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1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season

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Liverpool
1958–59 season
ManagerPhil Taylor
Second Division4th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Melia (21)
All: Jimmy Melia (21)
Highest home attendance52,546 (v Barnsley, League, 27 March)
Lowest home attendance11,976 (v Scunthorpe UnitedLeague, 22 April)
Average home league attendance36,653

The 1958–59 season was the 67th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their fifth consecutive year in the Second Division. The club finished fourth for the second consecutive season, seven points outside the automatic promotion places.

Liverpool lost their first match in the FA Cup to Worcester City, then in the Southern League, and one league below the Football League at that time. The Third Round match finished 2-1 to Worcester City.

Squad

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Forwards

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England ENG Alan A'Court 40 7 39 7 1 0
FW England ENG Alan Arnell 12 5 12 5 0 0
FW England ENG Alan Banks 3 2 3 2 0 0
FW England ENG Louis Bimpson 16 11 15 11 1 0
DF England ENG Gerry Byrne 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Campbell 10 1 10 1 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jimmy Harrower 38 6 37 6 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Liddell 19 14 19 14 0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Melia 40 21 39 21 1 0
DF England ENG John Molyneux 38 1 37 1 1 0
DF England ENG Ronnie Moran 41 0 40 0 1 0
MF England ENG Fred Morris 41 12 40 12 1 0
MF England ENG Johnny Morrissey 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bobby Murdoch 2 0 2 0 0 0
GK South Africa RSA Doug Rudham 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF England ENG Roy Saunders 4 0 4 0 0 0
DF England ENG Geoff Twentyman 26 5 25 4 1 1
FW England ENG Johnny Wheeler 42 1 41 1 1 0
DF England ENG Dick White 43 0 42 0 1 0
MF England ENG Barry Wilkinson 12 0 12 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Tommy Younger 42 0 41 0 1 0

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Fulham (P) 42 27 6 9 96 61 1.574 60 Promotion to the First Division
3 Sheffield United 42 23 7 12 82 48 1.708 53
4 Liverpool 42 24 5 13 87 62 1.403 53
5 Stoke City 42 21 7 14 72 58 1.241 49
6 Bristol Rovers 42 18 12 12 80 64 1.250 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Results

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Second Division

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
23-Aug-58 Grimsby Town H 3–3 Melia 19' Liddell pen 39', 50' 47,502 Report Report
30-Aug-58 Sunderland A 1–2 Liddell 42' 36,168 Report Report
03-Sep-58 Brighton & Hove Albion H 5–0 Arnell 5', 18' Harrower 21' Banks 30' Molyneux 43' 39,520 Report Report
06-Sep-58 Middlesbrough A 1–2 Harrower 34' 35,000 Report Report
10-Sep-58 Sheffield United H 2–1 Liddell 33' Twentyman 85' 44,232 Report Report
13-Sep-58 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Liddell 44', pen 65' A'Court 87' 43,329 Report Report
15-Sep-58 Sheffield United A 0–2 14,727 Report Report
20-Sep-58 Bristol City A 3–1 Liddell 1', 55' Campbell 51' 26,896 Report Report
24-Sep-58 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–2 Liddell 5' Morris 75' 21,323 Report Report
27-Sep-58 Cardiff City H 1–2 Banks 5' 41,866 Report Report
04-Oct-58 Huddersfield Town A 0–5 15,934 Report Report
11-Oct-58 Lincoln City H 3–2 Harrower 9' Morris 24', 36' 31,344 Report Report
18-Oct-58 Fulham A 1–0 Bimpson 83' 32,200 Report Report
25-Oct-58 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–2 Own Goal 64' Morris pen 66' Harrower 82' 39,912 Report Report
01-Nov-58 Stoke City A 2–0 Bimpson 73' Melia 83' 26,919 Report Report
08-Nov-58 Leyton Orient H 3–0 Twentyman 47' Bimpson 64' Melia 72' 34,920 Report Report
15-Nov-58 Derby County A 2–3 Own Goal 8' Bimpson 33' 16,907 Report Report
22-Nov-58 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 Twentyman 70' Melia 84' 39,365 Report Report
29-Nov-58 Ipswich Town A 0–2 15,637 Report Report
06-Dec-58 Swansea Town H 4–0 Bimpson 11' Morris 27' Harrower 55' A'Court 73' 27,561 Report Report
13-Dec-58 Scunthorpe United A 2–1 Melia 5' A'Court 77' 11,194 Report Report
20-Dec-58 Grimsby Town A 3–2 Morris 43' Bimpson 48' A'Court 88' 10,004 Report Report
26-Dec-58 Rotherham United A 1–0 Melia 61' 12,960 Report Report
27-Dec-58 Rotherham United H 4–0 Morris 7' Bimpson 43', 63' Harrower 78' 44,729 Report Report
03-Jan-59 Sunderland H 3–1 Wheeler 29' Bimpson 58' Morris 73' 36,953 Report Report
31-Jan-59 Charlton Athletic A 3–2 Twentyman 38' Morris 60' Melia 63' 17,566 Report Report
07-Feb-59 Bristol City H 3–2 Arnell 2', 70' Melia 26' 34,091 Report Report
14-Feb-59 Cardiff City A 0–3 25,000 Report Report
21-Feb-59 Huddersfield Town H 2–2 Melia 44' Morris 82' 28,860 Report Report
28-Feb-59 Leyton Orient A 3–1 Melia 26' Morris 61' A'Court 71' 14,064 Report Report
07-Mar-59 Fulham H 0–0 43,926 Report Report
20-Mar-59 Stoke City H 3–4 Melia 3', 31' Bimpson 25' 35,507 Report Report
27-Mar-59 Barnsley H 3–2 Melia 16' Liddell 79', 83' 52,546 Report Report
28-Mar-59 Lincoln City A 1–2 Bimpson 26' 11,012 Report Report
30-Mar-59 Barnsley A 2–0 Melia 9', 68' 7,517 Report Report
04-Apr-59 Derby County H 3–0 Liddell 2' Melia 47', 72' 38,879 Report Report
08-Apr-59 Middlesbrough H 1–2 Melia 79' 36,288 Report Report
11-Apr-59 Bristol Rovers A 0–3 14,810 Report Report
14-Apr-59 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 28,264 Report Report
18-Apr-59 Ipswich Town H 3–1 Melia 14' Liddell 65' A'Court 88' 16,415 Report Report
22-Apr-59 Scunthorpe United H 3–0 Arnell 48' Liddell 61' Morris 73' 11,976 Report Report
25-Apr-59 Swansea Town A 3–3 A'Court 1' Melia 48', 67' 8,000 Report Report

FA Cup

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Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
15-Jan-59 Worcester City A 1–2 Twentyman pen 83' 15,011 Report Report

References

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