1950–51 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1950–51 season
Manager	George Kay (to 30 January 1951) Don Welsh (from 5 March 1951)
First Division	9th
FA Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Liddell (15) All: Billy Liddell (15)
Highest home attendance	54,121 (v Blackpool, League 26 December)
Lowest home attendance	27,915 (v Huddersfield Town, League, 31 March)
Average home league attendance	38,294
← 1949–50 1951–52 →

The 1950–51 season was the 58th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended their season ninth in the table.

Goalkeepers

• Charlie Ashcroft
• Russell Crossley
• Cyril Sidlow

Defenders

• Joe Cadden
• John Heydon
• Laurie Hughes
• Bill Jones
• Ray Lambert
• Bob Paisley
• Bill Shepherd
• Eddie Spicer
• Phil Taylor

Midfielders

• Ken Brierley
• Billy Liddell
• Jimmy Payne
• Bryan Williams
• Don Woan

Forwards

• Jack Balmer
• Kevin Baron
• Cyril Done
• Willie Fagan
• Jack Haigh
• Albert Stubbins

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1'	Tottenham Hotspur	42	25	10	7	82	44	1.864	60
2	Manchester United	42	24	8	10	74	40	1.850	56
3	Blackpool	42	20	10	12	79	53	1.491	50
4	Newcastle United	42	18	13	11	62	53	1.170	49
5	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	73	56	1.304	47
6	Middlesbrough	42	18	11	13	76	65	1.169	47
7	Portsmouth	42	16	15	11	71	68	1.044	47
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	7	16	64	61	1.049	45
9	Liverpool	42	16	11	15	53	59	0.898	43
10	Burnley	42	14	14	14	48	43	1.116	42
11	Derby County	42	16	8	18	81	75	1.080	40
12	Sunderland	42	12	16	14	63	73	0.863	40
13	Stoke City	42	13	14	15	50	59	0.847	40
14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	8	19	74	61	1.213	38
15	Aston Villa	42	12	13	17	66	68	0.971	37
16	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	11	18	53	61	0.869	37
17	Charlton Athletic	42	14	9	19	63	80	0.787	37
18	Fulham	42	13	11	18	52	68	0.765	37
19	Huddersfield Town	42	15	6	21	64	92	0.696	36
20	Chelsea	42	12	8	22	53	65	0.815	32
21	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	8	22	64	83	0.771	32
22	Everton	42	12	8	22	48	86	0.558	32

Results

First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
19-Aug-50	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2		50,622	Report	Report
23-Aug-50	Manchester United	H	2–1	Liddell  12' Own Goal  37'	30,211	Report	Report
26-Aug-50	Sunderland	H	4–0	Liddell  14', 15' Stubbins  32', 90'	52,080	Report	Report
30-Aug-50	Manchester United	A	0–1		36,654	Report	Report
02-Sep-50	Aston Villa	A	1–1	Balmer  26'	45,127	Report	Report
06-Sep-50	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	Balmer Stubbins  6'	39,015	Report	Report
09-Sep-50	Derby County	H	1–0	Done  85'	50,079	Report	Report
16-Sep-50	Everton	A	3–1	Stubbins  28' Balmer  40', 45'	71,150	Report	Report
23-Sep-50	Fulham	A	1–2	Liddell  4'	42,954	Report	Report
30-Sep-50	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–3	Payne  12' Balmer	44,534	Report	Report
07-Oct-50	Stoke City	H	0–0		40,239	Report	Report
14-Oct-50	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	Taylor  87'	35,030	Report	Report
21-Oct-50	Middlesbrough	H	0–0		47,426	Report	Report
28-Oct-50	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–4	Payne  35'	43,711	Report	Report
04-Nov-50	Newcastle United	H	2–4	Liddell  pen 31' Payne  65'	48,810	Report	Report
11-Nov-50	Huddersfield Town	A	2–2	Liddell  5' Taylor  88'	25,229	Report	Report
18-Nov-50	Arsenal	H	1–3	Own Goal  78'	44,193	Report	Report
25-Nov-50	Burnley	A	1–1	Baron  12'	31,901	Report	Report
02-Dec-50	Chelsea	H	1–0	Liddell  71'	28,717	Report	Report
09-Dec-50	Portsmouth	A	3–1	Payne  31', 57' Balmer  83'	29,480	Report	Report
16-Dec-50	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–4	Liddell  pen 63'	30,959	Report	Report
23-Dec-50	Sunderland	A	1–2	Balmer  12'	30,150	Report	Report
25-Dec-50	Blackpool	A	0–3		31,867	Report	Report
26-Dec-50	Blackpool	H	1–0	Balmer  26'	54,121	Report	Report
13-Jan-51	Derby County	A	2–1	Haigh  8' Liddell  80'	21,849	Report	Report
20-Jan-51	Everton	H	0–2		48,688	Report	Report
27-Jan-51	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1		25,313	Report	Report
03-Feb-51	Fulham	H	2–0	Jones  1' Liddell  71'	33,330	Report	Report
10-Feb-51	Portsmouth	H	2–1	Jones  65' Balmer	36,958	Report	Report
17-Feb-51	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	Liddell  84'	34,807	Report	Report
24-Feb-51	Stoke City	A	3–2	Done  48' Jones  54' Liddell  65'	22,534	Report	Report
03-Mar-51	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	Paisley	36,654	Report	Report
10-Mar-51	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	Liddell  87'	29,247	Report	Report
17-Mar-51	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–1	Liddell  45', pen 55'	31,413	Report	Report
23-Mar-51	Charlton Athletic	H	1–0	Haigh  15'	31,650	Report	Report
24-Mar-51	Newcastle United	A	1–1	Done  7'	45,535	Report	Report
31-Mar-51	Huddersfield Town	H	1–4	Haigh  87'	27,915	Report	Report
07-Apr-51	Arsenal	A	2–1	Stubbins  12' Payne  57'	34,664	Report	Report
14-Apr-51	Burnley	H	1–0	Jones  43'	24,118	Report	Report
21-Apr-51	Chelsea	A	0–1		30,134	Report	Report
25-Apr-51	Aston Villa	H	0–0		23,061	Report	Report
05-May-51	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3	Stubbins  85'	49,072	Report	Report

FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
06-Jan-51	Norwich City	A	1–3	Balmer  87'	34,693	Report	Report

References

• LFC History.net – 1950–51 season
• Liverweb - 1950–51 Season