# 1952–53 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was the 60th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and the club finished seventeenth in the table. Liverpool were knocked out by Gateshead F.C. in the FA Cup.

## Goalkeepers

* Charlie Ashcroft
* Russell Crossley

## Defenders

* Hugh Gerhardi
* John Heydon
* Laurie Hughes
* Bill Jones
* Ray Lambert
* Joseph Maloney
* Ronnie Moran
* Bob Paisley
* Steve Parr
* Eddie Spicer
* Phil Taylor
* George Whitworth

## Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Ken Brierley
* Brian Jackson
* Billy Liddell
* Jimmy Payne
* Roy Saunders
* Jack Smith
* Bryan Williams

## Forwards

* Eric Anderson
* Kevin Baron
* Louis Bimpson
* Mervyn Jones
* Arthur Rowley
* Sammy Smyth
* Albert Stubbins

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Eric Anderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Charlie Ashcroft | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Baron | 28 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ken Brierley | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Russell Crossley | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | RSA | Hugh Gerhardi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Heydon | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Laurie Hughes | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Jackson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Mervyn Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Jones | 27 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Ray Lambert | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 40 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe Maloney | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bob Paisley | 26 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Parr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Payne | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Arthur Rowley | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Roy Saunders | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Smith | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Sammy Smyth | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Eddie Spicer | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Albert Stubbins | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Taylor | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bryan Williams | 12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 83 | 0.892 | 38 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 0.843 | 37 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 36 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 35 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 35 |

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 23-Aug-52 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Smith 41' | 38,000 | Report | Report |
| 27-Aug-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Baron 88' | 46,614 | Report | Report |
| 30-Aug-52 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | Smith 28' Baron 36' Liddell 70' | 40,062 | Report | Report |
| 03-Sep-52 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Baron 41' Liddell 56' | 41,183 | Report | Report |
| 06-Sep-52 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | Baron 5' Smith 8' | 42,965 | Report | Report |
| 10-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | Smith 61' Liddell pen 75' | 49,809 | Report | Report |
| 13-Sep-52 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Williams 9' | 49,771 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-52 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | Williams 30' | 37,331 | Report | Report |
| 20-Sep-52 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Payne 8' Smith 25' Williams 27' Baron 52' | 40,715 | Report | Report |
| 27-Sep-52 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | | 33,774 | Report | Report |
| 04-Oct-52 | Newcastle United | H | 5–3 | Liddell 9' Smith 36', 69' Baron 47' Paisley 77' | 48,002 | Report | Report |
| 11-Oct-52 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Baron 30' Payne 34' | 35,251 | Report | Report |
| 18-Oct-52 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | | 42,573 | Report | Report |
| 25-Oct-52 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | Liddell 65' | 50,555 | Report | Report |
| 01-Nov-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Payne 3' Liddell 48' | 46,487 | Report | Report |
| 08-Nov-52 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | Williams 70' Brierley 83' | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 15-Nov-52 | Arsenal | H | 1–5 | Payne 5' | 45,010 | Report | Report |
| 22-Nov-52 | Derby County | A | 2–3 | Liddell pen 60' Smith 79' | 20,758 | Report | Report |
| 29-Nov-52 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | Payne 18', 25' | 32,336 | Report | Report |
| 13-Dec-52 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | Liddell 10' | 34,450 | Report | Report |
| 20-Dec-52 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | Liddell 33' Baron 44' | 27,659 | Report | Report |
| 25-Dec-52 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 35,858 | Report | Report |
| 26-Dec-52 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Liddell pen 30' | 46,589 | Report | Report |
| 03-Jan-53 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | Baron 8' | 25,000 | Report | Report |
| 17-Jan-53 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | | 41,191 | Report | Report |
| 24-Jan-53 | Portsmouth | A | 1–3 | Paisley 66' | 27,045 | Report | Report |
| 07-Feb-53 | Middlesbrough | A | 3–2 | Liddell 20' Smyth 22' Taylor 68' | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 14-Feb-53 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–0 | Liddell 30' Payne 46' Smyth 47' | 24,890 | Report | Report |
| 21-Feb-53 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | Smyth 15' Taylor 17' | 35,000 | Report | Report |
| 04-Mar-53 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 07-Mar-53 | Aston Villa | A | 0–4 | | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 14-Mar-53 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | Smyth 13' A'Court 39' | 40,409 | Report | Report |
| 21-Mar-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | | 30,000 | Report | Report |
| 23-Mar-53 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | | 40,000 | Report | Report |
| 28-Mar-53 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | Payne | 23,204 | Report | Report |
| 03-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | Jones 4' Bimpson 19' | 52,079 | Report | Report |
| 04-Apr-53 | Arsenal | A | 3–5 | Bimpson 75' A'Court 77' Liddell 87' | 40,564 | Report | Report |
| 06-Apr-53 | Cardiff City | A | 0–4 | | 20,000 | Report | Report |
| 11-Apr-53 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Smyth 59' | 34,064 | Report | Report |
| 18-Apr-53 | Blackpool | A | 1–3 | Smyth 73' | 22,073 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-53 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Smyth 88' | 20,869 | Report | Report |
| 25-Apr-53 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Jones 33' Bimpson 82' | 47,699 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 10-Jan-53 | Gateshead | A | 0–1 | | 15,193 | Report | Report |