1955–56 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool

1955–56 season
Manager	Don Welsh
Second Division	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Liddell (27) All: Billy Liddell (32)
Highest home attendance	57,528 (v Manchester City, FA Cup, 18 February)
Lowest home attendance	21,068 (v Leeds United, League, 29 February)
Average home league attendance	37,324
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their 2nd consecutive year in the Second Division.

The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two, by finishing 3rd, four points outside the automatic promotion places.

They also got knocked out of the FA Cup by the eventual holders Manchester City in the Fifth Round.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Doug Rudham
• Dave Underwood

Defenders

• Don Campbell
• Laurie Hughes
• Ray Lambert
• John Molyneux
• Ronnie Moran
• Tom McNulty
• Fred Perry
• John Price
• Alex South
• Geoff Twentyman
• Dick White

Midfielders

• Alan A'Court
• Brian Jackson
• Jimmy Payne
• Roy Saunders
• Barry Wilkinson

Forwards

• Eric Anderson
• Alan Arnell
• Louis Bimpson
• Joe Dickson
• John Evans
• Billy Liddell
• Jimmy Melia
• Tony Rowley

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	13	8	101	62	1.629	55
2	Leeds United	42	23	6	13	80	60	1.333	52
3	Liverpool	42	21	6	15	85	63	1.349	48
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	65	1.292	48
5	Leicester City	42	21	6	15	94	78	1.205	48
6	Bristol Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	70	1.200	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	9	14	68	63	1.079	47
8	Lincoln City	42	18	10	14	79	65	1.215	46
9	Fulham	42	20	6	16	89	79	1.127	46
10	Swansea Town	42	20	6	16	83	81	1.025	46
11	Bristol City	42	19	7	16	80	64	1.250	45
12	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	60	58	1.034	45
13	Stoke City	42	20	4	18	71	62	1.145	44
14	Middlesbrough	42	16	8	18	76	78	0.974	40
15	Bury	42	16	8	18	86	90	0.956	40
16	West Ham United	42	14	11	17	74	69	1.072	39
17	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	11	19	69	96	0.719	35
18	Barnsley	42	11	12	19	47	84	0.560	34
19	Rotherham United	42	12	9	21	56	75	0.747	33
20	Notts County	42	11	9	22	55	82	0.671	31
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	8	24	54	87	0.621	28
22	Hull City	42	10	6	26	53	97	0.546	26

Results

Second Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
20-Aug-55	Nottingham Forest	A	3–1	A'Court  32', 67' Evans  85'	21,389	Report	Report
24-Aug-55	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–3		41,791	Report	Report
27-Aug-55	Hull City	H	3–0	Liddell  34', 36' Arnell  89'	38,928	Report	Report
31-Aug-55	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	Liddell  60'	30,853	Report	Report
03-Sep-55	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–3	Arnell  1', 5' Liddell  38'	30,000	Report	Report
07-Sep-55	Bristol Rovers	H	0–2		38,221	Report	Report
10-Sep-55	Lincoln City	H	2–1	Arnell  15', 68'	39,816	Report	Report
17-Sep-55	Leicester City	A	1–3	Liddell  21'	21,356	Report	Report
24-Sep-55	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	Liddell  2'	35,312	Report	Report
01-Oct-55	Plymouth Argyle	H	4–1	Twentyman  9', 40' A'Court	34,397	Report	Report
08-Oct-55	Bristol City	A	1–2	Rowley  38'	25,279	Report	Report
15-Oct-55	West Ham United	H	3–1	A'Court  13' Payne  36' Liddell  82'	32,187	Report	Report
22-Oct-55	Bury	A	4–1	Arnell  3', 85' Liddell  22', 82'	12,296	Report	Report
29-Oct-55	Rotherham United	H	2–0	Arnell  61' Liddell	31,810	Report	Report
05-Nov-55	Swansea Town	A	1–2	Arnell  28'	25,000	Report	Report
12-Nov-55	Notts County	H	2–1	Liddell  36' Twentyman  81'	32,654	Report	Report
19-Nov-55	Leeds United	A	2–4	Liddell  pen 10' Arnell  17'	22,500	Report	Report
26-Nov-55	Fulham	H	7–0	Evans  1' Arnell  35' Liddell  36', 51' Twentyman  55' A'Court  61' Payne  82'	34,995	Report	Report
03-Dec-55	Port Vale	A	1–1	Liddell  40'	16,191	Report	Report
10-Dec-55	Barnsley	H	1–1	Evans  17'	26,241	Report	Report
17-Dec-55	Nottingham Forest	H	5–2	Evans  6' Melia  48' Liddell  51', 80', 89'	29,248	Report	Report
24-Dec-55	Hull City	A	2–1	Anderson  80' Evans  86'	19,537	Report	Report
26-Dec-55	Stoke City	H	2–2	Liddell  pen 55' Evans  77'	49,604	Report	Report
27-Dec-55	Stoke City	A	2–3	Twentyman  47' Rowley  50'	29,133	Report	Report
31-Dec-55	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	Anderson  19'	48,071	Report	Report
21-Jan-56	Leicester City	H	3–1	Liddell  20', pen 60' Arnell  39'	39,917	Report	Report
04-Feb-56	Middlesbrough	A	2–1	Evans  67' Liddell  82'	11,000	Report	Report
11-Feb-56	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–4		10,250	Report	Report
25-Feb-56	West Ham United	A	0–2		18,800	Report	Report
29-Feb-56	Leeds United	H	1–0	Evans  80'	21,068	Report	Report
03-Mar-56	Bury	H	4–2	Evans  pen 5', 74' Liddell  25' Dickson  89'	35,535	Report	Report
10-Mar-56	Barnsley	A	5–0	Anderson  4', 84' Liddell  11', 75' Dickson  25'	13,678	Report	Report
17-Mar-56	Swansea Town	H	4–1	Liddell  2' Dickson  59', 83' Anderson  88'	48,217	Report	Report
24-Mar-56	Notts County	A	1–2	Anderson  84'	14,000	Report	Report
30-Mar-56	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–1		15,000	Report	Report
31-Mar-56	Bristol City	H	2–1	Arnell  74' Evans  pen 88'	46,713	Report	Report
02-Apr-56	Doncaster Rovers	H	1–2	Evans  22'	49,659	Report	Report
07-Apr-56	Fulham	A	1–3	Liddell  72'	15,750	Report	Report
14-Apr-56	Port Vale	H	4–1	Rowley  29', 76', 89' Twentyman  82'	29,413	Report	Report
21-Apr-56	Rotherham United	A	1–0	Rowley  8'	9,031	Report	Report
28-Apr-56	Bristol Rovers	A	2–1	Evans  7' Twentyman  80'	24,106	Report	Report
02-May-56	Lincoln City	A	0–2		11,069	Report	Report

FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
07-Jan-56	Accrington Stanley	H	2–0	Liddell  31', 32'	48,385	Report	Report
28-Jan-56	Scunthorpe United	H	3–3	Liddell  32', 90' Payne  54'	53,393	Report	Report
06-Feb-56	Scunthorpe United	A	2–1	Liddell  19' Arnell  109'	19,500	Report	Report
18-Feb-56	Manchester City	A	0–0		70,640	Report	Report
22-Feb-56	Manchester City	H	1–2	Arnell  52'	57,528	Report	Report

References

• LFC History.net – 1955-56 season
• Liverweb - 1955-56 Season