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1955–56 Liverpool F.C. season

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Manager
  
Don Welsh

FA Cup
  
Fifth Round

Second Division
  
3rd

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)

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

Contents

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.

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
  • References

    1955–56 Liverpool F.C. season Wikipedia