| 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 | ||
The 1950–51 season was the 58th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and ended with the club finishing ninth in the table.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | Charlie Ashcroft | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Jack Balmer | 35 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Baron | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Ken Brierley | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  SCO | Joe Cadden | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG | Russell Crossley | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Cyril Done | 25 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie Fagan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Jack Haigh | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | John Heydon | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Laurie Hughes | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bill Jones | 39 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL | Ray Lambert | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Billy Liddell | 36 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bob Paisley | 42 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Jimmy Payne | 39 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Bill Shepherd | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | WAL | Cyril Sidlow | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Eddie Spicer | 43 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Albert Stubbins | 24 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | Phil Taylor | 36 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Bryan Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Don Woan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-51 | Norwich City | A | 1–3 | Balmer  87' | 34,693 | Report | Report |
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