1951–52 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1951–52 season
Manager	Don Welsh
First Division	11th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Liddell (19) All: Billy Liddell (19)
Highest home attendance	61,905 (v Wolverhampton Wanderers, FA Cup 2 February)
Lowest home attendance	19,470 (v Stoke City, League, 5 April)
Average home league attendance	40,172
← 1950–51 1952–53 →

The 1951–52 season was the 59th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended their season eleventh in the table.

In the FA Cup a ground record of 61,905 watched the 4th Round FA Cup versus Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	23	11	8	95	52	1.827	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	9	11	76	51	1.490	53
3	Arsenal	42	21	11	10	80	61	1.311	53
4	Portsmouth	42	20	8	14	68	58	1.172	48
5	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	65	61	1.066	48
6	Aston Villa	42	19	9	14	79	70	1.129	47
7	Preston North End	42	17	12	13	74	54	1.370	46
8	Newcastle United	42	18	9	15	98	73	1.342	45
9	Blackpool	42	18	9	15	64	64	1.000	45
10	Charlton Athletic	42	17	10	15	68	63	1.079	44
11	Liverpool	42	12	19	11	57	61	0.934	43
12	Sunderland	42	15	12	15	70	61	1.148	42
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	13	15	74	77	0.961	41
14	Burnley	42	15	10	17	56	63	0.889	40
15	Manchester City	42	13	13	16	58	61	0.951	39
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	12	14	16	73	73	1.000	38
17	Derby County	42	15	7	20	63	80	0.787	37
18	Middlesbrough	42	15	6	21	64	88	0.727	36
19	Chelsea	42	14	8	20	52	72	0.722	36
20	Stoke City	42	12	7	23	49	88	0.557	31
21	Huddersfield Town	42	10	8	24	49	82	0.598	28
22	Fulham	42	8	11	23	58	77	0.753	27

Results

First Division

Main article: 1951–52 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
18-Aug-51	Portsmouth	H	0–2		42,270	Report	Report
21-Aug-51	Burnley	A	0–0		25,162	Report	Report
25-Aug-51	Chelsea	A	3–1	Baron 19' Liddell 50' Stubbins 63'	44,055	Report	Report
29-Aug-51	Burnley	H	3–1	Stubbins 12' Done 44' Liddell 86'	32,857	Report	Report
01-Sep-51	Huddersfield Town	H	2–1	Liddell Baron 71'	39,818	Report	Report
05-Sep-51	Arsenal	A	0–0		47,483	Report	Report
08-Sep-51	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2	Brierley 64'	35,723	Report	Report
12-Sep-51	Arsenal	H	0–0		39,853	Report	Report
15-Sep-51	Sunderland	H	2–2	Liddell 19' Baron 29'	37,381	Report	Report
22-Sep-51	Aston Villa	A	0–2		47,056	Report	Report
29-Sep-51	Derby County	H	2–0	Smith 18' Williams 63'	40,259	Report	Report
06-Oct-51	Charlton Athletic	A	0–2		31,991	Report	Report
13-Oct-51	Fulham	H	4–0	Smith 18' Payne 22', 85' Liddell 66'	36,793	Report	Report
20-Oct-51	Middlesbrough	A	3–3	Liddell 60' Smith 69' Jones 88'	26,126	Report	Report
27-Oct-51	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–5	Payne 25' Liddell pen 42'	34,891	Report	Report
03-Nov-51	Newcastle United	A	1–1	Payne 83'	50,132	Report	Report
10-Nov-51	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	Jackson 61'	49,537	Report	Report
17-Nov-51	Stoke City	A	2–1	Baron 39' Payne 62'	23,680	Report	Report
24-Nov-51	Manchester United	H	0–0		42,378	Report	Report
01-Dec-51	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–2	Liddell 10', 17', pen 71'	51,342	Report	Report
08-Dec-51	Preston North End	H	2–2	Liddell 65' Hughes 88'	34,722	Report	Report
15-Dec-51	Portsmouth	A	3–1	Liddell 17', 87' Smith 32'	29,935	Report	Report
22-Dec-51	Chelsea	H	1–1	Liddell 31'	26,459	Report	Report
25-Dec-51	Blackpool	H	1–1	Payne	41,198	Report	Report
26-Dec-51	Blackpool	A	0–2		27,414	Report	Report
29-Dec-51	Huddersfield Town	A	2–1	Liddell 42' Payne 76'	25,500	Report	Report
05-Jan-52	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	Taylor 76'	44,768	Report	Report
19-Jan-52	Sunderland	A	0–3		33,549	Report	Report
26-Jan-52	Aston Villa	H	1–2	Liddell 31'	39,774	Report	Report
09-Feb-52	Derby County	A	1–1	Done 86'	22,495	Report	Report
16-Feb-52	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1	Done 20'	33,487	Report	Report
01-Mar-52	Fulham	A	1–1	Payne 16'	36,757	Report	Report
08-Mar-52	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	Jones 82'	41,945	Report	Report
15-Mar-52	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–3	Liddell 62' Paisley 63' Stubbins 64'	27,033	Report	Report
22-Mar-52	Newcastle United	H	3–0	Smith Stubbins 53', 60'	48,966	Report	Report
29-Mar-52	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	Liddell 19'	17,459	Report	Report
05-Apr-52	Stoke City	H	2–1	Paisley Baron 82'	19,740	Report	Report
11-Apr-52	Manchester City	A	2–1	Baron 17' Payne 19'	35,396	Report	Report
12-Apr-52	Manchester United	A	0–4		44,899	Report	Report
14-Apr-52	Manchester City	H	1–2	Smith 45'	34,404	Report	Report
19-Apr-52	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1	Liddell 82'	36,898	Report	Report
26-Apr-52	Preston North End	A	0–4		28,638	Report	Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1951–52 FA Cup

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
12-Jan-52	Workington	H	1–0	Payne 76'	52,581	Report	Report
02-Feb-52	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1	Paisley 5' Done 9'	61,905	Report	Report
23-Feb-52	Burnley	A	0–2		54,031	Report	Report

References

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Media	LFC TV Well Red magazine Being: Liverpool

Films	Fifteen Minutes That Shook the World One Night in Istanbul Will

Songs	You'll Never Walk Alone The Fields of Anfield Road Ring of Fire Anfield Rap

Related articles	2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualification A.F.C. Liverpool The Boot Room Fenway Sports Group Liverpool L.F.C. Player of the Season Spice Boys Spion Kop Superleague Formula team 1915 British football betting scandal

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