# 1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1956–57 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their third consecutive year in the Second Division. For the second consecutive year, the club finished third in the table, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Doug Rudham
* Tommy Younger

### Defenders

* Don Campbell
* Laurie Hughes
* John Molyneux
* Ronnie Moran
* Tom McNulty
* Fred Perry
* John Price
* Geoff Twentyman
* Dick White

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Brian Jackson
* Roy Saunders
* Barry Wilkinson

### Forwards

* Alan Arnell
* Louis Bimpson
* Joe Dickson
* John Evans
* Billy Liddell
* Jimmy Melia
* Tony Rowley
* Johnny Wheeler

## 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 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Eric Anderson | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Arnell | 15 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Don Campbell | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Evans | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Laurie Hughes | 42 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Jackson | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 42 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom McNulty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 27 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Molyneux | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Tony Rowley | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | RSA | Doug Rudham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roy Saunders | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Geoff Twentyman | 31 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Johnny Wheeler | 29 | 11 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick White | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Barry Wilkinson | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Younger | 41 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 1.709 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 53 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 | |

## Results
### Second Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 18-Aug-56 | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 | Liddell 62', pen 73' | 49,344 | Report | Report |
| 23-Aug-56 | Notts County | A | 1–1 | Liddell 9' | 14,671 | Report | Report |
| 25-Aug-56 | Bury | A | 2–0 | Bimpson 10' Saunders 17' | 17,000 | Report | Report |
| 29-Aug-56 | Notts County | H | 3–3 | Twentyman Bimpson 79' | 41,095 | Report | Report |
| 01-Sep-56 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Bimpson 4', 73' Arnell 68' | 43,222 | Report | Report |
| 03-Sep-56 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Liddell 18' | 25,000 | Report | Report |
| 08-Sep-56 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Liddell 87' | 13,580 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-56 | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | | 47,119 | Report | Report |
| 22-Sep-56 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Own Goal 15' | 23,000 | Report | Report |
| 29-Sep-56 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | Melia 68' Liddell 71' | 41,126 | Report | Report |
| 06-Oct-56 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–3 | Anderson 49' Liddell 64' | 41,538 | Report | Report |
| 13-Oct-56 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Wheeler 7' | 26,042 | Report | Report |
| 20-Oct-56 | Fulham | H | 4–3 | A'Court 26' Wheeler 42' Liddell 52' Melia 79' | 36,735 | Report | Report |
| 27-Oct-56 | Barnsley | A | 1–4 | Melia 67' | 13,941 | Report | Report |
| 03-Nov-56 | Port Vale | H | 4–1 | Liddell 53' Wheeler 81', 82', 85' | 32,334 | Report | Report |
| 10-Nov-56 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | Bimpson 39' A'Court 90' | 11,524 | Report | Report |
| 17-Nov-56 | Lincoln City F.C. | H | 4–0 | Arnell 18', 86' Wheeler 31', 71' | 29,672 | Report | Report |
| 24-Nov-56 | Swansea Town | A | 1–1 | Arnell 27' | 18,000 | Report | Report |
| 01-Dec-56 | Sheffield United | H | 5–1 | Wheeler 24' Liddell 44' Melia 55' A'Court 72' Arnell 80' | 34,159 | Report | Report |
| 08-Dec-56 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | | 17,624 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-56 | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–0 | Arnell | 11,577 | Report | Report |
| 22-Dec-56 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Liddell pen 15' Melia 71' | 18,754 | Report | Report |
| 25-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 | A'Court 45' | 22,001 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-56 | Leyton Orient | A | 4–0 | A'Court Arnell Bimpson Liddell | 10,332 | Report | Report |
| 29-Dec-56 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–0 | | 15,001 | Report | Report |
| 12-Jan-57 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–1 | Arnell 70' Twentyman 78' | 35,954 | Report | Report |
| 19-Jan-57 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | | 31,144 | Report | Report |
| 02-Feb-57 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | A'Court 75' | 38,890 | Report | Report |
| 09-Feb-57 | Leicester City | A | 2–3 | Liddell 21' Evans 34' | 39,622 | Report | Report |
| 16-Feb-57 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–2 | Wheeler 52' Liddell 60' | 27,100 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-57 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | Evans 13' Liddell 54' | 26,500 | Report | Report |
| 09-Mar-57 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Wheeler 5' Liddell 47' | 30,672 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-57 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | Rowley 48', 73' | 14,241 | Report | Report |
| 23-Mar-57 | Rotherham United | H | 4–1 | Liddell 42' Own Goal 47' Rowley 56' A'Court 72' | 33,307 | Report | Report |
| 30-Mar-57 | Lincoln City F.C. | A | 3–3 | Jackson 32', 72' Rowley 44' | 8,449 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-57 | Swansea Town | H | 2–0 | A'Court 30', 60' | 34,773 | Report | Report |
| 13-Apr-57 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 | | 24,000 | Report | Report |
| 19-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4–1 | Melia 74' Campbell 75' Liddell pen' Rowley | 40,776 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-57 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–1 | Liddell A'Court Rowley 54' | 47,621 | Report | Report |
| 22-Apr-57 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 14,794 | Report | Report |
| 27-Apr-57 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Liddell pen 89' | 36,236 | Report | Report |
| 01-May-57 | Bristol City | H | 2–1 | Rowley 33' Liddell 54' | 15,108 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 05-Jan-57 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Wheeler 48' | 18,253 | Report | Report |