1950–51 Liverpool F.C. season

58th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool 1950–51 football season

Liverpool

1950–51 season

Manager

George Kay (to 30 January 1951)
Don Welsh (from 5 March 1951)

First Division

9th

FA Cup

Third 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

Home colours

Away colours

← 1949–50

1951–52 →

The 1950–51 season was the 58th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing 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

Forwards

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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

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First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Derby County
Everton
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford
Bury
Cardiff City
Chesterfield
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
Grimsby Town
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Luton Town
Manchester City
Notts County
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Sheffield United
Southampton
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Mansfield Town New Brighton Oldham Athletic Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Colchester United Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Reading Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford