58 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Liddell 21' | 37,750 | Report | Report |
| 26-Apr-58 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | Harrower 34' | 26,440 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 04-Jan-58 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | Own Goal 33' | 43,454 | Report | Report |
| 08-Jan-58 | Southend United | A | 3–2 | Molyneux 1' White 79' Rowley 81' | 20,000 | Report | Report |
| 25-Jan-58 | Northampton Town | H | 3–1 | Liddell 28' Own Goal 79' Bimpson 82' | 56,939 | Report | Report |
| 15-Feb-58 | Scunthorpe United | A | 1–0 | Murdoch 76' | 23,000 | Report | Report |
| 01-Mar-58 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | Murdoch 19' | 51,000 | Report | Report |